The Arts in Schools - Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
The Arts in Schools - Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation The Arts in Schools - Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Year. As far as possible students stay in their tutor groups for parts of thecurriculum in other parts they are allocated — as late as possible — intoGCE or C8E groups. In these respects the school follows the pattern of manyUpper Schools. The special features of the school derive in part from theCommunity Education Programme and its relations to the curriculum.The Community College — organisation and structureThe Community College is situated on, and shares the facilities of, theschool campus. It is self-budgeting and organises its own programme ofcourses and events. It is thus closely associated with the day-to-day workof the school but independent of it. The programme is under the controlof the Assistant Principal and of a College Council elected from membersand representatives of affiliated groups and organisations. The CommunityEducation Programme is financed by class fees, by letting facilities to affiliatedgroups and organisations and by revenue from a licensed bar, a cafeteriaand coffee lounge. The authority gives free use of the facilities to the Collegecharging only for additional caretaking.Underlying principlesThe principal aims of the programme are:a to open the facilities of the campus to the local community for itsown useb to increase educational and recreational opportunities for the schooland for the whole areae to foster links between the school and the local communityd to blur the boundaries between themGeneral facilitiesTo these ends the College has developed a range of general -facilitieswhich are available to members of the school and of the community. Theoriginal kitchens of the school have been converted into a youth club andcoffee bar which is open during the day to the 6th Form and to youngpeople from outside the school. These include those employed in localindustry and business as well as the unemployed. School rules do not applyat the club and there is a variety of activities and facilities including pool,bar football, table tennis, draughts, darts and television. In addition to theclub there is a lounge and quiet room open to the general public providingdaily papers, magazines, board games and so on. A lounge bar is open duringthe evenings. The public library is also on the campus and is open duringnormal library hours. There is a creche which is open for all children underfive and is available for the use of mothers attending day-time courses ormeetings at the College.Courses and meetingsThe College organises both one-day and evening courses covering a widerange of arts and crafts and special topics. These include: literary meetings,women's groups, local history, book-binding, fencing, yoga and so on.147
Evening classes range from life-drawing, suede and leathercraft, calligraphyand silver-smithing to language courses and gymnastics.Community activities and clubsClubs and societies make extensive use of the school facilities. These nowinclude choral singing, badminton, folk dance, the local orchestra, youththeatre, judo, karate, under-fives playgroup and old time and modem ballroomdancing. In 1974 when the present Assistant Principal was appointed therewere 10 affiliated associations and three clubs. There are now 60 associationsand 20 clubs with an estimated 2,500 people using the facilities during anyweek in addition to the 1,150 pupils during the day.Adults GCE courseThe College is open to adults from school-leavers onwards to study forO and A level GCE examinations in arts, sciences and humanities. Thesebecome members of the normal teaching groups with the full-tune pupils.Arts activitiesThe College puts a firm emphasis on arts activities of all kinds. Theseare organised by the Arts Committee of the College Council. The Committeeorganises performances, concerts and exhibitions — at the College ArtCentre — by professional and amateur groups and individuals and by localartists. In the past these have included The Kings Singers, Black DykeMills Band, Moving Picture Mime Show, John Ogden, the local orchestraand the youth theatre. Many of these events are organised in conjunctionwith the local arts association. This was formed in 1976 specifically topromote local activity in the arts and is now funded by the Regional ArtsAssociation and by the Borough Council. The local association has specialistcommittees in Dance, Drama, Visual Arts, Film, Community Arts andLiterature, comprising teachers and other interested individuals from thearea. The College provided the facilities for some of these events and alsoco-ordinates with the Association in planning programmes. Specifically,for example, there are workshops on Saturdays in art, craft, drama, anddance, for 8—12 year olds which draw together children and staff fromschools across the local area.The Community Education Programme and the curriculumThe school is involved both directly and indirectly, therefore, in the workof the College. There are two specific ways in which this relationship isformalised. First, there is a CSE Social Studies course for all pupils whichencourages research into local issues and concerns — into industries, housing,services, structures of local government and so on. A central aim of this isto increase the pupil's knowledge of, and involvement in, the workings ofthe community. Second, there is the Community Service Programme.Pupils in the 6th or 7th year work for two periods each week on communityprojects with, for example, the physically disabled, mentally handicappedand with old people. The College also runs a day centre for the elderly,disabled and mentally handicapped offering a variety of activities in which148
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Year. As far as possible students stay <strong>in</strong> their tutor groups for parts of thecurriculum <strong>in</strong> other parts they are allocated — as late as possible — <strong>in</strong>toGCE or C8E groups. In these respects the school follows the pattern of manyUpper <strong>Schools</strong>. <strong>The</strong> special features of the school derive <strong>in</strong> part from theCommunity Education Programme and its relations to the curriculum.<strong>The</strong> Community College — organisation and structure<strong>The</strong> Community College is situated on, and shares the facilities of, theschool campus. It is self-budget<strong>in</strong>g and organises its own programme ofcourses and events. It is thus closely associated with the day-to-day workof the school but <strong>in</strong>dependent of it. <strong>The</strong> programme is under the controlof the Assistant Pr<strong>in</strong>cipal and of a College Council elected from membersand representatives of affiliated groups and organisations. <strong>The</strong> CommunityEducation Programme is f<strong>in</strong>anced by class fees, by lett<strong>in</strong>g facilities to affiliatedgroups and organisations and by revenue from a licensed bar, a cafeteriaand coffee lounge. <strong>The</strong> authority gives free use of the facilities to the Collegecharg<strong>in</strong>g only for additional caretak<strong>in</strong>g.Underly<strong>in</strong>g pr<strong>in</strong>ciples<strong>The</strong> pr<strong>in</strong>cipal aims of the programme are:a to open the facilities of the campus to the local community for itsown useb to <strong>in</strong>crease educational and recreational opportunities for the schooland for the whole areae to foster l<strong>in</strong>ks between the school and the local communityd to blur the boundaries between themGeneral facilitiesTo these ends the College has developed a range of general -facilitieswhich are available to members of the school and of the community. <strong>The</strong>orig<strong>in</strong>al kitchens of the school have been converted <strong>in</strong>to a youth club andcoffee bar which is open dur<strong>in</strong>g the day to the 6th Form and to youngpeople from outside the school. <strong>The</strong>se <strong>in</strong>clude those employed <strong>in</strong> local<strong>in</strong>dustry and bus<strong>in</strong>ess as well as the unemployed. School rules do not applyat the club and there is a variety of activities and facilities <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g pool,bar football, table tennis, draughts, darts and television. In addition to theclub there is a lounge and quiet room open to the general public provid<strong>in</strong>gdaily papers, magaz<strong>in</strong>es, board games and so on. A lounge bar is open dur<strong>in</strong>gthe even<strong>in</strong>gs. <strong>The</strong> public library is also on the campus and is open dur<strong>in</strong>gnormal library hours. <strong>The</strong>re is a creche which is open for all children underfive and is available for the use of mothers attend<strong>in</strong>g day-time courses ormeet<strong>in</strong>gs at the College.Courses and meet<strong>in</strong>gs<strong>The</strong> College organises both one-day and even<strong>in</strong>g courses cover<strong>in</strong>g a widerange of arts and crafts and special topics. <strong>The</strong>se <strong>in</strong>clude: literary meet<strong>in</strong>gs,women's groups, local history, book-b<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g, fenc<strong>in</strong>g, yoga and so on.147
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