Commonwealth Connections
Visual Arts Project Summer 2022
THORNS COLLEGIATE ACADEMY
Commonwealth Connections is a joint project from the British Council and the Birmingham Organising Committee for the
2022 Commonwealth Games.
60 schools across the West Midlands were twinned with 60 schools in 10 Commonwealth countries, meeting online to begin a collaborative journey of discovery and co-creation.
The Arts element is led by Birmingham Arts School. Wolverhampton based company REAL ARTS WORKSHOPS was commissioned to work with young people in Northfield Road Primary School and Thorns Collegiate Academy.
This is what the children said:
During the summer term, Thorns Collegiate Academy partnered with Real Arts Workshops Ltd to create a large, cardboard sculpture inspired by the Netherton anchor that was used on the Titanic.
We began by introducing ourselves and thinking about why recycling was important. We then moved on to designing and making models of the anchor, which then turned into the sculpture itself. Over the past couple of weeks, we have worked in teams to work on different components of the design: which has led up to the complete design of the anchor itself.
We have been partnered with Sri Lanka and were inspired by their actions to make it better, safer environment. They are committed to recycling and paving a way for future generations, because of this, us too decided to follow in their footsteps to help the world become a greener planet and more aware about the polluted world we live in.
2022 Commonwealth Games.
60 schools across the West Midlands were twinned with 60 schools in 10 Commonwealth countries, meeting online to begin a collaborative journey of discovery and co-creation.
The Arts element is led by Birmingham Arts School. Wolverhampton based company REAL ARTS WORKSHOPS was commissioned to work with young people in Northfield Road Primary School and Thorns Collegiate Academy.
This is what the children said:
During the summer term, Thorns Collegiate Academy partnered with Real Arts Workshops Ltd to create a large, cardboard sculpture inspired by the Netherton anchor that was used on the Titanic.
We began by introducing ourselves and thinking about why recycling was important. We then moved on to designing and making models of the anchor, which then turned into the sculpture itself. Over the past couple of weeks, we have worked in teams to work on different components of the design: which has led up to the complete design of the anchor itself.
We have been partnered with Sri Lanka and were inspired by their actions to make it better, safer environment. They are committed to recycling and paving a way for future generations, because of this, us too decided to follow in their footsteps to help the world become a greener planet and more aware about the polluted world we live in.
Self Portraits
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