PCAS Teaching Internship
Applications are welcome anytime
Portland Child Art Studio offers a unique internship opportunity for educators and students interested in teaching art to kids ages 3-12. This opportunity would be great for both art students and general education students who are interested in art education. It is also wonderful for people who already work with children and who are looking to enhance their knowledge of child art education. This internship is unpaid.
Art making can bring innumerable benefits to children, but not all art programs are created equal. Our studio is designed to enhance the art-making process for children, in a way that fosters material exploration, imaginative directive, and joy. Our classes engage and enable each student to problem solve in their own way, developing the critical, flexible, or creative problem solving skills that can be gestated in a process oriented art room, and maximizing their perceptual development.
Interns will be asked to commit to assisting in one class per week. Classes are 1.5 hours and with cleanup, it is usually a 2 hour commitment. In addition to class participation, interns will receive a foundation in child perceptual development and art education through readings and discussion.
Responsibilities
Requirements
About Us: PCAS is dedicated to supporting the perceptual development of children through artistic learning, in a studio environment integral to the learning process. PCAS honors the idea that a child’s art reflects their engagement with a natural creative process that is unique to each child. PCAS believes in the power of artistic learning, experimentation, exploration, play, and discovery as the foundation upon which children will begin to build a life-long relationship with art.
The studio provides weekly classes for kids ages 3-14, including homeschool, afterschool, and preschool age classes, as well as Girls Art Clubs for various ages. PCAS provides Open Studio times twice a week for families to use the studio space as an art educational resource and offers art birthday parties during weekend hours.
How To Apply: Email resume and letter of intent to devon@portlandchildart.org
Portland Child Art Studio offers a unique internship opportunity for educators and students interested in teaching art to kids ages 3-12. This opportunity would be great for both art students and general education students who are interested in art education. It is also wonderful for people who already work with children and who are looking to enhance their knowledge of child art education. This internship is unpaid.
Art making can bring innumerable benefits to children, but not all art programs are created equal. Our studio is designed to enhance the art-making process for children, in a way that fosters material exploration, imaginative directive, and joy. Our classes engage and enable each student to problem solve in their own way, developing the critical, flexible, or creative problem solving skills that can be gestated in a process oriented art room, and maximizing their perceptual development.
Interns will be asked to commit to assisting in one class per week. Classes are 1.5 hours and with cleanup, it is usually a 2 hour commitment. In addition to class participation, interns will receive a foundation in child perceptual development and art education through readings and discussion.
Responsibilities
- Assisting with weekly classes (excepting holidays and school breaks), 10-12 total
- Designing and teaching a lesson
- Weekly readings
- Regular meetings with lead teachers to receive feedback
Requirements
- Resourcefulness, creativity, adaptability, flexibility, and ability to exercise sound judgment and work calmly under pressure
- Reliability
- Willingness to receive feedback
- Interest in education and learning styles
About Us: PCAS is dedicated to supporting the perceptual development of children through artistic learning, in a studio environment integral to the learning process. PCAS honors the idea that a child’s art reflects their engagement with a natural creative process that is unique to each child. PCAS believes in the power of artistic learning, experimentation, exploration, play, and discovery as the foundation upon which children will begin to build a life-long relationship with art.
The studio provides weekly classes for kids ages 3-14, including homeschool, afterschool, and preschool age classes, as well as Girls Art Clubs for various ages. PCAS provides Open Studio times twice a week for families to use the studio space as an art educational resource and offers art birthday parties during weekend hours.
How To Apply: Email resume and letter of intent to devon@portlandchildart.org