Downside Creative

‘The conscious application of form to meaning in order to engage both the intellect and the emotions in a representation of meaning.’ Jonathan Neelands

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The topical issue of immigration is being explored in 3F drama lessons as students use abstract techniques to present contrasting ideas on the ‘land of the free’. @downsideschool #iloveboarding #drama #bsa

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1F being briefed ready to rehearse Matilda for the inaugural Poetry Day Recital @downsideschool @DownsideEnglish #nationalpoetryday2020 #drama #learningthroughdrama

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Creativity in RS as 1F get to grips with the Story of the Fall (Genesis 3). Learning through Drama. @downsideschool #learning #religiousstudies #drama #DownsideSchool

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2F are treading the boards once more. Exploring the context of our Bloody Chamber topic, students create tableaux representing poverty and class divides.@downsideschool @DownsideCreate @DownsideEnglish #iloveboarding

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Orchestra al fresco. Music in the time of Covid @downsideschool @DownsideCreate #weloveboarding

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3F explore The Arrival by Shaun Tan as they collaborate in their bubbles in their drama lesson. Great to have them back on stage.

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Festival spirit rules the day @downsideschool for the first weekend back. #iloveboarding

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1F Musicrama Project - the inner lives of toys!

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1F Musicrama project - the inner lives of toys!

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1F Musicrama project - the inner lives of Toys!

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This week our year 8 design students have been encouraged to be resourceful in coming up with Architectural concepts, using Lego, Minecraft, JENGA and even Loo Roll as their raw material.
#loveboarding, @downsideschool #architecture

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Our Musicrama Project for 1-3F is nearing its final performance stage. Here are some sneak peeks of some of the costume designs students have created for their monologues.

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2nd form #design students @downsideschool have had the opportunity to develop core #technical drawing skills as part of our #remotelearning. #perspective #isometric

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Mr Setterfield, Head of Cricket, highlighting the importance of keeping mental active & having a project during the lockdown to focus on

#mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #positivevibes #positivemindset #downsideschool #discipline #humility #stewardship

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Music lessons still continue using Skype. I snuck up on JM at the start of his lesson with Mr Jones. ⁦@CaverelHouse⁩ study has been repurposed for home school! #iloveboarding #teacherskids ⁦⁦@downsideschool⁩

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Music lessons still continue using Skype. I snuck up on JM at the start of his lesson with Mr Jones. ⁦@CaverelHouse⁩ study has been repurposed for home school! #iloveboarding #teacherskids ⁦⁦@downsideschool⁩

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3F experiment with masked and unmasked character work during their Drama lesson. @downsideschool @BSAboarding #iloveboarding

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Expressive Arts Rotation share their work. 3F have got the moves in the Dance group! @downsideschool #iloveboarding

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3F explore masked and unmasked characters in Drama lessons using Trestle Theatre masks. #trestletheatre #boardingschool #Downsideschool

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It’s not just students who are creative @DownsideCreate. Take a look at uniform shop’s Tracey’s knitted nativity!