Terracotta-Tastic Times for BSC’s Environmental Society!

Over the last fortnight, BSC’s Environmental Society students have peaked to new heights of the recycling mountain that they have pledged to climb! More than 20 of our finest eco-warriors took on the challenge of making useful and beautiful items out of terracotta clay and plastic objects that they’d usually throw away.

The students had the opportunity to learn many new skills thanks to the very talented Ms. Deepika Shami Varma, who presented the workshops across the two weeks. Ms. Deepika is a highly trained professional in the industry who has conducted numerous workshops and are also environmentally friendly.

Students taking part were given a background lesson into the origins of terracotta clay and a chance to design their own pieces from the earthenware. The brief was simple – come with an imaginative idea of what they’d like to make and a selection of basic everyday plastic items to help make it! Pen lids, bottle caps and toothpicks are just a sample of the items students brought into school to recycle.

(Ms. Deepika guiding our students to successfully use recycled materials to create masterpieces!)

During the second workshop, students found that their artwork had been placed into a kiln to bake, cooled to set and were ready to decorate. Ms. Deepika displayed some very interesting painting techniques which meant the students could enjoy getting their hands dirty, whilst creating some beautiful pieces. The pride students took in painting their creations was excellent to see and a sense of accomplishment filled the room when they saw what their usually discarded materials could be made into.

Gold earrings, ornate necklaces, fridge magnets, cups and saucers, goblets, toy figurines and miniature tea sets are just some examples of the beautiful items that our brilliant Environmental Society students created during the workshops.

At BSC we are very proud of the eco-conscious attitude that our students display daily. They really are a shining example of how we can all do our bit to recycle more and waste less.

 Teacher advisor for Environment Society -Ms. Ashleigh Rankin and Ms. Cini Jins.