Breeding Creative Intelligence through Art education

Why Kuya Kim’s excited for his kids
TV host and commercial endorser Kim Atienza, better known as “Kuya Kim,” is excited, not because of an upcoming show or increasing popularity but because of his children who would be among hundreds of other young artists featured in Global Art’s national competition in November. From weather reporter to animal expert, Alejandro Ilagan Atienza or more fondly known as “Kuya Kim”, has built a strong following among youngsters. Thus, it comes as no surprise that Kim is a doting father of three children namely Jose, 8; Eliana, 6; and Emman, 4.   

Being an active advocate of children and father, he believes in investing in a child’s educational and mental health. Art developed and cultivated his children’s academic competency and intelligence. Convinced in the advantages and benefits of art education, Kim has enrolled them in Global Art.

“I’ve noticed that children today are bombarded by spoon-fed information, thus there is very little room for creativity and critical thinking. The art classes greatly honed their ability to think independently and express themselves more freely. This, in turn, helps them in their academic subjects to think creatively and be confident and resourceful with their work,” Kim said.  


Global Art: Going Beyond Traditional Ways of Teaching Art
More than just a learning center, Global Art is an International Creative Art Program that aims to develop children’s competence in visual processing and interpretation of visual cues by going beyond merely teaching children how to copy, draw and color. After having taught children for more than a decade, Global Art was founded in 1999 with a new teaching technique by using art to hone children’s learning capability through breeding their creative intelligence.

Arriving in the Philippines in 2008, Global Art has been inspiring Filipino children, aged 4 years and above, to create without restrictions, to think independently and imaginatively and to freely express themselves. Through its systematic curriculum, learning is achieved through various teaching methods suited to age groups and individual skills such as storytelling, logical sequence of developing ideas and motor skill enhancement.

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With Global Art, honing essential drawing, coloring and copying skills have become more than just an extra curricular activity and a summer school program but an effective method for nurturing discipline, creativity, concentration, coordination, and resourcefulness. Competence in these areas boosts academic proficiency in subjects such as Math and Physics.

“Almost all subjects taught in schools need an illustration, a drawing or a diagram. Having a background in art education helps children in preparing for the demands of academic subjects. Their creative intelligence or the ability to see things in different angles and to easily articulate new ideas complements other mental tasks demanded from them in school,” Yenny Saw, the mother and owner behind Global Art Philippines said.

With the average six to eight students per teacher, learning supervision is concentrated and maximized. The students will also be given the opportunity to showcase their skills and compete with children from all over the country in Global Art’s annual art competition.


Creative Thinking: Building Stories Around Images
Unlike other art schools and learning centers, Global Art focuses on creative thinking. “At Global Art, we teach students not to just copy objects but to create interesting stories behind each object they draw. They would have to think where the apple is, what the apple is doing, with whom, when and how. For example, the apple may be doing a 10k marathon or the apple is a beauty pageant winner or even hanging out with his friends at the beach,” Saw explained.


Where to find Global Art

Global Art has branches in Ortigas, Makati, Quezon City Del Monte and Katipunan, Serendra and Davao City. Interested parents may avail of a free trial appointment to gauge their child’s skills before placing them in a level that corresponds to their abilities and interests. After registration and payment, parents have the option of choosing a convenient class schedule for their child. To ensure that the child learns new skills from the class, parents would be required to avail a minimum term of a three months.  

To learn more about how Global Art can hone your child’s creative intelligence, visit http://globalart-phils.com