Live it, Breathe it, Design it!

The Ravensbourne School are one of the first schools to be a member of the 'Get Set' network set up in support of the 2012 Olympics held in London.

“The aim of the Get Set network is to bring schools, colleges and non-mainstream learning providers together in a dynamic and inspirational way. We will be encouraging them to integrate the Olympic and Paralympic Values into their planning for sustained improvement. In this way the London 2012 Games will leave a lasting educational, cultural and social legacy.”

The aim of the network is to create a special community of schools and colleges that share a common interest in the values of the Olympic and Paralympic Values.

These Values are:
friendship
respect
equality
courage
determination
excellence
inspiration

The network provides lots of opportunities for students to be involved in the exciting build up to the Olympics. The Ravensbourne School is already one step ahead as the current Year 7 MediaArts Rotation is themed on the Olympics. Students in Design and Technology, Art, Drama, Music and English are all exploring the theme in an array of exciting ways.

The Art and Design Department are celebrating the build up to the Olympics in more ways than one; Max Halton (Art and Design BTEC student in Year 12) has recently entered a design competition run by the “Get Set Network”. The brief is to design a logo which encompasses education and sport to represent a new infill for the London 2012 logo – something that captures the ambitions of Get Set and the London 2012 Games in a single image or piece of art work.

The winning design will sit alongside the Paralympic logo to create the official London 2012 education logo that will be awarded to schools and colleges who join the Get Set network! And the winning designer will have that chance to work with the London 2012 brand team to turn their artwork into the official logo!

National Doodle Day

Students from the Art and Design Department have participated in this year’s National Doodle Day. This event allows students to create their own doodle while raising money for Epilepsy Action (www.epilepsy.org.uk) and The Neurofibromatosis Association (www.nfauk.org).

Students had the freedom to create an image from their own imagination and through class votes, the following students were shortlisted:
Tyla Hart, Holly Nolan, Sophie Armstrong, Brooke Wilkinson, Summer Preston and Ceren Sihruyek, Billy Mann, Jkeith Chana, Luka Fisher, Michael Owen-Parke, Rowan Parfree, Ayesha Hall, Harrison Coombes.

After the event Miss Scruton, Miss Wright and members of her form (8WR) presented the shortlisted designs in the Small Hall and students and staff members were able to vote for their favourite design while contributing to the charities.
This resulted in Tyla Hart’s doodle being voted most popular, closely followed by Holly Nolan and in third place Sophie Armstrong.

A big thank you goes to Kidi Jahaj (8WR), Kayley Sharp (11SC) who enthusiastically collected the money for the charities, and all students who participated and all staff who contributed.

Tyla Hart’s design has now been entered for the National Competition.

Media Arts Gifted and Talented Club

Media and Art have joined forces to create a MediaArts Gifted and Talented Club.

The club is designed to fuse the exciting disciplines and facilities found in the Art and Design Department with the incredible technology found in the Media Department. The results should be striking, creative and professional finished designs which fulfil a brief within the school.
Students have been selected throughout KS3 based on peer and staff nominations and their achievements within lessons. The launch of the club saw an impressive amount of students attending the club after school to start the first project. The students who attended were of a range of ages and a group of Year 12 BTEC students are assisting with the delivery and planning of the club. The first project is an exciting competition where students will be asked to submit entries for a G&T Logo design.

Miss Barclay (Media), Miss Scruton (Art) and Mr Murrells (Gifted and Talented Lead Teacher) assisted the students with the first session assisted by Sarah Moss Post 16 Student.

Miss Scruton (MediaArts Faculty)