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At The Heart of Arts for Your Child
We welcome you and your child to Ramsgate Arts Primary School. 'RAPS' is a new, two-form entry primary school with a focus on the 'Arts' (music, dance, drama and dance). We are located in a bright, modern, spacious building which encompasses state of the art technology and designated spaces (such as our dance studio, music room, art studio and gallery) which facilitate our Arts Curriculum.
What Makes Us Distinctive? At RAPS, we endeavour to nurture, encourage and build upon creativity through our innovative and inspira... Read More
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Our Open Days
We will be holding Open Days for parents/carers who wish to view our school, for children starting in September 2020. The dates and times that are available to book an appointment are listed below. Please contact the school office to book an appointment on (01843) 582847. Dates Times 31st of October 9:30am, 10:45am and 1:15pm 7th of November 9:30am, 10:45am and 1:15pm 14th of Nov...
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Spooky News: Frighteningly Good Fun!
A screamtastic day of fun and learning was a Halloween treat for little children at Ramsgate Arts Primary. The Spooky Arts Day gave the four and five year olds from Reception classes the chance to enjoy a range of activities in specially decorated themed classrooms. Pupils added to the atmosphere and were dressed and made up in their horrifying outfits including witches, skeletons, Dracula, dragons, ghosts, zombies and werewolves as well as...
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Leading British artist chosen by Ramsgate schoolchildren to create harbour installation
Leading British artist Conrad Shawcross has been commissioned to make a new artwork for Ramsgate Royal Harbour by isle primary school children. The work, in partnership with Turner Contemporary and due to be completed for 2020, will be the culmination of ‘Pioneering Places’, an ambitious multiyear project happening across East Kent to encourage people to get involved with cultural organisations and shape the place where they live...
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RAPS Family Cookbook
This is a request for all your favourite family recipes! We would like you to share the recipes that your children ask for time and time again, as we are hoping to publish your tried-and-tested, much-loved meals in a RAPS family cookbook, which will be illustrated by the children and sold to raise funds for the school. The money raised will go towards a Kitchen Garden! We are sure that the book, a celebration of the food RAPS families love...
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Getting Lit Up for Christmas
Children at Ramsgate Arts Primary already have the Christmas spirit. They hope to be lit up this festive season in a joint project with the Arts In Ramsgate team. Pupils have begun workshop sessions with the AIR volunteers and parents to create stylish and imaginative lanterns that will form part of a parade through the town on December 1 to herald the beginning of Christmas month. All lanterns that are created for the parade may also be...
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Snakes Alive – Mini Beasts Teach Us A Lesson!
Exploring the differences and similarities between humans and other animals is a big exciting adventure for children as young as four and five years old. To help them on their voyage of discovery Reception classes at Ramsgate Arts Primary School had help from a whole range of creatures when Zoo Lab visited. With the help of a Zoo Ranger the children met a range of magnificent mini beasts including Snoopy, the American corn snake; Nelly, the...
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Viking Academy Trust Holiday Club - October Half Term!
We are running a holiday club at Upton Junior School during the October half term, open to all students of Viking Academy Trust.
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Music Award In Tune With RAPS
The variety of choice of music learning for pupils at Ramsgate Arts Primary has been recognised with a national award. The UK Association for Music Education has presented the school with a ‘music mark’ recognition to honour its “commitment to providing high quality music education for all children and young people.” In a letter to Head of School Nick Budge, the Association’s chief executive officer Bridget Why...
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Magical Musical Tour
Bach to the Future took children on a musical journey through time at Ramsgate Arts Primary. Kent Music’s professional musicians Colin, Graeme and Lori conducted a packed hall of pupils on a sonic trip from the days of Bach around 300 years ago to the present. They demonstrated the woodwind, string and brass sections of the orchestra and explained how instruments react to sound vibrations whether caused by blowing, plucking, strumming...
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Pop Up Theatre and Workshops Wows Pupils
A pop up theatre experience from Edinburgh Festival performers Paines Plough has inspired children at Ramsgate Arts Primary School. Pupils from Years 5 and 6 visited the theatre group’s touring Roundabout project that visits communities across the UK every year after taking part in the festival ‘fringe’ events. They were enthralled at the production of Dexter and Winter’s Detective Agency by Nathan Bryon inside the 1...
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Young Artists To Choose Public Art Partner
Children at Ramsgate Arts Primary are choosing an artist they want to work with them in creating a piece of public art for the town. The next stage of the three-year Pioneering Places project with partner Turner Contemporary gallery, Margate, has seen pupils who worked on the programme last year gaining valuable creative experience now become Young Arts and Heritage Leaders. In this school year they are driving the project forward and are s...
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Caring for the Environment Never Stops
Learning about the environment through art provides a diverse challenge for young children at Ramsgate Arts Primary School, Broadening the scope of this educational platform is already planned for the new school year from September, and pupils have just completed their summer term with an Ocean Challenge. Their brief was to create a sea creature using recyclable material such as paper card or materials found washed up on the beach. Head...
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RAPS Show That Shakespeare Rocked
All the world’s a stage for young performers at Ramsgate Arts Primary who explored the world of William Shakespeare in their end of term musical. Shakespeare Rocks traces the Bard’s life via the discovery of a secret diary that starts in his study in Stratford in 1593 and transports the audience in seven acts through his great works. On the way the story spotlights his fame via cool street minstrels in Will’s Wonderful Wor...
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Contact Us
Ramsgate Arts Primary School
140-144 Newington Road
Ramsgate
Kent
CT12 6PT
01843 582847