Pupils from Willow Dene School took part in a sensory session for children with disabilities and special educational needs.

Inspired by their visit, children participated in creative activities at their school on the theme of sea creatures. Shermaine Slocombe used the artwork students made to create a digital collage, which was then transferred onto a huge banner.

The final design also included the pupils’ class names – Greenfinch, Heron, Nightingale and Woodlark – and references sea charts and maps from the Museum’s collection.

From the banner shapes were made in wood of the children's artwork and were placed around the new inclusive and accessible playground called The Cove in Greenwich Park by the by the National Maritime Museum.

Children and families from Willow Dene attended the grand opening of The Cove where we were able to speak about how Willow Dene children play and how we were overjoyed to be part of the design process of The Cove and to have our artwork from the museum displayed in the playground.

Here is the link to the video that was made in partnership The National Maritime Museum.

Sea creatures: real and imagined | Royal Museums Greenwich