Mr. Vinstein

Design Craft - Room 165

Welcome to Design Craft with Mr. Vinstein! I have taught at Palms since 2021, and I love being part of the team here.

Class Schedule 2026-2027

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Meet the Teacher

A native Angeleno, I grew up in Santa Monica before moving to the Pacific Northwest for college at the University of Oregon (GO DUCKS!), where I majored in Spanish, with minors in Art and Business Administration. After college, I spent the better part of a decade in the world of surfboard manufacturing - working for a local surfboard factory in Hawthrone and then starting my own business building surfboards in downtown Los Angeles. After getting married and starting a family, I went back to school to get my master's degree in teaching at Pepperdine University.

I spent my first five years at Palms teaching sixth-grade English and History as well as myriad Spanish classes. Now, I am extremely excited to start the next chapter of my teaching career as an Art teacher. A lifelong artist, I have been drawing and creating things for as long as I can remember. I feel incredibly blessed and grateful to be stepping into this new role and taking over the reins from Ms. Purdy, who taught here for more than twenty years. I hope to inspire and instill confidence, creativity, and perseverance in my students and equip them with design and creative problem-solving skills that will help them along whatever path they take throughout their lives.

When I’m not at school, you can find me in the ocean, on the disc golf course, or exploring the great outdoors and traveling with my wife Martha (a Palms MS alum) and my son Arnie. Please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns!