Sculptural Encounters: workshops for local schools (KS2)

Henry Moore Studios & Gardens reopens on 16 April with Encounters, a season of stories and events.

See & Do

These workshops are now fully booked.

If you are interested visiting Henry Moore Studios & Gardens with your school, college or university, please see our education group visits page.

A woman's hand pointing at table full of terracotta clay sculptures.

A table full of sticks, stones, feathers and pinecones, with children sat at tables behind.

A dark haired young girl and a blonde boy stand looking through a window into an artist's studio which is filled with small sculpture models

Shelves inside Henry Moore's Bourne Maquette Studio displaying plaster sculpture models and found objects.

Mobile phones and tablets arranged in a grid on a gallery floor, surrounded by people.

Pencil drawings of natural objects on A4 paper, arranged in a grid on a white wall.

A group of schoolchildren in a gallery, making sculptures from foam blocks.

A group of schoolchildren sat on the floor of a gallery, building a sculpture from foam blocks.

About this event

Engage, inspire and challenge your students with these workshops looking at 2D and 3D making. The sessions aim to encourage creativity and experimentation using a range of activities and materials.

During the session your students will use 2D and 3D making techniques, and consider ways of seeing art in the everyday, using the unique resources on our site. They will interact with the outdoors, sculptures, and visit Henry Moore’s Maquette Studio, where he did his creative thinking, small model making and collected inspirations he found in the everyday natural environment.

Your group will develop sculptural skills, be introduced to figurative and abstract ideas and language, and gain knowledge of a great artist in a historical and cultural context.

We have developed this workshop in response to this year’s theme of Encounters. Students will be able to record their experiences and observations, produce a small model maquette from terracotta clay to take back to school, and develop visual literacy in relation to their own lives and local area.

A table full of terracotta clay sculptures.

School workshop with Church Langley Harlow. Photo: Sophie Greenstreet.

Schedule of activities

Time	Activity
9:45	Arrival and welcome
10:00	Collective starter activity, including time outdoors
10:30	Main workshop
11:30	Time for lunch, in the picnic area
12:00	Free time for sketching and photography
13:00	Departure

Booking information & FAQs

Workshop dates

These workshops are now fully booked.

If you are interested visiting Henry Moore Studios & Gardens with your school, college or university, please see our education group visits page.

Who are the workshops for?

These workshops are free for primary school juniors. Sessions include activity suitable for the Key Stage 2 curriculum.

To help develop our relationships with local schools, priority will be given to those in the district of East Hertfordshire, and neighbouring areas with Sculpture Town/New Town narratives including Harlow, Stevenage, Welwyn and Hatfield.

Group sizes

We can accommodate a maximum of 30 students per session.

Primary schools: we require at least two supervising adults per 15 students.

Coaches

Due to the narrow lanes leading to our site, we have a coach length limit of 11 metres.

Essential documents for your visit

If you have already booked a workshop, please make sure you have downloaded and read the documents below before you arrive.

Important information and terms & conditions (PDF, 0.8mb)

Risk assessment guidelines (PDF, 0.3mb)

Information for coaches & driving routes (PDF, 0.2mb)

Other events at Studios & Gardens

This season our busy events programme draws inspiration from the natural world with creative workshops, artist talks, film screenings, and open archive sessions. Many events are included in an annual ticket to the Studios & Gardens, allowing visitors to return as often as they wish to explore new elements and ideas.

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