Landscapes - Key Stage 3
(Maximum Group size: 30)
Waddesdon Manor is an architectural treasure, set in a spectacular Victorian landscape. It is the perfect place for students to explore the history, conventions and range of Landscape Art. They will sketch in the 19th century manor and gardens and explore the composition, purpose and power of landscapes: students will use their sketches to produce a 'spectacular Myriorama'.

"I have been very pleased with this workshop - I'm planning to do Landscapes with Yr7 in the Summer Term. Often wanted to do a 'Myrirorama" but couldn't quite make it work in an "easy" enough way - now I can......"
Teacher, Cotteslowe School

Naked Bodies - Key Stage 5
(Maximum Group size: 13)
Waddesdon Manor contains a wonderful array of examples of the nude form in a variety of appearances - including sculpture, painting, architectural moulds and garden statues. The morning session introduces students to the nude forms held within the collections with a tour by one of Waddesdon Manor's curatorial team, who will highlight how the naked body has been portrayed in a variety of forms throughout art history.

In the afternoon students will be provided with the opportunity to take part in a Life Drawing class, led by artist Alexa de Ferranti. This workshop will take place in the Art Department of Waddesdon School.

Storytelling - Sleeping Beauty - Key Stage 1/2
Waddesdon Manor is able to offer whole-day workshops that are ideal for Literacy work on Fairytales and Traditional stories. Pupils will climb the stairs of a fairytale like turret to discover the story of Sleeping Beauty retold in a series of stunning paintings.

Pupils will:
• work with paintings and gather notes of literacy work
• learn about chronology, setting, characters and descriptive
writing create practical art work inspired by the paintings as preparation for work back at school

The workshop can be adapted to suite the age and needs of different classes, whether entering the realm of make-believe with young classes or exploring the darker side of fairytales with older Primary children.

Each class will receive a CD containing reproductions of Waddesdon Manor's Sleeping Beauty paintings and ideas for work back at school.

If you would like more information about learning workshops available at Waddesdon Manor of if you have any educational enquiries please contact: Will Graham, tel: 0207 563 9527 or email: will.graham@wallacecollection.org

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