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' significant opportunities for self-expression, for questioning and for giving vent to creative ideas ' - David Mell, CCfL Organiser
Creative Contexts for Learning 2007
In 2007 Creative Contexts for Learning had the subtitle 'Building'.
building [noun]
1. Something that is built for a purpose e.g. human habitation; a structure;
2. The act, process, art or occupation of constructing.
The theme was, as usual, interpreted in a variety of different ways with a large percentage of schools focusing
on aspects of the built environment.
This included using
specific buildings as a starting point for the creation of
poems and stories, sculptures, films, dance, paintings and
photography to name but a few.
The 'building' theme provided significant opportunities
for self-expression, for questioning and for giving vent
to creative ideas, which is, after all, what that the Arts
do best!
Each edition of Creative Contexts for Learning last for an academic year and culminates in a celebratory exhibition in the
stunning location of Beverley Minster.
Introduction to the 2007 Edition of CCfL
Testing for the 2007
edition of the Project took the form of pre- and post-Project Knowledge and Attitude
Questionnaires and a short written task using the well known photograph
by Charles C Ebbets, 'Lunch A-top A Skyscraper' as the stimulus.
Creative Contexts for Learning seeks to provide a rich,
stimulating experience for pupils, bringing them into
direct contact with talented and creative professional
Arts practitioners and the best Projects are the ones
where an Arts practitioner has been in school for a
residency rather than just for a single session.
The
benefits to children and teachers are further enhanced
where the Arts professional has worked with small
numbers, developing relationships and focusing on
working practices and processes, on creative thinking
and time for meaningful discussion.
Immersion in an activity and the development of a close
working relationship with an artist has been proven to
pay dividends and to be much more fulfilling for pupils,
teachers, other members of staff, parents and for artists.
Preparatory and developmental work is essential and
many schools undertake this as a matter of course.
As part of the ongoing creative process children (and
teachers) are encouraged to keep notes, drawings,
photographs, text, research etc. in a creative journal or
sketchbook, which is then used as a reference in the
creation of artwork, music, dance, film etc.
Not only is
the creative journal a useful tool and resource it also
make the Arts professional's visit more successful and
has guaranteed higher levels of engagement.
At the conclusion of the Project each Co-ordinator
prepares a Report, which is an opportunity to
celebrate children's achievements in print, supported
by documentary evidence, including artwork, images
and photographs.
The Report brings together initial
plans, testing and assessment, details of art activities
undertaken, reports about artists and a review of
the Initiative as a whole.
The Report also provides an
opportunity to consider what impact the Project has had
on the school, what the outcomes were, both expected
and unexpected, and what the implications are for future
school and/or staff development.
As well as being celebratory the Report should also
be critical and analytical and make reference to the
success of the Project in the light of the original aims
and objectives.
The Co-ordinators' Reports are archived at the School
Improvement Services' Skirlaugh Offices and are available
as reference materials for teachers and educational
professionals.
The Reports also helped to shape and
inform this final celebratory document.
The Creative Contexts for Learning Exhibition, held in
the glorious setting of Beverley Minster is likewise an
opportunity to celebrate achievements and to give an
overview of the Project and its effect and those who
have been involved.
Inevitably it is a snapshot albeit a very vibrant and valuable one.
The Exhibition is always visited by large numbers people from the East Riding
and also from further afield and is an annual highlight
for many.
Images from previous Creative Contexts for Learning exhibitions can be
found on the eRiding Media Library website via the link below:
Many schools also staged exhibitions, performances
and celebrations for the benefit of their immediate and
wider community, especially when the focus had been on
an artform such as music or dance where performance
is a key element.
Since 2003 Projects have been thematically linked:
- 2003 - A Sense of Place. A strong geographical focus and with reference to the QCA Art & Design Schemes of Work.
- 2004 - Word Up! The Arts, Language and Text.
- 2005 - Transformations Environmental issues, recycling and the use of found materials in the Arts with a strong multi-cultural and spiritual dimension.
- 2006 - Numbers: Facts and Fiction. Mathematics, language and the Arts.
- 2007 - Building.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
More than two thirds of the East Riding of Yorkshire's schools have participated in Creative Contexts for Learning since its
inception.
The following 28 Schools took part in Creative Contexts for Learning 2007.
- All Saints CE VC Junior School
- Barmby On The Marsh Primary School
- Bay Primary School
- Beeford CE VC Primary School
- Beverley St Nicholas Primary School
- Bilton Community Primary School
- Boynton Primary School
- Burton Agnes CE VC Primary School
- Cowick CE VC Primary School
- Driffield Junior School
- Driffield School
- Eastrington Primary School
- Garton-on-the-Wolds CE VC Primary School
- Gembling Primary School
- Gilberdyke Primary School
- Hessle High School
- Hornsea Primary School
- Howden CE VC Infant School
- Keldmarsh Primary School
- Market Weighton Infant School
- Martongate Primary School
- North Cave CE VC Primary School
- Quay Primary School
- Reedness Primary School
- Skipsea Primary School
- Skirlaugh CE VC Primary School
- Southfield Lodge Pupil Referral Unit
- Swanland Primary School
David Mell, Teaching and Learning Consultant (Creative Arts)
The images of the exhibition provide a snapshot of the excellent work that took place.
 Images from the CCfL Exhibition 2007
Creative Contexts for Learning 2007 Brochure
This celebratory document contains brief reports from
the schools involved in the 2007 edition of the East
Riding's flagship creative arts initiative Creative Contexts
for Learning.
Creative Contexts for Learning is an Arts led, cross-curricular
and action research based initiative, which
aims through active engagement with the creative Arts
to help to raise pupil attainment in core subjects and
across the curriculum and in the specific artforms.
Please use the link in the document download panel below to access the brochure.
For further information about this edition of Creative Contexts for
Learning, for details information about the Arts professionals who
worked in schools or for any other Arts Education related enquires then
please contact:
David Mell, Teaching and Learning Consultant, Creative Arts
Tel: (01482) 392466
E-mail: david.mell@eastriding.gov.uk
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