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ReviewSenior School 2019-20 • Art • Dance • Drama • Music • Sport Welcome Contents This review demonstrates the wealth of extra- Art 1-10 curricular activities at Old Palace across art, dance, drama, music and sport alongside Dance 11-22 the enthusiastic and positive ways that our Drama 23-28 students engage with all that is on offer. Music 29-36 At Old Palace we aim to provide an outstanding academic education combined Sport 37-44 with development opportunities to allow our students to become capable in a wide range Lockdown 45-58 of skills, confident in trying new things and connected to the wider world around them. These are known as the 3Cs and research shows that when all these come together girls really thrive and become well rounded individuals ready to succeed and take on the world! This year we faced the unprecedented situation of schools in the UK closing in March and moving to remote learning. Staff and students at Old Palace rose to the challenges faced and showed incredible creativity in managing to continue with many extra-curricular and enrichment activities in a ‘remote’ way, using technology. The school community enjoyed activities such as online church services, virtual choirs, House activities, student and staff videos, prizegiving and more. These activities helped to keep the school community connected during this difficult period and was very much appreciated by everyone involved. I very much hope that you enjoy reading the 2019/20 Old Palace Review. Front cover: Sahi in Croydon Best wishes Minster. Jane Burton © Birdy Peacock Head Art During the year, the Old The department worked alongside the Higher Education & Careers Coordinator, Palace Senior Art department Mrs Williams, to organise an opportunity has held workshops, clubs, for the GCSE, AS and A-level students to competitions and trips. meet with Kent Knowles, an art professor and admissions officer from Savannah In the Autumn term, the Year 10 GCSE Art College of Art & Design. He spoke to the students went on a trip to Kew Gardens students about the opportunity to study to gather first-hand resources for their different related Art subjects at their ‘Natural Forms’ project. While exploring university which has locations in America, the beautiful sights around the Gardens Hong Kong and Frances. He also gave they also had an exciting opportunity a live painting demonstration that the to see installations of several works by students really enjoyed. glass artist, Dale Chihuly. Year 12 and Outside of school, students were involved Year 13 went to Cass and Farnham in the greater Croydon community. Sculpture parks, firm favourites to visit as Several of the Year 13 Art students the outdoor setting and scale of works created a beautiful mural for the Whitgift really inspire. In January, the Year 11 GCSE House Hair salon. Mrs Broad worked with Art students went to the ‘Picasso and students from the Prep and Senior School Paper’ exhibition at the Royal Academy to create a permanent ceramic tile mural of Art. The show featured work from all which was installed at Prep; a vibrant the stages of Picasso’s career and was an representation of ‘What does Old Palace excellent chance for the students to find mean to you?’. Many of the students inspiration in a range of materials and from Year 6-13 visited the pop-up Banksy styles for their exam unit. installation located near Surrey Street The department held several clubs close to the Senior School and discussed and workshops such as Mrs Feeney’s the meaning of his work during their Art lunchtime Art club for Year 6 and 7 lessons. students. Mrs Evangeli offered a range During lockdown, the Art students have of after school Art workshops for Year 8 produced an impressive range of work and 9 students that gave them a chance using different processes including; to extend their knowledge in painting, drawing, mixed media and photography. drawing, and textile skills. Additionally, They have truly demonstrated their Ms Clauser led a series of Photography creative problem-solving abilities workshops for Year 9-11 students with and have impressed us all with their a focus on darkroom techniques and imagination and technical skills. digital alternative processes. Photography has also been the media of choice Lucy Broad for competitions including the South Head of Art & Design Croydon Rotary Club and our own lockdown Everyday Object and Wildlife competition. Old Palace Review 2019-20 1 Art Art 2 Old Palace Review 2019-20 Art Old Palace Review 2019-20 3 Art Art A Level Art Trip to Cass and Farnham Sculpture Parks On 8th July, the Year 12 Art and Photography students went on a trip to Cass and Farnham sculpture parks. The parks were impressive due to the scale of some of the sculptures, as well as the effect of seeing the man-made objects against the natural landscape. Throughout the day, we sketched and photographed many of the sculptures to use as visual research and inspiration for our own A Level projects. Phoebe R, Year 12 (now Year 13) 4 Old Palace Review 2019-20 Art Art Installation Next time you are visiting the Preparatory School, keep an eye out for the window that was designed and realised by a group of girls across the school. This all started with the House Art competition to draw an image of what school means to them. With so many entries it was hard to choose, but with the help of Year 12 Art students and Mrs Broad they worked together to combine many elements into one final design, focused around the Four Pillars and the School crest. On Saturday, 22nd June, a workshop was run where the competition winners worked with clay to turn the design into ceramics tiles. They learnt numerous new skills and by working together were able to make fast progress, particularly in cutting out the very fiddly Michaelmas daisies. They added a border of their own hands and also chose a colour for the final finish. Once the tiles were made and bisque fired, the Senior girls returned to glaze them. It is always exciting to see them come out of the kiln after the glaze has been added, as some colours change quite dramatically at this stage. Over the summer Mrs Broad then installed the Art piece ready for the new academic year. Old Palace Review 2019-20 5 Art Art Wonderment and Awe We have a Wonderment and Awe Board for Years 7-9. Any students that create great work in their sketchbooks have it scanned, printed and put on the art board outside the Shah Art Room. They also receive a certificate. Miali, Year 9H Tori, Year 7H Whitney, Year 9S Kulsoom Runner Up in Photography Competition Many congratulations to Kulsoom (Year My photograph How We Ruin the with the runner up in the 13 to 16 age 9) who was named Runner-Up in the 13 Environment, was a contrast of greenery category. I would like to thank the Art to 16 age category in the Annual Schools’ and rubbish that has been littered near department, as I would not have been Rotary Photography Competition. The my house. I found this a very inspiring successful without this opportunity. theme for this year’s competition was, picture. I went to the Croydon Clock Kulsoom, Year 9 ‘Environment Under Pressure’. She Tower Café where I was presented received her certificate at a presentation ceremony on 16 October at the Croydon Clocktower Café. 6 Old Palace Review 2019-20 Art Monoprint Workshop On Monday 30th September, I and six placed our image on top of that, securing it The recent print workshop was run by Mrs other students from Year 9 attended a down using masking tape. Finally, we traced Evangeli and the A level art students. The Monoprinting art workshop after school. over our chosen picture using a pencil, workshop had two main purposes; to teach It was great fun as we were able to learn which resulted in the image being printed us Monoprinting and to help us decide new skills that we wouldn’t normally do on our paper in the ink. whether we would like to do GCSE Art. In in lessons and it gave us an insight in to this workshop we learnt different techniques Rachel T, Year 9 what GCSE art might be like. and many different skills that we will be able to use in the future. First, we created a background by blending I found the workshop very enjoyable different colours of chalk together on an A3 although I found it quite difficult because Nicola, Year 9 sheet of paper. Then we chose the colour you are not able to lean on the paper ink we wanted to print our images on and whilst drawing. I enjoyed it as I learnt a rolled it out onto a sheet of plastic. Next, we new method and technique in art, and chose the picture that we wanted to print I look forward to doing this again and using the ink (I chose a flower), carefully participating in the next art workshop. placed our A3 paper onto the ink (making Kayla, Year 9 sure we didn’t press too hard) and then Old Palace Review 2019-20 7 Art Art Wet Felting Workshop The latest Art workshop took place on 18th November. While at this workshop, I and several others learnt the art of wet felting. Three ‘A’ level Art students joined us and helped with the workshop. This workshop was to give Year 9 students a taste of what they could do in GCSE Art.