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This week the Art Department at St Andrews International School Bangkok has been reflecting on what the concept of growth mindset means to us in art.
Across High School subjects students are encouraged to adopt a ‘growth mindset’, actively seeking feedback on how to improve the quality of their work and persevering in the face of challenges. Many people believe that students either have a natural ability to draw or are simply ‘no good at art’. In the STA Art Department we prefer to believe that there is no wrong answer in art and that the quality of student artwork can be enhanced in many different ways, such as how effectively an idea is communicated or how techniques and processes have been manipulated to suit a student’s intentions. The bottom line is that hard work always leads to better results and in art hard work means two things, sustained experimentation and creative risk-taking. We believe these are the key attributes that define the growth mindset in art. This week Year 8 students are working on developing a Cubist style still life composition and have been asked to use a combination of tonal drawing, collage and 3D card construction. The work is highly experimental and we have been very impressed with how our young artists have risen to this creative challenge and demonstrating some ‘out of the box’ thinking. Here are some examples of their work in progress. (Work by Anna, Doris, Chicha and Pin)
This week our ‘Artist of the Week’ award goes to Emma Cha in Year 8. Emma’s Cubist still life drawing cleverly uses multiple perspectives to create a layered and complex composition. Her subtle use of graduated tone adds to the suggestion of shallow depth.
As part of the St Andrews Careers programme, Year 10 and Year 12 students had the valuable opportunity to hear from 20 industry professionals, including alumni, about various career pathways. The morning panel discussions provided insights into professional routes, required qualifications, and essential interpersonal skills for workplace success.
As Term 3 comes to an end, three senior students, Eleonore, Natalie, and Ananya, reflect on their experiences in the IB Diploma Programme at St Andrews International School Bangkok. Perhaps one of the most meaningful projects Ananya and Natalie took on during their senior studies was starting a foundation with a few other friends called Today4tomorrow – an initiative to provide opportunities to underprivileged girls in Thailand.
Congratulations to St Andrews senior student Natalie, who received an offer at the University of Bath to pursue a degree in Psychology. Have a read to learn more about Natalie’s perspective on the IB Diploma Programme and the endless possibilities that await her exploration.
Congratulations to senior student Ananya, who received an offer at University College London to pursue a degree in Politics and International Relations. We discussed her experience during the IB Diploma Programme at St Andrews and her ideas and aspirations for the future. Read on!
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