Elspeth Chapman worked with the P3 pupils and Miss Kavanagh at St Ninian's R.C. Primary School. Passing On Inspiration inspired story writing and art making with the children, as well as reconnecting them with each other when they were all at home.
The project was made up of three parts:
- Each child received an unexpected object in a parcel, delivered to their home, including a leaf, a feather, a button, an origami crane, a baby’s sock or a holiday postcard. Each child was then encouraged to write a story about this item: what was it, where did it come from, what was the story behind it? Children then returned their stories to their teacher, Miss Kavanagh and they were typed up by Elspeth.
- Children were then sent one of their classmate's stories to read and encouraged to create some art inspired by it. This could include a painting, a plasticine sculpture, a collage, a dance, a song or even a play! There were no restrictions on this as we wanted the children's imaginations to run free at home!
- Pupils were then asked to take a picture or video of their artwork creation and return it to their teacher. These were curated by Elspeth and Imaginate as an online gallery of the original objects, stories, and artwork, showcasing just how far the children's imaginations have come.
You can read the stories here and watch the pictures below.
