On November 8th and 9th, over 165 students from The London District Catholic School Board attended Artistscape (a local art studio) to paint ceramic forms. Our young artists had opportunities to build positive rapports with students from other schools and spent the afternoon creating lovely masterpieces that will be auctioned off on May 2nd, at Mother Teresa Catholic Seconday High School. Additionally, a representative from the London Free Press dropped into the studio on Tuesday the 8th and… Continue

A recent 2016 article written by Cathy Malchiodi, PhD entitled Art Making and Stress Reduction, reviews a recently published study (Kaimal, Ray & Muniz, 2016) suggesting that art making reduces cortisol levels. After discussing the article with colleagues who teach visual arts and through our personal observations and experiences, we agreed that the practice of art-making is truly beneficial to our students and their well being.



As art teachers, can you comment on your own… Continue