Arts and Crafts

Art club takes place three times a week and is open to all pupils from Years 3 to 8.

It is a place to reflect, work on personal projects or group work, develop an art portfolio or develop and refine existing skills.

Pupils can experiment with different techniques and are encouraged to take risks and have fun in a supportive environment.

Pupils learn a variety of skills including photography, print making, illustration, fine art, graphic design, research, sewing, prop making and traditional observational drawing.

Art Masterclass takes place once a week and is open to pupils from Year 5 and above.

This is where pupils can develop their own art portfolio for an Art Scholarship to a senior school or simply develop a passion to build and create.

Pupils are supported to explore their own passions and collect images to work from. Photography is encouraged with pupils building up their own imagery to work from. Observational drawing is encouraged from first hand reference.

Ceramics is available to all pupils at the Prep School.

Here pupils can learn how to coil, slab and make a functional or sculptural object in clay. Throughout the term pupils will learn about different textures and surfaces and painting as well as smoke firing and glazing techniques.

This is an opportunity for children to spend time on individual projects of their choice.

This has included candle making, decorating small boxes using decoupage and designing and making their own pieces of jewellery. It is lovely to see the pupils spending time together, playing music of their choice and chatting, whilst they embark on their own creative ideas.

Founded in September 2016, Origami started at Bede’s Prep after the children took part in the UK Mathematics Trust National Final.

After pupils investigated Haga’s Theorem of Folding, Mr Fasciolo-Barnes fell in love with origami as did some of our pupils!

In sewing club, pupils learn how to hand sew using different stitches to produce a variety of beautiful handmade items.

Some choose to master the fiddly task of sewing in a zip, others have enjoyed trying their hand at embroidery and cross stitch. Children tend to work on one project over the course of a few weeks and realise that a great deal of patience, care and time goes towards producing each item.

The children are also very welcome to work on their own projects with guidance and helpful hints. In the past pupils have created their own zip pencil cases, cushions, stuffed animals and carefully embroidered decorations. Sewing club is a lovely calm and focussed activity that produces some gorgeous results, which the children often keep or give as gifts.