From 2009 to 2020, I gave presentations, demonstrations, and courses on cross-cultural and integrated Chinese art through painting, music, and poetry in 23 American K–12 schools (including 19 public schools and 4 private schools; 11 of them in Springfield, Missouri; 1 in Seymour, Missouri; 3 in Pikeville, Kentucky and 6 in Lexington, Kentucky), for about 361 hours.

2020:
  
-- In 2020, I taught a course on Cross-cultural and Integrated Chinese Art to four gifted students for 15 hours at St. Joseph Catholic Academy.

Here are some work snippet that the principal awarded me a Certification of Appreciation on March 12, 2020.

2019:

-- In 2019, I taught 60 class-hours to three principal Catholic K-12 schools (Immaculate Conception School, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School, and St. Agnes School) in Springfield, MO, USA.

1) Three principals and students granted me certificates of appreciation on November 27, 2019. featured in the last 10 photos of the link.

2) Work snippets from Immaculate Conception School and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton SchoolNovember,2019.

2018:

-- From April to June 2018, I taught 78 class-hours—including 15 hours of plein-air painting workshops—for three Catholic schools in Springfield, MO, USA. Below are some work snippets:

1) A group of students and their plein-air paintings created on June 5–7, 2018.

2) Some students' artworks and three principals presented me with certificates of appreciation on May 11, 2018.

3) Snippets of my 14th day at three Catholic K-12 schools on May 6, 2018.

4) I completed the initial 14 lessons for the three schools from April 24 to 27, 2018.

2015:
  
Since September 2015, with the excellent coordination of Mrs. Glad Eyerman and strong support from the principals of three K-12 Catholic schools—Immaculate Conception School, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School, and St. Agnes School in Springfield, MO, USA—we jointly established a cross-cultural and integrated Chinese art program. In 2020, a fourth school, St. Joseph Catholic Academy, joined the initiative. During this period, I served as their guest Chinese art teacher.   

-- From September to November 2015, I taught 77 sessions totaling 87 class-hours to over 550 students, representing more than 1,600 student attendances across the three Catholic K-12 schools.   
1) Snippets from my teaching at St. Agnes School, and the principal granted me a certificate of appreciation on November 25, 2015.

2) My work snippets from St. Agnes School, featured in the last 11 photos of the link,from November 15,2015.

3) The principal of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School and their students granted me a certificate of appreciation on October 25, 2015.

4) Snippets of my 59th class at Immaculate Conception School and the principal granted me a certificate of appreciation on October 12, 2015.

5) Snippets from my 18th lesson from September 21 to 25, 2015.

6) Work snippets featured in the last seven photos of the link, September 16–20, 2015.

2014:

-- I gave 5 demonstrations at Seymour II-2 School in Missouri,on February 24,2014.

2013:
  
In 2013,I delivered approximately 70 class-hours of cross-cultural and integrated Chinese art instruction in the USA, including about 30 hours at Seymour R-II School in Missouri and about 21 hours across three schools in Kentucky during my art exhibition held at the Eastern Kentucky Exposition Centre in Pikeville, Kentucky,USA.

-- September 15–21, 2013: I taught for one week, delivering more than 30 class-hours (including an art workshop for their staff) at Seymour R-II School in Missouri, USA.

1)   Snippets from my teaching at Seymour R-II School, Missouri,on September 15, 2015.

2) Work snippets of my students and me at Seymour R-II School, Missouri, September 16–18, 2015.

3) Work snippets of the leaders, staff, students, and me at Seymour R-II School, Missouri,on September 19, 2015.   

-- May 13–17, 2013: I gave demonstrations for about 21 hours on cross-cultural art at three K–12 schools in Pikeville, Kentucky.

1) Snippets from my work at three schools in Pikeville, Kentucky, from May 5 to 17, 2013.

2) Snippets from my teaching at three schools in Pikeville, Kentucky, on May 14 and 15, 2013.

2011:

-- September 23 to 26, 2011: I offered 18 times and over 20 hours’ demonstrations on cross-cultural and integrated Chinese art in six Lexington K–12 schools, including one high school, three middle schools, and two elementary schools in Lexington, KY, USA.

1) Sep 30, 2011: Work snippets at Dixi Magnet Elementary School and Leestown Middle School.

2) Sep 29, 2011: I gave some demonstrations for Yates Elementary School

3) Sep 28, 2011: Work snippets at Tastes Creek High School,Kentucky,

4) Sep 27, 2011: I gave 8 demonstrations for Crawford Middle School,Kentucky.

2010:

-- May 17, 2010: I gave 6 demonstrations for more than 100 American students at Seymour R-II Schools,Missouri,

2009:

-- September 11 to 25, 2009: I gave 15 demonstrations about 20 class- hours for seven public schools (including seven K–12 schools) and cross-cultural and integrated art workshops in Springfield, Missouri.

1) The last 5 photos were some of my work snippets at the K–12 schools,   September 18–25, 2009:


2) I taught a group of students at Bailey Alternative High Schoolon September 24, 2009.

3) I gave a demonstration at Harrison Elementary School and got a certification of appreciation from Springfield District Art Council, September 25, 2009.

4) I gave a demonstration at Kickapoo High School on September 22, 2009.

5) I gave demonstrations at Bailey Alternative High School on September 18, 2009.

  6) I gave a demonstration at Robberson Elementary School, September 16, 2009.

  7) I gave Demonstrations at Cherwood Elementary in the last 9 photos of the link, on September 15, 2009.

  8) I gave two demonstrations at Hickory Hills Middle School,on September 11, 2009.

  If you have any questions, comments, or advice, you are welcome to write to me via info@ebridge.cn orshirley@ebridge.cn, and I will be very     delighted  to read them and respond to you with a big smile.

  Sincerely,
  Shirley Yiping Zhang

  Jan 24, 2026