Light, Flight and Air – Art Exhibition by the children of Beecroft Garden

Join Beecroft Primary to see their pupil's responses to the National Gallery’s Take One Picture scheme

Private view Wednesday 7th Feb

5.00pm until 7.30pm

Open Monday-Friday, 9–11am, 2–3.15pm from 8th Feb to 2nd March 2018

Closed Half Term

Every year the National Gallery’s Take One Picture scheme for primary schools focuses on a painting from the collection to inspire cross curricular learning in primary classrooms. This year it is ‘Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump’ 1768 by Joseph Wright of Derby.

During January the entire school from Nursery to Year 6 explored this painting in many exciting ways.Painting, textiles, collage, photography and sculpture were used in lots of science-based learning to produce an inspiring exhibition.

The whole school project encouraged the children to delve into the world of scientific investigation. Research into air pollution, moon phases, nocturnal insects and light, to name just a few, were some of the starting points for the children to make real and meaningful connections. See what happens when all the birds escape and start to fly around our hall!

Beecroft Garden School is located in Beecroft Road, Brockley, SE4 2BS.