Art Intent at Springdale First School.
At Springdale, we provide a high-quality Art and Design education that has been designed to engage, inspire and challenge pupils. It equips them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art, craft and design. They are empowered to think critically and develop a more rigorous understanding of Art and Design. They are given the knowledge of how Art and Design reflects and shapes our history, contributing to the culture, creativity and wealth of our nation.
2025-2026
January - Keith Haring
November- Alma Thomas
October - Hokusai
2024-2025
March/April - Leonardo da Vinci
January- Wassily Kandinsky
October - Jean-Michael Basquiat
2023-2024
June - Henri Rousseau
May - Sonia Boyce
March/April - Jackson Pollock
February - Frida Kahlo
January - Henri Matisse
What is a knowledge organiser?
A knowledge organiser is a unit of learning, containing key knowledge and information that children need to know to have developing understanding of a concept in a subject. We refer to the knowledge as being “Sticky knowledge” as the children are expected to remember and recall key facts in all areas of the curriculum as they continue their learning journey through school.
Our knowledge organisers will include:
- Essential knowledge about a concept, usually laid out in easily digestible chunks.
- What the children will have learnt in the previous year linked to this concept (prior learning).
- Key vocabulary or technical terms.
- An enquiry question to support the learning of Sticky knowledge.
- Cultural capital opportunities for every unit. (Identifying how this learning fits into wider opportunities).
At Springdale, we are going to be having an Artist of the Month. Each month, you will receive some information about a different artist and an “arty” task to do related to that artist. This will be for you to complete at home if you wish. You will then bring it to school and your artwork may be displayed on our hall display.
At Springdale, we are going to be having an Artist of the Month. Each month, you will receive some information about a different artist and an “arty” task to do related to that artist. This will be for you to complete at home if you wish. You will then bring it to school and your artwork may be displayed on our hall display.