Wealden Times | WT261 | February 2024 | Education Supplement inside

The Priceless Education Supplement sponsored by
Artistic
Achievement
Art is in itself such an abstract topic, so open to interpretation,
that teaching it to a high standard can be an art form in itself.
So we asked one high-performing local school how it’s done.
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Taught in their newly
extended Art and DT
building, complete with
pottery room, kiln and printing
press, and led by Sue McNamara
(née Fields) since 2015, the art
programme at Marlborough
House School in Hawkhurst has
helped pupils achieve a 100%
success rate for senior school art
scholarships.
This triumph is the result of
Mrs McNamara’s thematic and
cumulative approach to teaching
art; layering the development
of techniques, skills and
understanding as pupils move up
through the Prep School. Pupils
are able to access a broad range
of media within the classroom
and often draw inspiration
from their natural environment
by heading to the outdoor
classroom for some ‘plein-air’
painting. Inspiration also comes
in the form of workshops and
trips with a popular Aardman
Animation Workshop (model
makers of Wallace and Gromit
fame) hosted at the School and
art trips to Brighton Pavilion,
the gardens at Great Dixter
and further afield to London
galleries.
Find out more about Marlborough House, a country Prep
School for boys and girls age 2.5-13 years, at their Open
Day on 6 March. The School offers competitive fees for
entry into Years 7 and 8, and a bespoke learning programme.
They also offer a Year 7 Entry Scholarship with an
assessment day on 11 March. marlboroughhouseschool.co.uk
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potential
MARLBOROUGH HOUSE SCHOOL | NURSERY, PRE-PREP, PREP | 2 1/ 2 - 13 YEARS
Book a private tour at marlboroughhouseschool.co.uk | Hawkhurst, Kent, TN18 4PY
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