Welcome to our shiny, new art blog. I'm hoping this will be a space for us to share not only pictures but stories of the creative, messy, day-to-day process that is so important in a contemporary art classroom. To parents and other new readers, here's a bit of background info about who we are and what we do. My name is Kelsey Long, I am the middle school art teacher at AIS Hong Kong and a Grade 8 advisor. I'm originally from New Jersey, where I previously taught art in a K-8 Title I charter school in Jersey City. This is my first international posting and (now) my second year at AIS Hong Kong. I graduated summa cum laude from the College of New Jersey in 2012 with a BA in Art Education. I mostly trained in Discipline Based Art Education (DBAE) but have been transitioning to choice-based over the past two years. I love to travel and I'm thrilled to be in Hong Kong, even if it seems to rain every single day without fail! I focus on creating lessons that expose students to contemporary art making practices and allow them to develop skills in a variety of traditional and non-traditional media. More importantly, I aim to give them choice, and by doing so an opportunity to develop their own ideas and artistic interests.
AIS Hong Kong is a private, co-ed school in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong that follows an American curriculum. We are K-12 but the school is broken up into three different sections: elementary (EC-Grade 5), middle school (Grade 6-8), and high school (Grade 9-12). There are two other fabulous art teachers that help support our art program. We have been sharing our classes and our students' work through our Instagram account, AIS ArtSpace. I have also been sharing a lot through Twitter. However, I felt that one picture and 140 characters is not quite enough to express the incredible work that our students are making in the art room. I look forward to sharing a bit of our journey with you!
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AboutMy name is Ms. Long and I teach Gr. 5-8 visual art at American International School, Hong Kong in Kowloon Tong. Archives
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