Enriching Art Spaces

Remark: Suggest combine 4, 5 & 7

IdEa@work 4: Enriching Art Spaces

Name of Team	Enriching Art Spaces
Title of Project	Enriching Art Spaces
Facilitator	Michelle
Team Leader	--
Secretary	-
Members
Initiated on (date)	January 2016
Completion date	March 2016
Objectives/Targets	To enliven the art spaces in school to make them more inspiring for students to work in and grow with their learning. To enable the location of commonly used equipment and allow equipment to be replaced after use.  This also allows the ease of midyear and year-end stock take.
Implementation Process	Brought out old/uncollected  students works that were in the archives , and taking up space, collecting dust, and hung in spaces in the art rooms. This has not been actively done before and the classrooms were quite bare before. Improvising DIY systems to store commonly used equipment -         use of L brackets to hang light boxes in every art classroom -         DIY wooden structures with screws as hooks to hang and secure all metal rulers in every  classroom so they will be accounted for.
Extent of Improvement/ Targets met	Students and new teachers were able to learn and admire the artworks that provided a refreshing look to a stale classroom. This has freed up spaces in the art store rooms, and allowed new works from 2016 to be kept. Stock take was a breeze for the year end stock take with all assets accounted for. We usually have missing stock and search high and low to locate them . For instance, the light boxes that were hung on the walls under the whiteboard were distinct. Hair dryers and metal rulers that were always misplaced has its place clearly at the front of the classrooms.

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IdEa@work 5: Termly Stock Take (General Stationery)

Name of Team	Termly Stock Take (General Stationery)
Title of Project	Termly Stock Take (General Stationery)
Facilitator	Michelle Lim
Team Leader
Secretary	-
Members	Michelle Lim
Initiated on (date)	Jan 2016
Completion date	Nov 2016
Objectives/Targets	To recover misplaced items and create a better system to account for all general stationery. A termly stock take was implemented.
Implementation Process	At the start of the year, general stationery that is frequently used by teachers for students in class activities, were loaned out to each teacher. These items were carefully accounted for, and placed into separate stackable boxes for ease of transport and storage. Before signing the items out to respective teachers, a form was created that had all items loaned out listed, which the teacher will counter sign. Termly reminder sent out at least a week before the termly stock take.
Extent of Improvement/ Targets met	With the system in place, teachers approached Michelle before term breaks to check in the items, and report for lost or damaged items. This allowed Michelle to facilitate the process of replacing the damaged items, or lost items, instead of discovering the shortage of equipment during class on the teacher’s part. This system thus helped with efficiency in classroom management, as the term starts again with a complete set of tools with sufficient quantity enough for class.

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IdEa@work 7: Utilization of underused notice boards

Name of Team	Utilization of underused notice boards
Title of Project	Utilization of underused notice boards
Facilitator	Michelle
Team Leader	Dee Chia
Secretary	-
Members	Dee Chia, Michelle Lim
Initiated on (date)	May 2016
Completion date	May 2016
Objectives/Targets	To utilized underused spaces by displaying art related work and processes. With that, more of the school community can understand the artistic processes that go behind the scenes and learn to art appreciate. Thus, creating another area other than the art gallery and art rooms for sharing, and putting up thoughts and ideas instead of a final work.
Implementation Process	Selected space, notice boards behind the flagpost was put up for approval. Once approved, old coursework preparation boards that have been stored were taken out for a selection process. First three selected students works from 2009 to 2015 were displayed.
Extent of Improvement/ Targets met	Empty, underutilized notice boards were put to good use. Students have been seen to crowd around the displays during recess and talk about the past works.