Art & Design
Art at Knightsbridge School is taught by a specialist teacher from Year 2 to Year 8. It has its own well-equipped studio right at the top of the school, allowing for a spacious working area, which is full of light. This offers an environment that is both a creative and stimulating place to work. All the children enjoy a double lesson of Art per week.
The main objective of the art department is for the children to develop a love of creating. The children learn and enjoy all aspects of the process from the initial sketches to finished pieces. We aim to provide a safe environment, which encourages the children to express themselves in their own unique way regardless of attainment level.
Children are introduced to a diverse range of artists, movements and culture. They are exposed to a wide variety of materials, mediums and processes: drawing, painting, textiles, perspective, sculpture, ceramics, batik, printmaking, collage; in order to give every child the opportunity to discover their own potential. Projects are structured to allow children of varying abilities to be confident and achieve success. Recent projects have included responses to the work of Matisse, Monet, Rousseau, Oldenburg, Boccioni and Picasso. The pupils have also studied art from other cultures such as Aboriginal, Roman and Aztec. Large-scale projects and individual works are displayed proudly around the school and where appropriate entered into competitions and external exhibitions.