Topic

Belle has a very creative programme 3 in mind!! This topic session as all about learning how and why our world works as it does, being curious and exploring for all ages.

Break times – a 30 minute will be slotted in organically.

Traffic Light System =  Helps YP measure their understanding and gives Belle immediate visual feedback.

Week 1 – creative writing, writing a script for the animation project with Corinne. Creative lunch – making a scene on a plate! Salad items – lettuce, tomato, radish, carrot sticks. Bread and GF bread.  Avocado, cheese.   Sharing script ideas in the group.  Evaluation of session using a traffic light system. 

Week 2 

National Gallery Trafalgar square.  Walk to St James Park for group picnic lunch and to let off steam. Back to Spiritus for 3pm.Evaluation using traffic light technique .

Week 3

Finding  resources for recycling art with Corinne. Ernies Beach on South Bank searching for recyclables/ clay pipes. Learning the story of the pipes and why there are so many!

 Looking round the South Bank for litter, noting in tally form the different rubbish we see around the area. (Litter pick?) Back to Spiritus for 3PM – evaluation using cookie jar method. 

Week 4

Learning about archaeology, video on how a dig happens.  Researching how in eras throughout history the different materials, fashions in clay bowl patterns where  in history different materials were used to make bowls….what era are they from? 

3PM evaluation using traffic light 

Creative lunch (dependant on era to be discussed with Corinne).  

Week 5

Visit to Saatchi gallery learning about sculptors using museum resources. Lunch and break in Hyde Park – Princess Diana playground 

Week 6

Round up and term evaluation, what did we enjoy. What was not so good?

Creative lunch. Vlog making (can’t be filmed can have a go at filming so everyone is involved). 

Whilst vlog is being done other people scrap booking with any work etc done (I will have had photos printed, can use some of their art, diary entries etc. 

Everyone will need a small notebook and pen.
Take notes of artists they enjoy etc and a sketch book and pencil for the gallery visits. 
Also – on a Thursday (TBA) a visit to Alienarium 5 at Hyde Park and paddling in memorial fountain!  Bring spare clothes!!!! 

Cilla & Steve will be coming in weekly or fortnightly to work with our YP and will help them with their Word, Excel and web design skills so that they can showcase what they have done and learned during the Topic in a project folder or as a web page.