Lou Sumray our artist in residence visits Strong Close one day each week to spend time in blue, green and yellow classes and sometimes visits red class when the children are settled. Lou's work covers all areas of our Early Years Curriculum and please see her observations below which document her wonderful work with the children each week.

In addition please find out how Strong Close Nursery School won The Big Draw international art award with Lou in 2019 by visiting our Big Draw page on this menu. Watch our latest submission to the Big Draw 2022 (now that it has opened again after Covid. It's called If You Go Down to the Woods Today! See the full video below and at https://vimeo.com/682949163

Watch below a film on Youtube that Lou and the children made on her iPad of digital drawing.