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Iceland Illustrated - Georgia O’Keeffe

Paint Icelandic mountains with watercolour — soft blues for distance, strong colours up front, then turn your art into a gift or teaching sheet.

Why Choose This Course?

Discover Icelandic landscapes with watercolour — practice contrast, asymmetry, and composition, build confidence, and create meaningful projects like calendars.

Learning Goals

  • Scientific Understanding: Explore the science behind the water cycle and its impact on living organisms and the Earth’s surface.

  • Environmental Stewardship: Learn how to protect and manage natural resources sustainably.

  • Collaboration: Work with peers on projects that promote awareness and conservation of water resources.

  • Creative Expression: Use art and design to represent scientific concepts and communicate ideas effectively.

  • Critical Thinking: Analyze the effects of human activity on the environment and develop solutions to protect water systems.

Global Impacts Already Made

This course has empowered children worldwide to become published authors, share their voices, and contribute to meaningful causes through storytelling. Their books not only inspire readers but also generate real-world change, making this program a unique opportunity to connect creativity with impact.

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Key Information

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s)

  • All of our courses empower students to take action towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for a better world. This course specifically focuses on the goals shown below.

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Ages:  Year 3 upwards

Course Duration: 1 Lesson

Time per Lesson: 60-90 mins

Key Curriculum Areas:   Writing Communication, Literacy, Creative Arts, Digital Literacy, Citizenship Ethics, Leadership Teamwork, Community Engagement

Teacher/s:  Gavin McCormack 

Why Choose This Course?

Discover Icelandic landscapes with watercolour — practice contrast, asymmetry, and composition, build confidence, and create meaningful projects like calendars.

Learning Goals

Art Techniques
Using soft and strong colours, layers, and washes to show depth and atmospheric effect.


Speaking & Listening
Explaining how distance and colour create depth and sharing observations with others.


Creative Expression
Painting Icelandic mountains and transforming the artwork into a colouring sheet, infographic, or gift.


Exploring the World
Discovering Iceland’s landscapes and learning how artists represent nature’s distance and drama.

Global Impacts Already Made

This course has empowered children worldwide to become changemakers, turning their ideas into real-world solutions and inspiring others to take action.

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Key Information

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s)

  • All of our courses empower students to take action towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for a better world. This course specifically focuses on the goals shown below.

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Ages: Year 2 and above


Course Duration: 10 lessons


Lesson Time: 60–90 minutes


Key Curriculum Areas: Writing & Communication, Literacy, Creative Arts, Digital Literacy, Citizenship, Leadership & Teamwork, Community Engagement


Teacher: Gavin McCormack

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