Maria Anikina

青苗国际双语学校顺义校区

视觉艺术及设计科技教育部主管

Maria Anikina 老师有22年的教学经验，在俄罗斯任教4年，在英国任教18年，这是她在中国任教的第4年。她曾获得年度最佳教师（俄罗斯），并入围年度优秀教学资源（TES，英国）。Maria老师还是A级产品设计考官（AQA），教授A-level、IB PYP、MYP / DP和其他职业资格证书。

艺术教育在IB教育中具有不可或缺的地位，能否谈谈，在您的心目中，艺术教育在孩子成长过程中的重要意义？

全世界的教育工作者都知晓创造力的重要性。正如爱因斯坦的名言：“逻辑能帮你从A至B，但想象能带你抵达任何地方。”视觉艺术或艺术和设计就是一门关于创造力的课程，让孩子们学习如何跳出禁锢，用热情改变一切。

艺术教育在任何课程体系中都至关重要。艺术鼓励学生探索、形成和发展他们的创造力、想象力、视觉表达能力、批判性思维、鉴赏、分析和评价自己及他人的作品的能力，并且提高他们解决问题、制定计划和应变能力。这些能力和技巧将伴随学生终生，帮助他们适应各种不同的学习和生活环境。

不论哪种教育体系，视觉艺术教育的本质是不变的：在时间轴上探索不同文化、类型和运动，体验2D和3D材料、技术和媒体。不同点在于架构，课程内容和考核体系。与传统艺术教学最大的不同在于，IB的艺术课程不是单独科目，它很好地整合了其他课程中教授的知识和技能，提供了实践和应用的平台，并将这些内容拓展到课堂以外的社区和真实世界。这也就是我们常说的全人教育。

今年青苗的最大成就是为MYP年级的学生引进了电子档案系统，这个系统能够帮助学生更好的为DP阶段的学习做准备。我们是这一领域的先行者。我们还将很多学生以“爱、关心和支持”为主题的艺术作品以可视信息的方式带入青苗社区。我们将所有MYP学生的艺术作品送到武汉，其中部分作品参加了伦敦的“Compassion and Action”艺术评比，还有一些作品入选了EARCOS作品集并将于今年九月出版。青苗学生迈出了走向世界的脚步，参与了一些列艺术设计展览。

MYP艺术系学生的视频被发送到美国学校举办的COVID-19国际学生电影节。本届电影节将包括一些非常杰出的评委，包括来自《华盛顿邮报》、《纽约时报》、《洛杉矶时报》、英国广播公司、《卫报》、半岛电视台、迪斯尼、美国全国广播公司（NBC）、受人尊敬的影评家以及广受赞誉的电影和剧院制片人。

我曾就职于英国利物浦和利兹的多所学校，也曾在苏格兰最好的国际学校高登斯顿学校任教。在我的教学生涯中，我非常喜欢罗宾逊爵士说的一句话：“如果你没有准备好犯错，你将无法真正创造。” 因此我的建议就是：孩子们享受艺术创作的过程，不要担心犯错，要勇于尝试，尊重他人的观点和作品，富有同情心和关爱，努力付出，并且坚信自己一定会成功。

目前为止，我的学生在英国、俄罗斯和中国都取得了很好的成绩。我对我的每一个学生都充满信心，他们天赋异禀且与众不同，就像我们独特的课堂氛围一样。希望我的建议能帮助孩子们实现他们的梦想，加油！

Maria Anikina

Head of Faculty of Visual Arts 

and Design Technology Departments

BIBS Shunyi Campus

Maria Anikina owns 22 years of teaching experience of which 18 years in the UK  and 4 years in Russia, and this is her 4th year in China. She was a Teacher of the Year (Russia) and awarded for an Outstanding Teaching Resource of the Year 2011 (TES, UK). She was an examiner for AQA A-level and she taught A-level, IB PYP, MYP, DP and vocational qualifications.

Art has an essential place in IB education. Can you tell us that in your opinion, what does art education mean to a child’s development?

The importance of creativity is well recognised amongst educators across time and the world. My two favourite phrases are: “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” — Albert Einstein. Visual Arts or Art and Design is a creative subject.

Art is an essential part of any curriculum; in fact, it is the heart of any curriculum. It encourages students to explore, build and develop their creativity, imagination, the capability to express themselves visually in many forms, think critically, appreciate, analyse and evaluate their work and the work of others, solve problems, plan strategically and the ability to adapt to changes. These are skills students can take and use in real-life situations as well as transform and use in the other subjects. 

No matter which curriculum it is, the Visual Arts remain the same: exploring different cultures, styles and movements in time frames, experimenting with 2D and 3D materials, techniques and media. The difference would be the framework, subject specifications and the exam board requirements and expectations.

Art in IB is not a stand-alone subject, as well any other subjects, it integrates with other subjects and takes subject knowledge and skills outside of a classroom, it expands students understanding of the outside world and communities, this is what is called a whole-person education.

Our main educational achievement at BIBS this year is the introduction of an e-portfolio across MYP grades, which will gradually prepare our students for the workload and expectations of the Diploma Program. I would think we are pioneers in doing it. Another achievement is taking our students art into the community and serving the community by delivering our visual messages of love, care and support. All MYP students’ artwork was sent to support WuHan, some artwork was entered for the “Compassion and Action” competition based in London, and some was chosen for an EARCOS article expected to be published in September. BIBS students took a few steps this year to help people in China and across the world to support people or solve problems throughout a range of engaging Art and Design activities. MYP art students’ videos were sent to join COVID-19 International Student Film Festival run by schools in America. The festival will include some very distinguished judges including individuals from the Washington Post, New York Times, LA Times, BBC, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Disney, NBC, esteemed film critics, and acclaimed movie and theater producers. 

My advice is to enjoy your learning journey, do not be afraid to make mistakes, be brave and try something new, respect others, their work and their points of view, be compassionate and caring, work hard and aim to succeed because you can. I believe in each student, and strive to give them the confidence they need to succeed. Every child has a talent. Each child is unique, every class is different, and no school is alike. By following my advice, you will fulfil your dreams and succeed in the future. My students have excellent records of achievement in the UK, Russia and China. In the UK I taught in a wide range of schools from Comprehensive schools in Liverpool and Leeds, to Catholic and Grammar schools, and a top International school - Gordonstoun in Scotland.

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