KNOW SOW GROW
K-6 ENVIRONMENTAL ART WORKSHOP
K-6 Environmental Art Workshop
The Visual Arts and Design Educators’
Association has arranged a number of
artmaking workshops to assist K-6 teachers in
their classroom delivery.
The Environmental Art Workshop will present a
range of approaches for classroom delivery.
The workshop presenters have been selected
on the basis of their extensive experience in
the Senior and Primary classroom. The size of
the workshop class is limited to 16 attendees to
ensure an optimal educational experience.
Resources such as programs, sample CD and
specific work samples produced on the day will
be given to attendees.
The workshop has been designed to provide
‘hands on’ artmaking experience in a
supportive environment that identifies the
needs of K-6 teachers.
The presenter will assist in guiding teachers to
develop effective strategies and projects for
curriculum implementation - Early Stage 1 –
Stage 1 or Stage 2
Environmental Art
Sculptural Forms
Installation
Digital Media – Microsoft PhotoDraw V2
.
Course Location
Trinity Grammar School
Junior Art Room
119 Prospect Road
Summer Hill
Course Date
th
Saturday 7 November
9.30am registration
9:45am – 4.00pm
Course Price (incl GST)
Members $110
Non-Member $167
The presenters for this course are:-
Ronnie Pratt. - Junior School Visual Arts teacher at
Trinity Grammar School Summer Hill Campus.
Ronnie is the K-6 officer for the VADEA
organisation and has a wide range of teaching
experiences in the UK, Africa and Australia with all
age ranges from Infants to Senior School. She has
also facilitated in-service days for teachers in
schools and has worked as an artist in residence in
a number of Queensland Schools.
Vickie Kalocsay, SCEGGS Darlinghurst Primary
School, Visual Arts Teacher Years 3-6. Vickie has
extensive years of experience teaching Visual Arts
in Secondary Schools and Primary Schools.
Four years experience as Art Gallery of New South
Wales Education Co-ordinator for Children's
Programmes and K-6 Schools. She has presented
many workshops for Primary School Teachers on
ways to implement Visual Arts teaching in the K-6
Curriculum.
Digital photography and inquiry
based research
Artmaking – The natural world inquiry
based learning. You will participate in a
safari walking around the school grounds
collecting natural objects. You will also
use digital cameras to record images of
texture and pattern.
Artmaking – Sculptural Forms and
Installations
Using the internet and books you will
investigate the world of environmental
sculpture through the eyes of practising
artists and engage in artmaking activities
setting up and documenting installations
in the space outside the classroom. You
will also build your own sculptural forms
using the found objects collected on the
safari.
Technology in the Classroom
Using Microsoft PhotoDraw V2 you will
experiment with drawing an image of
your sculpture using the scribble tool and
experiment with photo brushes, fill tools
and background textures.
Curriculum Implementation
At the end of the day you will have an
opportunity to develop Environmental
artmaking ideas and strategies for
implementation in your own programs

rpratt@trinity.nsw.edu.au Post – PO B7
Digital Media
Workshops Program
9:30 – 9:45 – Welcome and Registration
9:45 Introduction and Safari activity
10:30 – 10:45 – Morning Tea
11:00 – 1:00 – Workshop Session
1:00 – 1:45 – Lunch
1.45 – 3.00 – Workshop Session
3:00 – 3.45 – Curriculum Implementation
3.45 – 4.00 – Evaluation
Coffee, tea, and biscuits will be provided for
morning tea
A basic lunch - sausage sizzle with juice, coffee
and tea is provided
TRINITY GRAMMAR
SCHOOL
119 PROSPECT ROAD
SUMMER HILL
JUNIOR ART SHED
Saturday 7th November
2009
9:30am – 4.00pm
This workshop is designed to support
teacher’s professional development and
will provide a range of resources that can
be effectively used in the classroom.
For further enquiries please email to
Ronnie Pratt
When you book for this course please
also email information about the age
range you are teaching to Ronnie Pratt
rpratt@trinity.nsw.edu.au
Please note that this workshop is teacher
accredited for the New Teacher Scheme.
To book onto the course fax or post
this form to the address listed below
with your cheque for the course
Name_________________________
School________________________
School Phone__________________
School Fax____________________
Mobile/Home number
______________________________
Email__________________________
Members please include your
membership number
Membership number _____________
Cost
Member - $110
Non-member - $167
Please
Please make the cheque out to Visual Arts
and Design Educators Association.
ABN – 21386957963
Please make the cheque out to
Visual Arts and Design Educators
Association.
Postal Address
PO Box 577
Leichhardt NSW 2040
Deadline for applications is
Friday October 30th