China Plate Artist in Residence Workshops

A group of our Year 9 students has been selected for an artist-in-residence program with multi-disciplinary artist Maral Mamaghani, theatre company China Plate, and our neighbouring school for the deaf, Braidwood. The workshop aims to encourage communication between both groups of students to foster inclusion and to produce artwork that may be installed in Washwood Heath.

To help both groups of students better understand the Washwood Heath area, a visit to Ward End Park was arranged. Students explored the area through the lens of community and belonging. They completed written, drawing, and photography tasks in collaboration with Braidwood students. A highlight was seeing students from both groups communicate via sign language for the first time outside structured sessions, using the finger spelling techniques learned in the residency program.

The Year 9 students demonstrated our CARE values by considering others' needs and including them in conversations with friends. They were responsible and courteous members of the community and excellent examples of mature, respectful Hodge Hill College students.