Art

A R T

GCSE & A Level Art Exhibition

The Redingensian community were invited to an exhibition of artwork by our GCSE and A Level Fine Art candidates. Exhibited were wonderful examples of individual excellence, creativity, and self-expression.

Vedhant A (9L) portrait showcased for Eden Project

Vedhant’s portrait was one among 50, showcasing individuals making a difference in the field of education for sustainable development. The Inside Out Project was created by multiple award-winning international art activist, JR.

In 2021, Vedhant contributed to the first cohort of the Eden Project Changemakers programme offering his perspective on the teaching of sustainability in schools, which initiated further discussions and inquiry amongst the first cohort of teachers across the UK.

In 2020, you might recall that Vedhant created resources to raise awareness, and ran a fundraiser on Facebook and JustGiving as part of an individual challenge through the Global Social Leaders Summer Catalyst@Home programme over the first lockdown. He picked Eden Project as one of the organisations to support, which reflected his values and interests. He created his own version of Minecraft Eden to raise awareness of Eden’s efforts in making this world bio-diverse! Later, he led the NoEmissioners team of 4, a campaign supporting electric car adoption. Small actions have reaped such beautiful results and this is an ongoing developmental journey that he will continue to contribute to. In May 2022, Vedhant was invited to be a panellist at a round discussion at the Catalysing Change Week event on 10 May 2022. The event was billed as harnessing, “the unique contribution of young people to solve social problems.” Furthermore, Vedhant was also chosen to become a Youth Ambassador for the Nature Premium campaign where he shared and creates content, contributed to online resource development for students of his age range and promoted the importance of nature education in the national curriculum.

Vedhant’s passion for the environment and positive social change is to be commended and provides inspiration for the whole school community. We may not all share the same passion for global issues, however we can admire and take inspiration from Vedhant’s dedication and enthusiasm in leadership skills and wanting to be part of positive change. It should also be noted that we have recently featured a number of student-led projects and campaigns, which have had a strong focus on children and young people being involved in local and global social issues. Our school supports our students’ efforts, as we are clear that collectively, young people should be enabled to lead and play an active role in their communities as they represent the next generation.

“We should use what we have and our current knowledge of our world to gradually fix the world’s problems. Each of us has the responsibility to make a change before it is too late to regret inaction.”