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Pupils from Notre Dame High School in Norwich came in during their Easter holiday to create stained glass pieces to show our work Pupils from Notre Dame High School in Norwich have been commissioned by CAFOD East Anglia to create four pieces of promotional material to highlight our work nationwide During their Easter break, the group of 16 students from Year 8 led by artist Maire Nobes attended workshops and carried out research for their ideas of how to best promote us. The culmination of this work was the production of four beautiful stained glass pieces, depicting the pupils' ideas of our work and what it means. Each and every one gave up their holiday time to help others less fortunate than themselves John Malley, CAFOD The four individual groups, led by art teacher Maire Nobes, researched images from the developing world, and wrote pieces on what CAFOD means to them. Bright and colourful They then chose and sketched their own specific image, and designed their borders, before making them bright and colourful with paints. They also wrote a blog each day to keep other pupils, staff and parents up to date with their progress. The finished artwork is currently on display in the school chapel, but the groups of participating students aim to show off their finished artwork at assemblies and talks as they go "on tour" to interested parishes and schools who want to learn more about how Notre Dame is supporting us. John Malley, CAFOD East Anglia manager, says: "I was amazed by the enthusiasm, commitment and maturity of the students; each and every one gave up their holiday time to help others less fortunate than themselves. "We all had a lot of fun taking part, a number of visitors stopped by to see what all the noise and laughter was about; and the result is four fantastic pieces of art that look amazing, but also carry very important messages about how different life is in the developing world and how we need to work together to protect the earth and all of its people." "We have every faith that the young people involved in this project will be extraordinary ambassadors for CAFOD as well as being a credit to their parents and their school." Notre Dame High School has long been a great supporter of our work, by taking campaign actions and raising funds through activities such as sponsored walks and cakes sales. For example, in 2008, its support raised £2,939 for us. KS3 Art Group The latest piece of artwork created by our lovely KS3 Art Group led by Maire Nobes at NDHS in Norwich which has been selected to be shown in Poringland Church over the Christmas period.
She says…“We meet every Tuesday lunchtime in the art rooms to paint and create and enjoy the wonders of colour and form etc... I will shortly be touting for more recruits to join us as we have been asked to work on a poster project for all forms to promote the new theme of CAFOD - The work we are doing will eventually 'grow' in other schools and we are keen to be seen as a beacon for others to follow in the East Anglian Diocese. There will be more information on this as well during assemblies in schools during the new year which will hopefully involve the CAFOD Art Group from last year.
Last year's group were very pleased with the workshops they attended during the Easter holidays (09) and as a result of all their hard work two of the glass work pieces will be erected in the new building of the CAFOD Headquaters in London. We hope to be able to see these in the summer of 2010 when the building will have it's official opening and dedication ceremony overlooking the Thames in Southwark, London.
If you are interested in joining in with the fun or would like more information then speak to Mary Nobes at NDHS (via reception). Celtic day at St John's A warm welcome greeted Maire Nobes and her troupe of young Irish dancers during a visit to St John's RC Infant School in Norwich on Friday. The girls were asked to take part in the St John's International Week event and were more than happy to be involved with delivering a range of traditional Celtic art and craft as well as Irish dance sessions. The sun shone as the young ladies took to the playground to perform five different dances in front of the whole school. As well as the initial dance activity the team enjoyed a morning session working with small groups of Year 1 students as they put them through their paces out on the the field and taught them a few of the simple steps from a traditional step dance and in the afternoon the girls had fun in the classroom while they worked with Year 2 students introducing them to the wonderful world of Celtic style art and crafts using small glass roundels, literature sheets, Celtic Legends colouring pages and finger puppet making. Mrs Lidlle who works at the infant school was co-ordinating the two week long International event for the children thoroughly enjoyed both the displays and unique artwork delivered by Maire and her team. She went on to say that she would love the chance to experience it all again at the next International event which they hope to run each summer and she concluded by saying that the day was a wonderful end to a fortnight’s cultural experiences for all staff and pupils. Evening News; July 09 EFFECTIVE PRACTICE:GIFTED AND TALENTED
The Celtic Summer event held in a popular high school in the centre of Norwich was attended by a large number of youngsters and was a truly hectic one that involved all manner of activities on a celtic theme - Art, Music, Dance, ICT, Literacy & Language. All the activities involved the following cast members (students) … Siobhán (Samantha), Aillainn (Allanah), Tiarnán (Tyler), Isabella, Gráinne (Grace), Clára (Claire), Nyssa, Mairéad (Marianna), Lucy, Dána (Danielle G.), Eithne (Elizabeth), Lia (Leah), Ciarrí (Kerry), Aoife (Eleanor), Saoirse (Jenny), Gemma, Seobhna (Zoe), Kayleigh, Antán (Anthony), Seosamh (Joseph), Madeline, Nemed (Nathan), Helena, Brid (Bernadette), Caoilte (Camlo), Dána (Danielle H.) & Aine (Hannah). The agenda of events included:- MUSIC … (Maire, Hannah, Mog) BODHRAN WORKSHOP … All students to participate in this lively & noisy event … A big hit … not just Mog but the whole drumming theme! TRADITIONAL MUSIC … To be played during the daily tasks, in the hall, art room (not ICT), highlighting the different instruments and sounds, CDs, TV , Video …Many visitors to the site were keen to listen in to what was being played. The students liked what was heard. SINGING … Full attendance was required for all singing sessions including the warm-up …Everyone enjoyed the routines as well as the harmony. They performed with ease at the show. TIN WHISTLES … Introduced towards the end of the week … (so sensible)… Ear-muffs required! Students loved it!
ART ACTIVITIES … (Maire, Amelia, Eija and Hayley) GLASSWORK … including filling, painting, roundel work for window hangings, acetate work (with practice sheets), jars (assorted sizes) … the students loved these tasks and it was very productive indeed. PAINTING / POSTER WORK … Advertising, using Gaelic fonts, assorted paints & media, re-creating similar colour techniques showing the use of symmetry in designs from past works (investigations from museums, Book of Kells, Lindisfarne Gospels etc), design work using symbols, knotwork etc… the workshops were lively yet the groups remained completely focused throughout the event. The Lord’s Prayer was painted with a Gaelic font and was decorated by a small group of artists. This was later put on display in the main hall and was quite a talking point for the visitors. The students also had the opportunity to write their name (Gallicised) onto a large poster. CRAFT WORK … Flags (to be used in display)… fun and easy to do , very sticky too! T-SHIRT PAINTING … A variety of designs and emblems used to create an individual article…another busy activity that had the groups reaching for their fabric pens. SYMBOL WORK … Using investigations from the internet, books and research programmes. Celtic symbol interpretation and history … creations on fabric, paper and clay using strong colours and patterns…the students found these tasks easy yet absorbing and they were keen to fill in their spare time working on their designs. Their work was placed on a display board outside the Art History room and later transferred into the hall for all to see. Positively eye-catching! INVITATIONS … Using s variety of material students create their own (personalised) invitations to the display & show at end of sessions. A group of pupils will also design a ‘general’ invitation to be sent out to Heads of Department (for subjects covered in sessions .. ie Art, Drama, Music, ICT), as well as Governors & VIPs. … A variety of designs were shown, CLAY WORK … Fun things to make using an air-drying type of clay. Students absolutely adored this work and had terrific fun creating leprechauns, rainbows, Guinness, claddaghs, flags, shamrocks and anything else Irish they could think of! HEADRESSES … Using gold card, glitter, sequins etc. the students will create their own headdresses to be displayed at the show. The girls were keen to do this project, however the boys were not so sure! COSTUMES … The dancers need to create their own skirts (using an underskirt as well as an over-panel) … These should be highly decorated using fabric dyes, fabric paints, glitter etc following the Celtic theme. Sashes will be created as well. All students enjoyed this work, though slightly tricky at first, they soon grew in confidence in using the materials offered. The boys were equally happy to supply an outfit as well as their own sashes to be worn at the show, Special thanks to Eija for sewing every one of them so well (such a talented lady) DANCE … (Amelia, Marianna, Maire) Small groups of students to work on lead-round/over 2/3s Warm ups Groups to be down-sized in order of ability All those who are keen to perform are asked to participate in the final display Work on routine Introduce beats .. music Practise Girls were keen to carry on after the long 2 hours sessions each morning. They certainly seemed to enjoy this part of the session even though it was exhausting. The final performance was exceptional … they learnt so much and enjoyed showing the audience just what they had achieved!
LITERACY/LANGUAGE/ICT … (Maire, Maureen, Damian) LITERACY … A Literacy /Creative Writing workshop to be undertaken by whole class, recording events and listings, storyboards, mindmaps, Irish Legend introduced to class, storytelling and writing…. Students found this event a bit hard going but were happy to put pen to paper when asked. LANGUAGE … Gaelic language class including a brief history of the Celtic language, Celtic fonts used in writing, students to use Gallicised names, speaking simple phrases, listening to simple phrases… Students liked this brief introduction into this forgotten language, ‘though it’s exceptionally difficult to ‘sell’ to a class in such a short space of time! Some students found it easier than others. ICT … All students performed well in the ICT room and were at ease with computer work in general. The tasks included investigative work on Irish themes, sports, bands, facts & figures, maps, designs of Celts, St Patrick, Shamrocks etc. Invitations on the computer (using graphic programme techniques) … The boys in particular enjoyed the work here. It was easier to work with children in smaller groups and the children liked to work in pairs. At the end of the sessions Maire said, “a special “Thank you” to her friends: Maureen (for her legend), Damian (a true Celt if ever there was one) who helped to deliver the difficult Language lessons , the wonderful Mog, a professional Bodhran maker and musician extraordinaire, Rosie (a wizard on the violin) and Tess (with her magical flute
Evening News Aug 2004
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