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Junior School art challenge 

Congratulations to the winners of this and last week's art challenge. These wonderful works have certainly brightened our day!

 

'PRIMARY COLOURS'  THEME WINNERS 

Last week's winners:

  • Prep to Year 3 Category: Isabelle Chen, Year 2
  • Years 4 to 6 Category: Amilia Liveriadis, Year 4
  • Honourable Mention: Louis Allen, Prep

The House totals are:

The winners will receive their prizes when we return to School.

2021 art show - Prep to Year 6

The Prep to Year 6 2021 Art Show showcases the fabulous talent of our students. Watch the video here!

A collaborative cross-curricular project - Years 5 and 6 French, Art and Digital Technologies

Lucie Dickens, Academic Dean of Languages

Inspired by the current NGV exhibition on French impressionism, Junior School specialist staff worked collaboratively on two units of work which required students to incorporate Art, French and Digital Technology elements into their own impressionist painting.  

 

In Art classes, Year 6 students learnt about the techniques used by impressionist painters and then applied these techniques to reproduce a waterlily painting. In French, they focused on Monet’s life and how to describe and appreciate his paintings. 

 

They also did a virtual tour of Monet’s house and garden in Giverny to understand how Monet was inspired by nature. 

To combine the different elements of their work into one, students learnt how to code and animate their own inspired Monet painting using the application Scratch. They were able to include a recording in French of their painting. Here are some examples: 

The Year 5 unit of work was similar but inspired by the work of Vincent Van Gogh. Students produced their own Starry Night version of Ayers Rock. 

As the Years 5 to 6 planned excursion to the Lume and NGV had to be cancelled due to the lockdown, students participated in the Virtual tour/presentation of the NGV exhibition.  

The benefits of cross-curricular projects such as this one are numerous. When intentionally applying multiple disciplines simultaneously, students can learn transferable problem-solving skills and make connections in their learning. 

 

It increases student engagement by offering a creative way to develop knowledge, skills, and understanding while motivating students to learn through stimulating, interconnected topics.  

 

Thank you to Jessica Tham, Celestine Yeung, Garratt Alexander and Sarah Paulin who were involved with me in this project.