HeronBridge College is proud to announce that a learner and teacher from the school are this year’s winners of the Artistic Excellence category in the prestigious Excellence in Education Awards 2019.
Hosted by the Think Ahead Group and sponsored by Apple, the event took place on 23 October at The Venue in Melrose Arch. The competition serves as a platform in which children from grades 0 to 12 are given the opportunity to showcase their creativity and problem solving skills using technology, in the classroom and across the curriculum.
HeronBridge competed against 600 other entries from 50 schools countrywide.
“We were thrilled when we received the confirmation that one of our Grade 7 pupils had been shortlisted for the finals,” the school said in a statement released to Fourways Review. “Caron Andrews, head of art at HeronBridge Prep, was the teacher who had set the project for the children.
“Throughout the course of the year, Caron has been teaching her Grade 7 Art children about the art movement of pop art. The children have learnt about the characteristics and style of pop art, as well as information about some of the famous artists in the movement. The brief was to translate the information they had been taught and create a stop motion animation, educating people about the movement of pop art in a creative and innovative way.”
Samantha Goodwin was nominated for her presentation, which showcased the art style of famous pop artist, Keith Haring. This entry can be viewed on the Excellence in Education website (www.edexcellenceawards.co.za)
“The idea is to show how art can be combined with technology. Creativity is the number one skill that employees are currently looking for in the workplace, so it is vital that we are encouraging and growing ‘out the box’ thinkers in our classrooms. What better place to do it than in the art room?”
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