Art curriculum
Welcome to Art!
At Park Lane School we believe that the Arts offer opportunities beyond conventional means of expressing thoughts and feelings as well as communicating. Including, art in the curriculum supports all other areas of learning making it accessible for all. It is known that Art encourages skills of empathy, negotiation, co-operation and teamwork. It provides a holistic approach to learning, whereby the pupils cognitive, emotional and physical skills are developed and supported. Art allows for every student in our school the chance to shine and achieve wherever their talents lie, thus allowing our students to grow daily in self esteem and confidence.
The intention is
· That all students, regardless of gender, ability, cultural or ethnic origin, have the right to experience the Arts in as a broad a context as possible.
· That every student should be taught to be creative and appreciative of the Arts in the widest sense of the word, and that this appreciation allows our students to develop a greater and more sophisticated understanding of the world around them.
· That access to the Arts allows students to extend their exploration of the spiritual, cultural, moral and ethical aspects of the world in which they live and that it is our job to ensure they do this at every opportunity.
Our Community
Take a look at some of the local projects we have got involved in!
Art Space Macclesfield
Upper School pupils have enjoyed working with local artist Patty Callaghan to create an art piece that will initially be shown in Town Hall for the Mayor's Civic Awards, after this it will be displayed in the new pavilion in South Park! We had lots of fun creating out masterpiece!
Eye Society Macclesfield
The entire school contributed towards a project to celebrate 100 years of the Cheshire East Eye Society! Each class was tasked with making an immersive and tactile art piece, along with other primary schools within Macclesfield, to be judged and displayed at the Silk Museum, Macclesfield. Between Sixth Form 2 and Middlewood class, we won £150 worth of art materials!
Cartoon Workshop
KS4 participated in a fantastic, interactive Cartoon Workshop by BBC sitcom writer and The Guardian cartoonist, Harry Venning! The pupils were incredibly enthusiastic and inspired by Harry's work.
