Thorpe Primary School, under the Peterborough Keys Academies Trust (PKAT), has launched an inventive art project, engaging all pupils from Nursery through to Year 6.

The scheme underlined the significance of recycling and community participation.

The project saw children of Thorpe Primary School transform daily items and natural substances into artworks.

The idea was conceived by Roland Burt from the Djibo Art RB7 Art Centre Queensgate.

The project included a tidy-up of Grange Park in Netherton and a fossil hunt, in an effort to find resources for the project.

Roland Burt said: "This will teach the children life lessons about how to turn anything into a positive."

Year 3 pupils backed up by community volunteers, collected four trash bags in a clean-up drive.

Thorpe Primary School pupil, Aleem said: "This has been so good.

"I want to clean up more litter."

Another pupil, Charlie added: "I come here a lot to play football, and I will check for litter each time I come in the future."

During a two-day workshop on June 6 and June 7, Roland taught students how regular objects like a wooden fork, a comb, and a peg were utilised for learning the alphabet and multiplication tables.

Pupils with collected sticks and leaves created a colourful mural.

Mrs Catley, the project lead said: "We wanted to do something that was a little bit different, and the enthusiasm and buzz around the school while Roland was here was electrifying.

"He engaged the children so well with his stories and ways of working, that the children were learning and creating without even realising it."

This art initiative has not just fostered creativity among pupils but also imparted significant lessons about sustainability and community engagement.

Thorpe Primary prepares expectantly for the unveiling of the pupils' collective artwork and the celebration of their accomplishments.