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2 The Link Magazine • July 2001
School bids for arts award for creativity

Peatmoor School must be the
artiest around and only eighteen
4 months after it opened, it has ap-
plied to the Arts Council of Eng-
land for the new Artsmark award.
Creativity is everywhere. Inter-
nal surfaces are covered in artwork
and lots more is on display out-
doors after an environmental art
week before half term. The most
"° obvious are the new giant pencils
^ sticking out at angles in a rounda-
bout in the school car park.
Headteacher Terri Peacock said
i 1 the week blended education and
;. an oriental theme to compliment
the Chinese Experience restaurant
^ building opposite. "It was a fan-
. energetic week with every-
body being really creative. Apart
from the pencil forest, we've used
a lot of bamboo and sand around helped mix and move concrete and "they make the school interesting.
Arts coodinator Judy Insole puts the the pond at the back, including a heavy items. People will think there's a lot of
finishing touches to the pencil forest hollow bamboo cut to different Gordon Dickinson of art project imagination here."
at Peatmoor School with help from lengths to make a xylophone." No Added Sugar was on hand to Peatmoor is believed to be the
Liam Logan, Callum James, Chelsea Staff and visiting artists coordi- help children create a giant Chi- first in Swindon to apply for the
Coleman, Victoria Hill nated the activities and adults nesestylewaterserpentwhichhas newly launched Arts Council
been mounted on a wall above the schools Artsmark award which is
pond. "The children gave me about assessed on the range of visual
fifty drawings of their ideas; with arts, dance, drama and musical ac-
all the curves it kept growing to tivity, as well as the number of
about sixty feet." visiting artists, after school activi-
JARDINERIE Year 2 pupil Callum Trembling ties and the artistic experiences of-
Yea
"the dragon is very nice and fered to children.
colourful, its very 'rainbowly'. "I'm very hopeful that we will
Year 6 pupil Victoria Hill, who receive the silver award," said Ms
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