Dockyards and Cityscapes

A project with Millbrook Community School in partnership with
Creative Partnerships.

Participants: Secondary pupils years 7,8,9 and 10

Project duration: Five days

Location: MillBrook Community School and on location in Southampton.


Outcomes:

Teachers and pupils learnt a range of printmaking techniques that were successfully and effectively used in the classroom.
Pupils and teachers were able to expressively portray local cityscape and dockyard landmarks through printmaking techniques.
Pupils gained an understanding that learning can also take place outside of the classroom environment.
Pupils and teachers had fun and produced great work.

Pre - Project
We ran a teacher training day to introduce the teachers and assistants to the techniques we would be getting the pupils to do during the project.

Day one

Pupils enjoyed a day out on location in Southampton drawing views from the city walls looking out towards the docks, taking photographs and recording sounds.
This was the main research-gathering day of the project.

Days two and three

Pupils were shown lino cutting and printing techniques and spent these two days trying out these techniques. They tried out two colour printing and produced some very dramatic images.

Day four

A range of mono printing techniques were shown to the pupils and they experimented with these techniques. We also talked to the pupils about how best to display prints and they spent time mounting their work ready for display to the rest of the school.

‘Thank you for a great 5 days! The kids really enjoyed it and so did I’.

Rose Parkhouse Head Of Art MillBrook Community School.