“Creativity takes courage” - Henri Matisse
“To practise any art, no matter how well or how badly, is a way to make your soul grow” - Kurt Vonnegut

At St Luke’s, we want our children to develop their artistic skills and techniques through imagination, communication, problem-solving and using their social and emotional skills. Knowing that art is a journey and the final piece is just part of this journey is important. Children should know why they are learning different skills and techniques in order to understand that art can be produced in many ways using different media and techniques and to recognise that art can be 2D or 3D.

Through development of self-expression, we want them to realise that they have the freedom to produce art in their own way using skills and techniques they have learnt. Most importantly, we want our children to feel that they are artists, that their work is
valued and there is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ way to create. We want our children to recognise and be able to discuss and explain art they see in their surroundings and make links to their school learning, to understand that art is not just a school subject, it is all around us.