Lindsey Stirrat | Arts Educator Interview

Lindsey Stirrat has travelled the world with her daily mantra ‘together we can’ and surrounds herself in worlds that value all kinds of performing, creative, innovative, expressive arts and artists in the 21 century, fostering a lifelong love of learning. She works with a goal to make arts education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future. As an international arts educator and currently Head of Arts Faculty of UWCSEA East Campus, she places student agency and learning at the core, building robust pedagogical directions and bringing dynamic innovation and creativity into her community of practice, which has been described as transformative. Lindsey firmly believes that students learn to be open-minded and that there are diverse and equally valuable ways of conceptualising, practising and using the arts in order to understand that people and societies are different, and that diversity and global citizenship are inherently good. She is passionate about inclusivity and creating opportunities for all to embrace every music and the arts, creative communities, and its functions in society from personal, local and global cultures.  Lindsey has established links with the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) as a consultant and examiner for the IBDP Music course and also delivers workshops to international schools on programme developments and course implementation. At the moment she is researching into new thinking on bespoke arts pathways for programme development such as Creative Industry Pathways (STEAM initiatives) for the MYP and IBDP programmes. Alongside her roles in education, Lindsey is a flexible musician, a woodwind specialist and singer, passionate about contemporary, vocal jazz and world music. She has performed across the UK in her younger days, and across Europe, the Middle East and South East Asia in various ensembles throughout her years abroad. Her passion is collaborating with innovative and diverse musicians and artists who embrace cultural collaboration, fusing the western and world music genres.