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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.
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Interested in a Reception or Year 3 place for 2018-2019-Click here.
Applications for our Reception classes close at midnight on Tuesday 15th January 2019. Click here to complete an online admissions form (via KCC website).
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National Gallery Inspires RAPS Artists
Creative youngsters at Ramsgate Arts Primary are taking part in a project in partnership with the National Gallery. They are using the gallery’s painting Men of the Docks by George Bellows, 1912, for inspiration for a range of artwork. The result is the Take One Picture exhibition, where pupils have responded creatively to the painting’s themes, subject matter, historical context and composition. The pupils’ work and ex...
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Creative Children’s Crafty Christmas
Parents and family went back to class for a craft session guided by their creative children at Ramsgate Arts Primary School. Around 60 excited pupils in the two Reception classes were keen to show off their crafting skills, get messy and have fun whilst background Christmas music added to the festive fun. There were lots of different activities to explore including printing, card making, creating calendars, hanging decorations and much more...
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RAPS Performers Wow Them With Super Scrooge
The cautionary tale of kindness and sharing was brought to life when Scrooge was staged by children at Ramsgate Arts Primary School. The classic Charles Dickens Christmas story of cold-hearted miser Ebenezer Scrooge was the first festive show performed in the new school hall which opened this spring. It was performed by Year 4 pupils with song and dance routines by Years 3, 5 and 6 to an audience of family and friends who packed the hall wi...
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Exploring the World of Digital Art
Creative youngsters are using digital art to create a stunning array of computer-generated creations. Acclaimed digital art team Genetic Moo are working with children at Ramsgate Arts Primary School and are guiding them on an adventure of discovery through learning basic computer skills. A series of workshops over three days has resulted in a range of graphics as pupils create and populate their own world for a digital installation that wil...
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Countdown to Christmas
They are counting down the days until Christmas at Ramsgate Arts Primary School. Classrooms are being decorated in a range of glittery and colourful decorations, and the school has two large festive trees to welcome Santa – one in the main hall and one in the reception area. Pupils have created their own decorations and these are hung on the trees for all to see, with their names on them. Nestling on a table next to one of the trees i...
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RAPS Joins National Art Project
Pupils at Ramsgate Arts Primary love their school so much they have decided to rebuild it – in miniature. The cardboard and Perspex creation made by Year 3 children is part of the Pioneering Places East Kent project and the nationwide Great Place scheme. At the launch of the three-year venture 30 children from RAPS joined with others at Turner Contemporary Gallery in Margate, and they worked alongside the Turner Contemporary Nav...
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Lessons are Magic at RAPS
It’s magic! That’s the enthusiastic response from four and five year olds at Ramsgate Arts Primary School after a special performance left them spellbound. Magician Magic Al had his young audience rubbing their eyes with disbelief as super magic trick followed super magic trick. It was the special launch event for a new topic for Reception classes called A Magical Winter, where pupils begin to explore the world of magic...
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RAPS Remembrance - Battlefield Memoirs
Children have written their own heart-felt thoughts and fears in the guise of a World War 1 soldier on the battlefield. At Ramsgate Arts Primary School each pupil from Years 1 to 6 created their own creative writing journal, imagining what it was like to be on the frontline in the trenches as bullets and bombs crashed around them almost every hour of every day. Their entries are sad, reflective, hopeful, determined, accepting and emotional...
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RAPS Ready to Rock
We will rock you with guitars, keyboards, drums and vocals – Ramsgate Arts Primary pupils are raring to rock. They will be taking part in a series of high energy music workshops with professionals from the Rocksteady education team. The group’s tutor Matt Palmer cranked up the volume with a powerful assembly at RAPS to engage pupils who were soon clapping and singing along. In his dynamic demonstration he highlighted the vari...
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New Head Pupils Vow to Help Make a Difference
The newly-elected team of head pupils and their deputies are already hard at work in and around Ramsgate Arts Primary School in Ramsgate. Head boy and girl Oli and Faye and their deputies Ruby and Jacob are relishing their responsibilities and looking forward to a busy year. The Year 6 team were voted into their special roles by pupils and staff after a busy Democracy Week at RAPS. A special assembly by Tatton Spiller from Simple Politic...
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Screamtastic Day of Fun and Learning
Ghoulish games and creepy creativity gave young children a Halloween to remember at Ramsgate Arts primary School. Reception class pupils aged four and five enjoyed a screamtastic day packed full of fun activities and learning. As part of the Spooky Arts Day, the 60 youngsters dressed in their favourite spooky costumes and the colourful array included witches, vampires, ghosts, zombies and even a few fairies and unicorns. Fun learning act...
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Ramsgate Comedy Club
Comedy circuit acts will be coming to Ramsgate to help raise funds for a new primary school stage. The comedy club night will be held on November 9 at Ramsgate Arts Primary School It will feature headline act Welshman Drew Taylor, Kent comedian Adam Morrison, President Obonjo and MC Sam Wyatt. Guests can brings there own drinks for the show, with doors open at 7pm and acts from 8pm, And tickets are £10. There will also be a dona...
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Children’s Art Project is ‘Amazing’
A vibrant art project with Thanet pop artist Charlie Evaristo-Boyce ticks all the boxes for children at Ramsgate Arts Primary School. Over two days children from all age groups have worked with the 26 year old on creating designs on dozens of cardboard boxes under Charlie’s favourite theme – the word ‘amazing; The pupils were asked to paint, draw, and write on the cardboard structures that were eventually combined to creat...
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Exploring the World of Art
Creative children have been inspired to create self-portraits in the style of acclaimed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. She is the latest ‘artist of the term’ for pupils at Ramsgate Arts Primary School to explore and they have been challenged to use bright colours and fill the background of their pictures with things that are important to them. All the artwork will be displayed in school and certificates will be awarded to the best...
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Ramsgate Arts Primary School
140-144 Newington Road
Ramsgate
Kent
CT12 6PT
01843 582847