We all believe that supporting a child’s learning is a partnership between families and schools and we should initiate and enrich this belief at every possible opportunity. We find family art workshops on a Saturday morning a great way of bringing children, families and teachers together to develop relationships and the creative process helps develop trustful teamwork. We host one about every six weeks and they are always over subscribed and very successful.
This week we took inspiration from the emotional mood paintings of Mark Rothko. He believed that creating art should be an experience in itself and a means of expression that provokes an emotional response, if people cry listening to music, why not whilst looking at a painting? So we all got warmed up, got in touch with our emotions and got stuck in! It was great fun and the collection produced will adorn the Hurst Hill Primary Gallery in the entrance hall to the school. The work will have a profound impact and will help share and reinforce the core message of the school which is “Learning Together”.