Pupils at an Aberdeen primary have been taking a hands-on approach to exploring their local heritage.
Over the past nine months, children at Charleston School in Cove Bay have been working on a 23ft mosaic which depicts the history of the area.
Working with Gray’s School of Art fourth-year design student Daisy Walmesley-Browne, the pupils helped create a permanent feature for the school.
The artwork, which will hang outside in the playground, was officially unveiled yesterday.
Laura Fowler, head teacher at the school, says the whole experience had been very rewarding for the pupils.
She said: “The children really enjoyed working with Daisy, she’s young and she listened to them.
“They told the story of Cove and have been involved every step of the way.
“The kids are absolutely proud as punch of what they have done and so they should be.”
During their research, the pupils found that during the 18th and 19th centuries, three separate professions influenced the development of Cove Bay – fishermen, quarrymen and coastguards.
All three professions, along with their families, lived in three distinct parts of Cove.
Once the children had completed their research, they designed a picture and passed it on to Miss Walmesley-Browne, who incorporated the ideas into her design.
The 21-year old said: “This was the first time I’ve done anything in a primary school.
“The kids were so much fun and the teachers were all really nice too.”
She added: “I’ve now been asked to design a mural for the portable buildings outside because they look a bit drab just now.
“The idea behind it is to represent the cultural diversity of the school.”