SMART ARTS
Creativity involves collaboration, so how can schools manage exceptional arts teaching remotely? Fiona Henderson explains how it's done at King’s InterHigh
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ing’s InterHigh is an online school, but we make sure the arts play a vital role in children's education. We have an ever-expanding arts programme for every stage of their learning and offer a broad range of courses, including Drama, Music, Art & Design, Creative Media, Photography, Media and Film. Lessons are delivered live and cover concepts, content and skills – teaching not only art making and different art forms but also understanding of materials and tools. Many are project-based courses, requiring students to engage with the process through conceiving, planning, making and refining. Teachers assist by working alongside students on camera with live demonstrations, just as you would in a physical classroom. Our Drama course is new this year and it has been wonderful to see children perform as groups and individuals. Our theatre club presents its first online production this spring and students have been rehearsing and collaborating live
“Teachers assist by working alongside students on camera with live demonstrations, just as you would in a physical classroom”
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