Arts Community Projects

Sale Grammar School is committed to life-long learning through the arts and enjoys well established links with local pre-schools, primary and secondary schools. We provide a programme of training sessions specifically designed to meet the needs of pre-school providers and primary school teachers.

Through active involvement in community based initiatives we aim to raise students' awareness of social and cultural diversity and encourage them to become more thoughtful and responsible citizens.

On this page you can browse through both upcoming and recent partner schools community events.

Recent Community Initiatives

Adult Learning Week - 2009

Three evenings in June saw a distinctly different type of student at Sale Grammar School. Pens and notepads in hand, a large group of adults entered the school to participate in some extra-curricular activities. As part of the national Adult Learning Week initiative, staff at the school had volunteered their time to arrange very successful ‘Be Inspired' learning evenings.

Mastering the art of clay work

The event was designed to offer opportunities for parents and friends of Sale Grammar, and members of the local community, to learn a new skill and be creative in one of the many short courses on offer.
Adult students were tempted by a variety of taster sessions on offer, from creative canvases, sculptural ceramics through to photographic manipulation.

Event co-ordinator, Mrs. Bedford, said "Tonight has been about opening our doors even wider to local people. It has been a fantastic success, thoroughly enjoyed by those who attended and the staff responsible for delivering the courses."

Family Learning

Our Family Learning Initiative extends Sale Grammar's current community programme and develops our links with local primary schools. The aim of the programme is to offer families the opportunity to engage with their children's education and to promote intergenerational learning. Family members could be parents, carers, siblings or grandparents.

Mrs. Bedford demonstrating how to handle clay

At Broadheath Primary School eight Year 5 pupils and one of their family members were given the opportunity to work with Sale Grammar's ceramic specialists. Pupils and one of their family members each created ‘mini me' clay heads and figures using basic clay modelling techniques.

'Mini-Me' clay heads

At Sale Grammar, a ceramic workshop was held for Year 7 students and a family member. Families were able to spend quality time together by learning how to make and decorate a basic coil pot. Participants found the experience enjoyable and fun.

Brentwood Partnership

Our long running partnership with Brentwood School is a well established collaboration providing an inclusive framework for studying the Visual Arts. Students from both schools develop their social and communication skills through exploration of the visual and tactile qualities of a range of materials.

Brentwood students enjoying a clay workshop