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Focus on Art by Ms Rebecca Baker BA (Falmouth), PGCE Art

During the last few months, like everyone else, the Art Department has been managing as best as possible with whatever we have had available. This has certainly been something that I have often found myself saying to the girls I teach:...

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SCHS Performing Arts and Public Speaking Spaces Enhanced for 2020/2021 School Year

Streatham & Clapham High School’s Recital Hall, Drama Studio and Ellis (assembly) Hall will all see significant improvements for the next academic year. Building on the school’s commitment to and success in the performing arts and public speaking, the Girls Day School...

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Art Everywhere

'Mini Beast' Challenge Years 1 and 2 have been enjoying their new 'mini-beast' topic. They have drawn multitudes of mini-beasts, magnified them and even made some; there's been quite an infestation of bugs and creepy crawlies! The girls' observational drawings have been...

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Birdlife

There has been an abundance of birds in our gardens and parks recently. Year 2 have been developing their observational drawing skills by drawing a few of them.

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Royal Academy of Art Picks SCHS Girl for Its Summer Show

Leila Fur (U4) has had her painting selected for this year's Royal Academy Young Artist's Summer Show. She will be in the online show as well as on display at the Royal Academy when it hopefully re-opens in the Autumn....

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Masterpiece Challenge!

Whilst art galleries worldwide have had to close their doors to the public, creative urges have found inventive ways of being expressed. Many museums have given their visitors the challenge of recreating their favourite masterpiece. Some of our girls have given...

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Lockdown Self-Portrait

"Lockdown self-portrait" by Amber van den Berg (L6) A gifted artist, Amber was selected to participate in an extensive series of workshops and classes this year, organised by the Royal Academy for sixth-form pupils. Although the course is temporarily on...

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The Art of the Natural World

Natural Artwork This week Year 4 would have been on their residential trip to Rippledown. Whilst we all of course wish the trip could have proceeded as planned, the girls were undeterred in showing their appreciation of nature and their...

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Streatham Schools’ Art Exhibition

We were delighted to host an exhibition of local pupils' work as part of Streatham Festival. Selected young artists from four local schools had their artwork on display as part of the Festival’s Blue Hoarding Project. Local school children were...