We were taken to the Art School by Laticia and Laia and there we met with Vanessa and Cristina. The Art School caters for people of all ages who wish to have a place where they can develop their skills and their love of art. During our visit, we witnessed a wide range of skills and talents. One group was made up of adults who were learning a range of painting techniques at many levels of competence. We also saw professional artists receiving guidance and support as part of a masterclass provided by an elderly local artist. Cristina was working with a group of young children using mixed techniques of pastel and collage to produce work on a jungle theme. They were totally focused on what they were doing and the high level of enjoyment was evident. The art school is subsidised and students pay a small fee for the courses some of which run from October to May and others which run during the summer. Cristina Martin is reponsible for the design of the characters and artwork in the story about Peter.
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Our visit to Charles Darwin Primary School
This morning we met with Leticia Marfil (Government Officer) and Laia Campaña (Teacher from the Art School) and then went on to visit the staff and pupils of Charles Darwin Primary School. We were welcomed by Vanessa Rubio and Judith Martinez who both work as English specialists in the school. We had a very rewarding experience as we travelled round classrooms observing the work of the pupils and taking part in discussions with the staff who outlined the progression which had taken place during the life of the project so far. Much of the artwork in evidence throughout the school celebrated the traditional Autumn festival of Castanyada which takes place on the same day as Hallowe’en. We sampled some of the traditional food served at this special time of year and were priveleged to be entertained by the pupils who performed two Scottish dances and then sang for us. We also viewed the Lip Dub videos created by classes of pupils in their final year in the primary school. On returning to Scotland, photographs and videos of today’s events will be uploaded to the Comenius Glow Group. (Videos of the dancing and singing are now on this blog – under ‘Category’ on the right-hand side of this page, choose either music or Charles Darwin Primary)
