Keeping Creative at Home: How to research & make your own art project
Photographer & facilitator Jessica McDermott explores how research can be used to create an original art project and challenge perceptions of what art can be
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Photographer & facilitator Jessica McDermott explores how research can be used to create an original art project and challenge perceptions of what art can be
Looking for inspiration on how to set creative maths activities for your students? A New Direction Programmes Officer (and ex-teacher) Marina Lewis-King shares some useful resources & ideas
Art and DT Lead Deepa Vakaria shares her school’s experience of lockdown so far, and how they are trying to overcome the challenges of teaching and learning from home
Artist, educator and creative producer Chloe Osborne, and creative learning specialist and teacher Maggie Delwiche have explored new ways to stay creatively connected in this uncertain time. A New Direction have compiled their top picks in a list of easily accessible activities for you to try out
Have you been tasked with curriculum planning for a particular subject area? Curriculum Lead Kerri Sellens offers her suggestions to get you started
Lucy Stiles, Art Lead at Hatcham Temple Grove Free School, shares learning from our Artsmark Connects event focused on pupil wellbeing and creativity
Alice Watson & Helen Bowell from The Poetry Society’s education team share some tips for getting young people into reading and writing poetry – both great activities for supporting wellbeing & encouraging positive mental health
Choreographer and artist Shermaine Slocombe offers this easy and fun way to create an original dance performance for the whole family using your home or garden and a few simple materials
Marie Vickers, Senior Project Leader at London Bubble Theatre Company, tells us how they're using Challenge London funding to conduct significant new research in the participatory arts sector