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INSPIRATION AFRICA!
Project 11
Alexandra Infants School
INTRODUCTION DAY CONTINUED


After lunch Tony demonstrated the screen printing process. He showed the screen, covered with polyester, the squeegee and the inks. First of all he cut out a paper shape and laid it on some cloth. The inks are spread onto the screen and pushed through the tiny holes in it by the squeegee. The area of cloth covered by the shape stays white whilst the rest of the cloth is coloured by the ink.

Tony showing the screen printing process

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The children then returned to their desks to draw the African musical instruments and the sounds that they made. These shapes were then cut out ready to be screen printed.


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The banner is a two-colour over-print with blends.

Pupils took it in turns to lay their shape on the cloth and pull the squeegee over the screen (see below).

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When they had finished their printing a few children were able to look at some of the introduction pages from other schools on the Inspiration Africa! website. This was shown on the computer in the corner of the classroom but soon they would all be looking at their own introductory day webpages projected onto a screen.

Looking at the Inspiration Africa! website

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