The Sculptor’s Surprise! A Schools Tour Performance
Written by Jane Thornton
Directed by John Godber
The Sculptor’s Surprise!
School-based performance by Theatre Royal Wakefield
and The Hepworth Wakefield - Touring Spring 2013
Check out the video to see what people think of The Sculptor's Surprise!
A live performance experience inspired by Barbara Hepworth and performed in your school for up to 120 students.
Meet Ruby, she loves sculpture and she’s just about to unveil her first ever piece but is she brave enough?
The Sculptor’s Surprise will introduce KS2 Students to Barbara Hepworth, her love of sculpture and her dedication to it, as well as asking them to think about their own talents.
For booking information contact Judith Royston on 01924 334117 or email judith.royston@theatreroyalwakefield.co.uk
“The children’s engagement was fantastic and the enthusiasm was so infectious that it made you want to go away and create!” Teacher, Birkby Junior and Infant School
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Creative Learning Programme
The CLN is a networking opportunity for teachers and artists to share ideas and experiences. Run by Theatre Royal Wakefield and The Hepworth Wakefield, and supported by CapeUK, the Network offers five artist-led sessions each focused on a specific issue relevant to creative ways of teaching and learning, and a sixth reflective session.
Now moving into its second year, the Network will be covering issues ranging from Philosophy for Children and encouraging children to ask questions, drama and in-role approaches cross-curriculum, trails and den-building, to exploring how you achieve a good Ofsted whilst still being creative. Each session will be facilitated by an artist so there is plenty opportunity to get practical and hands-on.
For artists, this is a great opportunity to meet teachers and get a greater insight into some of the issues faced by schools that can be addressed by creative projects.
For teachers, this is an opportunity to meet artists and discuss possible programmes, gain new skills and meet other teachers and share ideas.
“Opportunities like this can only strengthen the arts in schools and consolidate the vocational value of what we're doing. In these times of cuts and snips, creative people getting together for the common good, and to inspire the next generation is crucial.”
Paul Bateson, Head of Performance, Hemsworth Arts and Community College.
Membership Cost
For five artist-led sessions each focused on a specific issue relevant to creative ways of teaching and learning, and a sixth reflective session the cost is:
Dates for your diary
Phil Lowde ‘How can we develop outdoor learning? Trails and Dens’
4pm-6pm, The Hepworth Wakefield
Ian Middleton ‘How can you achieve an excellent Ofstead and still be creative?’
4pm-6pm, The Hepworth Wakefield
Sarah Osborne ‘How can we develop an experiential approach to writing?’
4pm-6pm, The Hepworth Wakefield
Grace Robinson ‘How do we encourage children to ask questions? Philosophy for children’
4pm-6pm, The Hepworth Wakefield
TBC
4pm-6pm, The Hepworth Wakefield
4pm-6pm, The Hepworth Wakefield
Reflection: Evaluation of the CLN over the 2012-13 year.
The following sessions can be booked as one-off sessions:
“How can you achieve an excellent Ofstead and still be creative?”
4pm-6pm, The Hepworth Wakefield
£35 + VAT for this session on its own
“How do we encourage children to ask questions? Philosophy for children"
4pm-6pm, The Hepworth Wakefield
£35 + VAT for this session on its own
Contacts
For booking and payments:
Learning Administrator (The Hepworth Wakefield)
01924 247398 / learning@hepworthwakefield.org
Other issues / enquiries:
Rhiannon Ellis (Theatre Royal Wakefield)
01924 334114 / rhiannon.ellis@theatreroyalwakefield.co.uk
ArtWalk:
We will be working with our regular Artwalk Partner Schools over the next year to commission visual art in response to themes:
Please come and find out how they get on and even meet some of the young artists!
November 30th 2011 5pm-9pm: Carleton Community High School
January 25th 2012 5pm-9pm: Wakefield College
March 28th 2012 5pm-9pm: Hemsworth Arts and Community College
May 30th 2012 5pm-9pm: Cathedral School of the Arts
September 26th 2012 5pm-9pm: Crofton High School
If you are a school or college group and would be interested in creating work to exhibit please email: rhiannon.ellis@theatreroyalwakefield.co.uk or phone 01924 334114
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