Hard times – Victorian children at workLinked to History Curriculum Unit 11 ‘What was it like for children living in Victorian Britain?’Go back in time and meet the Victorians! Students will be introduced to Victorian life through characters found in the British Folk Art Collection. There will be an opportunity to dress up in Victorian-style children’s costumes and handle real and replica Victorian artefacts. Students will look for clues which tell them about the lives of people in Victorian times and work within teams to design and create their own 3D replica Victorian shop signs, using a variety of media. K

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Primary school programmes at Compton Verney

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1 Talking buildingsLinked to Art and Design Curriculum Unit 2C ‘Can buildings speak?’

Become a building detective! Students will investigate the exterior and interior of Compton Verney, comparing old and new building materials. After recording their observations by sketching and creating a rubbing they will make an exciting ‘materials’ collage. They will also explore our Adam Hall and build their own architectural feature from air-drying clay.

Faces and feelingsLinked to Art and Design Curriculum Unit 1A ‘Self-portrait’.

Let’s make faces! Students will learn about emotions through facial expressions by searching out characters and sketching them from our fascinating portrait paintings. They then sketch a self-portrait and create this into a relief portrait made in air-drying clay.

Pattern, shape, designLinked to Art and Design Curriculum Unit 3B ‘Investigating pattern’.

Become a textile designer! Students explore fabulous textile designs in the Enid Marx collection, recording patterns and shapes to inspire their own stencil-printed piece. Then working in teams they create a silk-screen printed panel using their own designs.

Face to faceLinked to Art and Design Curriculum Unit 3A ‘Portraying relationships’ and History Curriculum Unit 8 ‘What were the differences between the lives of the rich and poor in Tudor times?’

Come face to face with Henry VIII! Students explore Tudor portraiture, symbolism, costume and handle replica Tudor artefacts. They will watch the Tudors come to life through replica costumes and sketch in the Gallery. They will also create their own Tudor-style self-portrait using exciting painting techniques.

Clay containersLinked to Art and Design Curriculum Unit 5B ‘Containers’.

Explore a world of containers! Students will sketch containers and vessels from different countries and times in the collections. By exploring their function, purpose, form, shape, surface decoration, and materials they develop a 3D design. They then make their own ‘wish pot’ from air-drying clay having looked at ceramic techniques and processes, such as pinch and coil pots.

Talking textilesLinked to Art and Design Curriculum Unit 5C ‘Talking textiles’.

Students examine how a story can be represented in textiles. During the day they will explore pattern and shape in the collections, developing their stencilling and printmaking techniques and finish by working collaboratively to make a screen-printed banner that illustrates a story.

Mysterious landscapesLinked to Art and Design Curriculum Unit 6C ‘A sense of place’ and 9gen ‘Visiting a gallery’.

Watch a volcano erupt, witness a shipwreck and see the hustle and bustle of the city! Students investigate the theme of ‘landscape’, exploring composition, perspective, mood and atmosphere in the paintings and grounds at Compton Verney. They will be encouraged to record their observations through sketching and will then compose their own mixed media landscape.

Book NoW T. 01926 645 560 E: learning@comptonverney.org.uk

Day long workshops

10am – 2.15pm£4 per pupil

Teachers go Free

For more information see www.comptonverney.org.uk/learning

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