There is a fine balance between shielding children from the atrocities of war and oppression, whilst also empowering future generations with the understanding they need to ensure horrors of the past are not repeated.
Our Y6 pupils did some beautiful printed artwork at the end of their autumn art unit to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. As we worked, we talked about how it must have felt for families to be segregated because of a perceived difference and made to feel like outcasts within their own communities. Particularly important to us, was to remember the millions of Gypsy Roma people who were treated so unfairly at that time. each child designed a print block of an individual candle-flame to signify memory and uniqueness being something to celebrate.
Our artwork was displayed in County Hall, Durham and also formed part of a larger piece installed in Durham Cathedral for the remembrance service on the 75th anniversary.
We are proud to have been part of this.
HMD 2020 thank you letter – art