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12 The Link Magazine • February 2004
School's art sets a national example

Children at Windmill Hill School, Freshbrook are becoming excited at the prospect of a visit to London on 5 February to show VIPs around
an exhibiton of their artwork at the world famous Courtauld Institute at Somerset House.
The school is well known for the quality of art teaching and learning professional designer has been commissioned to prepare an exhibition
and was invited to contribute an exhibition of work for the launch of a catalogue which includes the children's artwork in the style of the
new education resource centre at the institute. The Year 6 pupils spent artists and their writing about the paintings.
the Autumn term studying in depth paintings by Rubens, Bruegel, The school's Ofsted inspection last year made particular mention of
Manet, Cezanne and Kandinsky and were taken on three all expenses outstanding standards in art and the quality of display.
paid trips to see the original works by the artists with their teacher Mark The class have been invited to the opening of the resource centre
Hazzard. The December Link exclusively featured the art and craft where they will talk to visitors about their studies.
work on display in the classroom before it was taken to London. A
Half the class were featured in the December Link. Here arc the other half in
front of the displays which will be mounted at the Courtauld Institute

Holocaust work in North Swindon
A group of Year 6 children at Abbey Meads Primary School have
looked closely at prejudice and have helped make a video about
bullying in schools to be screened on World Holocaust Day, Tuesday
28 January.
Seven youngsters
worked with Gurchetan 1 ^'
Singh who was commis-
sioned by Cre8 Studios
in the Town Hall to re-
search and produce the
short documentary
which links the experi-
ences of children with the
wider issues of oppres-
sion around the world.
Class teacher Steve
Bickell said, "we dis-
cussed themes relating to
the Holocaust and de-
cided to focus on issues
that the children could Gnrchetan Singh with the project group, back
r
relate to, like bullying" f om left, Rebecca McNeil, Stephen Sadler, Kate
Emma Mullard, 11, Griffiths, Katie Cook. Front, JoshiaiMiah,Emma
said, "we've discussed Mallard, Jaillesh Ladhu
what prejudice is and why people told him the wrong things about
do it, and also why children bully people who did not look like him.
each other. I think some people's "You should not think the wrong
lives at home are difficult. Mis- thingbecausesomebodylooksdif-
treatment at home can lead to bul- ferent, or even wears the wrong
lying." kind of trainers. The project has
Classmate Jaylesh Ladhu said, taught us a lot."
"I was bullied at a school in Lou- A Holocaust Day exhibition of
don before I came to Abbey Meads poetry, writing and the Abbey
because of the colour of my skin. I Meads video can be seen in the
think it was because his parents North Swindon Library.