Head's Newsletter 12 October 2018

their cameras. We visited the Temperate House, just reopened after a five-year renovation. It is the largest Victorian glasshouse in the world. new bridge

In late September, the Year 10 GCSE Art students visited Kew Gardens to explore photography of natural forms. There were 67 art students on the trip, which was a brilliantly large GCSE Art group, enabling the students to inspire one another.

In the Art lessons leading up to the visit, the students had learnt about various photographic techniques: rule of thirds, depth of field and impressionist style photography. Further categories included structure, form, colour and texture. It was a delight to see the students so engaged in the botanical garden, using

After lunch, the students sat in corners of the Princess Diana glasshouse and sketched natural forms up close; exploring marking techniques. The students linked their photographs taken to the work of a chosen photographer after the trip, creating photos in a similar style to the photographer.