Education

Stories at schooltime for special Pyjamarama Day

Youngsters at North Cadbury Church of England Primary School enjoyed a day in their jim-jams as part of the Book Trust Pyjamarama Day celebrating books and reading. Activities included writing and listening to stories, creating book covers and using books to go on a scavenger hunt for words. Even the staff joined in and the cuddly toys had a splendid day in school!

School with star alunmi opens for arts week

Artwork produced by the talented teachers at Bryanston School will be showcased for the very first time during Dorset Arts Week from Saturday, May 29 until June 6. The art department will be running a series of special public workshops and hosting an open studio. The art department comprises of teachers and technicians who are all accomplished artists in their own right – from award-winning portraiture and abstract paintings to contemporary ceramics and mixed media art forms and the artwork on display will comprise an extensive selection of drawings, paintings, prints and sculptures. Bryanston is renowned as a fertile environment for the creative arts and has overseen the formative development of many generations of renowned designers and artists including Sir Terence Conran, Sir Howard Hodgkin, Richard Batterham, Quinlan Terry and Lucian Freud along with Sophie Harley, Michael Armitage, Tessa Eastman and Coco Fennell. Head of Art Doug Knight said such active participation in one of the country’s largest biennial open studio events has been a long time in the planning: “For quite some time, we have been looking at different ways to support art development in the local community and to provide budding local artists with the chance to benefit from the diverse range of skills within our team. Running dedicated workshops for all ages as part of the county’s most popular art event is the perfect opportunity. Dorset Art Weeks also provides our talented team with a rare collective opportunity to showcase their skills and latest works to a wider audience. “As a new venue on the event’s circuit in the heart of Dorset, we are all delighted to be taking part and really looking forward to welcoming visitors.” Workshops (10am-12.30pm): Experimental drawing on Monday, May 31. Ceramics on Friday, June 4. Experimental print-making on Wednesday, June 2. Life drawing workshop on Saturday, June 5 (10am-12pm) Early booking is advisable and tickets are available at tickets.bryanston.co.uk.

Caroline by Jack Dickson Head of art Doug Knight

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