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MakeBelieve Arts is very excited to announce that this year we are expanding our reach to enable us to deliver programmes across a wider section of the country.

Need something new to excite and engage your class this year? MakeBelieve Arts has specifically designed programmes to help transform your Science Week and World Book Day this March.

MakeBelieve Arts was born in the bedroom of a flat in Deptford on 02.02.02, so next month turns 10 years old on 02.02.12. 

MakeBelieve Arts are looking to engage the services of an academic institution to work with us on undertaking a robust evaluation of one of our programmes entitled the Helicopter Technique of Storytelling and Story Acting.

Fed up with ‘5 little ducks’? Bored with ‘Big Red Bus? Tired of teaching the world to sing in perfect harmony? Then it’s time for a fresh take on some old classics and some songs from around the world.

MakeBelieve Arts HQ is officially closed for CHRISTMAS! Little bursts of Christmas cheer have been escaping our lips for a while and we can now finally let it all go because IT’S CHRISTMASSSS.

The Dutch rights to A Moon on the Water, co-written by MakeBelieve Arts' Artistic Director - Trisha Lee, have been sold.

Now in its second year, the Boys Literacy Project was re-launched in September 2011.

The U.S. Department of Education and the National Science Foundation make a case for adding Arts to STEM.

Final dates left to book our whole-day Maths workshops at a reduced price!

An exciting and innovative cross phase storytelling project engaging primary school pupils across Southwark

“The internet has become central to learning, but the skills to use it appropriately and well have not become central to learning how to learn”

The Cumbria Head Teacher’s conference takes place today and tomorrow with two of our Creative Associates Antony and Deborah.  They are working in partnership with The Coral Collective to open the conference with a piece of Forum Theatre.

MakeBelieve Arts is proud to be a Social Enterprise. But what is a social enterprise I hear you ask? Well they are businesses that...

MakeBelieve Arts tours to TES this Friday.

Our blog is only a month old but it has already started to take shape and get super-exciting...

Fed up with ‘5 little ducks’? Bored with ‘Big Red Bus? Tired of teaching the world to sing in perfect harmony? Then it’s time for a fresh take on some old classics and some songs from around the world.

A Creative Approach to Science

When a giant gets sick it can be a very messy business indeed!

It's not too early to start thinking about next year... plan ahead with a little help from our huge selection of exciting and innovative programmes and projects.

This autumn term, MakeBelieve Arts will be partnering with Drama Resource to offer two  exciting, practical one day workshops.

On the 19^th July 2011, Lewisham Bridge Primary was entranced by the bloody story of Frankenstein!

Year 6 Saves the World!

You probably didn't know it, but last week the world was in jeopardy, and our planet was a button away from becoming blown up! Luckily, disaster was adverted not by a superhero but by a group of Year 6 pupils, phew!

Artistic Director, Trisha Lee's new joint anthology and CD A Moon on Water is receiving rave reviews.

Tanka and Lyric need to find the shiny tree to stop the storm and keep the stories alive. They sent out messages in a bottle to children throughout London, and fortunately one of these was intercepted.

MakeBelieve Arts is involved with New Direction's project ‘The Biggest Learning Opportunity on Earth' (BigLop Festival)

The ideas were flowing at our half-term holiday workshop

Exciting new developments at MakeBelieve Arts

"I've learnt from this programme that in order to learn we need to play." 

It was a night to remember

BOOK BEFORE 8^th APRIL 2011 to take advantage of our Cut-busting, Double-Dip-Defying EARLY BIRD OFFERS!

MakeBelieve Arts is currently recruiting freelance workshop leaders to become part of our freelance pool of Creative Associates.

Just over one year ago, MakeBelieve Arts was given the distinct honour of being the first small arts organisation to be awarded the Social Enterprise Mark. And now we want to encourage other organisations to do the same!

A unique week at MakeBelieve Arts

A book about spiritual intelligence for children, co-written by Trisha Lee

FREE twilight session for teachers - hit the right notes in your classroom with Creative Approaches to Music

MakeBelieve Arts and literacy for boys

Creative strategies for learning on May 26th!

BOOKING NOW!

MakeBelieve Arts is excited to announce a new twist on an old favourite this February