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Values into Community Action | 2007-2008 sweet exhibition at V&A Museum of Childhood The A&O Foundation donated £2,000 to help support the V&A Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green with its community programme, which involves running art projects with schools and community groups, to produce work inspired by the museumʼs collections and exhibitions on display. The foundationʼs support enabled a project with Year 1 students from St Johnʼs C of E Primary School to take place. The project – Sugar and Spice – created models of buildings made by the students using the produce of colonial trade such as sugar, spice, coffee and cocoa. Students spent afternoons over a six-week period at the museum working with three artists. They were encouraged to study buildings in the museum's collections such as dollsʼ houses, as well as the surrounding city architecture, and to consider topics such as empire, architecture and trade. The children produced the following installations: Canary Wharf Tower – the pupils drew their own interpretations of the tower from memory and photographs. They then translated this into a large-scale model constructed from card and collaged with foil and sweet wrappers. Sweet Street – using the museum's Georgian dolls’ houses as inspiration, the pupils created an installation of an 18th Century street. They studied the architecture of the dollsʼ houses and managed to capture some of the neo-classical references to the architecture of ancient Greece and Rome. The roofs of the houses were decorated with a tantalising mixture of jelly beans, marshmallows and smarties! Added Fiona Singleton, head teacher of St Johnʼs Primary School, “The range of activities provided by professional actors and entertainers was excellent, as was the quality of their interaction with the children. This would be the first opportunity for many of our children to experience live entertainment such as this and was a fabulous end of term treat for them.” sue Wisbey, pro bono and community affairs assistant, says: “The children displayed a remarkable progression in their observational drawing, as they studied the architectural detail of the dolls' houses and developed their dexterous skills in the collage work. The class has returned to look at their work on display since the exhibition was installed, on one occasion when the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Children attended. This gave the children the opportunity to take pride in their achievements and meet other contributors.” 50 © Allen & Overy LLP 2008
Christ Church Music Project – Christ Church Primary school From January to June 2008, a team of Allen & Overy volunteers has been utilising their creative skills and energies on a collaborative music project with Christ Church C of E Primary School, Spitalfields and City Music Services (CMS). The project consisted of weekly workshops, involving music, dance, movement, drama, art and costume-making, which culminated in the performance of an original work to celebrate the schoolʼs 300th anniversary in June 2008. 2007-2008 I Values into Community Action Sara Charles (CMS) wrote an original piece exploring the last 300 years of the Spitalfields area in songs, dance, poetry and physical theatre. The children not only learnt about the history of the area, but the piece also increased their awareness of the world beyond school, with the intention of raising their aspirations. The creative skills and the confidence of the children was developed through the expressive qualities of music, dance and performance. Volunteers worked with the children, the teachers and CMS to put together the performance, choreographing dances, coaching singing, crafting props, costume and scenery, and providing audio-visual and stage management support, and the performance was brought to life on 26 June 2008. With thanks to the teachers and parents from Christ Church Primary School, Sara and Howard Charles from CMS, Kara Fisher from Allen & Overy, who co-ordinated the project, and all the volunteers from Allen & Overy, including elena Argent, Rebecca Ashford, Rachel Coates, steve Ferrett, Katie Grimshaw, Kathryn Herbert, Michael Hosannah, Colleen Keck, nigel Laws, tony Lesforis, Ravi Mahabir, Jessica Martin, nanet nieuwenhuis, sandra nsia-Boachie, susie Rutherford, Jane sandilands, Jeremy thomas, sarah Warden, Andy Watson and sue Wisbey. BetHnAL GReen teCHnOLOGY COLLeGe Bethnal Green Technology College (BGTC) is a secondary school in Tower Hamlets. The school is for children aged 11-16 in one of the most deprived boroughs in the UK. BGTC had been placed into special measures following a government inspection in late 2005. A&O was approached to be a key partner in the schoolʼs recovery plan. In July 2007 BGTC was taken out of special measures, and an article in the national newspapers identified the strong partnership between BGTC and A&O as the schoolʼs “secret weapon” in achieving this success. The A&O London office has supported students at BGTC through a number of educational activities (detailed below) as well as placing Ian thomas, a senior lawyer and member of the partnership office, on BGTCʼs school governing body to provide guidance on strategic and management issues ranging from budget control to curriculum delivery. Mark Keary, head teacher, notes: “We have moved on from simply being at the receiving end of some generous assistance and charity to becoming a partnership. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Allen & Overy for the investment in time and resources which have supported the school and I very much look forward to developing this relationship further.” © Allen & Overy LLP 2008 51
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