School Projects
This year we are running 4 exciting, largescale School projects. They are Ranimation, Platform 9, A Bigger Bloom and Camp Cardboard. There are still a handful of places remaining on these projects please get in touch via email to richard.johnson@sheffield.gov.uk
Please see below details of last years Schools projects.
Last years Schools projects were:
Beeline
Ever wondered what it’d be like to be a bee?
More than 400 children from schools across Sheffield have spent the spring doing just that. With the help of professional artist Karen Logan they’ve been very busy building a beautiful honeycomb shaped sculpture inspired by the Graphic Nature exhibition at Millennium Galleries.
We’re very grateful to Museums Sheffield for their hard work on the project and allowing us to display the children’s artwork in the gallery.
Thanks also to the staff and children at the following schools for taking part: Emmaus Catholic and C of E Primary School, Shooters Grove Primary School, Nether Edge Primary School, Marlcliffe Primary School, Tapton School and King Edward’s School.
Photograph by IAN SPOONER
Fathom
Back in spring we asked 900 school children to show us what life looks like in the deepest part of the ocean – the Mariana Trench at 6033 fathoms beneath the waves!
So with the help of professional artists and sculptors from local arts organisation Art in the Park they made hundreds of weird and wonderful deep sea creatures out of clay. They decorated them with a smart material called ‘black light pigment’ that glows in vivid colour in the dark, mimicking the bio-luminescent qualities that many deep sea creatures have. This fantastic artwork will be displayed in complete darkness! Accompanied by the sounds of the deep sea, a visit will be an extraordinary experience.
To find out more about Art in the Park visit www.artinthepark.org.uk
With thanks to the staff and children at the following schools for taking part: Monteney Primary School, Norfolk Park Primary School, Emmanuel Junior School, Firs Hill Community Primary School, Intake Primary School, Longley School, Concord Junior School, Broomhill Infant School, Manor Lodge Primary School and Malin Bridge School.
Photograph by IAN SPOONER
Photo Finish
Taking inspiration from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games this exciting and dynamic project combined photography and sport. Working with professional photographers Andrew Conroy and Tim Logan, children created a photographic portfolio of the sports and games they play and watch.
Professional athletes from around the city also went into schools to run sports demonstrations that the children photographed. The children have now edited their work, ready for a special exhibition at Bank Street Arts Centre. The photographs will be shown on large screens at sporting venues throughout the city including Ponds Forge, as well as on a special website www.sheffieldphotography.org/photofinish. Can you spot yours?
Some of the children will also go on to take part in the Young Photographers project - part of the 2011 Sainsbury’s UK School Games that come to Sheffield in September. To find out more about Bank Street Arts visit www.bankstreetarts.com
With thanks to the staff and children at the following schools for taking part: Monteney Junior School, Sheffield Children’s Hospital, St. Wilfrid’s School, Emmaus School, Lydgate Junior School, Dore Primary School, Birkdale Preparatory School, Rivelin School, Kiveton Park Meadows Junior School, Nether Green Junior School, Mundella Primary School, Limpsfield Junior School, Hinde House School, Porter Croft CE Primary School and Bankwood Primary School. With thanks also to the professional athletes involved.
The Beautiful Game by Andrew Conroy www.andrewconroy.info
Designosaurs
Dinosaurs - deadly claws, monstrous appetites. Yes, but what colour were they?
Palaeontologists know a lot about dinosaurs but they can only guess at what colour they were. They don’t need to worry now though because more than 1,500 children spent the spring figuring it out.
They designed their own imaginary dinosaur, they thought about what it ate and where it lived. They then created patterns and chose colours for its skin. They gave their dinosaur a name and then used digital technology to bring it to life releasing it into an animated, colourful, prehistoric land. The results are some ofthe cutest and craziest creatures ever to walk the earth and you can see them on display during the festival.
The project was devised by Lovebytes and the artist Tom Betts. The children worked with professional artist Laura Robinson. To find out more about Lovebytes visit www.lovebytes.org.uk
With thanks to the staff and children at the following schools for taking part: Monteney Junior School, Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Emmaus School, Lydgate Junior School, Fox Hill Primary School, Shooter’s Grove Primary School, Tinsley Nursery & Infant School, Nether Green Infant School, Longley School, Intake Primary School, Pipworth Community Primary School, St. Theresa’s Catholic Primary School and Hunter’s Bar Infant School.
Image courtesy of Tom Betts and Alison Mealey
Be The Best You Can Be
In his rousing speech at the opening ceremony ofthe 2010 Sainsbury’s UK School Games, Jonathan Edwards shared the secrets of his success. One of them was how, in sport and in the rest of his life he always strives to ‘be the best that he can be’.
This great motto has been the inspiration for a collaborative project between Sheffield Children’s Festival and The Learning Year.
The project has engaged over 1,000 children from schools in the Arbourthorne, Darnall and Manor areas in song-writing, music and singing.
The project started with primary and secondary school children contributing words and phrases to a ‘lyric bank’. Then, a small group of children – talented musicians from Sheffield Springs Academy used the lyric bank to write an inspiring and uplifting song called ‘Be The Best That You Can Be’. They wrote the music to accompany it too.
The project will culminate in a performance of the song at the opening ceremony ofthe 2011 Sainsbury’s UK School Games when it comes to Sheffield in September.
The children who took part in the writing of the song will also perform it. They’ll sing on stage at Sheffield Arena, to an audience made up of their families, young athletes from all over UK and VIPs including famous sports stars and politicians.
With thanks to The Learning Year and the staff and children at the following schools for taking part: Tinsley Junior School, Phillimore Community Primary School, Arbourthorne Community Primary, Sheffield Springs Academy, Wybourn Community Primary School, Emmaus Catholic & C of E Primary School and Acres Hill Community Primary School.
Photograph by TRACEY WELSH
Escal
Every Sheffield Child Articulate and Literate by the age of 11 years.
This city wide initiative aims to increase the attainment and levels of children’s literacy. In this, the National Year of Communication, we are making ‘talk’ fun!
For more information www.sheffield.gov.uk/escal
With thanks to the staff and children at the following schools for taking part: Bradway School, Marlcliffe School, Prince Edward School, Meersbrook Bank School, Shooters Grove School, Mossbrook Primary School, Fox Hill School, St Ann’s Catholic Primary School, Emmaus School, Longley School, St Theresa’s Catholic Primary School, Valley Park School, Netherthorpe School, St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School, Hinde House School, Norfolk Community Primary School, Dobcroft Juniors, Hunters Bar Junior School, Tinsley Junior School, Stannington Nursery Infant, Waterthorpe Nursery Infant, Tinsley Nursery Infant and Grace Owen Nursery.