School Residencies

​I am no longer doing school residencies but if you have any questions about a project or how visual arts can support your learners, just give me a shout!

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2024-2025

• Hugh A Bennet School 

• Brentwood School​

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2023-2024

• Royal Oak School​

 

2022-2023

• Balmoral School 

• Lake Bonavista School 

• King George School 

• Coventry Hills School

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2021-2022

• Royal Oak School 

• Hamptons School

• Lake Bonavista School

• Coventry Hills School

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2020-2021

• Bridlewood and McKenzie Towne Schools 

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2019-2020

• Royal Oak School

• Brentwood School

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2018-2019

• Royal Oak School

• Coventry Hills School 

• Acadia School

• Buffalo Rubbing Stone School

• Falconridge School 

• Colonel J Fred Scott School

• Bridlewood School

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2017-2018  

• Royal Oak School

"I’ve had the privilege of working with a number of artists over the last few years and I have to say you were one of the best! The students had a clear direction, used their prior knowledge and learned some new techniques. The finished work is theirs and they take pride in the process and the finished product. You also worked very well with us teachers, building off of our ideas and using our inquiry as a jumping off point. Thank you for taking on something new. I really enjoyed working with and learning from you."

Kim Cook     Learning Leader, Royal Oak School

• Robert Warren School

• Hidden Valley School

• Colonel Fred Scott School

• Briar Hill School

• Acadia School

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2016-2017

• Scenic Acres School

• Acadia School

• Coventry Hills School

• Bridlewood School

• West Springs School

 

2015-2016

• Coventry Hills School

• Acadia School

• University School

"It was amazing for us as teachers to work with an artist who understood kindergarten children's learning and the need to iterate and spend time in the process."

University School Kindergarten teachers, from article in the Calgary Board of Education Early Learning Newsletter/June 2016

 

2014-2015

• Acadia School

• Coventry Hills School

 

2013-2014 

• Douglas Harkness

• Acadia

"This spring, we were lucky enough to have Sharon Fortowsky create a multi-media art project with our Grade Two students. Her intimate knowledge of children and the social studies curriculum were so apparent every step of the way.  We especially appreciated Sharon’s expertise as a talented artist and an experienced teacher. The children were fully engaged, excited and confident of the tasks they were asked to do, mainly because Sharon was so well prepared for each of the three lessons."

Grade Two teachers, Acadia School 

• Patrick Airlie

• Twelve Mile Coulee

• Deer Run

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2007-2008

• Coventry Hills School

• Harold Panabaker School

• Ethel M Johnson School