Art and DT

Subject Philosophy: Art and Design

At Queen’s Park, Art and Design forms a key part of our curriculum. Learning is linked to the Humanities-driven programme, enriching and extending understanding of the topics explored. Art & Design education provides rewarding activities that inspire, inform, stimulate and challenge. We teach Art & Design with passion, excellent subject knowledge, always targeting critical and creative thinking skills development. We facilitate engaging learning experiences for our children to ensure that new skills and knowledge are acquired and applied successfully. Our aim is to create risk-accepting, confident, independent creators who can articulate, critically evaluate and value their own creative journeys.

Art empowers young people. Not only does it encourage self-expression and creativity, but it also enables students to build confidence and a sense of personal identity. Art is a platform for addressing the critical issues of our times. Studying art helps to develop critical thinking and the ability to interpret the world around us by presenting challenging ideas visually. Moreover, students that study art develop a high degree of autonomy, self-management, self-reflection, inventiveness, resilience, and focus.

Subject Philosophy: Design and Technology

At Queen’s Park, Design and Technology (D&T) forms a key part of our curriculum. Learning is linked to the Humanities-driven programme, enriching and extending understanding of the topics explored. Using criticality, creativity, risk-acceptance and imagination, pupils design and make products that solve real and relevant problems within a variety of contexts, considering their own and others’ needs, wants and values. We teach D&T with passion and excellent subject knowledge. We facilitate engaging holistic learning experiences for our children to ensure that new skills and knowledge are acquired and applied successfully. Our aim is to create pupils who learn how to take risks, becoming resourceful, innovative, enterprising and capable cosmopolitan citizens.

Design and Technology gives young people the skills and abilities to engage positively with the designed and made world and to harness the benefits of technology. They learn how products and systems are designed and manufactured, how to be innovative and to make creative use of a variety of resources including digital technologies, to improve the world around them.

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