About us
Mission Statement
MakeBelieve Arts believes that children are entitled to a high quality creative education. Through our understanding of progressive educational philosophy we aim to create innovative theatre programmes that develop the creative potential of all children.
Patron: Vivian Gussin Paley
MakeBelieve Arts is a theatre and education company that believes in the importance of making the arts accessible to everyone, starting from the youngest child and working upwards.
The company delivers high quality participatory drama and theatre experiences to Nursery, Primary and Secondary Schools pupils, ranging from storytelling / story acting sessions based on the work of Vivian Gussin Paley, through to workshops and performances that use drama and theatre techniques to compliment children's learning various areas of the curriculum particularly in Literacy, Numeracy and Citizenship.
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"Children are born with an ability to learn to organise and understand the world around them through play, and make believe. When entering education this tool for learning fails to be utilised and as children grow, the time given over to, 'learning through play' is slowly eroded. Good arts education is vital at an early age for the personal and social development and life long learning of all people"
Vivian Gussin Paley
MakeBelieve Arts is committed to producing workshops and performances that empower participants to increase their self esteem, develop their self awareness, and contribute to their wider perspective of society.
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A company registered in England and Wales Charity Number: 1113312 |
We develop resource packs to accompany many of our programs and aim to foster sustainable creative environments in schools, by offering teacher training alongside our in-class work.
We believe the strength and innovation of our work comes from the fact that we spend time keeping abreast with current educational theory and strive to adapt this theory into practical applications that can be delivered within the classroom. We care about how children learn and believe in creating lessons that are memorable experiences for participants and engage pupils in curricular activity without them realising they are learning.
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Core Staff
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| Artistic Director / Chief Executive | |
| Executive Director | Currently recruiting |
| Creative Projects Coordinator | Mary Treseder |
"MakeBelieve Arts programmes are excellent in the fact that they don't just think about the immediate workshop but they care about the long term and making their drama sustainable."
John Goodey, Deputy Head,
St John the Baptist Primary School
