Workshops

Workshops One to Fifteen in Nepal.

January 26, 2012 By Andy

Workshops One to Fifteen in Nepal.

During the Hunt: Fairy-tale Hunting.

Life Vision Academy School (two hours each).

Workshop

Theme

Artistic vision

Content

Other

Wood Cutter

Confidence

2D: Illustrate spoken story from personal knowledge

Sourced from children’s own knowledge and memory

The Fish Daughter and Mane

Visualisation

2D and 3D: Contextual

studies

Sourced from Children’s library

Monster

Imagination

2D: Research

Translation

3D: Demonstration

Sourced from homework

Hero

Archetypes

2D and 3D:

Book making. Conveying the aspects of fairy tale stories

Own and pairs

Writing skills

Journey

Fairy tale Events

Own and team

Writing skills

Head to feet

Collaboration

3D and drama

Team and everyone

Writing skills

Telling stories

Copy and not copy

2D: Game work

and drama

Writing skills

Film

Direction and technology skills

Complete

film crew

Technological and writing skills

Film

Performance

Drama

Acting story out

Body skills in communication

Sound

Spoken word

Singing poetry and conveyance

Technological and writing skills

Computer training

Confidence and discovery

Use of web site

Technological and writing skills

12-15

Response to

Mission Blogs

Creative

active participation

Reflection

and

consolidation

Sourced from the results of mission blogs

Materials: coloured felt pens, coloured A3 paper and blank story books. Silver and gold paper. Sellatape and staplers.

Extra information to convey: Book Pack collected by Artist in Nepalese.

Requests:

Active use of website to communicate with schools in UK.
To respond to “mission blogs” sent by students in UK schools and work with them in LVA.
Regular weekly uploads and down loads to website team with mission statements to artist.
Encourage students to present articles and homework stories to website in a format that is up-loadable. Either photographed or written as a document with embedded images.
To convey article format for artist to work with as a “mission blog”:

“What we have done, what you have achieved and what we want you to do next”

Artist to reply with updates in “mission blogs” on weekly basis.

Recording: Artist to take photos and videos and upload to web-site team.

Evaluation: Feedback from children, open discussion hosted and translated by teachers.

For workshops for Hylton Red House and Old Hall Drive Primary please see separate document entitled “UK teachers lessons plans” in the teachers cupboard on the website.

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Workshop Three

December 5, 2011 By Andy

Hunting for Fairy Tales of the Yeti.

Workshop Three
Before the Hunt: We are Fairy-tale Hunters.
Hylton Red House and Old Hall Drive Primary Schools (one hour).

Chapter	Artistic vision	Content	Other
Where have we been and where are we going?	Reflection and consolidation	Discussion	Questions
Website	Gaining skills	Display of on-site articles including results of homework	Computer Tour of site
The Guild	Creative writing	Homework Writing your own Fairy-tale	Award of Epilates Home work from previous workshop
Your Fairy-tale Book	Illustration and calligraphy	The Jacket and The last word	2D
Eyes wide shut	Internal image recall	Drawing with eyes closed	Retention for 6 months
Your website	Design	Questioning practical use of website	Recording the story
Your Fairy-tale Hunter	3D	Large sculpture Size Skills	3D without 2D drawing
Book shelf	Gaining skills	Introduction to use of bookshelf widget	Computer Website
Missions	Confidence building	Tasks and direction for artist when on location	Stretching artists challenges
Articles	Journalism	Homework to create articles for website based on experiences from workshops	Recording the project
Bye-bye for now	Imagination	Discussion	Questions
Eyes wide shut	Internal image recall	Drawing with eyes closed	Retention from all previous workshops

Materials: coloured marker pens, A3 paper and blank story books. Silver and gold paper, fake fur, extra random sculptural materials. Sellatape and staplers.
Extra information to convey: Yeti Book Pack forwarded by Seven Stories.
Requests:

Active use of website to communicate with artist in the field.
Regular weekly uploads and down loads to website team with mission statements to artist.
Encourage students to present articles and homework stories to website in a format that is unloadable. Either photographed or written as a document with embedded images.
To convey article format for teachers to send effective messages to artist in the field:

“What we have done, what you have achieved and what we want you to do next”

Teachers to award Epilates based on Home work.

Recording: Teachers to take photos and upload to web-site team
Evaluation: Feedback from children, open discussion hosted by teachers.

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Workshop Two

December 5, 2011 By Andy

Hunting for Fairy Tales of the Yeti.

Workshop Two
Before the Hunt: Suspending disbelief.
Hylton Red House and Old Hall Drive Primary Schools (one hour).

Chapter	Artistic vision	Content	Other
2D and 3D	Introduction to Sculpture	Up down and all around	Discussion
Who are you?	2D	You and your abilities, ambitions and what has been passed to you by others	What are you hunting for? Questions
Website	Gaining skills	Display of on-site galleries	Computer Tour of site
What’s in the Sack?	2D and Imagination	Opening of the bags	Sealed bags of materials have been in schools for 3 weeks
Monsters	2D and Imagination	Drawing senses	Cultural portrayal of demons
The Guild	Creative writing	Looking at results of homework from previous workshop containing family stories	Awards of Epilates and entrance into Guild membership
Special tools	Design	What inventive tools would you need to catch fairy-tales?
Eyes wide shut	Internal image recall	Drawing with eyes closed	Retention for 6 months
Special tools	3D	Process led construction from 2D designs into 3D	Structure
Articles	Journalism	Homework to create articles for website based on experiences from workshops	Recording the project
Eyes wide shut	Internal image recall	Drawing with eyes closed	Retention from 60 minutes

Materials: coloured marker pens, A3 paper and blank story books. Silver and gold paper, fake fur, extra random sculptural materials. Sellatape and staplers.
Extra information to convey:

Active use of website to communicate with artist in the field.
Trial regular weekly uploads and downloads with discussions around conveying how to decide on which mission statements to ask artist to complete.

Requests: Book packs
Recording: Students and teachers to take videos and photos and upload to web-site team for the duration of time when artist completing field work.
Evaluation: Class discussion and artist to de-brief team leaders.

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Workshop One

December 5, 2011 By Andy

Hunting for Fairy Tales of the Yeti.

Workshop One
Before the Hunt: The Age of Innocence.
Hylton Red House and Old Hall Drive Primary Schools (one hour).

Chapter	Artistic vision	Content	Other
Who am I	2D	Fairy Tales Cultural context The creature Other Yeti’s Rare	What are we hunting for? Questions
Thing	Randomisation and spontaneity	Word play Clearing	Very fast 10 seconds
Hear And here	Awareness and linguistics	Word play Centring	Fast 20 seconds
Fairy-tale character	2D Visual memory	Memories of existing fairy-tale characters	Cultural history
Eyes wide shut	Internal image recall	Drawing with eyes closed	Brief timed count down. Retention for 6 months
The project Website. The bare bones	Gaining skills	Tour of site and encourage creative use of computer access outside school	Testing results of teacher and schools Computer technology team training
See by the sea	Linguistics	Imagination	40 seconds
Smell	Imagination		Time travel 10 minutes, 10 years to 1000 years
Set up homework	Research, documentation and journalism	To record student’s own family fairy tales.	Encourage creative use of computer access outside school
Map	Design graphics communication	Planning	Compass Gift exchange Pathways
Eyes wide shut	Internal image recall	Drawing with eyes closed	Retention from 60 minutes

Materials: coloured marker pens, A3 paper and blank story books.
Extra information to convey: Yeti Books presented by Seven Stories at teachers CPD event.
Requests: Book packs to be read through duration of project
Recording: Teachers to take photos and upload to web-site team
Evaluation: class discussion and artist to de-brief team leaders.

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