Catherine Sky

Catherine Sky

Catherine’s visual arts-based ecological literacy residencies for schools inspire children to connect with outdoor areas of the school campus through active exploration and creative interpretation. Catherine has a BFA in painting and art education from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and is currently a candidate for the MA in education from Sonoma State University where she has researched, developed and implemented a comprehensive arts-based ecological literacy curriculum which integrates NGSS and CA Visual Arts Standards. In addition to over 20 years of experience teaching art in public schools, Catherine has extensive experience in facilitating outdoor learning in school gardens and nature preserves.

Catherine’s studio practice is the foundation for her teaching. Through painting, she engages in a dialogue with the landscape through the language of line, form and color, memory and imagination. She believes that sharing this process with children can establish a relationship of caring and reciprocity with the natural world for future generations.

EDUCATOR CONTACT INFO

catrsky@gmail.com

  307 12th Street, Petaluma, CA 94952

Sonoma

7733397469

Learning in the Landscape

Program description

A visual arts-based ecological literacy program for schools. Learning in the Landscape nurtures a creative connection between children and nature through intensive teaching residencies, designed to take place in school gardens and other outdoor areas on the school campus. With visual art as an inspiring framework, Learning in the Landscape encourages children to explore, care for and act positively upon local ecosystems. Designed and taught by artist and educator, Catherine Sky, projects are designed specifically for the individual site and can include
  • exploring structures, functions and systems in the school garden through the elements, principals, materials and techniques of visual art.
  • design and implementation of bird and pollinator gardens.
  • cultural and ethnobotanical practices related to planting, tending and harvesting plants.
  • communication through murals, signage, and digital infographics.

Booking / scheduling contact

Catherine Sky

   7733397469

 catrsky@gmail.com

Program detail
Artistic discipline: Visual Arts
Cultural Origin: Multicultural
Program type: Residency
Population served: Grade 01, Grade 02, Grade 03, Grade 04, Grade 05, Grade 06, Grade 07, Grade 08, Kindergarten, Pre-K, Students in Alternative or Continuation Schools, Students with Special Needs
Subject: Media Arts, Science, Social Studies and/or History, Visual Arts
Bilingual: No
Available dates:

Contact Catherine Sky at catsky@gmail.com to schedule a residency.

Max number of students: 30
Length of program: 45 -60 min/session

Qualifications

Two or more years of educational programming experience: Yes
Provides study guides for teachers and or students: Yes
Connects to State and or Common Core Curriculum Standards: Yes
Provides tools to assess student learning (workshops and residencies): Yes
Conducts ongoing assessments of program quality: Yes
Provides scholarship and reduced fees: Yes
Maintains general liability insurance: Yes
Performs criminal background checks on staff with youth contact: Yes
Criminal background check(s) available: Yes
Three letters of recommendation / references available: Yes