Earlyarts E-Bulletin No 13 - Autumn 2006
Welcome to the thirteenth e-bulletin from the earlyarts network. Please feel free to circulate to any interested colleagues. Use this e-bulletin to promote your work and request artists/advice/support from other readers across the region.
Welcome to Earlyarts Yorkshire - our new regional section inspired by the launch of Imagination for Life and Learning (http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/publications), the early years development plan from Arts Council England, Yorkshire. Take a little time to ensure you have the dates for the next regional professional development meetings (free of charge), as below, if you would like to stretch your mind and your skills further.
INTERNATIONAL:
NORDEN is to become the best place in the world for children and young adults. A new strategy for working with children and young people, a new body for co-operation and a panel of young people ..... The Nordic Council of Ministers presents a number of new initiatives with regard to children and youth in 2006. http://admin.nordskol.org/valhalla/valhalla_news/juli0601/en . Humour and short films are to increase language comprehension among young people in the Nordic countries. http://admin.nordskol.org/valhalla/valhalla_news/juni0612/en
KID'S OWN PUBLISHING PARTNERSHIP - SLIGO/IRELAND
Kids' Own Publishing Partnership is a not-for-profit organisation that aims at raising the status of children's creative skills as writers and artists by publishing materials written and illustrated by children. Since 1997, Kids' Own Publishing Partnership has built up a reputation for the successful facilitation of collaborative workshops and projects in education or community settings to assist children and the professionals that work with children to produce published materials for a wider audience. Current projects include CR.E.A.T.E /Trading Places - a project-based professional development programme for artists and teachers, working in partnership with children exploring the creative uses of digital technologies alongside traditional technologies. Furthermore Kid's Own Publishing Partnership published the book "Beneath the Surface". Through this publication Kids' Own wishes to change perceptions about the quality and relevance of artwork done in educational settings. More detailed information at http://kidsown.ie/about-us/.
ATENEUM ART MUSEUM - EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND ‘ATENEUM FOR CHILDREN', HELSINKI/FINLAND
Ateneum Art Museum is home to the largest and most important art collections in Finland. The museum governs over 20,000 works of art with a creative participation workshop located in the very heart of the Ateneum building with courses on different techniques depending on the exhibition. For the young generation of museum visitors there is the ‘Ateneum for Children' (http://www.ateneum.fi/default.asp?docId=12268 ), which is based on Marjatta Levanto's book Tunnetko. Ateneum for Children guides children through paths of joy, sorrow, solitude, companionship, and compassion, to discover how different emotions are expressed in art. There are five different routes into the Ateneum Art Museum collections which you can discover here. Information about the museum, its collections and exhibitions and special programs can be found here.
REGGIO CHILDREN, MUNICIPALITY OF REGGIO EMILIA/ITALY
Reggio Children is a mixed public-private company that the Municipality of Reggio Emilia, along with other interested subjects, decided to establish in 1994 to manage the pedagogical and cultural exchange initiatives that had already been taking place for many years between the municipal early childhood services and a large number of teachers and researchers from all over the world. The aims of Reggio Children include among others:
o to promote studies, research, and experimentation in education, with particular emphasis on children's active, constructive, and creative learning processes;
o to highlight the value of research, observation, interpretation, and documentation of children's knowledge-building and thinking processes;
o to organize guided visits to educational programs, cultural initiatives, exhibitions, seminars, conferences, professional development courses on the issues of education and the culture of childhood.
Today Reggio Emilia represents a meeting place for numerous teachers, university professors, and researchers whose work, in Italy and the rest of the world, is dedicated to young children. Reggio Children's activities include promotion of cultural initiatives, international collaboration and cooperation projects, and cultural exchanges; management of the exhibition, ‘The Hundred Languages of Children'; qualification courses for educators and atelieristas (studio teachers); Master's program in the Science of Education for pedagogical coordinators; and professional courses for entrepreneurship in the field of education; promotion of and participation in research projects related to early childhood; publication of a periodical newsletter in Italian and English called ‘ReChild'; publishing and distributing materials and documentation on the Reggio Emilia pedagogical experience, including books, catalogues, and audiovisual materials. The UK contact point for Reggio study visits is the Sightlines Initiative. Please find more detailed information here.
CHILDREN IN EUROPE
A collaboration by magazines from 10 European countries. Its aim is to share practice, information and ideas on issues concerning young children. For more information contact Children in Scotland, Tel: 0131 228 8484 Website: www.childreninscotland.org.uk/cie
NATIONAL:
EARLYARTS WEBSITE HAS BEEN RELAUNCHED!
The revised site at http://www.earlyarts.co.uk has had a complete overhaul and, whilst you won't notice huge differences to the style, the content and navigation system have been completely updated, and will become more interactive as we develop the forum and calendar aspects. Earlyarts is a shared learning resource and, as such, welcomes additional materials for the sections on organisations and networks, case studies, resource materials, job opportunities, and artists who would like to join the database. Please visit the site, use the Resource Bank, update yourself on latest news, regional strategies or policy issues, and submit your links and news items (regional, national or international).
THE EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE: CONSULTATION ON A SINGLE QUALITY FRAMEWORK FOR SERVICES TO CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO FIVE
The Ten Year Strategy for Childcare, published in December 2004, set out a vision to ensure that every child gets the best start in life and to give parents more choice about how to balance work and family life. The strategy signaled the government's intention to develop a single quality framework for services for children from birth to five, to be launched in September 2008. This framework is designed to improve the quality of childcare for all children regardless of the setting they attend, and to support practitioners in delivering well-planned, play-based activities which are tailored to the needs of individual children and enable them to have fun, develop and learn. The consultation has now ended, and many of the thousands of submissions are being considered, particularly towards designing a much more interactive approach to using the framework, to avoid the teaching-by-rote approach that may have been interpreted by the way the learning ‘grids' were originally laid out. Unfortunately the editors' own consultation with the department revealed that creative practice would remain contained within one of the six areas of learning, rather than threaded throughout the entire framework, nevertheless we are pleased to note the intention of the DfES Foundation Stage unit to support creative learning and teaching approaches throughout workforce development initiatives, particularly the forthcoming Early Years Professional qualification. Keep an eye on developments here: http://www.gos.gov.uk/news/EarlyYearsFoundationStageCons/
FIVE YEAR STRATEGY FOR CHILDREN AND LEARNERS: PROGRESS REPORT
Two years ago the DfES published the Five Year Strategy for Children and Learners. The Department has published a progress report, Maintaining the excellent progress, which sets out achievements to date and priorities going forward to 2009 and beyond. Part 1(A) refers to children's services and early years. To download the report visit http://www.dfes.gov.uk/publications/5yearstrategyprogress/index.shtml
BEYOND ENJOYING AND ACHIEVING: CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE ARTS
A new Arts Council England film which explores how the arts contribute to all of the Every Child Matters outcomes. Using the arts to tap in to existing interests and provide new experiences, children and young people can challenge views of them, raise their aspirations, become active, healthy citizens and, importantly, enjoy themselves.
In the film, children, young people and their parents, tell us how their involvement in arts activities has helped them to develop. The film is 20 minutes long and can be viewed as the full film or as individual separate chapters. The film includes subtitled versions. Download a copy here: http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/subjects/publication_detail.php?sid=9&id=546
CHILDCARE ACT 2006 - A GUIDE TO DEMYSTIFY LEGILASTION
The Childcare Act received royal assent on 12 July 2006, imposing new obligations on childcare providers. Childcare Act 2006: the essential guide by Ann-Marie McAuliffe, Alison Linsey and John Fowler, will be co-published by the National Children's Bureau and the National Foundation for Educational Research. This highly accessible guide will offer a straightforward explanation of the first piece of government legislation to focus solely on very young children and childcare. Publication is expected in early November 2006. Contact NCB for details.
CREATIVITY IN SCHOOLS
On 19 July 2006 the DfES published Nurturing Creativity in Young People, following an independent Review, led by educationalist Paul Roberts. It sets out what more the Government can do to nurture young people's creativity. Jointly commissioned by DCMS and DfES, the Creativity Review examines key issues including the role of partnerships between schools and the creative and cultural sector; and the opportunities for creative activity in Extended Schools and early years' settings. To download the Creativity report visit http://www.culture.gov.uk/global/publications/archive_2006/nurturing_creativity.htm. For the DfES Press Release visit http://www.dfes.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2006_0109.
OFSTED REPORT ON EARLY YEARS
On 18 August 2006 Ofsted published Early Years: Safe and Sound. The report gives an overview of good and bad practice found by inspectors between April 2005 and March 2006. It focuses on safety and health, two of the five Every Child Matters outcomes, and it shows that in the vast majority of settings, young children are kept safe and are well cared for. Almost 25,000 providers were inspected during this period, and there are four inspection judgements: outstanding, good, satisfactory or inadequate. Examples of good practice are given throughout the report. To download the 36-page report visit: http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/publications/index.cfm?fuseaction=pubs.summary&id=4250
STEP IN TO LEARNING - GUIDELINES
Step in to Learning is a generic training and development programme aimed at the early years, and delegates attending the training may come from a range of childcare and play settings. In August 2006 Sure Start published Contextualising the Step in to Learning training. Guidelines for accommodating delegates working in different sectors and localities. This sets out background information, selection and adaptation of training materials and other issues that Step in to Learning trainers may encounter. To download the 24 page document visit http://www.surestart.gov.uk/publications/index.cfm?document=1829.
SCOTTISH EARLY YEARS WORKFORCE REVIEW
On 10 August 2006 the Scottish Executive published the National review of the early years and childcare workforce. To download the report and consultation (closing on 22 December 2006) visit http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/07/10140823/0
CHILDREN'S PLAY OPPORTUNITIES: REPORT
On 16 August 2006 the Department for Culture Media and Sport launched a report Time for play: encouraging greater play opportunities for children and young people. The report sets out what government is doing on play, and discusses recent changes in the delivery of children's services, and what these changes mean for the play sector. The publication has been produced by DCMS with the assistance of all government departments with an interest in children's play, and a number of other organisations. For more information and a link to the 56-page report visit http://www.culture.gov.uk/Reference_library/Press_notices/archive_2006/dcms122_06.htm.
CHILDREN'S COMMISSIONER - FIRST REPORT
The Office of the Children's Commissioner (England) has published its first annual report, setting out the work of the past year and the plans for the year ahead. During the year the Commissioner has worked with children and young people to set his priorities and spoken out on key issues that children and young people have raised such as bullying, anti-social behaviour and asylum. To read the report visit: http://www.childrenscommissioner.org/annualreport.htm
EYP STATUS STANDARDS LAUNCHED
Following a consultation from April to June, the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) published the updated Early Years Professional National Standards on 18 July 2006. These standards remain draft until they have been tested in the pilot phase of training and assessment for the Early Years Professional Status. To download the standards visit http://www.cwdcouncil.org.uk/projects/eypsconsultation.htm
EYP STATUS PROSPECTUS LAUNCHED
On 30 June 2006 the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) launched the Early Years Professional Prospectus. Those seeking to gain EYP status, which will be equivalent in level to qualified teacher status, will need to demonstrate that they have met the set of national standards at Level 6. Whatever their background and qualifications all candidates must meet the EYPS entry requirements before starting on the validation pathway. To cater for candidates from a range of settings and roles CWDC have at this stage identified four pathways to achieving EYPS. This programme, which starts from September 2006, will enable up to 600 candidates to achieve EYPS by January 2007. Phase One training providers will concentrate on assessing those candidates who are already close to meeting the Standards. Candidates who meet the Standards through this assessment process will be recommended for the award of EYPS, which is likely to be awarded by the CWDC on behalf of the Secretary of State for Education and Skills.
In addition to funds allocated to the local authorities, the CWDC has been allocated £51.8m from the Transformation Fund to cover the costs of developing training and assessment pathways to EYPS and to provide financial support to EYPS candidates. This funding has been allocated to the CWDC to support candidates with Level 5 and Level 6 qualifications who wish to gain EYPS. CWDC will use its portion of the Transformation Fund to make up to four types of payment to the training provider for each of the four pathways. These funds will be used to pay course fees, bursaries, mentor support payments or supply cover payments. For the CWDC Press Release and link to the prospectus visit
EYP STATUS PILOT TRAINING
The new professionals, by Mian Ridge, appeared in Guardian Education of July 11 2006. The Children's Workforce Development Council's pilot Early Years Professional training course starts in September 2006. The reporter spoke to four students enrolled for the course at the Open University about what they hope to achieve. http://education.guardian.co.uk/chooseadegree/story/0,,1817251,00.html.
NURSERY EDUCATION COLUMN
The Early Childhood Forum now has a monthly column in the journal Nursery Education. An article by Melian Mansfield on involving parents features in the July 2006 issue and an article by Gail Ryder Richardson on the value of outdoor play features in the September issue. For further details of the journal visit http://www.scholastic.co.uk/magazines/nurseryed.htm
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE QUALIFICATION
Earlyarts has recently found out about a new qualification to become available through ArtyBird, called the Artist in Residence certificate, the first accredited course of its kind in the country, accredited by Leicester based City & Guilds approved online learning centre. The award consists of seven flexible assignments designed to document and build ‘artist in residence' activity, including five proposals and two live projects. With support from a personal tutor and a CD-ROM containing an Artist in Residence ‘tool kit', all course work is submitted and assessed by email, making it possible to study towards the qualification at your own timescale. Projects can include the following type of activity - demonstration, workshop, field trip, artist talk and/or a body of location-based work (permanent or temporary). Inclusion in the ArtyBird artists' database will be dependent on successful completion of the award together with recent CRB checks, which can be organised for an additional fee through ArtyBird. The ArtyBird Artist in Residence database facility will be available from September 2007. Visit the website on www.artqualifications.co.uk to find out more. Course fees £400.00. Earlyarts stresses that it would seek to encourage artists taking any course for working with young children to base their course work primarily on building relationships between artist and practitioner/teacher/child which then enables the artist to tailor their work to directly respond to the needs, desires, ideas and cultures of the children/setting involved - Ed.
TOWARDS AN INSPIRED FUTURE: CREATIVE PARTNERSHIPS AND GALLERY EDUCATION
Creative Partnerships Learning team at the National Office have commissioned engage, the leading international association for gallery educators and artist educators, to produce a publication titled Towards an inspired future: Creative Partnerships and Gallery Education. The publication has a number of case studies from around the country capturing different perspectives from collaborative practice. The publication has contributions from Paul Collard, Jane Sillis, Sheila McGregor, David Gilbert, Sue Webb, Leanne Turvey, Amanda Colbourne, Sara Giddens, Noel Dunne, Esen Kaya, Vivienne Reiss, Helen Storey, Anna Cutler, and David Gilbert. Towards an Inspired Future follows the scoping report Looking, talking and thinking: How can the aims of Creative Partnerships be furthered through engagement in gallery education? written by Sheila McGregor and Emily Pringle and published in 2005. Copies of Towards an Inspired future: Creative Partnerships and gallery education (ISBN 0-9536801-7-7) edited by Jane Sillis, Libby Anson and Alex Hitchins are available from engage, suite AG,City Cloisters,196 Old Street, London EC1V 9FR or email here. You can also download the publication from the Creative Partnerships website http://www.creative-partnerships.com/resources/resourcefiles/154422 .
PLAYTRAIN - CONSULTING WITH CHILDREN
Playtrain has been awarded a grant from the Bernard Van Leer Foundation to research and test an age appropriate methodology for consulting with early year's children. The research has a particular focus on improving services for young children and their families in the arts, cultural and leisure services. We are providing a creative forum for children to express their thoughts and ensure that they are heard and understood by an audience in the wider community. The methodology is being tested with Thinktank, Birmingham's Science Museum, and Aston Hall & Park. At Thinktank, children are informing the development of an education workshop to help their age group understand more about how their bodies work, assessing what children already understand about their bodies and how their learning can be supported in an entertaining way. The complete research findings will be launched at an exhibition of the project in February 2007. For more information please contact Claire Mills at Playtrain. Email here . Website: www.playtrain.org.uk
PLAYTRAIN - THE COLLECTORS
Playtrain is committed to working directly with children and encouraging their participation to support the development of our organisation. We are undertaking a local, national and international creative consultation and action research art project called The Collectors. We will be exploring issues affecting children today and their ideas for the future. If you are between 3-14yrs or an arts worker, childcare worker, parent or carer and would like to get involved please contact Ruth. Email here . Website: www.playtrain.org.uk
NEW TALK TO YOUR BABY INFORMATION PACK FOR GRANDPARENTS
'Communicate with your Grandchild' is a new downloadable resource that has been jointly developed by Talk To Your Baby and the Grandparents' Association. It has been produced in support of Grandparents' Week, which runs from 18 to 24 September. The week will promote grandparents and grandchildren doing things together, under the theme 'Get in touch, keep in touch and have fun'. The new resource is free to download and highlights the important role that grandparents can play in early years language development. To download the pack visit http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/talktoyourbaby/GrandparentsPack.htmlDRAWING ATTRACTIONS
Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Drawing Attractions was a 2-year programme (April 2004-June 2006) to help more historic and natural heritage sites run drawing activities. It provided training events, seminars, and a network for heritage and education staff. The programme's lasting legacy is a comprehensive resource pack, available free of charge, which reports on the Campaign's 17 pilot projects which ran at heritage and environmental sites across the country in 2005. The pack is a comprehensive store of ideas, reports, explanations and strategies for using drawing as a means of engaging children with heritage. It is heavily illustrated and attractively presented in an easy-to-use A5 format in a neat slipcase. This free resource pack is available from NSEAD (£2 p&p per pack, plus £2 handling fee per order). NSEAD, The Gatehouse, Corsham Court, Corsham SN13 0BZ. Tel: 01249 714825; Fax: 01249 716138; Email here
NEW CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE BEDTIME READING
From 25 September, Nickelodeon's pre-school TV channel, Nick Jr, is launching a nationwide competition to encourage us to delve into our imaginations and come up with the most inspiring and original new bedtime stories for today's toddlers. Three finalists will have their story turned into a short animation to be screened on Nick Jr early next year, plus a special animation cell to take home. The overall winner will also receive a home entertainment system worth up to £1,000. If you are a librarian and are interested in being involved with the campaign, contact Sabrina Lynch on 020 7693 6999. From 4 September visit http://nickjr.co.uk/bedtime for more information.
GOOGLE CREATING A LITERACY WEBSITE
As part of its effort to help make the internet a valuable resource for educators and educational organisations, Google is creating a literacy website in cooperation with the Frankfurt Literacy Organisation. The site will be launched on 2 October 2006 at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Booktrust is encouraging any organisation that works to promote reading, literacy and the pleasure of books to contribute to the website. More
WWW.ARTWALES.INFO
www.artwales.info is a comprehensive arts teaching and learning resource suitable for foundation stage and key stage one, based on the National Curriculum in Wales. Teachers and pupils can work though learning activities using creative approaches to areas in the National Curriculum Programmes of Study. The activities are based on a termly thematic approach with references to the visual elements - line, tone, colour, shape, pattern, texture and form. The activities are divided into three progressive stages corresponding broadly to Key Stages in the National Curriculum. Each step consists of an introduction activity, a sketchbook, a workshop and a gallery. Sketchbook pages consist of visual resources, observed and recorded from the natural and made environment (Investigating). Workshops provide suitable activities and introduces students to the work of other artists.
SEARCHING FOR MEANING
A three year documentary of creative practice at Canterbury Nursery and Centre for Children and Families will be launched on 2nd December. The main evaluation section tries to recognise the key practical issues in developing and promoting good practice, and identify the main principles for designing a creative early learning programme, of value to teachers, heads and managers, policy makers in both the arts and early years sectors, arts educationalists, funders and academics. In addition, the publication comes with seven inserts on specific areas of creative practice, of interest to practitioners, parents, carers, early years workers and trainers. The publication is written by arts and early years consultant, Ruth Churchill Dower and creative practitioners, Chris Hoy and Helen Sims, with support from the staff at Canterbury and early years consultant, Ann Hedley To order your copy in time for its launch in December, please contact Canterbury here or visit www.canterburycc.co.uk.
EXTRACT OF INTERVIEW WITH ALAN JOHNSON MP - 29TH SEPTEMBER
This extract from an interview with ALAN JOHNSON MP on BBC Radio 1, 29th September, revealed some very worrying thinking going on at the top perhaps revealing the government's promotion of ‘bolt-on' arts for the few rather than integrating creative practice (teaching, learning and thinking) throughout mainstream education in all areas of learning:
KATE SILVERTON: (half way through interview) Okay, and a lot more gigs for you, of course, not least in education, for the time being, and you're going to be talking today about, well, one idea being Saturday schools for children, whether they be gifted or slower than the mainstream. Tell us a little bit more about that.
ALAN JOHNSON MP: Well, the idea... there's already some Saturday attendances in schools, but the idea is that as we improve standards of attainment, as we have all our schools extended from 8am to 6pm, which will eventually be the case over the next few years, we also ought to look at what we can do in using that resource for Saturday morning attendances, whether it's to look at music and dance and drama. If you look at the independent sector, by the way, independent private schools, they've been doing that for many years and we want to ensure that children in state education get every bit as good an education as they would in the independent sector.
KATE SILVERTON: Have you anticipated whether they would actually want that? The children themselves.
ALAN JOHNSON MP: Well, where we've actually done this... and look, we're not going to frog-march children into school; where we've actually introduced this we've found there's a great deal of interest from parents and children. It doesn't mean you're sitting behind a desk on a Saturday morning, it means that all the issues you try to get into education to produce a fully-rounded human being - as I mentioned, dance and drama and sport, et cetera, and music - you can... it's very difficult to fit that into the traditional school day, so Saturday mornings, I've seen how it worked over in America and how it's helped there and I think we need to explore it more in this country.
STOMP WORKSHOPS
STOMP are offering a new workshop package to schools, colleges and youth groups. It is suitable for key stage 1 and above and can take up to 30 participants per session. For more information contact Workshop Requests, Yes/No Productions Email here
PLAYTRAIN'S HIGHER LEVEL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES - AUTUMN 2006
Playtrain is committed to the professional development of the region's creative practitioners and to supporting your work in helping make childhood an inspiring journey of discovery. In response to recent requests, Playtrain and key partners have been working together to develop a programme of Higher Level Professional Development Opportunities to support individual practice, and are offering subsidised courses for creative practitioners who seek to develop specialist skills to support their work with and for children and young people. Courses and events are funded by Arts Council West Midlands and are either free or heavily subsidised. We have great pleasure in presenting the details to you and hope artists and practitioners working with children will take advantage of this offer. Course titles include:
Reflective Practice and Documentation - Introduction (part one of a four day course)
The first of four linked workshops, this session will introduce participants to the concept and methodology linked to reflective practice and producing evidence related to that practice.
Saturday 14th October, 2006 (10-4pm)
Playtrain, Post Office Building, Moseley, Birmingham
Reflective Practice and Documentation - Image Taking (part two of a four day course)
This practical half day workshop will help participants to develop their skills in taking good and useful images, exploring composition, framing and how to create visual narratives.
Saturday 4th November, 2006 (10am-1pm)
Playtrain, Post Office Building, Moseley, Birmingham
Reflective Practice and Documentation - Image Composition (part three of a four day course)
This day will focus on using Adobe Photoshop as a tool for playing with photos, using colour, graphics and text to create images that best illustrate children's learning and experiences.
Saturday 11th November, 2006 (10-4pm)
The Hub, Hazelwell, Kings Heath, Birmingham
Reflective Practice and Documentation - Telling a story through creative reporting (part four of a four day course)
A practitioner-friendly session offering participants the opportunity to explore ‘what good looks like' in relation to creative reporting.
Saturday 25th November, 2006 (10-4pm)
The Hub, Hazelwell, Kings Heath, Birmingham
Food for Thought - Bob Hughes and ‘The Value of Play' (one day seminar)
Playtrain is delighted to present a thought provoking seminar with Bob Hughes, author of A Playworker's Taxonomy of Play Types and Evolutionary Playwork and Reflective Practice, who will lead a healthy debate around Every Child Matters in relation to the value of play for play's sake.
Tuesday 28th November, 2006 (10-4pm)
Playtrain, Post Office Building, Moseley, Birmingham
For further details or to book please email here. Telephone: 0121 449 6665. Fax: 0121 449 8221
BEING WITH BABIES - 20TH AND 21ST OCTOBER 2006 - PEN GREEN CENTRE, NORTHAMTONSHIRE
In collaboration with Reggio Children a two day conference exploring research, pedagogy and creative learning provision for children birth to three, covering Reggio Children - Infant Toddler centre educators; Experiencing life in infant toddler centres; The child's environment as a fundamental principle; Social learning and creative curiosity. For more information and an application form please click on the link below Being with Babies information and application form or contact Emma Pace here. Tel: 0191 2617666
DEVELOPING STRATEGIES FOR ARTS AND PLAY IN EARLY YEARS - TUESDAY 24 OCTOBER 2007 - EARLS COURT ONE, LONDON
The government has placed a strong emphasis on giving children in early years settings every opportunity to play and be creative. Evidence shows that the five outcomes set by Every Child Matters can be achieved through providing children with play and creative activities. The Sure Start Children's Centres provide a significant opportunity to work towards these outcomes using arts and play. This national conference will look at how to promote health, well-being and creative skills development in early years settings and meet the requirements of the Children's Act and Every Child Matters. Delegates will hear from policy makers and practitioners how to ensure arts and play are part of a child's everyday life. Speakers will provide solutions to skilling the playwork and childcare workforce with the tools they need. The event will also look at how to create safe spaces and environment which stimulate play and creativity, and how to nurture children's social and interpersonal skills. More information here: www.neilstewartassociates.com/kd150
STORYQUEST - 27th OCTOBER TO 17TH DECEMBER 2006
StoryQuest is a unique UK wide festival of tale-telling, reminding us of the joy of stories. From the 27th October 2006 to the 17th December 2006, the Quest is on to find, remember and tell stories! Every event held in the name of StoryQuest aims to create the magical moment when a story gets inside you and fires your imagination. StoryQuest is organised by Arts & Kids.
AGENTS FOR CHANGE - 3RD NOVEMBER, 10.00 AM TO 4.00 PM - mac, BIRMINGHAM
An aliss conference for regional and national organisations working in education and the arts.
Specialist Arts Colleges, Creative Partnerships, Artsmark, Cultural Hubs, local authority projects, cultural sector projects, regional agencies, Arts Award... There have never been more initiatives aimed at bringing the arts and education sectors closer together.
But how do they relate to each other?
Are they sustainable?
Is there an overarching strategy?
This year's aliss conference will provide an opportunity to debate the impact of current initiatives, network with other practitioners and make your voice heard. More information here.
DESIGNING FOR ENVIRONMENTS OF ENQUIRY, ENCOUNTER, IMAGINATION AND ACHIEVEMENT - 9TH AND 10TH NOVEMBER - SCALFORD HALL, LEICESTERSHIRE
Two days of design and exchange between the worlds of educators and architects, in the search for adequate early childhood learning and living environments. Content to include: Design examples from UK and Reggio; Narratives illustrating children's learning journeys and the processes behind them; Workshops on design qualities. These days will be instrumental to the production of design tools and references for colleagues engaged in design processes now and in the future. Cost: £480 including accommodation or £430 if a Refocus member. For more information please click on the link below: Architecture & Design Conference PDF Application Form
A FORCE FOR CHANGE - ENGAGE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 15th TO 18th NOVEMBER 2006 - THE WHITWORTH ART GALLERY AND CORNERHOUSE, MANCHESTER, UK
This year's conference will examine the changing role of galleries and museums. No longer simply the keepers and presenters of art, culture and heritage for a select, informed audience, they now have a greatly expanded role: broadening cultural access, offering a wide range of educational programmes and responding to social, educational and political agendas, including early years. Often it is the gallery educator or artist educator, within or outside of the institution who is at the forefront of this change. In addition to responding to change, gallery educators are working in partnership with teachers, artists and others to influence and effect change within the institution, re-defining methodologies and mission. Engage International Conference provides a forum for the development of the sector through informed debate, discussion, sharing of new research, awareness-raising, practical workshops, and networking. More information here: www.engage.org
CURIOSITY AND IMAGINATION CONFERENCE: HANDS-ON LEARNING - 16TH AND 17TH NOVEMBER - EUREKA! THE MUSEUM FOR CHILDREN, HALIFAX
Through play, children explore the world around them, learn and make meaning out of it for their own lives, and develop a sense of identity. Artifacts, buildings, natural objects and historic sites are just some of the heritage elements that can inspire children to make discoveries and connections. This fosters a strong sense of community ownership, supporting children in taking an active and creative role in shaping their futures. Drawing on the expertise and experience of professionals across the fields of heritage, children's learning, play and health, this conference will demonstrate the value of working with a range of partners at a local level, sharing expertise and resources and creating high quality hands-on learning provision for children - supporting innovation through collaboration. More information and to book a place here: http://www.4children.org.uk/events/show/ref/115
EXCITING MINDS - CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP'S NATIONAL CONFERENCE - 27th AND 28TH NOVEMBER - MANCHESTER
Is creative education the key to effective education? Don't miss the opportunity to attend Exciting Minds, Creative Partnerships' first ever national conference, on Monday, 27 and Tuesday, 28 November in Manchester. Exciting Minds is for teachers, creative practitioners, policy-makers and advisors interested in creativity in schools. Exciting Minds is open to both those who have worked with Creative Partnerships and those who have not. Alongside the conference, which will feature keynotes, debates, sharing practice sessions and networking opportunities, there will be an enormous free creativity arena offering ideas, resources, lectures, exhibitions, performances, installations and conversation spaces for all those interested in creativity in learning. To book a place, please visit the conference website (http://www.creative-partnerships.com/events/156465?view=Standard).
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EARLY YEARS COURSES BY JABADAO
Two courses, a one day course on freeflow movement play and a five day course on development movement. Dates for the one day course are 6th February and 20th February. The five day course is being run on 25/26 January, 22/23 March, 22 January 2008. For more details on either course contact Pat Pickavance or Wendy Leveson, Tel: 0113 236 3311/3318 or email: Pat or Wendy
EARLY YEARS ARTS CONFERENCE - 17TH MAY 2007 - THE HAWTH THEATRE, CRAWLEY
West Sussex County Council Arts Service has been developing the idea of artists working in early years settings in the county through the recent CreatAbility Project, and last year's pilot CreatAbility project. The culmination of the CreatAbility project is going to be a regional conference which will be a chance for early years practitioners and others concerned with early years education in the region to hear about and experience the best of early years arts practice in the south east. If you have a project running in the south east region (defined as the Arts Council England South East region) which you would like to be considered for inclusion in this event, or if you are a creative practitioner working with early years who would like to lead a workshop, please contact Clare Halstead, Arts in Education Officer, West Sussex County Council (01243) 756897. Email here. Otherwise - put the date in your diary!
REGIONAL (YORKSHIRE):
YORKSHIRE EARLY YEARS AND CREATIVITY HUB - 26TH OCTOBER - ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND, YORKSHIRE, DEWSBURY
All arts and early years practitioners, policy makers, sure starts, local authority advisors and training providers are invited to join the Early Years and Creativity network which will be taking place over the next two years. The meetings are to be held following on from the recent launch of the early years and creativity development plan, Imagination for Life and Learning, addressing creative practice within the context of Every Child Matters. The meetings will take the form of professional development sessions co-ordinated by Isaacs UK intended to address some of the key issues highlighted in the development plan, and intended to meet the needs of hub members. Each Hub meeting will address a specific theme within the plan, working through a combination of case study presentations, workshops, action research and networked discussion to understand how to build better working practices. Yorkshire's network will meet next on Thursday 26th October 2006 at Arts Council England Yorkshire offices in Dewsbury. rTo book your free place, please contact Susan Hirst telephone 01484 685869. The earlyarts network has been set up by the Arts Council England in collaboration with Isaacs UK as a learning, information and support platform for anyone working in, funding, advising, or wishing to work in, the arts and early years fields - more details on the website (http://www.earlyarts.co.uk )
SHARE, CARE AND LEARNING, THE HALIFAX-BASED NURSERY OWNED BY EUREKA!
The Museum for Children relaunched as the Eureka! Nursery on 9 September in a bid to raise awareness of its status as the only nursery in the UK linked to an award-winning centre for informal learning. The name change will help emphasise the nursery's forward-thinking educational philosophy, which is based on the ideals of the Eureka! museum and educational charity. Combining traditional daycare with a unique approach to hands-on, play-based learning, the philosophy puts child-centred experiences at its core and encourages children to gain in conference and develop their social and intellectual skills by exploring and discovering at their own pace. Eureka's Early Years Manager Rebecca Johnson comments: "The Eureka! museum has a great deal of expertise and over 14 years experience in delivering innovative hands-on learning experiences for children, and in the last three years has worked tirelessly to become a centre of excellence for early years development. The nursery naturally embraces these values and has developed an imaginative, inclusive learning framework in order to give children the brightest start in life, so we are delighted that the change in our name should communicate this to prospective parents more clearly."
MUSIC LEADER YORKSHIRE
MusicLeader Yorkshire is for everyone who is involved with young people's music making. Whether you're a piano teacher, a community musician, a classroom teacher, you run a local band or choir, or if you organise or manage music activities, whether you're a volunteer or a professional, we're here to help.
What does it offer?
o Information and guidance on good practice
o Case studies of special projects
o Career advice
o Listings and information on seminars, meetings and training opportunities
o The opportunity to tell others about your skills and services
o Tailored information and advice given by professional staff and experts
o Free regular e-newsletters
o Networking and seminar events to share expertise and good practice
o Training and development opportunities
Registration and membership is FREE - just go to www.musicleader.net to join or email here or telephone 01422 321823
WHOLE NEW WORLDS - A PROJECT ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO INTERACT AND PLAY CREATIVELY WITH THEIR BABIES
Whole New Worlds explores the reality that all babies and children need the opportunity to explore, make decisions, be imaginative, creative, curious and learn through their play experiences. The Creative Education team at the Playhouse built relationships with parents and babies in a variety of settings including traveller groups, parent and baby groups, women's refuges and a women's prison. Using a range of sensory objects in boxes they observed and encouraged parents and babies to play creatively.
Parents and children were videoed or photographed as they explored and played together. Parents were encouraged to look at the video footage and photographs and watch their interactions with their children. This provided parents with a unique opportunity to understand how babies learn, and supported their attachment, self-esteem and confidence. In November 2004 we held a conference called New Worlds, which offered a unique opportunity to share good practice in creative work with babies and very young children within a national and international arena.
Now everyone can benefit from this exciting project as a pack of activity cards is available, allowing individual parents and early years practitioners to explore some of the simple play ideas with their babies. Packs cost £7.50 each plus £1.50 p + p. To order A Whole New Worlds Activity Pack please send a cheque for £9 (payable to West Yorkshire Playhouse) to Lisa Parrott, Creative Education Manager. There is currently a FREE Whole New Worlds exhibition in the Coffee Shop at West Yorkshire Playhouse. For more information about this project please contact Lisa on 0113 213 7290 or email here.
TELL TALE HEARTS' ADDRESS CHANGE
Tell Tale Hearts have moved and their new address is: Tell Tale Hearts, 89 High Street, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 6BR. Tel: 01226 761450. Email. Tell Tale Hearts' new show ‘Beneath the Waves' will be touring regionally to Yorkshire during autumn 2006 and nationally during late spring and autumn 2007. The show is a magical, highly engaging theatre experience for children aged between 3 and 7 that combines puppetry, video animation and some live music with mesmerising interactive installations to explore the enchanting world beneath the waves. Maximum of 40 per performance. Contact Pavla Beier, email here.
TUTTI FRUTTI's JACK - TOURING 2ND OCTOBER TO 30TH DECEMBER
Take some magic beans, a giant or two and a mum who shouts a lot and come with us on a quest to enter new worlds with our young adventurer..... Tutti frutti productions take the well known story of Jack and the Beanstalk as well as Jack stories from across the globe to bring you a funny, fantastical tale of a budding hero and a bad tempered giant. With leading writer Mike Kenny, original soundscapes by Ivan Stott and involvement of international puppetry artists Faulty Optic, tutti frutti create a magical, imaginative, (and at times scary!), journey into extraordinary worlds. Touring nationally from 2nd October to 30th December 2006 (7-25th November 2006 @ York Theatre Royal). For further information contact Alison Povey, Tour Manager on 0113 262 2662 or email here.
MAKE A SPLASH AT EUREKA! THIS HALF-TERM - 23rd AND 24th OCTOBER
Children can set sail on a magical voyage of discovery this half-term in Beneath the Waves, an enchanting production for 3 to 7 year olds coming to Eureka! The Museum for Children in Halifax. Presented by Tell Tale Hearts theatre, this ocean adventure casts the audience as daring sailors embarking on an unforgettable journey. The secret world beneath the sea is brought physically to life as children climb aboard and set sail alongside Barnacle Bill. They'll moor the boats, unload the fish, hoist the sails and meet fantastic sea creatures in the strangest of places! Combining live music and installation with video animation and performance, the show captures the beauty of a life beneath the waves inspired by the tales of fishermen from around the world.
Marketing and PR Officer Michelle Buckingham said: "This is a wonderful interactive adventure which really sparks children's imaginations. The participation element is key and grown-ups should be just as prepared to climb aboard, walk the plank and dive into the ocean alongside them!"
Beneath the Waves is showing at Eureka! on Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 October and is free on entry to the museum.
Families can also enjoy hundreds of hands-on exhibits throughout half-term at Eureka!, the UK's first and largest interactive museum for children. For more information about opening times, prices and special events please call 01422 330069 or visit www.eureka.org.uk.
HOW TO SHARE MUSIC WITH UNDER 6's - 25th NOVEMBER - CRUCIBLE THEATRE STUDIO, SHEFFIELD
A morning of ideas, training and exploration open to nursery staff, child carers, students and parents. Following the success of the Music Box project in five Sheffield nurseries, Polly Ives and Georgina Jordan will lead a morning exploring musical activities for children ages 2-6 years. Singing, percussion games, music and movement and stories develop children's imagination, concentration and communication and are a crucial part of every child's development. Saturday 25th November 2006 10am-1pm at the Crucible Theatre Studio, Sheffield. Cost £10. For more information telephone Music in the Round 0114 281 4660 or email here Website: www.musicintheround.co.uk
REGIONAL (NORTH WEST):
NORTH WEST EARLYARTS CHAMPIONS GROUP - 7TH DECEMBER, WALKER ARTGALLERY, LIVERPOOL
All arts and early years practitioners, sure starts, policy makers, local authority advisors and training providers are invited to join the Earlyarts Champions Group, a professional development network which will be taking place over the next two years. The meetings are to be held following on from the recent launch of the early years and creativity development plan for the North West, addressing creative practice within the context of Every Child Matters. The meetings will take the form of professional development sessions co-ordinated by Isaacs UK intended to address some of the key issues highlighted in the development plan, and intended to meet the needs of hub members. Each Hub meeting will address a specific theme within the plan, working through a combination of case study presentations, workshops, action research and networked discussion to understand how to build better working practices. The North West's network will meet next on Thursday 7th December 2006 at the Walker Art Gallery, William Brown Street, Liverpool. To book your free place, please contact Susan Hirst telephone 01484 685869. The earlyarts network has been set up by the Arts Council England in collaboration with Isaacs UK as a learning, information and support platform for anyone working in, funding, advising, or wishing to work in, the arts and early years fields - more details on the website, http://www.earlyarts.co.uk.
BALL POND BOBBY! - DNA's NEW SHOW FOR 2007
There's a trip to the Ball Pond! Hip Hip hooray! Off we go to tumble and play! Bobby's trip to the Ball pond takes us into another world as we dive deep down into a child's imagination...through the universe of lost socks, hidden games & magic sweets. DNA have created a special show for 2-5 yrs, drawn from research with young children and play. Play takes children out of themselves, to explore the world beyond what they are and what they know. Play encourages imagination and creativity, play develops abstract thinking, which goes beyond the here and now. Play helps children to know themselves, others and relate to the universe they inhabit. Through DNA's unique style of Skilful Puppetry, Physical Theatre, Live Song and a Specially Composed Soundtrack this originally devised show explores circular movement and the joy of play! To book the show, Contact Sadiya Ali
Company Administrator, Dynamic New Animation (DNA), Tel: 01772 253100. Email here. Website: www.dynamicnewanimation.co.uk
M6 THEATRE COMPANY'S EARLY YEARS PRODUCTIONS - TOURING 21ST OCTOBER TO 23RD FEBRUARY
This autumn and Spring 2007 M6 will be re-touring three of their very successful Early Years productions. ‘The Garden In Winter' - 21 October - 15 December 06. The Garden In Winter shares a story of two old friends who care for each other and their environment. ‘The Street Where I Live' & ‘Odd Socks' Double Bill - 22 January - 23 February. The Street Where I Live shares the warmth and diversity of Granny Bradshaw and her very special local community and Odd Socks is playful story of choice and difference told through dance, music and brightly coloured socks! You can see both productions at: Half Moon Theatre 27th January, Oldham Coliseum 2nd February, The Lowry 10th February, The Met - Bury 17th February. If you would like to book either of the shows in Spring 2007 please call 01706 355898 or would like further information go to www.m6theatre.co.uk
FAMILY SHOWS AT THE MET, BURY
Muttnik: The First Dog In Space - Saturday 21 October, 1.30pm
Muttnik is a stray who lives on the streets of Moscow until one day she finds herself in Russian Space Centre with adventures better than dreams! Ideal for children aged 3+.
The Pied Piper - Tuesday 24 October, 1.30pm
Rats! Rats! RATS! When rats start gobbling up his crisp new bank notes. Only the Pied Piper can help. Ideal for children aged 3-11years.
The Chatterbox - Friday 27 October, 2pm
The Chatterbox is an amazing machine that allows travel into the world of books. A must for anyone who enjoys daft silliness like Shrek, The Muppets and Lemony Snicket! For children aged 5 +.
Prices for each show, £6, £5 concession, £20 family of four. To book tickets or for more information please call 0161 761 2216 or book online at www.themet.biz
FAMILY FUN AT URBIS - MONDAY, 23RD TO SUNDAY, 29TH OCTOBER
Kids and parents can indulge in Eastern delights with A Taste of the Orient, an interactive 3D hands-on workshop, from 12pm to 3 pm, linked to Urbis' exhibition The China Show.
For older children, there is a series of filmmaking workshops, Urban Movies, running from 8.30am - 5.30pm with the chance to produce, edit, copy and script-write short films.
At the weekend children can have fun getting the jitters with a packed haunted weekend of ghosts, ghouls and great fun. A host of weird and wacky activities including pumpkin carving, mask making, and face painting with the chance to win prizes every witching hour.
Suitable for all ages. Prices from £3. To book a place please call 0161 605 8205 or email www.urbis.org.uk
HALF TERM ACTIVITIES AT MANCHESTER MUSEUM - MONDAY, 23RD TO FRIDAY, 27TH OCTOBER
To coincide with the CHINA@manchester Festival, presented by the University of Manchester and the City of Manchester (Friday 20 to Sunday 22 October), the Manchester Museum is hosting half term activities which have been inspired by Chinese culture.
Events include 'Get a Handle on China', a museum trail and an opportunity to handle objects of Chinese origin; and 'Crouching Palaeontologist, Hidden Dragon!' where Dr Phil Manning talks about his recent hunt for dragons in China.
More information can be found on all the events on the Manchester Museum website, www.manchester.ac.uk/museum
Suitable ages varies for each event. Prices, 'Rosewood Duo' and 'Chinese Calligraphy' both £1.50. All other events are free. To book tickets please call 0161 275 2648 For more information please visit www.manchester.ac.uk/museum
HORSE+BAMBOO'S UNIQUE FAMILY SHOW - IN THE SHADOW OF TREES - 24TH TO 26TH OCTOBER
Award-winning Horse+Bamboo Theatre has created a unique children's Christmas show, In The Shadow of Trees, in association with the Royal Exchange Studio Theatre in Manchester.
The production, which was a sell-out success in a three week run at the Royal Exchange over the festive period last year, will be staged at the Charter Theatre, Preston from October 24-26th. In The Shadow of Trees is an enthralling, captivating, warm and humane tale that is a totally original and special family show with message and magic in equal parts and appeals to young audiences from 7+. In The Shadow of Trees, a unique magical production with a Miyazaki-like charm, is an utterly enchanting family show. A spellbinding visual delight told through Horse+Bamboo's distinctive visual, non-text-based language of masks, puppetry and music, In The Shadow of Trees, is directed by Alison Duddle.
For more details about the show, contact George Harris at Horse+Bamboo on 01706-242947 Email here
FLYING GORILLAS - OCTOBER 30TH TO NOVEMBER 10TH
The Flying Gorillas are coming to Cheshire to perform their new show ‘The Malo Man' for the Mini Rural Touring Network cluster groups on from October 30th until November 10th. The set features a world of jiving rats and choirs of snoring Mexican hats in which the Malo Man is a shadowy figure visible only to the audience There is also opportunity for early years practitioners and artists to have training sessions led by the musical directors of the company who will cover ideas and approaches used by the company when working with young children in addition to learning Argentinian folk rhythms and Samoaan body percussion. All very exciting! For more information contact Marian Fraser here.
ALTERNATIVE DRAMATURGIES INFORMED BY A D/DEAF AND DISABILITY PERSPECTIVE, A DAY-LONG SYMPOSIUM - 6TH NOVEMBER - LIVERPOOL
North West Disability Arts Forum (NWDAF) in partnership with Kaite O'Reilly (Arts and Humanities Research Council Creative Fellow) and Liverpool Hope University will host the symposium on Monday 6th November 2006 (10am-5pm), at Liverpool Hope University, Deanery of Arts and Humanities, The Cornerstone, Haigh Street, Liverpool L3 8QB. The symposium will be a day long event led by Disabled and d/Deaf practitioners/artists and academics, including papers, presentations, work demonstrations and panel discussions. This will be the second of two regional symposia with international contributors. The first took place in the South West in March 2006, part of Kaite O'Reilly's AHRC Creative Fellowship 2003-6 at the School of Performance Arts, Exeter University, where she undertook practice based research into ‘Alternative Dramaturgies informed by a d/Deaf and Disability perspective'. She has defined 'Alternative Dramaturgies' as the processes, structures, content and form which reinvent, subvert or critique ‘traditional' or 'conventional' routes (for which read mainstream, hearing and non-disabled).
Speakers/practitioners include: Mat Fraser (Actor/Writer) UK; Petra Kuppers (Academic/Practitioner) USA; The Fingersmiths Ltd (Jean St Clair, Kaite O'Reilly and Jeni Draper) UK; Alicia Grace (emerging Performance Artist/Disability Performance Studies Theorist) UK; Disability studies academics working in the North West. This North West regional symposium will be of interest to practitioners working in the performing arts, educators and learners, theatre programmers, artistic directors and d/Deaf and Disabled artists/people. It will be of significant interest to academics and students involved in Disability Performance Studies and emerging/established Disability artists. Booking: £10 for individuals; £20 for organisations/institutions. This includes lunch and refreshments throughout the day. To book a place on the symposium please contact Alison Jones, NWDAF, MPAC Building, 1-27 Bridport Street, Liverpool L3 5QF. Tel 0151 707 1733 Fax 0151 708 9355. Email here.
THE GOLDEN GOOSE BY CHARLES WAY - 25TH NOVEMBER TO 13TH JANUARY - THE LIBRARY THEATRE, MANCHESTER
The Golden Goose is a magical tale about luck, love, adventure and a beautiful, mysterious Golden Goose. This is the true story of Dummling and his one true love Dajona, the princess who will not laugh, of her sister Brigit and her one true love Boris and his mother Christina and her one true love Conrad the King!
Confused? Don't worry, all will be revealed. Follow the farcical adventures of these two ill-matched families as they struggle with forests, fairies and unbelievable good fortune.
Suitable for children 6+, their friends, teachers and families!
To book tickets please call 0161 236 7110 or book online at www.librarytheatre.com
*** COMPETITION ***
There are two Family Tickets to be won for this magical Christmas show! (two Adults and two Children).
Can you name four Christmas Plays that have been performed at the Library Theatre over the past 10 years?
Email your answers here. The first two correct entries 'out of the hat' will win a Family Ticket. Closing date Monday 23 October.
Good Luck!
THE WIZARD OF OZ - FRIDAY, 1ST DECEMBER TO SATURDAY 13TH JANUARY - CHESTER GATEWAY
Join Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Man and the Lion plus all the Munchkins as they battle with the Wicked Witch, and journey to the Emerald City to meet with the Wizard of Oz where they hope their dreams will come true.
This classic story has all the songs from the MGM 1939 film, 'Over the Rainbow', 'Yellow Brick Road' and 'We're off to see the Wizard'.
There are no excuses not to book tickets for this show which will have you singing and dancing all the way home!
Suitable for ages 4 - 94. Prices, Children £10, Adults £15, Concessions £13, School Parties £6.50 (plus every eleventh ticket free) Family Ticket £40 (2 Adults & 2 Children or 1 Adult & 3 Children). To book tickets please call 01244 340392 or book online at www.chestergateway.co.uk
INSPIRING HALLÉ - 10TH DECEMBER 2006, 18TH MARCH 2007 AND 13TH MAY 2007 - THE BRIDGEWATER HALL, MANCHESTER
The Hallé's Family Concerts take place in the stunning Bridgewater Hall. They are informal and interactive, fun and educational, with the opportunity for you, the audience, to join in. Each one is individually themed, so why not come in fancy dress? Before the concert, the foyers are filled with a host of entertainers, including magicians and face painters. Come and experience these fabulous adventures for yourselves. The Hallé Family Brochure will be available from Monday 18 September. If you would like a copy, please email here with 'Family Brochure' in the subject and your name and address in the email. Alternatively, visit www.halle.co.uk. Suitable for the whole family, from great grandparents to tiny toddlers!
Children's workshops £9.50 per child, Buy three workshops and save 15% - that's three workshops for £24.24. To book tickets please call The Bridgewater Hall Box Office on 0161 907 9000 or book online at www.halle.co.uk or www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk
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