Why Art is so important…
At St Andrew’s, we believe that art and design is essential and valuable to the development of every child.
Art allows our children to follow their imagination and creativity, to make connections through their inventive minds and give them the skills to record their own unique ideas.
Art encourages expression and visual thinking; it develops observational skills and language acquisition to inspire and expand the cultural capital of each child.
“Art has the role in education of helping children to become like themselves instead of more like everyone else.” Sydney Gurewitz Clemens.
This is what we will ask the children to do…
We will encourage our children to;
- Think about how art makes them feel and how it can contribute to their wellbeing.
- Plan and produce creative artwork by exploring their ideas and recording their own experiences.
- Become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art and design techniques.
- Discuss and evaluate creative works using the rich language of art and design.
- Understand the historical and cultural development of art forms.
- Take inspiration from a diverse range of great artists, including those who have faced and challenged discrimination or prejudice.
- Use our beautiful world as inspiration for their own ideas.
Statement of Implementation
Art lessons are arranged into termly topics. Each topic focuses on the work of an artist. The range of artists chosen will introduce the children to different periods in time, to different cultures and customs and to a range of different disciplines. The work of these artists will form the inspiration for their own work and ideas.