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:: Project digest
Synopsis
How does looking at our own identity through storytelling help us gain empathy for other cultures and understanding of our own culture? Every culture has a story about a tree. Think about it - all the songs, poems and plays you've heard about, read or listened to. This was the starting point for three creative practitioners, eight classes of children and their teachers in January 2007. A starting point to investigate identity and culture through storytelling, music and visuals which culminated two months later in two multi sensory performances, a handmade book and a touring exhibition.
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The tree at the centre of the world
Lancashire
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Participants: Burnley Brunshaw Primary School Parents, Primary - 5 - 11 years
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Partners: Amanda Quigley / More Music in Morecambe / Creeping Toad / Kerris Casey St.Pierre
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Project start date: 8 January 2007
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Project end date: 28 February 2007
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National curriculum area: Art and design, Citizenship, Dance, Drama, English, Geography, Modern foreign languages (MFL), Music, Personal, social and health education (PSHE), Religious education
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1. Project aims (click a heading to expand)
:: Objectives
- to achieve a quality performance and culmination of the project
- to challenge preconceptions about other cultures amongst young people and parents and promote community cohesion and diversity
- to inspire young people and teachers in the world of storytelling and use that to enthuse them in creative writing
- to give the talented and gifted a chance to push themselves creatively as well as academically.
:: Ambitions
Young people will develop their abilities to think, write and perfom creatively accross all areas of the curriculum. They will be encouraged to develop their imaginations, learn new skills and express their thoughts and ideas. This project will also help young people to gain empathy and understanding for other people.
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:: 2. Project diary - the story of what happened
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