The Dry Water approach is fundamentally child centred enabling children to explore experiment and express at their own pace and according to their individual learning styles.

We build on each child's interest and encourage independent exploration and extension of learning experiences.

We work across art forms offering movement, music, sculpture, painting, textile and outdoor arts activities.

We believe that a child learns best when their individual imagination and interest is actively supported and appreciated.

As artists we are interested in giving children the means to engage in learning for life in meaningful ways making their time at school as enjoyable and relevant to them as possible. We believe teachers equally want to enjoy their time at school and to be challenged and involved in learning with the children; to share in active engagement and to be excited as educators. Careful responsive planning in consultation with teachers and children and purposeful reflection after each session ensures that our projects remain embedded and sustained after the project ends.

We use a wide range of intelligent, high quality materials designed to prompt enquiry in the learner. We use hands on practical/visual, multi sensory approach with children and staff. We work effortlessly across art forms and curriculum areas to evidence and document the many languages of children and the myriad of meanings in their expression. We work with the premise that there is “magic” and meaning everywhere and that each person is unique.

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