Natassja King
Art Educator
Curriculum Vitae
Relevant Current Employment
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​Kells Academy High School, Montréal — Psychology Teacher, Fibre Arts Teacher
October 2024 - Present
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I designed the course content and assessment tools for the psychology program (2024-25), which covered concepts in research methodology, ethics, neurology, learning, memory, personality, attraction, social psychology, and emotions. ​
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This year (2025-26), I have taken the initiative to design and deliver a Fibre Arts course for the first time at Kells. In this year-long course, students are learning felting, weaving, basketry, structural sewing, embroidery, crochet, and knitting.
Foldes Family Foundation, Montréal — Program Developer and Teaching Artist
December 2025 - Present
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The Foldes Family Foundation for the Arts (FFFA) creates experiential STEAM programs for Montreal elementary students to enrich arts and technology education. ​
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I collaborate with the Foundation to develop the Map City! STEAM program and to deliver it to grade 4 at Bancroft Elementary School.
Education
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Concordia University
B.F.A. Specialization in Art Education | 2017
Volunteering member of the Fine Arts Student Alliance, the Fibres Students Association, the Liberal Arts Theatre Society, The Void Magazine, and the People's Potato.
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Glencross Family Award in Art Education | 2015
This prestigious merit-based scholarship is awarded to one student in the Art Education program per year.
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Quebec Teaching Certificate | Summer 2017
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Internships
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John F Kennedy High School | EMSB
September 2016 – April 2017 (8 months)
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Student Teacher in a Multimedia and Integrated Arts classroom for Secondary I, IV, and V. Responsible for writing and teaching units on special effects makeup, documentary film, typography, digital sound/video editing, and bookmaking.
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Elizabeth Ballantyne Elementary | EMSB
September 2015 - December 2015 (4 months)
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Student Teacher in a Grade 6 classroom for Univers Social (French) and Art (English). Responsible for teaching students in grade two, three, and four as well as intensive one-on-one instruction with four students with severe learning impairments. Planned and taught an interdisciplinary art/social studies unit on Iroquois Art. Arranged for a guest speaker to visit the class. (See subsection on Initiatives in the Schools.)
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Chez Doris Centre for Women
September 2014 - May 2015 (9 months)
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Student Teacher in a weekly open-attendance art workshop. Participants were aged 18 and up, with multiple intelligences and a wide variety of skill sets and interests. Worked to deliver stimulating and rewarding classes for these women that could build over several sessions or be self-contained in one workshop if the participants could not attend regularly.
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Merton Elementary School | EMSB
January 2014 - March 2014 (3 months)
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Student teacher in a grade six class, with the opportunity to observe the same group of students in the capable hands of five experienced teachers (English, French, Math, Science, and Physical Education), all of whom had very different styles of teaching and classroom management. Volunteered to guest-teach for one day in a fourth grade classroom in an effort to practice adapting my lessons for different skill levels.
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Relevant Employment
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Kells Academy | Teacher: Fibre Arts
August 2025 to June 2026 (1 academic year)
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​This year (2025-26), I have taken the initiative to design and deliver a Fibre Arts course for the first time at Kells. In this year-long course, students are learning felting, weaving, basketry, structural sewing, embroidery, crochet, and knitting. ​
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Kells Academy | Teacher: Psychology
October 2024 to June 2025 (1 academic year)
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I collaborated with another teacher to design course content and assessment materials. The course introduced concepts of research methods, ethics, neurology, learning, memory, personality, attraction, social psychology, and emotions.
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Herzliah High School | Teacher: Art
September 2019 to August 2024 (5 academic years)
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I taught visual arts to Secondary I through V students via projects that encouraged technical exploration, creativity, and the growth mindset. I also ran and supplied the school’s art club twice per week.​
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Francis Combe Academy (now Futures Academy Watford) | Teacher: Art and Design
September 2017 – July 2019 (2 academic years)
In this interdisciplinary role, I taught both Fine Arts and Design across Years 7 to 10. As a Fine Arts teacher, I introduced Year 7 students to the formal elements of art, including line, colour, form, shape, and pattern. In Year 9, I taught portraiture and observational drawing, with students working in a range of media including pencil, pen, ink, watercolour, and collage. Year 10 marked the beginning of the GCSE programme, where students refined their technical skills and deepened their understanding of art as a form of communication, working in wet, dry, and three-dimensional media according to the British National Curriculum. In Design, my lessons incorporated digital tools such as Photoshop and TinkerCad, as well as practical equipment including the die-cutter, vacuum-former, badge-press, and precision craft blades. Students explored product development, marketing strategies, and manufacturing methods, culminating in the creation of a take-home product. This high-volume, fast-paced teaching model demanded strong time management and consistent assessment to support project completion and student success.
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Warner Bros Harry Potter Studio Tour | Tour Interactor
July 2017 - October 2018 (4 months), and April 2019 to August 2019 (5 months)
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I engaged visitors with interactive experiences based on the Harry Potter films, including wand choreography, special effects demonstrations, and animatronic operations. I provided knowledgeable and enthusiastic guest interaction, enhancing the tour with immersive, film-based activities.
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Copies Concordia Inc | Print Production Specialist and Graphic Designer
September 2013 - May 2017 (3 years, 8 months)
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I prepared files for printing, managed print projects, and provided customized graphic design services to individuals and companies.
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Fine Arts Student Alliance (FASA) | Clubs and Services Coordinator
October 2015 - April 2016 (7 months)
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I was elected as the Clubs and Services Coordinator by the Concordia Fine Arts student body. I acted as the official liaison between the clubs, their diverse members, and FASA members. I promoted events and disseminated information, and was a voting member on the Special Project Grant Jury Boards. I held Office Hours twice per week in the FASA office and advised students on methods of creating and maintaining their clubs and special interest groups.
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Mega Brands | Model Builder and Project Leader, Creative Workshop
November 2011 - July 2012 (9 months)
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was responsible for the design and construction of promotional materials made from Mega Bloks, polyurethane foam, plaster, and other materials. I was the project leader on major builds ranging from pixel art (where each "pixel" is a single block), to terrain (for displaying toys in stores and at trade shows and conventions), to three-dimensional block sculptures (i.e., "Master Chief" from Halo).
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Volunteer Work
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St Thomas High School | Lester B Pearson
February 2015
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I was a visiting art workshop teacher in an International Baccalaureate English classroom. This was a one-day teaching opportunity. I taught art (book-making) to grade 9 and grade 11.
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February 2016
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I was invited back as a visiting art workshop teacher in an International Baccalaureate Social Studies classroom. This was a one-week teaching opportunity in which I taught printmaking (stencil, silkscreen, and styro-print) as part of a unit I helped to write for the students’ social activism project. Students created postcards to send in support of their chosen social activism groups.
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St Willibrord Elementary | New Frontiers School Board
January 2015 - January 2015 (1 month)
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I was a visiting art workshop teacher in a fourth grade classroom. This was a one-day teaching opportunity in which I taught art appreciation and critical language.
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