MakeBelieve Arts works with young children and their parents, using storytelling and drama techniques, to ease the transition from nursery and other Early Years settings to primary school. See below for information on our individual programmes as well as an EARLY BIRD PACKAGE deal.
For children
MakeBelieve Arts offers 2 workshops:
Naming our Feelings
and
Going to Big School
- We encourage the children to be excited about their move to big school
- We get them thinking about their journey and all they've got to look forward to
- Use theatre techniques to explore the changes ahead
Each workshop is an hour in length
For parents/carers
MakeBelieve Arts poses questions about some of the difficulties and emotions parents might face when their child starts school. We:
- Get parents talking to each other about how they really feel
- Get them involved in acting out solutions to problems
- See parents debating their views in an animated manner
Each workshop is 1 - 1.5 hours in length
For children and parents/carers together
MakeBelieve Arts offers: Big School with our Parents
Children and parents explore together their hopes and fears of the forthcoming move. Telling stories, imagining characters and acting out scenarios, they work together to begin their new journey.
Each workshop is 1 - 1.5 hours in length
Package offer
Four days made up of all the programmes above and in any order that you wish!
Day 1: Managing our Feelings, two classes in the day
Day 2: Going to Big School, as above
Day 3: Day of two sessions with parents/carers
Day 4: Day of two sessions with parents/carers and children
Enquire about our Early Bird offer (bookings for the package before 30th April 2012) on 020 8691 3803
