Art at Mayflower

Art is a key element of Mayflower’s curriculum offer. We believe that it can support children’s understanding of other subject areas and is incorporated across the curriculum as well as being taught discretely. All art topics involve teaching new skills which children apply collaboratively and independently. We encourage a focus on individual and unique outcomes whilst maintaining emphasis on the artistic process. We believe this is key to children developing a creative mindset.

The art curriculum aims to develop children’s skills within 6 key areas: drawing, painting, sculpture, printing, collage/textiles and photography/digital. To further enrich learning, each class is named after an artist or maker, and the start of each academic year is dedicated to exploring their lives, work and creative processes. Children leave Mayflower with a rich knowledge of a diverse group of artists that use a broad spectrum of skills across different mediums.

We have developed long standing relationships with a number of galleries and artist educators regularly come to school to deliver workshops or collaborate on projects. Our consortium of local schools works closely with Bow Arts on an annual project. During the year a professional artist will work with the school to create a final outcome that is exhibited at a celebration event. We ensure all of our pupils visit a range of galleries and museums during their time at Mayflower, so they understand the cultural opportunities available to them in London. Children can take part in creative after school clubs to further enrich their creative interests.

Take a look at some of our past projects and collaborations here: