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Science in the Artist's Studio
 
Jacopo del Sellaio's Cupid and Psyche was the focus painting for these sessions. We spent time 'reading' the painting and learning about the Greek myth that inspired it. The next step was to investigate emulsifiers and then use the minerals and equipment in the Fitzwilliam loan box to grind minerals into pigments and make our own paint. We experimented with the paint and have begun creating our own pieces of art inspired by the painting. 
Sessions were held at the Darwin Learning Centre and The Beacon with students engaging enthusiastically in the practical science and art activities and making valuable cross curricular links between the two subjects.

Laura Mucha

On Thursday 15th January, we had our second visit from poet Laura Mucha. Laura is an ex-lawyer turned award-winning poet and Author-in-Residence in the Department of Public Health & Primary Care, University of Cambridge.

Laura’s visits are a valuable part of our mission to raise the profile of reading for pleasure in our school and engaging our young people in the joy of the creative process. Her sensitivity and experience of writing about mental health have meant that she is the perfect fit for our setting.

Since agreeing to be our Patron of Reading in the Autumn Term, Laura has led some fantastic staff CPD where she demonstrated her engaging style of creative writing; we wrote a collaborative poem as a staff group. She spent time at Addenbrookes and The Darwin Learning Centre working on poetry writing with a number of students.

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Fitzwilliam Museum

On 22nd January, young people from the Darwin went to the Fitzwilliam Museum. An education officer facilitated a tour of the galleries and we were set some creative oracy and sketching tasks. We were then shown how to create a monoprint using acrylic boards, printing inks and rollers. The young people produced some fabulous prints based on their favourite pieces of art or ideas that were inspired by them. Our young people said that 'The mono printing was good' and 'the tour guide was great'.