Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.
Art, craft and design embody some of the highest forms of human creativity. A high-quality art and design education should engage, inspire and challenge pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art, craft and design. As pupils progress, they should be able to think critically and develop a more rigorous understanding of art and design. They should also know how art and design both reflect and shape our history, and contribute to the culture, creativity and wealth of our nation. National Curriculum for Art & Design, purpose of study
Here is a short film we made for ArtUK about the sculpture, Draped Seated Woman (Old Flo) by Henry Moore. The sculpture is particularly important to our community within Tower Hamlets.
Community, Cooking, Creativity & Clay
For the past three weeks we have been working with the Whitechapel Gallery and artist, Francesca Anfossi, on a project where children work together with their parents to discover what art can be. We have visited Francesca's studio, Rochester Square, in Camden. We have...
Draped Seated Woman by Henry Moore
The Lansbury Lawrence Arts Council were selected to make a film for ArtUK about the sculpture, Draped Seated Woman by Henry Moore. The sculpture is a piece of public art that has long been associated with Tower Hamlets, and is now situated very near to our school in...
Riley class’ Immersion day on Countries around the World
Riley class had a fun day preparing themseves for their new learning theme which is about countries where the children are from. They used maps and atlas’ to create their version of the globe and locate their countries of origin. They made various national flags,...
Making Memories in Year 3!
What a fantastic day we've had in year 3 today! We were doing activities all day about our identities and what is important to us. It was led by two artists from the Tate Britain and part of the Year 3 project led by the famous artist Steve McQueen. We created lots of...
Photography Club
In photography club we looked at the story of the Cottingly Fairies. In 1917 two little girls called Elsie and Frances were playing with a camera, they decided to create some fairies to take photos of but because photography was so new people had not realised you...
Barbican Box – the finale
All of Year 3 have been working on the Barbican Box, which is based on the memories of poet and author, Michael Rosen. We have made class poems exploring our own memories and worked with artists to create art in response to our ideas. Yesterday, we went to the...
Happy Easter!
An annual feature at Lansbury Lawrence is the Easter hat parade, where the whole school comes together, and children in years 1-6 get to strut along a catwalk wearing their wonderful self-made hat creation. Recycled materials feature prominently, as does personal...
Lichtenstein Class visit The Nunnery Gallery
Doreen Fletcher Lichtenstein Class have been inspired by the work of artist, Doreen Fletcher. Fletcher has painted the East End of London for over 30 years. There is an exhibition of her work on at The Nunnery gallery at the moment. We enjoyed looking at her work and...
STEAM Co. Day for British Science Week
Monday was a day like no other at Lansbury Lawrence. All of our children went off timetable for the day, and were allowed to explore the school to engage with different Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths activities. It was wonderful to see our older and...
Air Quality Project with Year 5
Year 5 have been working with Hester from R-Urban on an exciting air quality project. They have been learning lots of interesting facts about our local area and how the wind affects how polluted a particular spot is. They have also been learning about moss, and how...