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The Curriculum
from St Nicolas
Art and Design
The Art and Design curriculum provides a unique way of understanding and responding to the world. It encourages each child to develop creativity and imagination by exploring the visual, tactile and sensory qualities of materials and art processes. Children learn about colour, shape and space, pattern and texture and use them to represent their ideas and feelings. They explore the role of art, craft and design in their environment. The curriculum investigates the work of artists, craftspeople and designers, encouraging appreciation of different styles. Displays around the school encourage the children to take pride in their work and achieve a high standard of presentation.
Design Technology
Geography and History
Geography is integral to our topic work. There is strong focus on mapwork, the diversity of lives here and in other countries, climates and physical geography, as well as environmental issues, including the impact that people make. Geographical skills which the children learn include making comparisons and recognising change, using atlases and globes, researching from sources of information, making maps and communicating their own views. We make regular use of the school grounds and local environment with the children visiting the river, the castle, the museum and other local places of interest.
