Lyrics to the Earth
Students from The CE Academy worked with Daniel Johnson to record live drum beats, devise melodies, and write lyrics to the earth.
Education
Alternative Monday 25 – Art in the woods
An environment of kindness and understanding has enabled students to develop skills and understanding of both art and life, without fear of failing.
Alternative Monday 24 – Pixelated Portraits
The bigger the grid the faster the drawing took to complete. But the resolution was worse, making it harder to identify each other’s pixelated portraits.
Alternative Monday 23 – Printmaking Outside
Student attention was starting to wander until Liz Lake took the printmaking outside. Reinvigorated students expressing the warmth of the summer sun.
Alternative Monday 22 – Disgusting Sounds
It’s usually assumed in schools and society in general that loud, abrasive, disgusting sounds (and the people that make them) should be quieted. However…
Alternative Monday 21 – Fairy Tales
A broomstick flying fairy queen being chased by an armadillo rat porcupine? Louise Clarke allowed students to dream their own fantastical fairy tales.
Alternative Monday 20 – Broken Windows
For many of our students who have been excluded from mainstream education the challenge is how to break the cycle rather than the windows.
Alternative Monday 19 – Photogrammetry
The basic idea behind Photogrammetry is that a number of different photographs produces a cloud of points linked together like a spiderweb.
Alternative Monday 18 – Johnny BANG Reilly
Johnny BANG Reilly identified with our students who had been excluded from mainstream education. “I know this energy very well, I was just like it”.
Alternative Monday 17 – Kinaesthetic Film Making
Martin Steed’s Horror was the outcome of a kinaesthetic approach to film making with students from The CE Academy in 2014.