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Creative Education Week

Once a month the Creative Education team run a Creative Education Week when schools are invited to bring a group of children to the Playhouse for a half-day session of themed creative activities.

Activities are linked to the National Curriculum and each week is preceded by an INSET workshop to support teachers’ work with their children.

Sessions are carefully designed to move children steadily through a series of activities, each with tangible outcomes, ensuring that every child can engage in his or her own way.

Previous sessions have included Making and Using Puppets (Early Years KS1 and special) Dancing Stories(KS2) Creative Citizens (KS2) and Playing with Creative Drama (Nursery and Foundation Stage)

Your Feedback
What workshops would you like the Playhouse to offer your children?  We are now planning sessions for the autumn term and your input would be valuable.  Contact Lisa Parrott, Creative Education Manager at lisa.parrott@wyp.org.uk or 0113 213 7290 to have a chat about ideas.

Inset Schedule to JANUARY 2009

All INSET workshops take place at West Yorkshire Playhouse from 4pm - 5pm and cost £17. To request a booking form contact Lisa Parrott on 0113 213 7290 or lisa.parrott@wyp.org.uk

Date, subject & target group Objectives Course Leader

Making Sense of Shakespeare INSET
Thursday 2 October 2008

KS 2 teachers

 

Find out what will be happening during the Creative Education Session

Explore the story and themes from the play chosen

Explore the characters using a range of costumes from our costume hire department

Bring the script to life
Go through risk assessments

 Lisa Parrott
West Yorkshire Playhouse

Making and Using Puppets INSET
Tuesday 4 November 2008

Early Years, KS1 and Special teachers

Find out what will be happening during the Creative Education Session

Explore the story and themes from the book chosen

Develop skills in puppet making

Discuss how you might follow up the Creative Education Session in school

Go through risk assessments

Collect resource materials for puppet making with young children

 Lisa Parrott
West Yorkshire Playhouse

Peter Pan INSET
Thursday 27 November 2008

KS2 teachers

Find out what will be happening during the Creative Education Session

Explore the story and themes from the script

Try out some of the practical drama activities

Look through the Resource Pack

Discuss how you might follow up the Creative Education Session in school

Go through risk assessments

Lisa Parrott
West Yorkshire Playhouse

The Snow Queen INSET
Tuesday 13 January 2009

Reception, KS1, KS2, Special teachers

Find out what will be happening during the Creative Education Session

Explore the story and themes from the script

Try out practical drama activities

Discuss how you might follow up the Creative Education Session in school

Go through risk assessments

 Lisa Parrott
West Yorkshire Playhouse

Creative education week Schedule to jANUARY 2009

All Creative Education Week workshops will take place at West Yorkshire Playhouse.

Priority booking will be given to those attending the INSET linked to the Creative Education Week and it is highly recommended that teachers attend the INSET to prepare for their groups' visit.

Sessions are available from 9.30am to 11.30am or 1pm to 3pm on the dates listed.

Sessions cost £4 + VAT per child with a maximum of 30 places per session.

To book a place you MUST call Lisa Parrott on 0113 213 7290.

Date, subject & target group Skills Course Leader

6, 7, 9 October 2008
Making Sense of Shakespeare

KS2 children


You decide which Play you would like your children to explore during the session

  • Macbeth
  • Romeo and Juliet
  • The Tempest
  • A Mid Summer Nights Dream

The session will be an introduction to Shakespeare and will encourage children to:

  • Explore words and language
  • Develop confidence
  • Explore the characters using a range of costumes from our costume hire department
  • Bring the script to life
  • Investigate themes from the story
  • Respond to a range of props

 Lisa Parrot
West Yorkshire Playhouse

10, 11, 13 November 2008
Making and Using Puppets

Early Years, KS1 and Special

An opportunity to bring children to a puppet making workshop to:

  • Develop artistic skills to make a variety of puppets from the story chosen
  • Build confidence, developing speaking and listening skills
  • Use puppets to retell the story

 Lisa Parrott
West Yorkshire Playhouse

1, 2, 4 December 2008
Peter Pan

KS2 children

Using Peter Pan as starting point children will:

  • Explore the characters using a range of costumes from our costume hire department
  • Respond to music from the show using images, movement and actions
  • Bring the script to life
  • Use percussion instruments to create atmosphere
  • Investigate themes from the story
  • Respond to a range of props

Lisa Parrott
West Yorkshire Playhouse

16, 19, 20 January 2009
The Snow Queen

Reception, KS1, KS2, Special

The session will include:

  • story-telling and creating characters
  • exploring the themes and adventures from the script
  • bringing the story to life using drama and music
  • developing literacy and language skills
 Lisa Parrott
West Yorkshire Playhouse

 
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Participants in a Creative Education Workshop
Feedback
“I feel I must write to let you know how much we appreciate the links we have had with Arts Development this term… Every child in the school has taken part in one of you workshop sessions (Dressing Up, Scriptwriting and The Elves and the Shoemakers), all of whom thoroughly enjoyed their visit, and their enthusiasm has carried forward into their work back in School.’
S Woodall
Literacy Coordinator
Sandford Primary School
December 2003
“Thank you for letting us come and visit you. I really enjoyed the acting part and it was funny when we wore the costumes. I liked the part when we wrote a script about ‘The New Castle’ It was great, I really enjoyed it. I hope you have a great day.’
Michael
Hillcrest Primary School
Scriptwriting, November 2003
“Thank you for a lovely time. We had a nice afternoon pretending to be clowns. We enjoyed doing the funny walks and juggling. We are going to practice being clowns in school.’
Melanie
Morley Newlands Primary
Making and Using Puppets
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