文 / Written by Mr. Jesse English
4月28日，19名选修艺术课程的高中生开启了一场城市探索之旅。在陆家嘴速写城市天际线，在M50对话创作风格迥异的艺术家。这19名学生当中，大部分都选修了IGCSE艺术课程，我们通过采风、实地探索，培养学生如何通过艺术语言进行表达。
On April 28th, 19 high school students took a trip to M50, a place to see art and meet artists near downtown. They also took some time at the Lujiazui elevated walkway, to practice drawing architecture. Most of these students are in the IGCSE Art program, and we want to instill in the students the habit of drawing what they see in life rather than from their mind. This is an element of the IGCSE core concepts.
作为艺术老师，我很想帮助学生多接触各类风格和理念，从而发现自己感兴趣的方向。那么，大量观摩、开拓视野必不可少。在M50，学生用相机记录灵感瞬间，我也指导他们可以从哪些角度鉴赏艺术作品，发现作品背后艺术家的故事。
As an art teacher, I am very interested in helping students learn about new styles and concepts of art. Part of finding what the students are interested in, is showing them many things. A great way to do this is by simply going to a place like M50 to see what the students are drawn to. When I know this, it will help me know what else they would want to see. When I know what a student likes, I can even show them why the artist did what they did, and show them the artists that came before them that influenced the decisions and styles of the artist they found.
在采风途中，我们鼓励学生自由探索。因此，我无法时时刻刻站在每位学生身边。除了用相机记录，我还要求学生用绘画和文字记录当下瞬间作品打动他们的原因，回校后以演讲的形式表述为什么喜欢这些作品。今后我们将继续组织各类艺术实践活动，培养学生敏锐的眼睛和细腻的心灵。
I could not be with each student and watch what them to see what they are drawn to, of course. So I had them bring a camera and photograph what they like. I asked them to make notes about why they like it. They have each been asked to give a short presentation with these pictures, to explain to the class what artworks they liked most from M50. We had a nice time and I think the students gained the kind of exposure to styles that I was hoping for. I look forward to future trips with them to museums and outings for further investigation into styles of Art.
