Art & Design – Subject information
At Westcott Primary School, we value art and design as a vital part of the children’s learning journey. Our curriculum allows curiosity, creativity and self-expression to develop whilst introducing them to a range of techniques, materials and artists, crafts people and designers. Our children will experiment, invent and take risks creating their own art which will allow them to explore their identity though art and design.
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This week in art, 2PR got their hands dirty! We used clay to make a plate which we will decorate next week #WestcottArtandDesign
2PR created some great fire of London artwork this week using stencil and printing techniques inspired by Karen Lederer. #WestcottArtandDesign
What a fantastic day we had yesterday for The Great Wescott Bake Off 2023! Thank you to everyone for your amazing bakes and donations and well done to all our winners and STAR bakers! #westcottartanddesign #westcottenrichment
6MG are having an amazing time at Papas. They have made their own patties! #WestcottArtandDesign
2PR created a relief printing block and then used it to creat their piece of work- with great success! #WestcottArtandDesign
What a brilliant art lesson in 2PR today. We explored using stencils and even had a go at creating our own #WestcottArtandDesign
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