Press Release – Distributed 11/05/2010
Local School Children to Premier Film ‘My World, My Family and Me’ at Hyde Park Picture House
Young people from Brudenell Community Primary School, Hyde Park, Leeds have made a film ‘My World, My Family and Me’ to conclude their Creative Partnership project. This short film is to be proudly screened at a red carpet event at Hyde Park Picture House on Monday 17 May.
Brudenell is a Community Primary School located at the heart of Hyde Park, working with CapeUK on the Creative Partnerships Programme; exploring, discovering and celebrating Leeds through the eyes of a child and parent.
This spring, the Foundation Stage (Nursery and Reception) at Brudenell have explored the topic ‘My World’ – they have been on an influential and immersive learning adventure into their world, their family and themselves with their school, parents/carers, artist Tim Curtis and artist/teacher Caroline Ibberson as part of the exciting and innovative Creative Partnerships project, delivered by CapeUK.
At the project launch the school carried out a trip for parents and their children, exploring their city of Leeds, which involved raising awareness of places in the immediate locality which were ‘fun and free!’ They explored the city on their doorstep; exploring the public transport system and opening doors to civic learning institutions that could be accessed and enjoyed for free.
The school then created a 3D miniature versions of Leeds, the places and spaces visited, the vehicles used to get around… and then role played about the 3D model city with animals and robots who were experiencing Leeds for the first time. Parents, children and staff were provided with video cameras during the trip and subsequent weeks, the footage has been edited by Jennifer Morris, an up and coming film maker.
“We envisaged an organic, child and parent led project that could lead onto unknown, exciting possibilities for performance/ installation or exhibition work inside or outside the school building. By providing parents with the knowledge, skills and confidence to carry out life skills such as buying train tickets in the station, how to find a platform or read a timetable, we have infact indirectly opened up the world for their children and indirectly enhancing and enriching all of their lives.”
The Creative Partnerships programme is the national flagship creative learning programme and is an opportunity for schools to explore what creativity is, and how it can drive improvement in an area identified within the School Development Plan. CapeUK are the delivery agency for the Creative Partnerships programme in West and South Yorkshire.
Jill Harland, Headteacher, Brudenell Community Primary School says; “We decided to get on board with Creative Partnerships programme as we are passionate about improving the quality of curriculum provision to ensure it is creative, age appropriate and raises standards. Our staff have been working tirelessly all year to provide a curriculum that responds to the interests and passions of our pupils – this project seemed to be the natural progression from that. What we didn’t anticipate was the benefit to the adults in our community. We have a strong group of parents who are now firm friends, spent invaluable time with their children and as a result of their increased self-esteem, now engage in other parent groups within the school – Fantastic! ”
To conclude the project the short film is to be premiered at a red carpet event at Hyde Park Picture House on Monday 17 May. Guests will include pupils and parents from Brudenell Community Primary School and representatives from; Education Leeds, CapeUK, Artforms and Early Arts.
To find out more please call CapeUK on 0845 4503700
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