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Final Thoughts
Glen Afan Comprehensive:
'The project was brilliant. We got to go out of the classroom, and spent a day in Margam Park.'
'It was difficult making my painting but I am glad I did it, especially after seeing the brilliant work from the Brighton School.'
'I realised how beautiful our town could be if you look in the right places'
'I discovered that as an artist you can leave some things out of your painting which changes the way people looking at it might think.'
'I liked the painting with the seagulls in it. We have seagulls nesting in our school roof.'
'I know now how to insert a picture from a file into a PowerPoint page, and make it smaller or bigger.'
Varndean School:
'I don't think I will ever get bored of Brighton, I love it!!!'
'I put the sea sick doughnut in because it is an historical monument.'
'In my picture I have put an inscription of the entrance to the Volks Railway from 1883.'
'The place I was born, and where I want to be, this is what Brighton means to me.'
'To me Brighton is beautiful and always smiling.'
'The sea at Port Talbot looks a lot better than the sea at Brighton.'
'Port Talbot has lots more industry than Brighton, but I've heard that you have a sandy beach?'
'Port Talbot is very industrial and does not look very busy or lively, Brighton is extremely crowded and there is always something going on.'
'Josey's painting shows Port Talbot is about industry, my painting shows Brighton is about fun!'
Teachers: We thought the project
certainly got the pupils interested, and as you can see by
the comments it got them thinking about where they live, and
what it must be like living elsewhere. We were delighted with
the outcome, and pleased that the pupils had an opportunity
to compare and contrast where they live. It made some of them
appreciate what previously they had taken for granted. It
also gave them a greater insight and understanding of the
art and artists in the Tate exhibition, which the pupils are
all now clamouring to go to!
All the pupils were able to use technology to
put together the PowerPoint demonstration, and all the skills
related to that. Certainly, now that we have made contact,
we would like to continue the association and develop links
between our schools. Who knows, we might even arrange a joint
school trip and meet in the Tate Gallery!!!!
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