News Art
28 July 2017
Al Siraat participated in Independent Schools Victoria’s inaugural "Student Art Exhibition" at the Shell House Gallery in Melbourne’s CBD on 26 July 2017. Our College has the privilege of exhibiting 14 art works from students across the Junior and Senior Schools. It is also a very first for our students to showcase their art works in a major exhibition.
On a night where everyone came together to celebrate creativity and expression, the gallery was full with teachers, parents and students from Independent Schools across Victoria. It was a proud day for the families involved in the exhibition. Some took time off from work and others brought along the whole family with them. Everyone was full of smiles as they walked through the art gallery admiring the beautiful artworks on display.
߲Ƶ received positive feedback from the organisers regarding our artworks which has undergone a rigorous selection process prior this the exhibition. A big thank you to the Art teachers and students for making all this possible. We look forward to next year’s exhibition and making this a permanent event in our calendar.
MEd (Curriculum & Teaching), PGDEd, BEng (Hons)
Suffian Amin is the Head of Art at ߲Ƶ. He began his teaching career in Singapore and taught GCSE Design & Technology (D&T). Prior to his appointment at ߲Ƶ, Suffian held the position of Year Head and Subject Head at the school.
Suffian is very passionate on design education and its role in promoting critical and creative thinking in students. He was actively involved in curriculum planning and professional development of D&T educators with Ministry of Education and Nanyang Technological University (National Institute of Education) in Singapore. In 2014, Suffian wrote a chapter, “The Nature of Intuition in Design” in a book “Disciplinary Intuitions and the Design of Learning Environment (Lim, 2014)”. In addition, he co-wrote a paper titled ‘Experiential Design – insights into its focus’ in 2011.
Suffian moved to Melbourne in 2014 in pursuit of a new challenge. He believes that education is a pivotal enabler for social mobility and that every child can learn. He is very happy to be part of the Al Siraat community and looks forward to nurturing and moulding the bright and young minds in our school.
Suffian graduated with Master of Education specialising in Curriculum and Teaching, a Postgraduate Diploma in Education and a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) from Nanyang Technological University (Singapore).
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