Year five and six students from Albion North Primary School have tabled their artistic skills for the entire school community to enjoy.
The kids brought their best strokes to the fore as part of a table painting project, which had a significant goal.
According to the school’s inclusion and engagement learning specialist Ian Murdoch, the initiative sought to strengthen the connection between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and the wider school.
“We had four metal tables with built-in seats donated to us by the Cooinda Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community centre,” he said.
“As part of the project these tables were painted with the Aboriginal flag, Torres strait Islander flag, Australian flag, and a local scene including Kororoit Creek.”
Mr Murdoch said staff came together to support the students by drawing stencils of the flags onto the tables and sketching the local scene in permanent marker.
“The students then painted the tables during their visual arts classes with enthusiasm and excitement,” he said.
“The tables look fantastic and they now provide shaded seating for our students under the gums next to our year five and six playground.”
