The Art Department were delighted to welcome Sally Edmundson-Bird to Westholme, to put on a ceramic workshop for our student artists. Sally is a ceramic artist and is completing her MA in ceramics at UCLan. With the support of Westholme Association as well as the School we were able to invite Sally to deliver a…
Each half term, Mrs Butler has introduced a new artist to the children in Prep. Details about the artist’s life and examples of their work have been shown to the children in assembly. So far, they have been introduced to the work of the sculptor Andy Goldsworthy, the illustrator Charlie Mackesy and most recently, the…
Thank you to the Blackburn with Darwen Prevent team, for coming in to talk to our Senior students about the importance of Internet Safety on Wednesday. Rehana spoke on stage in the Croston Theatre to Senior students in two morning sessions. With the ubiquitous access that young people have to the internet today, and all…
Last Tuesday, Toby in Year 10 ventured outside at the end of the school day to capture the sunset ‘golden hour’ over the school fields. As you can see below, he managed to capture the sun just before it disappeared over the horizon. Great timing! Having just finished a photography class in Period 6, Toby…
Written by Penny and Maggie (both in Year 9) On 13th June, twenty-two Year 9 and three Year 12 Art students visited central Manchester to observe some of Manchester’s finest art! The trip was organised by Miss Jackson. We started the day off by going to the Manchester Art Gallery which was mesmerising as there…
This Thursday, we held a carnival themed Creative Arts & Technology experience day to remember at the Senior School for external pupils in years 4 and 5. It was a truly fantastic occasion run by Mr Walker our Director of Creative Arts & Technology, with the support of senior staff members and students in our…
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