Gloria in all her glory!

In autumn 2023, Croydon Stands Tall will unveil one of the largest art trails seen in recent years. The trail will raise funds for their charity partner Crisis. There will be 30 eight foot giraffes and 60 four foot baby giraffe sculptures for all that live, work and visit Croydon to enjoy. Croydon High have the exciting opportunity to design and paint one of these four foot baby giraffe’s.

The Art Scholars have worked together brilliantly to design and paint Gloria our Giraffe – she has had a complete ‘Glow up’. Her coloured hooves represent all of the four Houses (Seacole, Evans, Curie and Garrett) that underpin our school and around the bottom we have our mantra ‘Every girl, every day’. Gloria has different cultural patterns decorating her to represent all the cultures that make Croydon High special. She also has maps of different countries and a painting of the world. The Scholars also chose to paint bright shapes to pay tribute to Lettie, who loved playing noughts and crosses and Connect 4. Ella’s amazing ‘Embrace Equity’ logo that she designed for International Women’s Day is also featured. Amber has drawn attention to our Period Project, as something that Mrs Pattison established at Croydon High. And of course, there is plenty of beautiful ivy to show Gloria off in all her Glory. Gloria is now Glorious.

Mrs Elizabeth Smith
Head of Art & 3D Design