School Visits

"St. Mary’s R.C. First School are lucky enough to have built a partnership with the Queen’s Hall Arts Centre. They have been proactive in helping our school to develop our arts curriculum, work towards achieving our Artsmark award and building cultural capital experiences for our children. 

Our Year Four children were given the opportunity to attend the centre where they created lanterns for the Hexham Lantern parade and had a backstage tour where they met the cast from The Wind in the Willows. The children learnt about different job roles in the arts centre, which is something we are passionate to educate our children about.

Here is what some of our Year Four children said about these experiences:

“It was really good seeing how they control the lights on stage, I didn’t know they had that many controls in one room!”

“It was messy and fun making the lanterns, I felt proud of the lantern that I made”

“It was funny seeing the actors practising their lines, I loved the expressions on their faces”

We look forward to organising further events in partnership with the Queen’s Hall in the near future. "

Rachel Baird, Class Teacher and Early Years Lead
St. Mary’s R.C. First School