Sunday, 29 July 2018

2018 Creative Photography Celebration





2018 Creative Photography Celebration


This year, once again we gathered together as a learning community to celebrate the achievements of our learners in Creative & Contemplative Photography






On July 27th, we celebrated the incredible achievements that the children aged 7-9 years old had created with great effort and perseverance.


We continue to grow in photographic skills as well as developing life skills and adding ‘drops of confidence to our happiness buckets’.


We were very grateful once again to the Meditatio Centre in London for hosting our exhibition and our award ceremony. The exhibition runs until Friday 26th August and is open from 10.00-12.30pm and 1.30-5.00pm.  Please contact the centre to ensure someone is able to open the gallery for you to visit.



We were very honoured to have representatives from the Catholic Children’s Society and from Christian Aid to join us to award the medals as well as receive over £100 in donations for their organisations. 



On behalf of the children, our advocates and everyone involved in our Creative and Contemplative Photography sessions, thank you for supporting the really magnificent achievements of our young people.


For further information about Arco Iris Learning and the services we provide, please contact arcoiris.learning@yahoo.co.uk



2018 Creative Photography Medalists



Animals




Rainbow Objects





Small World

 






Spring Time





Summer Time




Sweet Things





Eye Eye






Same but Different


  

All creative images are available to purchase in high resolution

£15.00 for all Bronze and Silver Medalists in A4 Framed

£20.00 for all Gold Medalists in A3 Framed

contact arcoiris.learning@yahoo.co.uk for all ordering






2018 Creative Photographer of the Year
This year, we presented the award to a young person who responded positively to an ordinary moment and in turn, transformed it into an inspirational ripple for others.

It is hard to respond well all the time when things do not go the way we would like them to go. We all want things to work out; but sometimes it doesn’t turn out that way.

In each of our sessions, after some input, each of the children has an opportunity to choose the objects they are going to photograph during the session.

In one of our sessions, this young person chose an object, but did so unknowingly that there was a significant mark on it.

This young person didn’t try and change what they had been given, but instead saw the goodness in what they had received. They saw something that could be transformed.

This young person reminds us what God has planned for us.

To see the goodness in what we have received.
To transform what has been given to us.

This young person saw the goodness in what they had received and transformed it into a smile.

I wonder if have heard the phrase, ‘When life gives you lemons, make lemonade’. This person inspires us to say: When life gives you lemons, turn them into a smile.

We are pleased to announce the
2018 Creative Photographer of the Year Image






2018 Creative Photography Publication



All the Gold, Silver and Bronze medal images are presented in a keepsake edition our 2018 Creative Photography Celebration priced at £12.00. Please contact us to make a purchase.



2018 Contemplative Photography



In each Grade,the children have an opportunity to receive one session with a contemplative photography focus.

The children have an opportunity to nurture their spirituality through the Ignatian Tradition of imaginative prayer. They are given time to create their contemplative photographs as a response.

The images were made into prayer cards which could be purchased. 
A donation was given to charities in London who support children and Christian values.

Here are a selection of images created by the children
this academic year.




God’s Love







The Lost Sheep (Luke 15:4-6)






God’s Melody (Psalm 57:7)

 





 






All contemplative images are available to purchase in high resolution

£15.00 for A4 Framed

£2.00 for Prayer Cards 

contact arcoiris.learning@yahoo.co.uk for all ordering
25% of all profits will be donated to Christian and Children's Charities.




2018 Contemplative Photography Publication



All the contemplative photography images are presented in a keepsake edition our 2018 Contemplative Photography Celebration priced at £12.00. Please contact us to place an order.






Thank you once again for supporting the really magnificent achievements of our young people.


We look forward to continuing growing their skills in the Autumn term, and welcoming new learners to the learning community.


If you would like to become an advocate of Arco Iris Learning, please contact for further information. You will receive free publications and be able to exhibit your own creative photographs at our Creative Photography Celebration in 2019.






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