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Affordable Art Fair Singapore 2025: A Creative Recharge for Art Teachers
Affordable Art Fair Singapore 2025: A Creative Recharge for Art Teachers I had the chance to visit the Affordable Art Fair Singapore 2025, and as always, it reminded me why stepping outside the classroom and into the world of contemporary art is so important for us as art educators. The fair was a vibrant, inspiring mix
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Discovering the Magic of Playful Making! Sewing a Sock Animal
From Socks to Creatures: Teaching Foundational Sewing Skills Through Playful Making A hands-on art and design project for ages 8–11 Introducing sewing to children can be both exciting and a little daunting—especially for those who have never picked up a needle before. This project, From Socks to Creatures, is designed to make that first experience
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A Whole-School Collaboration: Creating Our Color Monster and Actioning Activities for the Christmas Concert
A Whole-School Collaboration: Creating Our Color Monster and Actioning Activities for the Christmas Concert This term, our theme is “How We Express Ourselves”, and what better way to explore emotions than through art, color, and performance! Our upcoming Year-End Christmas Concert is inspired by The Color Monster story, where each monster represents a different feeling.
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Exploring the Magic of Expression through Mediums of Art
How We Express Ourselves: Exploring Mediums of Art As we continue to inquire into “How We Express Ourselves,” the children have been exploring how ideas, feelings, and stories can be shared through different artistic mediums. Over the past week, we revisited materials and techniques we’ve used throughout the year — chalk, watercolor, and markers —
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Celebrating Global Mindedness Through Play and Creativity: Irasshaimase (いらっしゃいませ):
Celebrating Global Mindedness Through Play and Creativity: Irasshaimase (いらっしゃいませ): Working in an international school means we are surrounded every day by a beautifully diverse community. Our students come from all around the world, and we have the privilege of learning about one another’s cultures, traditions, and stories. One of my favourite parts of teaching in
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Peachtober Reflections: Keeping the Prompts Alive Year-Round
Peachtober Reflections: Keeping the Prompts Alive Year-Round As an art teacher (and artist!), I love following art prompts that pop up on social media. They’re such a fun way to stretch creatively and step outside my own oeuvre. Special events like Peachtober are especially inspiring — each daily prompt feels like a tiny challenge, nudging
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Discovering the Magic of Color in Nature: Making Paint from Dirt
Discovering Color in Nature: Making Paint from Dirt This week, our art class took a little adventure to our very own “Secret Garden” on campus. With diggers, dump trucks, shovels and spades, we set out to collect dirt from different areas around the garden. We quickly noticed that the soil wasn’t all the same —
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From Blank Canvas to Bold Creation: One-On-One Painting Lesson with a 10-Year-Old Artist
From Blank Canvas to Bold Creation: One-On-One Painting Lesson with a 10-Year-Old Artist This week’s 1.5-hour one-on-one session with my 10-year-old student began, as always, with a blank canvas and a big idea. She wanted to paint something “dark but cool,” so we decided to reinterpret the Grim Reaper — not as something scary, but as
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Dancing Lines & Loud Messages: Keith Haring Unleashed
Dancing Lines & Loud Messages: Keith Haring Unleashed One of our students proudly brought in a book about Keith Haring to share with the class, sparking curiosity and excitement among their peers. It was a wonderful moment that highlighted the power of parent partnership—when families engage with their child’s learning, it deepens connections and brings
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The Magic of Watercolor: Kindergarten Artists Explore “How We Express Ourselves”
Watercolor Wonder: Kindergarten Artists Explore “How We Express Ourselves” This week in the art room, our kindergarteners dove into the world of watercolor painting as part of our “How We Express Ourselves” unit. The focus? Creative freedom—with a splash of foundational technique. We began by introducing a few basic line techniques: dashed lines, straight lines,
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Growing creative, confident global thinkers through art and design.
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