Change Project took over the Oakwell Hall & Country Park Barn this year, transforming the barn into an unforgettable immersive experience celebrating art, science and our planet. Throughout the room, stuffed puppet wildlife roamed the floors, aquatic mosaics adorned the walls, bees pollinated wall flowers, flying paper birds soared from beam to beam, and a solar system twinkled overhead.

All participating classes were invited to the exhibition to visit their work, as well as to celebrate the other schools’ work. When the children entered the exhibition, they were wonderstruck, but as their amazement turned into curiosity and excitement, they gradually filled with pride as they discovered the work they had created and its significance.

As a final well done and farewell, the children received pocketbooks and badges. It was important to us to keep the exhibition in the Birstall and Batley as we wanted to extend our reach to the surrounding communities and spread creativity and opportunity within our region, which made the park the perfect choice.

“The effort that has gone into every aspect of the Project shone tonight. The work produced by all schools is beautiful and the way it has been exhibited truly shows great care and thought.”