Primary School Project -8 Years

This started as a short project and lasted 8 years. The first element was in 1 year recording every aspect of the school and then the second element was photographing the nursery class through all 8 years at the school.

Pupils in red school jumpers gathering their bags in the playground at the start of a school trip
Parents saying goodbye to children at the school gate on a busy morning
Two girls making shapes with their hands during assembly, a teacher at the front
Boys sprawled on the hall floor laughing during assembly
Pupils sitting on the hall floor with their hands up to answer a question
Children's coats, bags and a tennis racket hanging on cloakroom pegs
Small child in a blue jumper kneeling by a chair in the nursery home corner
Two nursery boys peering over a table cluttered with toys
Young girl resting her head on a picture book about the biggest bed in the world
Little girl sitting in a play house behind a doorway painted with vines and roses
Nursery teacher reading a picture book to two small boys
Teacher in a white cardigan talking to a boy as she holds a baby doll
Teacher kneeling beside a boy holding his head at a table of picture cards
Montage of school pages: assemblies, cloakroom, classrooms and play
Child driving a red and yellow toy car under the playground climbing frame
Boy in a checked shirt crouching inside a round opening in a red play tunnel
Nursery children sitting on the floor in a play tent, watching a show
Curly-haired boy with his hands on his cheeks, listening intently
Two young boys at classroom computers, one with his finger to his lips
Curly-haired girl at a computer, chin on her hand as she moves the mouse
Young girl screwing up her face as she holds up a pencil at her desk
Fair-haired boy pursing his lips as he concentrates on his writing
Girls in school jumpers reading picture books together
Wide view of a teacher reading to a whole class sitting on the floor
Boy at a computer resting his head on his hand, a sand timer beside the keyboard
Two girls playing a board game, one reaching to move a counter
Two boys steering a yellow bee robot across a floor mat on a table
Girls whispering to each other while another writes in her book
Class of pupils at their desks looking up, one boy in glasses grinning
Boy in a red jumper holding a toy car above his head, eyes wide
Classroom of pupils sitting at their desks facing the teacher, a boy in a wheelchair in front
Pupils playing at first aid, one lying on a bench with her arm in a sling
Older pupils laughing round a table during an electricity lesson
Young children sitting close together on the carpet, some covering their eyes
Girl with a pink fluffy cushion on her chair, listening in class
Boy kneeling up on his chair to look over the class from behind
Boy in glasses gazing upwards while classmates work at their table
Teacher showing a picture book to pupils sitting on the classroom floor
Class sitting at their tables with hands together, some with eyes closed
Pupils resting their heads on their arms on the classroom tables
Children having a snack of fruit and cartons of milk at their tables
Boy pressing a piece of chalk against a blackboard
Boy standing by the piano as a girl in glasses rests her chin on her hand
Girl peeping out while being hugged by an adult in a red jacket
Girl writing in her workbook as the boy beside her looks over
Three girls sitting close together on the floor sharing a book
Boy with his finger to his lips choosing a book from a classroom shelf
Boy in glasses and classmates counting on their fingers at their desks
Young pupils clapping and singing along at the front of the classroom
Children wearing headphones sitting on the floor round a cassette player
Pupils painting butterflies at a table covered with newspaper
Boy holding his forehead as he thinks about his work
Boy balancing a pencil on his top lip in class
Busy classroom with pupils at their tables, several with hands raised
Older girls working on drawings below a whiteboard of historic pictures
Girl drawing a house in charcoal as her classmates chat across the table
Boy working out a sum on the whiteboard below the date Thursday 9 June
View from above of a boy with spiky hair reading the sports pages of a newspaper
Boy reading the Jobfinder section of a newspaper in class
Two girls playing trumpets from music on a stand
Girls playing recorders at their classroom table
Teacher pointing to the music for Over the Sea to Skye on a projected screen
Children skipping with a long rope in the playground as a teacher turns it
Two small children huddled together under a green umbrella
Girls clinging to red playground railings
Girls playing with hula hoops beside a painted hopscotch grid
Boys lining up toy cars on a wall behind red railings
Girl walking on green stilt pots in the playground
Girls jumping a long rope in the sunny playground
Smiling boy with a skipping rope coiled round him by the playground fence
Boy pushing a toy car along the top of a wall beside red railings
Girl holding a sign that reads Don't Play Behind the Mobile
Girl spinning round with her long hair flying across her face
Pupil in a wheelchair turning a skipping rope in the playground
Two girls sitting on the playground cuddling a teddy bear
Children holding the edges of a big rainbow parachute in the playground
Girls lying on a painted playground grid drawing on sheets of paper
Teacher helping a boy with a test paper
Girl resting her cheek on her hand as she writes a test
Red-haired boy pushing his hands into his forehead over his test paper
Girl peering over the edge of her desk in the exam hall
Boy eating spaghetti at lunch, looking straight at the camera
Empty dining hall with tables and stools set out for lunch
Two boys holding spoons up to their faces at a lunch table
Dinner ladies in white hats serving custard and trays of pudding
Pupils eating lunch in the hall as a helper leans over a table
Empty school hall with the kitchen serving hatch and a piano
Girl and boy collecting plates of food from the serving table
Packed dining hall with pupils eating lunch at long tables
Boys sprinting towards the finish in a playground race
Girls running a race across the playground as classmates watch
Boys sitting on the sports hall floor rolling a ball to each other
Red-haired boy throwing a ball in a playground game
Pupils in coloured bibs racing across the sports hall in a blur
Boy in a scrum cap tackling a player in a schools rugby match
Young rugby players running as one dives for the ball
Two rugby teams of boys pushing against each other in a scrum
Pupils looking out of the windows of a coach with Belfast on the side
Children crouching by the water's edge feeding a goose
Boys filling in worksheets at the window of a bird hide
Two fair-haired boys in coats looking out of the hide window
Pupils lined up at the long windows of a wooden bird hide
Three pupils standing at the front of the class as others sit on the floor
Children playing with old toys and games laid out on a museum table
Pupils in costume exploring the Ancient Egypt gallery of a museum
Children reflected in a glass case holding an Egyptian mummy case
Young girls in school uniform singing in a Christmas show
Boy in a gold crown and tinsel waiting beside a boy holding a cardboard star
Teacher playing the piano for the school Christmas show in the hall
Pupils sitting on the hall floor watching the Christmas play
Small girls dressed as angels with tinsel halos
Angels' feet in trainers and party shoes beneath their costumes
Three boys dressed as kings in paper crowns and cloaks
Boy in a Santa hat holding his lines on an orange card
Little angel with a tinsel halo singing with her mouth open
Angels with wings sitting on a bench in the hall waiting to perform
Pupils in nativity costumes gathered round a crib in the school hall
Children in nativity costumes waiting in their classroom
Mary, angels and a king waiting in the corridor before the nativity play
Two kings performing in the nativity as a teacher watches
Children looking through a stall of second-hand toys at the school fair
Families playing hook-a-duck at the school summer fair
Close-up of a child having a butterfly painted on her face
Grinning boy putting his face through a painted cut-out board at the fair
Families crowding round a table of toys at the summer fair
Small children with painted faces fishing for plastic ducks
Yellow banner for the Stranmillis Primary School summer fair on the railings
Young pupils bursting out of the school gates on sports day
Young children lined up behind the tape waiting for their race
Pupils sitting on the grass watching the races on sports day
Small children lined up at the start of a sports day race
Young pupils racing across the playing field
Boy biting his nails with a beanbag balanced on his head
Pupils crouched on mats ready for an obstacle race, a wheelchair beside them
Older boys running hard on sports day as classmates cheer
Girls leaping and cheering at the finish line
Girl raising her arms in triumph as runners cross the field towards her
Fathers running a race on sports day, one fallen flat on the grass
Boys waiting in the wings of the stage before a rehearsal
View from the theatre seats of pupils rehearsing on a big stage
Boys standing in a line on stage, seen from behind facing the empty seats
Girls in pink jackets and sunglasses waiting to go on stage
Boys in leather jackets and sunglasses posing as the T-Birds
Cast dancing on stage below a Welcome to Rydell High banner
Pupils sitting on the stage floor listening to the director at rehearsal
Choir in red T-shirts singing from music as a teacher directs them
Girls with red pom-poms cheering backstage in their costumes
Boys in red hoodies and caps getting ready in the dressing room
Two girls in Pink Ladies costumes standing on stage
Choir in red T-shirts throwing their arms in the air at the finale
Montage of twelve school scenes: office staff, assembly, lunchtime and classrooms
Montage of portraits of pupils: playing trumpet, daydreaming and smiling
Montage of six nursery scenes: a cuddle with a teacher, play time and craft tables
Montage of nine classroom scenes of pupils reading, writing and working together
Montage of nine music lessons: recorders, violin, brass and singing
Montage of four pupils in costume for the school musical
Pupils in red school jumpers gathering their bags in the playground at the start of a school trip
Parents saying goodbye to children at the school gate on a busy morning
Two girls making shapes with their hands during assembly, a teacher at the front
Boys sprawled on the hall floor laughing during assembly
Pupils sitting on the hall floor with their hands up to answer a question
Children's coats, bags and a tennis racket hanging on cloakroom pegs
Small child in a blue jumper kneeling by a chair in the nursery home corner
Two nursery boys peering over a table cluttered with toys
Young girl resting her head on a picture book about the biggest bed in the world
Little girl sitting in a play house behind a doorway painted with vines and roses
Nursery teacher reading a picture book to two small boys
Teacher in a white cardigan talking to a boy as she holds a baby doll
Teacher kneeling beside a boy holding his head at a table of picture cards
Montage of school pages: assemblies, cloakroom, classrooms and play
Child driving a red and yellow toy car under the playground climbing frame
Boy in a checked shirt crouching inside a round opening in a red play tunnel
Nursery children sitting on the floor in a play tent, watching a show
Curly-haired boy with his hands on his cheeks, listening intently
Two young boys at classroom computers, one with his finger to his lips
Curly-haired girl at a computer, chin on her hand as she moves the mouse
Young girl screwing up her face as she holds up a pencil at her desk
Fair-haired boy pursing his lips as he concentrates on his writing
Girls in school jumpers reading picture books together
Wide view of a teacher reading to a whole class sitting on the floor
Boy at a computer resting his head on his hand, a sand timer beside the keyboard
Two girls playing a board game, one reaching to move a counter
Two boys steering a yellow bee robot across a floor mat on a table
Girls whispering to each other while another writes in her book
Class of pupils at their desks looking up, one boy in glasses grinning
Boy in a red jumper holding a toy car above his head, eyes wide
Classroom of pupils sitting at their desks facing the teacher, a boy in a wheelchair in front
Pupils playing at first aid, one lying on a bench with her arm in a sling
Older pupils laughing round a table during an electricity lesson
Young children sitting close together on the carpet, some covering their eyes
Girl with a pink fluffy cushion on her chair, listening in class
Boy kneeling up on his chair to look over the class from behind
Boy in glasses gazing upwards while classmates work at their table
Teacher showing a picture book to pupils sitting on the classroom floor
Class sitting at their tables with hands together, some with eyes closed
Pupils resting their heads on their arms on the classroom tables
Children having a snack of fruit and cartons of milk at their tables
Boy pressing a piece of chalk against a blackboard
Boy standing by the piano as a girl in glasses rests her chin on her hand
Girl peeping out while being hugged by an adult in a red jacket
Girl writing in her workbook as the boy beside her looks over
Three girls sitting close together on the floor sharing a book
Boy with his finger to his lips choosing a book from a classroom shelf
Boy in glasses and classmates counting on their fingers at their desks
Young pupils clapping and singing along at the front of the classroom
Children wearing headphones sitting on the floor round a cassette player
Pupils painting butterflies at a table covered with newspaper
Boy holding his forehead as he thinks about his work
Boy balancing a pencil on his top lip in class
Busy classroom with pupils at their tables, several with hands raised
Older girls working on drawings below a whiteboard of historic pictures
Girl drawing a house in charcoal as her classmates chat across the table
Boy working out a sum on the whiteboard below the date Thursday 9 June
View from above of a boy with spiky hair reading the sports pages of a newspaper
Boy reading the Jobfinder section of a newspaper in class
Two girls playing trumpets from music on a stand
Girls playing recorders at their classroom table
Teacher pointing to the music for Over the Sea to Skye on a projected screen
Children skipping with a long rope in the playground as a teacher turns it
Two small children huddled together under a green umbrella
Girls clinging to red playground railings
Girls playing with hula hoops beside a painted hopscotch grid
Boys lining up toy cars on a wall behind red railings
Girl walking on green stilt pots in the playground
Girls jumping a long rope in the sunny playground
Smiling boy with a skipping rope coiled round him by the playground fence
Boy pushing a toy car along the top of a wall beside red railings
Girl holding a sign that reads Don't Play Behind the Mobile
Girl spinning round with her long hair flying across her face
Pupil in a wheelchair turning a skipping rope in the playground
Two girls sitting on the playground cuddling a teddy bear
Children holding the edges of a big rainbow parachute in the playground
Girls lying on a painted playground grid drawing on sheets of paper
Teacher helping a boy with a test paper
Girl resting her cheek on her hand as she writes a test
Red-haired boy pushing his hands into his forehead over his test paper
Girl peering over the edge of her desk in the exam hall
Boy eating spaghetti at lunch, looking straight at the camera
Empty dining hall with tables and stools set out for lunch
Two boys holding spoons up to their faces at a lunch table
Dinner ladies in white hats serving custard and trays of pudding
Pupils eating lunch in the hall as a helper leans over a table
Empty school hall with the kitchen serving hatch and a piano
Girl and boy collecting plates of food from the serving table
Packed dining hall with pupils eating lunch at long tables
Boys sprinting towards the finish in a playground race
Girls running a race across the playground as classmates watch
Boys sitting on the sports hall floor rolling a ball to each other
Red-haired boy throwing a ball in a playground game
Pupils in coloured bibs racing across the sports hall in a blur
Boy in a scrum cap tackling a player in a schools rugby match
Young rugby players running as one dives for the ball
Two rugby teams of boys pushing against each other in a scrum
Pupils looking out of the windows of a coach with Belfast on the side
Children crouching by the water's edge feeding a goose
Boys filling in worksheets at the window of a bird hide
Two fair-haired boys in coats looking out of the hide window
Pupils lined up at the long windows of a wooden bird hide
Three pupils standing at the front of the class as others sit on the floor
Children playing with old toys and games laid out on a museum table
Pupils in costume exploring the Ancient Egypt gallery of a museum
Children reflected in a glass case holding an Egyptian mummy case
Young girls in school uniform singing in a Christmas show
Boy in a gold crown and tinsel waiting beside a boy holding a cardboard star
Teacher playing the piano for the school Christmas show in the hall
Pupils sitting on the hall floor watching the Christmas play
Small girls dressed as angels with tinsel halos
Angels' feet in trainers and party shoes beneath their costumes
Three boys dressed as kings in paper crowns and cloaks
Boy in a Santa hat holding his lines on an orange card
Little angel with a tinsel halo singing with her mouth open
Angels with wings sitting on a bench in the hall waiting to perform
Pupils in nativity costumes gathered round a crib in the school hall
Children in nativity costumes waiting in their classroom
Mary, angels and a king waiting in the corridor before the nativity play
Two kings performing in the nativity as a teacher watches
Children looking through a stall of second-hand toys at the school fair
Families playing hook-a-duck at the school summer fair
Close-up of a child having a butterfly painted on her face
Grinning boy putting his face through a painted cut-out board at the fair
Families crowding round a table of toys at the summer fair
Small children with painted faces fishing for plastic ducks
Yellow banner for the Stranmillis Primary School summer fair on the railings
Young pupils bursting out of the school gates on sports day
Young children lined up behind the tape waiting for their race
Pupils sitting on the grass watching the races on sports day
Small children lined up at the start of a sports day race
Young pupils racing across the playing field
Boy biting his nails with a beanbag balanced on his head
Pupils crouched on mats ready for an obstacle race, a wheelchair beside them
Older boys running hard on sports day as classmates cheer
Girls leaping and cheering at the finish line
Girl raising her arms in triumph as runners cross the field towards her
Fathers running a race on sports day, one fallen flat on the grass
Boys waiting in the wings of the stage before a rehearsal
View from the theatre seats of pupils rehearsing on a big stage
Boys standing in a line on stage, seen from behind facing the empty seats
Girls in pink jackets and sunglasses waiting to go on stage
Boys in leather jackets and sunglasses posing as the T-Birds
Cast dancing on stage below a Welcome to Rydell High banner
Pupils sitting on the stage floor listening to the director at rehearsal
Choir in red T-shirts singing from music as a teacher directs them
Girls with red pom-poms cheering backstage in their costumes
Boys in red hoodies and caps getting ready in the dressing room
Two girls in Pink Ladies costumes standing on stage
Choir in red T-shirts throwing their arms in the air at the finale
Montage of twelve school scenes: office staff, assembly, lunchtime and classrooms
Montage of portraits of pupils: playing trumpet, daydreaming and smiling
Montage of six nursery scenes: a cuddle with a teacher, play time and craft tables
Montage of nine classroom scenes of pupils reading, writing and working together
Montage of nine music lessons: recorders, violin, brass and singing
Montage of four pupils in costume for the school musical