Within a
happy and caring environment and based on the recognition
of the dignity and worth of each child, high standards
are expected. Intellectual development is emphasised and
fostered along with the pursuit of academic excellence.
Craigclowan aims to encourage an active partnership
between home, school, and the wider community.
AIMS
& OBJECTIVES
To develop
children’s visual literacy and aesthetic awareness
in order to facilitate enjoyment and an appreciation of
Art.
To promote confidence and skill in the creation of
artwork and encourage the children to respond to the
world about them.
To promote cognitive development by including questioning,
problem solving, decision making, and imagination.
To enable children to use different materials, tools and
media and to develop a variety of skills and techniques.
To encourage children to make their own interpretations
and self evaluations and to foster a sense of enjoyment
and achievement.
To provide children with a vocabulary to talk about Art.
To begin to develop an understanding of the work of other
artists and use that to enhance their own work.
To identify and solve problems in visual and tactile form.
To develop the children’s fine and gross motor
skills and handling of simple equipment.
To develop an understanding of the Visual Elements: line,
tone, texture, pattern, colour, shape, space and form.
To develop the children’s ability to work in pairs
and groups, discussing their work and solving problems.
To develop links with other curriculum areas.
To use tools safely.
To use materials economically and leave them in a fit
state to be used by others.
USE
OF MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES, SKILLS & COLOUR
Through progression
at each stage children are given the opportunity to
experiment with the following:
- Drawing: Pencil,
Crayon, Colouring Pencils, Chalk, Oil Pastels,
Charcoal, Paint (Acrylic and Watercolour)
- Painting Techniques:
Use of Brushes, Printing, Stencils and Sprays
- Modelling: Masks,
Paper Mache, Mod Roc Figures and Clay
- Collage: Paper,
Variety of materials and Fabric.
PLANNING,
STRUCTURE, PROGRESSION AND CONTINUNITY
The art curriculum
will develop the children’s skill base in Art,
however, cross curricular links are made as much as
possible to make the work more meaningful. The children
should be given opportunities to experience different
approaches to Art including, group, pair and whole class
work. In order to develop visual literacy, the following
elements should be taught starting in Year 6:
Colour, Line, Pattern, Texture, Tone, Shape, Space and
Form.
TEACHING
TIME AND SPACE
Years 6 > 8 have
70 minutes of structured Art each week. This is based in
a new, extremely colourful Art room.
DISPLAY
Within the course of
the academic year, each child should have at least one
piece of artwork on display. Work selected for display
should range across abilities but should reflect each
child’s good work. Where appropriate, displays
should have an explanation of the techniques used to
produce the artwork. Displays should be repaired and
maintained as necessary and updated regularly.
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