Instagram video by Hewett Academy in Norwich gets 1m views

The post, by Hewett Academy's art department, celebrated the creative exploits of year 11 students and explored the theme of 'Play'.

Since the post went up on the Lakenham high school's Instagram on November 4 the video has garnered both national and international attention.

The Hewett Academy students were asked to explore the theme of 'Play' (Image: Hewett Academy)

Miss Lee, head of creative faculty, has been contacted by artists and art teachers from around the world to share the lesson and subject philosophy.

Students at the Hall Road school were encouraged to participate in a kinetic performance inspired by the physical and geometric works of American artist, Heather Hansen.

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Students were arranged around the area with graphite sticks and were then given loose instructions to mark their space with full-body movements.

Miss Lee said: "We are incredibly surprised by the public reaction to this lesson, but delighted that the school has been recognised for its progressive and engaging approach to the arts.

The Instagram video was posted to @hewettart (Image: Hewett Academy)

"We have a highly motivated and talented team who commit a huge amount of time and energy to support the development of creative learning."

Hewett Academy said it "believes in the power of the creative arts for the professional and personal development" of its students.

The Hewett Academy video has had more than 1m views (Image: Hewett Academy)

The secondary school allocates a significant proportion of learning time to creative endeavours with students taking two hours of art, one hour of graphics, and one hour of textiles each week.

This is in addition to a rotation of food tech and drama in the school's very own specialist theatre.

Principal of Hewett Academy, Antony Little added: "The arts run through the veins of our life here at Hewett and have done for many years.

As well as hitting 1m views the Instagram post has also received 120,000 likes (Image: Hewett Academy)

"Creativity, for example, is a part of our whole school curriculum vision, with each subject asking what creativity means to them and how we can help our students express it.

"For the students involved to see their work going viral in this way is an affirmation of the incredible efforts and passion that they put into their work."