My Approach
Pulling from decades of artistic professional practice, workshop design & facilitation for young and old, I have carved a unique approach to developing engaging learning experiences for a range of audiences. I have created programs that respond to communities, curricula, and teacher & student needs across Scotland, Ireland, England, and Spain, in addition to years of immersion in the Victorian education sector.
I connect to and draw from social justice, post-colonial theory, posthumanism, sociocultural and constructivist approaches, following theorists and practitioners like Carl Rodgers, Elliot Eisner, Maxine Greene, Arlene Goldbard, John Hattie and Lev Vygotsky.
Arts-Informed
Supporting young and old to access their creativity and to trust their latent imagination drives all of my work. Walking alongside others as they bravely explore, this is the lifeblood of the change that motivates me.
Facilitation
My approach has been influenced by collaborators of all ages over the years. I have crafted and connected my learnings and observations into frameworks that allow creativity to be learned, explored and passed on.
Collaboration
Working relationally and holding space for audiences young and old, meeting folk where they are and responding to where they need to go. Agency within programming is key to engagement and extending real-life impact.
Co-Design
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