Case Study: Forest Hills Eastern High School achieves career-ready creativity with Adobe Creative Suite

Adobe Education Leader Kelly Kermode inspires students with new ideas and approaches, nurturing creativity and careers with Adobe creative software

Adobe Education Leader Kelly Kermode at Forest Hills Eastern High School teamed with Adobe Creative Suite to tackle the challenge of preparing students for creative careers while integrating industry‑standard software into everyday learning. Her aims were to open doors for graduates, make Adobe tools the foundation of classroom practice, and blend traditional instruction with visual expression across courses and the award‑winning yearbook.

Kermode embedded Adobe Creative Suite apps—Photoshop, Bridge, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere Pro and Edge Animate—into project‑based learning, streamlining yearbook workflows and teaching higher‑order thinking through visual storytelling. The result: inspired, confident students who developed strong problem‑solving and digital literacy skills, earned design awards, and launched careers in design, photography, filmmaking, web development and related fields.

Forest Hills Eastern High School

Kelly Kermode

Teacher, Forest Hills Eastern High School