TRAIDHOS ARTSSUSTAINABLE, CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS

“Young people are the future of this country. Cultivating their creative

energies, passion and sense of engagement is fundamental to the

success of their own lives and to the economic and cultural vitality of

our communities”

An extract from Ken Robinson's support statement for ENYAN's 2011 national

campaign

"We are a community that challenges its members to act as

compassionate, knowledgeable and principled global citizens: working

together for a sustainable future and Inspired by meaningful

relationships, continuous learning and “good thinking".

PREM INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT

• Unlocks a young person’s potential and provide routes to self discovery and personal-fulfilment

• Encourages creative thinking and problem solving• Helps reduce the number of young people leaving school with poor levels of literacy,

numeracy and communication skills• Increases motivation, self-esteem and confidence

• Provides diversion from negative, or criminal activity• Develops positive group dynamics, including negotiation and joint decision making

• Improves social skills, citizenship skills and emotional literacy• Develops self-discipline and a greater ability for young people to take responsibility for

their own actions• Encourages young people to speak out/express themselves and develop transferable

skills for life and employment• Develops a willingness in young people to take an active role in their community

• Develop economic and cultural vitality in our communities• Empowers young people to shape the future creative and cultural landscape

PRACTICAL BENEFITS OF CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION FOR CREATIVITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

TRANSMISSIVE EDUCATION

CREATING AGENCY

"Working with Miltos was utterly amazing in terms of inspiring my grade

8 students to look at and understand Shakespeare in an entirely new

light. It was particularly motivating for our male students, who previously

found it hard to see the relevance"

Sarah Handley

CREATIVITY GOALS-FUTUREPREM

• We ensure creative use of our natural settings

• We are a vibrant and creative learning community with close links to international,

regional and local artistic communities

• We have developed a creative entrepreneurial spirit

• The creation and reflection of beauty and artistic pursuits has a positive impact on

our well being

ENGAGE

• Identifies existing student and staff needs and provides imaginative

and engaging mechanisms to address, explore, provide for, or alleviate

those needs

• Creates links that facilitate either short-term, or sustainable

relationships with local, national, or international arts communities and

organizations

• Provides opportunities for students or staff to enhance their own

learning through demonstrable creative engagement and creative

thinking

ENHANCE

• Builds on existing activity within PTIS THREE-GENERATION via

utilizing the arts in a new, innovative, or valuable way

• Uses the arts to link classroom activity and the curriculum with the

surrounding, campus environment

• Uses the arts to develop cross-curricular and interdepartmental

working, or the creative delivery of traditional ’academic’ subjects

• Seeks to obtain external funding for either short term, or long-term,

sustainable creative projects

ENLIVEN

• Provides a platform for music, art, performance or cross-artform

working, that makes use of public areas of the PTIS campus

• Uses the arts in a context that encourages more public engagement

with the PTIS campus

• Creates activity that is likely to leave a legacy, or foster and

encourage independent, autonomous creative engagement by our

young people

AN OVERVIEW OF THE LAST TWENTY MONTHS

Being able to meet real artists and ask them about their work, has

given me insight and understanding that simply isn't available on the

internet. Through working with artists in the 3rd space project, I was

able to learn things about composition and presentation that influenced

my approach to my final DP Exhibition.

Sabrina Nur Magnusson, Grade12

" To have someone like Paula DiPerna work with our students was

hugely exciting for them. She brought the real world into their

classroom and made her experiences relevant and exciting to their

aspirations to make a difference in the world."

Carolyn Martin Hughes, Head of English

"It was cool and awesome!

I loved the adventure in the library and making the picture, because

we got to see what lovevegfruitboy looked like."

Jordan EY3

"Collaborations with visiting artists have encouraged classroom

teachers to make connections with the arts that would not have taken

place otherwise. Staff

and students have engaged with diverse creative experiences that

have had a direct and positive influence on their learning"

Karrie Dietz, Junior School Principal

MOVING TOWARDS THE 2014-2015 ACADEMIC YEAR

H-GALLERY THAILAND

CREATIVE AGENTS, CREATIVE BALANCE AND THE TRAIDHOS

RESIDENCY PROGRAMME

WWW.ARTSRESIDENCYTHAILANDA SUSTAINABLE, THREE TIER RESIDENCY AND ARTIST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

RESIDENCY TIERS

• ARTIST ENGAGEMENT RESIDENCY

• ARTIST DEVELOPMENT RESIDENCY

• TRAIDHOS, LOTUS RESIDENCY

"Thank you again for inviting me to be an artist-in-residence at PREM.

The experience has been heartening, rewarding, stimulating and

delightful. I hope that all involved share my view that the residency

was a success"

Paula DiPerna, writer, filmmaker and international, environmental policy

maker

"The support that I received and the structure of the residency itself

were perfect. I worked with great people, got some fantastic results

and got to experience the warmth and kindness of the Thai people"

Miltos Yerolemou, stage and screen actor

"I can't fault the level of assistance, attention to detail and professional

competence that I experienced on the Traidhos residency. I was

encouraged to take on new challenges during the residency, always

offered creative solutions and left feeling confident and re inspired

regarding working with young people"

Mark Rafter, former Art Director, Disney