Pupils teamed up with local artists (From The Northern Echo)

Pupils teamed up with local artists

9:14am Friday 5th February 2010 in

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ADVENTUROUS young people have been given the chance to explore a quarry to inspire their artistic talents.

In a project titled Going Underground, run by Tees Valley Arts and funded by Natural England through their Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund, the youngsters investigated wildlife and fauna.

Pupils from Throston Primary, in Hartlepool, The Links Primary, in Eaglescliffe, Oakdene Primary, in Billingham, and Galley Hill Primary, in Guisborough, have been teamed up with local artists to explore and improve knowledge and understanding of geodiversity, bio-diversity and local heritage.

Joe Dunne, Tees Valley Arts’ heritage officer, said: “Through using the arts in this way, this project is providing an exciting and innovative means of interpreting unusual sites, such as quarries, as a source of national curriculum learning.”

Yesterday, pupils from Galley Hill primary visited Cliff Rigg Quarry, just outside Great Ayton.