A Two-Day Immersive Professional Development Workshop for Art Educators
RIS Ruamrudee International School is pleased to host “Process Over Product: Releasing Creative Intelligence Within,” an immersive professional development workshop facilitated by international educator, curriculum designer, and Art-Ed Hub founder Nikki De Marco.
February 20–21, 2027
RIS Ruamrudee International School
6 Ramkhamhaeng 184, Minburi
Bangkok 10510, Thailand
Saturday: 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Sunday: 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
About the Workshop
Art education has the power to develop creative thinking, analytical thinking, collaboration, resilience, and self-awareness—but only when the learning process moves beyond producing a polished final product.
This two-day immersive experience invites art educators to explore what happens when uncertainty enters the creative process and how their own habits, responses, and ways of attending influence the students they teach.
Moving between theory, hands-on making, individual reflection, and collaborative practice, the workshop introduces participants to Creative Intelligence through an awareness-based, Jungian-informed approach. Participants will experience the creative process themselves before considering how its principles can be transferred into their classrooms.
The Two-Day Experience
Day One: The Inner Landscape
Participants will explore their responses to uncertainty, including the impulse to find the correct answer, return to familiar techniques, or maintain control. Drawing on Jungian psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and the Creative Intelligence framework, the day combines embodied making experiences with reflection and collaborative work.
Day Two: The Three Essentials
The second day turns the experience outward toward classroom practice through three essential pillars of art education:
- Skills as the development of attention, perception, and meaning-making
- Play as a bridge between conscious and unconscious thought
- Writing about art as a way of developing reflection and metacognition
The workshop concludes by considering AI as a creative-thinking partner and exploring how educators can use powerful tools with discernment, self-awareness, and intention.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This workshop is designed for visual arts educators, art department leaders, curriculum coordinators, instructional coaches, and other educators interested in creative intelligence, arts-based learning, and the role of creativity in human development.
Participants Will TAKE AWAY:
- An embodied understanding of Creative Intelligence
- Greater awareness of their own creative habits and responses to uncertainty
- Practical classroom approaches that can be applied across curriculum contexts
- Shared language for creative process, reflection, and metacognition
- Strategies for developing attention, perception, play, and meaning-making
- A renewed understanding of the purpose and potential of art education
Registration Fees
Early-bird registration: USD 250 | Approx. THB 8,300
Available through October 31, 2026
Regular registration: USD 275 | Approx. THB 9,100
Effective November 1, 2026
Thai-baht amounts are approximate and may vary according to the exchange rate at the time of payment
ABOUT NIKKI DE MARCO
Nikki holds an MA in Education (Artist Teacher Practice) from Oxford Brookes University, graduating with distinction. With thirty years of experience across visual arts, human development, and teacher education, she has worked extensively in curriculum development and professional development workshop design. Her Creative Intelligence workshops have been delivered to visual arts departments, whole-school faculty teams, and organizations internationally.
Register for the Workshop
Join art educators at RIS in Bangkok for two immersive days of creative exploration, professional reflection, and practical classroom application.
For registration assistance, please contact the RIS Curriculum and Professional Development Office at cpd@rism.ac.th.
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