The plein- air is an artistic event I have been trying to establish as a tradition in our institution for a few years now. Having in mind that our school is language orientated and Arts are not a priority subject, the idea itself was slightly radical when I first introduced it, but the plein-air is also great opportunity for CAS activities so gradually it became well accepted and popular among the students. For years I have worked to put emphasis on the importance of creating art and doing so outside of school, and the last plein-air is what I consider the best plein-air we've done so far- it was the smoothest blend of students I have worked with in this type of artistic activity. Not only my VA students but all 11th IB grade and students from the National Programme participated in various art exercises, worked as a team, enjoyed the art-making process, discussed their results and generally had fun.
We tried out many inspiring techniques such as basic drawing, clay sculpture, papier-mache, photography, land art. All in all the results were a beautiful mixture of ideas, visions and skills, put together in a nice end-of-term exhibition.
