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MEA Art Teachers

Below are descriptions of the Art teachers, both past and present, that are helping our students to foster their ability to innovate and express their creative talents.

Ajay Jain
Full time creative arts teacher & events manager
E: ajay.jain@mea-international.com

Steven Murray
Middle & High School Visual Arts Teacher
E: steven.murray@mea-international.com

Tracy Xu
Full-time Music Teacher
(& piano tuition)
E: tracy.xu@mea-international.com

Sylvie Meltzer worked at MEA from 2008 to July 2011 as our full time Art teacher.  Sylvie will run workshops at MEA in 2012-2013 and is employed within the Hua Mao International Department.

Visual arts Programme at MEA

The term “visual arts” is used to describe practices that have been more traditionally described in education as “art, craft and design”. It is important that students are exposed to a broad range of experiences that illustrate the field of visual arts, including architecture, bookmaking, ceramics, collage, costume design, drawing, graphic design, film, illustration, jewellery, land art, mask making, metalwork, painting, paper making, performance art, photography, printmaking, sculpture, set design, textiles.

Wherever possible, students should have the opportunity to experience visual arts beyond their own initial involvement. This may be achieved by inviting artists into the school, or by visiting art galleries, museums, artists’ and designers’ studios, exhibitions, film sets and/or theatres. Arts in the MEA PYP exemplify learning through inquiry because of the emphasis on, and the nature of, the creative process. Arts provide a unique vehicle to enhance the understanding of the transdisciplinary themes by providing both students and teachers with a range of mediums with which to access the units of inquiry. At MEA Arts support the acquisition of essential knowledge and skills, the development of conceptual understanding, the demonstration of positive attitudes, and the taking of action.

Introduction to the Art Department Team

Teacher Ajay comes to us with an extensive experience of creativity; drawing, painting, set /dress/ costume/interior designing, art direction, photography, short commercial films and documentary making.  He has worked in few renowned media production houses in the Indian film industry.
He aspires to turn our young talents into creative and confident future designers by taking the responsibility to find opportunities to infuse the learning of the arts into all areas of the curriculum that are relevant to the community of learners and reflect the educational theories underpinning the IB programs.

***The Arts @ MEA***(Check http://mea-arts.weebly.com for more information about photography and art activities in school)

I have been working with children for 11 years in a variety of positions and settings in the UK, Northern Europe, Africa and China. Studying Public Arts in Edinburgh and my teaching experience abroad, led to a youth work coordinators position for Edinburgh Council in charge of youth work provision throughout the East of the city, involvement in the Scottish Youth Parliament and an Art coordinator role for the award winning WHALE arts center before to moving to China. For the last 5 years, I've been working in Guangdong's IB International Country Garden School before making the move to Ningbo and MEA.

“Sharing music with children” is something I strive for with every child.  Not every student can be a professional pianist,a singer or a dancer. The purpose of Music education is to cultivate their correct posture and their physical agility.  I consider it important to develop a child's music potential; understanding and appreciation and understanding of the artistic value of music in society.  More importantly, music is a fantastic key to train one's personality whilst to make the them get benefited physically and emotionally.