“Art is unquestionably one of the purest and highest elements in human happiness. It trains the mind through the eye, and the eye through the mind. As the sun colours flowers, so does art colour life.
― John Lubbock

Art and Design Intent

At Oakley Vale Primary School we are building and developing a curriculum to empower and nurture curiosity and creativity. We believe that by creating their own works of art children develop practical skills, extend their imaginations, express themselves and build up a feel for what is beautiful.  We teach high quality art lessons art through an ambitious skills based curriculum, providing opportunities to develop using a range of media and materials.  Children learn the skills of drawing, painting, printing, collage, textiles and 3D work and are given the opportunity to explore and evaluate different creative ideas, with individuality and creativeness flowing through everything they do.