Cross Curricular Values Education Workshops In Schools
All cre8.ed artists visiting schools have professional educational experience as well as being current practitioners in their art form - drama, dance, music and visual art.
Through practical classroom-based workshops cre8.ed teams will
- help meet National Curriculum requirements and develop creative thinking skills
- set spiritual, moral, social and cultural development in the context of the whole curriculum
- explore articles, stories or biblical texts with pupils of all faiths and none
- strengthen your school community and encourage pupil responsiveness to social issues and community service
- develop imagination and learning through creative thinking skills
- give staff the opportunity to learn new skills and stimulate new ideas through both classwork and INSET
- provide an opportunity to host a ‘cluster’ INSET session with other local schools
- improve communication and teamwork
How does it work?
We believe it is important to tailor what we offer as much as possible to your situation. The cre8.ed office and/or arts consultants will discuss your requirements at all stages of the booking.
cre8.ed artists can work with the same group of pupils (up to a maximum of 30 at a time) throughout the day, covering the chosen theme in depth. Another possibility is for the artists to repeat a workshop session with several different classes of pupils, and so maximise the number of pupils involved.
Teachers remain with the pupils throughout the day and there is an optional INSET session for staff at the end to develop the learning methodologies used by artists with pupils.
Post 16 Arts Days can involve the whole year group - dividing into smaller groups for practical arts activity sessions.
cre8.ed artists have also worked with schools over longer periods of time meeting points on the school development plan, helping to develop curriculum areas and the community life of the school.
“This day has been so fantastic and useful.”
“The way that we had to think really hard and do loads of new dance activities meant that the final piece was amazing.”
“I didn’t know you could make something so good so quickly. Everything we did is going to be really useful when we devise work for our A Level Drama.”
Verbal feedback following a Sixth Form dance day exploring global interdependence and the links between social, environmental and economic considerations.
“Fantastic, we loved it. You pitched it just right”
“It was all I’d hope for and more! I dare say you’ll be back”
“I was really impressed. You kept them connected.”
Verbal feedback from staff following two cre8.ed dancers’ workshops linked to the Chinese New Year for the school Arts Week at Dorton House School, Sevenoaks - a special school with visually impaired pupils
Click on a link below for more information on what cre8.ed can offer your school
Additionally, cre8.ed offers longer term school programmes and a programme on Helping Pupils Face Loss.