Art and Design
The life of an artist at St. Bernadette School:
EYFS
- Weekly ‘Expressive Arts and Design’ sessions throughout their topic-based learning.
KS1
- Develop proficiency in using a range of materials creatively to facilitate deeper learning experiences
- Use drawing, painting, printing and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
- Develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
- Explore the work of a range of artists describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work.
- Demonstrate their learning through sketch books
KS2
- Develop techniques, including their use of materials, with creativity, experimentation and an increasing awareness of different kinds of art and design.
- Create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas
- Improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting, printing and sculpture with a range of materials
- Research great artists, architects and designers in history.
Art club
The very first Art club has now started at St Bernadette School, taught by Miss Weston every Friday lunch time in KS2.
Art club at St Bernadette is important to enrich young children’s experience, motivating, and helping them to develop positive attitude to the school and life, beyond the formal education.
Art forms the playground for creativity. The moment students pick up a paintbrush, write a poem, or choreograph a dance, they learn how to think out of the box. Creativity is not limited to just art; it overflows into other subjects. A student who can solve a puzzle in math through some kind of creative thinking or take another approach in a science project assumes just the skill developed through classes in art.
Art allows students to express themselves without truly feeling that they are taking a risk or making a mistake. When a child sees his or her work posted in a classroom or receives positive feedback on a writing piece, it creates confidence.
World Art Day coming soon in 2026...