Arts and Innovation
Examples of the arts events and activities created in or with the innovation centre
The Big Draw
The Big Draw
The Big Draw (and Nick's amazing shoes)
The Big Draw (and Nick's amazing shoes)
The Big Draw
The Big Draw
Working with our artist in residence to create sculpture inspired by Downend and its history.
Working with our artist in residence to create sculpture inspired by Downend and its history.
Using up-cycled materials to create our sculptures.
Using up-cycled materials to create our sculptures.
Conceptual art at Downend.
Conceptual art at Downend.
Evaluating the sculptures.
Thinking about our community.
Thinking about our community.
Inspired by our community.
Inspired by our community.
Drum & Base
Drum & Base
Alice in Wonderland themed day.
Alice in Wonderland themed day.
Here Ms Kelly is working with local primary schools.
Lily Rabbit
Lily Rabbit
Alice in Wonderland themed day.
Drawing around our Innovation Centre tree.
Drawing around our Innovation Centre tree.
Learning different ways to draw.
Learning different ways to draw.
The centre transformed.
The centre transformed.
All around the tree.
All around the tree.
Close observation.
Close observation.
Dancers all the way from Martinique perform.
Dancers all the way from Martinique perform.
Dance, music and film.
Dance, music and film.
We win an award.
We win an award.
Graffiti Workshop.
Graffiti Workshop.
Learning from the artist.
Learning from the artist.
Creating your own 'tag style' graffiti.
Creating your own 'tag style' graffiti.
We made the Guy Fawkes.
We made the Guy Fawkes.
We built a dragon.
We built a dragon.
Making the feet.
Making the feet.
Making the wings.
Making the wings.
Gary the Dragon
Gary the Dragon
Gary went to Berkley Castle.
Gary went to Berkley Castle.
Our photo booth
Our photo booth
Steampunk inventions.
Steampunk inventions.
Primary and secondary working together on their machine drawings.
Primary and secondary working together on their machine drawings.
Lucy Ward, top folk act performs at Downend school, students get to interview her for our school newspaper, The Shark.
When our space chicken was born.
When our space chicken was born.
Innovation centre space chicken.
Innovation centre space chicken.
Stop motion animation
Stop motion animation
Robot lunchtime.
Robot lunchtime.
Ruth Smeeth MP (ex pupil) is our guest.
Ruth Smeeth MP (ex pupil) is our guest.
Globalex, linking artists across the World.
Globalex, linking artists across the World.
Performance of poetry, music, film and art.
Kim Lowings, folk artist leads a workshop.
Kim Lowings, folk artist leads a workshop.
A day looking at Downend's history, focusiing on our mining heritage and work songs.
Writing our own songs.
Writing our own songs.
Building houses.
Building houses.
Origami challenge.
Origami challenge.
Origami challenge.
Origami challenge.
Origami challenge.
Origami challenge.
My school is an island scale model.
My school is an island scale model.
Go4set project
Our proposals in Bristol university.
Our proposals in Bristol university.
Building the shark.
Building the shark.
Building the fin
Building the fin
Its alive, alive I say!
Its alive, alive I say!
Nearly there
Nearly there
The shark
The shark
Shadow puppet perform
Shadow puppet perform
Written, made and filmed by students.
The multiple award winning folk artists run a workshop
The multiple award winning folk artists run a workshop
My Smith's history and arts project in action with one of the biggest names in folk. History, music and performance, with everyone joining in.
The peasants revolt.
The peasants revolt.
Head of the South West TUC comes in and we learn about The Tolpuddle Martyrs and what is a trade union.
Head of the South West TUC comes in and we learn about The Tolpuddle Martyrs and what is a trade union.
Students create their own union, debate and then negotiate.
The Great Downend Bake Off.
The Great Downend Bake Off.
Warhammer club
Warhammer club
Warhammer club.
Warhammer club.
The Club in full effect.
The Club in full effect.
Mr Pearce breaks some space dance moves.
Mr Pearce breaks some space dance moves.
Galactic disco for World Book Day.
Galactic disco for World Book Day.
Free books anyone?
Free books anyone?
WW2 day
WW2 day
WW2 day
WW2 day
WW2 day
WW2 day
WW2 day.
WW2 day.
WW2 day
WW2 day
WW2 day
WW2 day
Archive day with Historic England, The national film archives and The British Film Insitute.
Archive day with Historic England, The national film archives and The British Film Insitute.
Here Mr Smith working with local primary schools.
Learning about the Bristol Blitz.
Learning about the Bristol Blitz.
Our school art (mural) project at The national Holocaust Memorial day event in London.
Our school art (mural) project at The national Holocaust Memorial day event in London.
Duncan performs at our evening community arts event.
Duncan performs at our evening community arts event.
Downend school make the set for the National Holocaust Memorial Day event.
Downend school make the set for the National Holocaust Memorial Day event.
We attend the memorial.
We attend the memorial.
Our work takes centre stage.
Our work takes centre stage.
So proud as a school.
Ex pupil speaks.
Ex pupil speaks.
Gothic night, science and arts.
Gothic night, science and arts.
Gothic horror event.
Gothic horror event.
STEM day
STEM day
Virtual reality.
Virtual reality.
Harry Potter day.
Harry Potter day.
Welcome to the jungle.
Welcome to the jungle.
Building the yurt.
Building the yurt.
Building the yurt.
Building the yurt.
Ms Kelly lends a hand.
Ms Kelly lends a hand.
Nerds and proud
Nerds and proud
Part of the hundreds of poppies we made
Part of the hundreds of poppies we made
We helped at the Remembrance event.
We helped at the Remembrance event.
RHS project visit to the Bristol botanic gardens.
RHS project visit to the Bristol botanic gardens.
RHS National award winners.
RHS National award winners.
Working with our RHS mentor.
Working with our RHS mentor.
Volcano
Volcano
Faraday challenge.
Faraday challenge.
Award winning film club.
Award winning film club.
Our team judges and compares at The Encounters Film Festival.
Our team judges and compares at The Encounters Film Festival.
The Centre becomes an Egyptian museum.
The Centre becomes an Egyptian museum.
Debate club.
Debate club.
Climate Emergency meeting.
Climate Emergency meeting.
Fighting chance.
Fighting chance.
School garden
School garden
School garden
School garden
School garden.
School garden.
School garden club.
School garden club.
We bring back 3 national awards. (Science, Maths, Engineering and Design excellence).
We bring back 3 national awards. (Science, Maths, Engineering and Design excellence).
Our award winning sustainable design.
Our award winning sustainable design.
One of our proudest days when we have a visit from a survivor of the Holocaust.
One of our proudest days when we have a visit from a survivor of the Holocaust.
IET day, STEM in action working with Airbus.
IET day, STEM in action working with Airbus.
World boxing champion visits The Innovation Centre.
World boxing champion visits The Innovation Centre.
Maths day.
Maths day.
World Book Day.
World Book Day.
Leading comic artist comes comes for a visit.
Leading comic artist comes comes for a visit.
Developing the school newspaper with professional journalists.
Developing the school newspaper with professional journalists.
Remembrance day project.
Remembrance day project.