Earlyarts - your children are amazing

10.00 am – 3.00 pm (Coffee available from 9.30am)

Theme: Engaging Parents

For: Artists, early years practitioners, heads of centres, cultural managers, local authority advisors, early years professionals, arts or cultural organisations

Programme:

9.30 Refreshments Available

10.00 Earlyarts Welcome

10.30 Practical Workshop 1 - Drama techniques for engaging parents – with Tell Tale Hearts

11.30 Presentation

Tessa Urwin, Extended Services Development Manager – The Parent’s Arts Award Project*

12.30 Earlyarts Knowledge and local news – key events coming up in the sector, review of the latest research and publications

12.45 Networking lunch - mini tour of Temple Newsam. Please bring a picnic lunch!

13.45 Practical Workshop 2 - Visual Arts Workshop – with Kate Woodfield, Artist

14:45 Sharing Experiences/Feedback, information about the next PDD, close

Book your place online at www.earlyarts.co.uk - if you have any problems booking on line please contact Susan Hirst by email here or by telephone 01484 685869

Presentation

The ‘Parent’s Arts Award’ ran as a 10 week pilot in two Children’s Centres in Leeds. Eleven parents, all aged 25 and under, attended weekly creative sessions to develop practical skills in visual art, drama/storytelling and music. These sessions happened without the presence of their children – providing the young adults with the opportunity to develop their own creativity and skills which they would then share with their children between sessions. The project enabled the parents to access the local library, the City Art Gallery and attend a free theatre performance as part of the ‘A Night Less Ordinary’ scheme. Parents then delivered their own creative sessions to children in the Centres.

The project structure led to several outcomes for the participants:

• Enjoyable experiences of different art forms and how they can share this with their children
• Increased knowledge about free local cultural opportunities and feeling confident enough to access them with their children
• Arts Award Bronze Level – development of leadership skills and other soft skills helpful in applying for jobs
• Positive perceptions of the value of arts and cultural experiences in enriching family life

Tessa Irwin is an Extended Services Development Manager

** Travel to Temple Newsam and Parking

Free parking available in the visitors’ car park, please advise the Parking Attendant that you are part of the Earlyarts Day. Please allow time to arrive, park and walk down to the main entrance of Temple Newsam House and sign in there. Bring a picnic lunch, tearoom/café in the grounds for food and refreshments.