Secondary and Sixth Form Outreach Workshops
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September 2018
From Monday 3 September 2018 The Courtauld Gallery will temporarily close for a major transformation project, Courtauld Connects, which will restore the historic building, improve access and create a dedicated Learning Centre for schools, families and community groups.
During the renovation our Learning Programme will continue to work with secondary school children through a lively outreach programme of workshops, delivered directly in schools and sixth form colleges. These workshops will explore a combination of art history and practical art-based approaches.
Secondary and Sixth Form Outreach Workshops
These interactive and exploratory workshops, led by a specialist educator, will introduce key works from the Courtauld Gallery Collection and encourage looking, recording, questioning and responding to visual culture. Students will be introduced to a variety of drawing techniques to develop their skills as young artists. Many of our themes foster cross-curricular learning.
If you have any queries about our workshops or making a booking, please contact us at education@courtauld.ac.uk or 0203 947 7589.
Our workshops are:
- Suitable for Key Stages 3, 4, and 5
- Delivered directly in your school or college
- Free of charge for non-selective state schools, sixth form and further education colleges*
- Cross-curricular – open to students studying Art & Design, Classics, English Literature, History, Languages, Photography, and Politics
- Minimum 10 students per session (we can accommodate multiple classes on the same day where possible)
- Require advance booking (minimum notice 4-6 weeks)
* Due to our funding criteria, we charge £200 for workshops in independent schools, with additional travel expenses for schools outside Zones 1-2 .
EXPLORE ART HISTORY! Critical contextual workshop
This interactive and exploratory workshop can be tailored to fit your students’ learning needs. Students will be introduced to key works from the Courtauld Gallery Collection and encouraged to take part in discussion and debate. Students will develop visual literacy, research, discussion and presentation skills through a range of engaging activities led by a specialist artist or art history educator.
Suitable for English, History, Photography, Textiles, Art & Design Curricula
DRAWING TOGETHER Practical art workshop
Led by an experienced artist-educator, students are introduced to a variety of drawing techniques to develop sketch book skills. Students will investigate different ways of looking, recording, questioning and responding to a chosen theme.
Suitable for Art & Design, Photography, and Textiles Curricula
We encourage students work in their own sketchbooks where possible.
Themes you can choose
- Approaches to Colour
- Art in the City
- Challenging Narratives
- Concepts of Movement
- Courtauld Gallery Highlights
- Curating and Designing an Exhibition (Explore Art History! workshop only)
- Expressionism
- Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
- Nature and Landscape
- Portraiture and Identity
- Research and Study Skills (Explore Art History! workshop only)
- Society and Politics
- Still Life
- The Body in Art