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At Darell we have a great commitment
to The Arts and encourage our children to experience a wide range of
artistic, musical and dramatic activities. As well as being an important
part of the curriculum, The Arts provide a range of extra curricular
activities and form the basis of many school visits.
The school has a very high reputation for the quality of its art teaching
and we are delighted to have had our achievements recognised by the
award of Artsmark Gold. It is obvious
to the visitor that the visual arts permeate the teaching of the school. We have an
interesting collection of prints around the school including original woodcuts and
silk-screen prints by adult and child artists.
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Computer art
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Reception Class 3-d art |
Art
Club is very popular |
The children work individually and in groups. They produce art in two and three dimensions
and in all different sizes.
We have had a number of artists-in-residence. You may find evidence of the residencies
around the school corridors. We have visits from exhibition curators and the children make
visits to galleries and exhibitions.
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| A visit to
the Henry Moore Foundation |
The Music curriculum is equally rich.
Many children go regularly to concerts in London which are arranged through the school. We
have valuable associations with the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden and English
National Opera. The children attend opera, ballet and orchestral performances.
Children are given the opportunity to learn to play the violin with a visiting teacher who
gives individual tuition in the school.
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orchestra provides opportunities... |
...to
play a range of instruments |
There is a school choir which meets out of school hours. All children are encouraged to
join the choir. There is also a school orchestra, open to children who have their own
musical instruments.
Drama and dance lessons form an important part of the curriculum. They also contribute to
the development of verbal and expressive skills and build the children’s confidence and sensitivity.
Children at Darell have opportunities to see plays acted and to perform for an audience.
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Reception Class Nativity 2007 |
Mary, Joseph and the Donkey - Infant
Nativity 2007 |
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