THE ART DEPARTMENT

Kate Michael

In 2013, Kate returned to The British School of Milan as a teacher of Art and Head of Yearbook publications. After the retirement of Dennis Cooper in 2015, Kate took over the role as Head of Art and has since successfully led the small department identified as ‘Exceptional’ in the 2017 ISI inspection. As noted by the ISI, the Art department has achieved some of the highest marks worldwide with certificates awarded by Edexcel in 2016. We have also been fortunate to have our work recognised in the recent IB Visual Arts Cambridge textbook, the 2017 GCSE 9-1 training material for Edexcel and the 2016 IB Visual Arts Extended Essay exemplar material. Our IB average is typically 6.4 with a 98% A*/A (9-1) range. Many IB Art students go on to further study in the arts, in particular Central Saint Martins and Goldsmiths; while Parsons Paris, and Bournemouth have become increasingly popular with our students. The Art department wishes our four Year 13 students well in their future pursuits and the BSM looks forward to hosting and celebrating their excellent artwork in our 2019 annual IB exhibition.

Christina Georgiou

After studying Fine Art at the University of the Creative Arts, Canterbury, Christina launched straight into her teaching career qualifying as a teacher at Canterbury Christ Church University in 2008. Since then she has worked across the globe in a variety of schools, beginning with four years at school in Kent, where she held the post of Head of Art and Photography. Christina then decided to travel to Rome where she worked at St. George’s British International School and her love for Italy flourished. Subsequently she moved to Greengates School in Mexico City, where she led the Art Department, before returning to Italy and joining The British School of Milan last year.