UNIVERSITY OF JOHN DONNE

GREEN STUDIO 8 children per session Children select their own materials Children decide what to make. Most materials are ‘help yourself’ ( HELP YOURSELF SHELF…… ) Some materials are restricted (ASK AN ADULT………. ) No paint or glue-stick Instead permanent pens,sellotape, double-sided tape, string, staples, wire…and Big ideas

GREEN STUDIO Re-using surplus materials/ends of lines that would otherwise have ended up in land-fill…… Fabrics Wall papers, wrappings Wool, Ribbon, cord etc Packaging,cardboard Buttons, bottle tops ‘Widgets’ etc workandplayscrapstore.org.uk

GREEN STUDIO CLASS COLLECTION POINT PLEASE SAVE ALL PAPER & CARD OFF-CUTS, IN THIS TUB. Every Lunchtime children from year 1 to year 6 enjoying drawing, inventing and designing Art and Craftwork to take home, using only re-claimed resources.THANK YOU for helping to make this possible Look out for photographs showing these artistic outcomes in the weekly Newsletter!

Jonah’s Rocket Confidence to select his own materials make his own design decisions (even if the adult does not understand his idea )

ADA’S PIXIE Ada came inside to swiftly create this character to be part of a Yr 1 game outside… then the game continued….

Peter’s supersonic rocket

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Rodrigo & Axel – Robot repetition……

MIYA’S ROBOT

TAYLOR’S CAT

CREATIVE CAITLIN Some children would come every day! Caitlin always comes in the door with an idea, uses her time well, rarely asks for help always completes her projects Is very willing to help others often creates subsidiary projects at home her Mum encourages this work and often donates re usables (which C may well take back home again in a different form)

Different age groups can work together..sisters side by side! shared experiences / collaboration are very powerful learning tools, and also a brilliant way to practice speaking English

WORKING TOGETHER ON A CLASS PROJECT the children frequently use the Green Studio as a place to experiment or to discuss an idea connected with their class work….

It is the PROCESS that matters..

CUSTOMMIZED ‘BAYBLADES’?

ZOHRA’S designer HANDBAG! Scrapstore’s ‘Sanderson fabric …..or was it ‘Osbourne & Little’ ? - wonderful to be able to be generous with quality materials!

INDEDEPENDENT INVENTORS!

DEDICATION DESPITE THE WEATHER !

EVERYONE LOVES ELEPHANTS…

A Green Studio Classroom Session …

‘GREEN STUDIO’ STAFF INSET

Towards ‘Critical Thinking.’ A ‘Creative Workshop’ approach in the classroom. BRONZE-set activity:  outcome pre-determined  materials are restricted in order achieve a ‘correct’ outcome.  Design belongs to the teacher not the child.  Low level learning experience=replicating a model  Suitable as an introductory task, teaching new skills/new materials  Challenge-accommodating the more able/ experienced child…. SILVER- supported activity:  child given starting point/framework,to which they add their own ideas  child offered a restricted choice of materials to use in their own way  child encourage to experiment, adaptation skills.  Suitable as a follow-on task, encouraging exploration of own ideas  Challenge- encouraging timid/inexperienced children GOLD- open workshop approach:  child has complete unrestricted choice of materials,  opportunity to explore the materials in their own way,  encouraged follow own interests, adapt and extend their creations  excellent opportunity for developing critical –thinking  Suitable for all confident children, once they have mastered basic skills  Challenge- recognising/giving space for creative children to grow…