Martin Frobisher Infant School
‘Handy’ playground wall graphics
The Martin Frobisher infant school PTA decided that they would like to buy something for the school playground to carry on the hands and the “I CARE” theme on the outside of the school. This was because the colourful wall graphic designs we installed in the school reception area were so well received by everyone that visited the school. The PTA wanted bright, colourful graphics which would encourage the children to interact with them.
We developed these striking hand graphics which are affixed to the school wall in the playground. We incorporated a measure down one side of each hand graphic so that the children can measure themselves against the hand. This enables the children to compare their own height to the height of the different hands and also see how they have grown throughout their years at the school. The largest hand is nearly 2 metres high which means they can be easily seen from the public footpath that runs alongside the school. Everyone who walks past the school can see their I CARE values and understand what Martin Frobisher Infant School is all about.
The children love them and frequently talk about them.
Kathryn was a real catalyst for us. She worked with us to take an idea which we were really committed to and then move it into an entirely different realm in terms of profile and impact.
In the first instance she was able to quickly understand our vision and then present ideas to make this real in a practical and varied way. There were a number of solutions and directions for us to choose both in terms of visual impact and the range of ways in which this could be delivered.
We now have a number of child friendly and corporate routes through which we can communicate our vision and values. Kathryn has spent time with me listening to ideas so that each of these is linked cohesively together throughout the whole organisation and beyond.
The impact of the work has had a real and sustainable positive impact for us. It has enabled us to demonstrate a level of professionalism, attention to detail and high expectation which would have been impossible without creative input. I am absolutely certain that our organisation would not look and feel as it does today without Kathryn’s help.