MAY 2010
We've just opened booking for schools in London and Northampton for our "Mission to Mars: an Adventure in Learning" (see left). This is an awesome opportunity for Key Stage 2 classes that has been funded by the Ernest Cook Trust and Arts Council England.
Places are limited to five schools in each area so if you're interested we recommend you get in touch with us ASAP!
How Do I Book...?
To find out more and book your place, please contact Gloria Lindh (Administrator) on 0113 234 5400 or by email through the Contact Form.
Teacher Training, Inspirational Science, One Off Workshops for Drama and English students, How to make an Audio Tour and curriculum linked devised theatre projects for GCSE and A-level......
Join us for the mission of a lifetime!
The internationally renowned Polka Theatre have commissioned the multi-award winning Unlimited Theatre to create their first show for children – a new play to inspire children aged 7-11 about science, space travel and the wonders of the solar system.... (more on the show here)
To complement the show, we've worked with our long term collaborators CONEY (“Agency for Adventure”) and the award winning Radiowaves (“Safe, secure podcasting, video and blogs for schools”) to create a five week educational ‘adventure in learning’ led by teachers for classes in Key Stage 2.
Our Mission To Mars: an Adventure in Learning empowers the participating children by casting them as the heroes in their own version of the story as it develops, successfully completing the challenges the story presents – challenges which happen to demand meeting the curriculum.
The story and challenges are responsive and bespoke to the class and the strengths and weaknesses of the individual children. Teachers play a key role in delivering each learning adventure with specific challenges designed bespoke to meet each individual teacher’s needs.
We also provide training (through an Inset Day and a detailed “How To” manual) for teachers to allow you to ‘go on the adventure’ along with your class. We continue to support, develop and feed into the story remotely via email and a dedicated (and secure) website where the children upload their responses to the challenges.
The classroom remains the domain of teacher and children.
This is an awesome opportunity for schools that has been funded by the Ernest Cook Trust and Arts Council England - places are limited to five schools in each area and we've just opened booking for schools in London and Northampton so if you're interested we recommend you get in touch with us ASAP!
A detailed description of the project is available to download here (file will open in a new window - right click to download and save)
"From the beginning your enthusiasm and creative approach has been evident and students and carers from the Mary Hare School have found your leadership inspirational." Pat Eastop MBE on Unlimited
“The best project I have ever been involved with in 21 years of teaching.” Key Stage 2 teacher on A Cat Escapes, an adventure in learning created by Coney and commissioned by BAC.
“Radiowaves has transformed learning in our school” Teacher on Radiowaves
WALKIE TALKIE is is a new media and theatre project for 13-16 year olds in West Yorkshire. Originally funded by MEDIABOX through the Dept for Schools, Children & Families WALKIE TALKIE was created by Radiowaves in partnership with Unlimited Theatre. The project focuses on using theatre skills in presentation and self-expression to develop ‘audio walks’ for upload onto individuals’ newly created web pages. Participants learn skills in editing, uploading and web page creation as well as presentation and creative learning skills, motivated by producing work for a web-wide audience.
“An extraordinary resource for schools… A highly crafted, science based performance-lecture, with humour and beautiful projection, available for schools to bring into their classes. This is inspiring stuff presented to re-infect young people with curiosity about Physics." Rupert Rowbotham - Education Director, Oxford Playhouse '07
More than just a straightforward explanation of science, ETHICS is an accessible, easy to understand and thought provoking 50-minute theatrical classroom presentation for 14-18 year olds about quantum physics. Looking at the possibilities of teleportation in ever day life, ETHICS uses humour and cutting edge technology to ignite young people’s interest in a subject previously considered too complex for teaching at this level, and asks them to reconsider how newly emerging technology will irretrievably change the world as we currently view it.
Click here for more information on the show and here for downloadable info on how it works in schools.
Please click here for a detailed description of this large-scale project for GCSE and A-level Theatre Studies/Drama students.
OPEN PRACTICE is a day-long workshop for secondary school drama teachers to develop their skills for teaching "devised theatre" modules - based on the methods and practice developed by Unlimited Theatre. It introduces teachers to the "Devising Process Cycle" and enables teachers to explore their own creativity as well as focusing on how to translate learnt skills into the classroom.
FROM TEXT TO LIFE is a day-long drama workshop for secondary schools run previously at Harewood House and Temple Newsam House in Leeds. Pupils are put into role as a film production team and using the House as the location, work in small groups to research and perform a curriculum based Shakespeare text, considering historical setting, costume, props and meaning.
DEVISING TOOLBOX is a one-day workshop for drama students to develop their skills in making and developing devised theatre using techniques to help prepare for creativity, unlock the imagination and select ideas for development into performance. The workshop culminates in a performance improvisation putting skills learnt into practice.
STARTING OUT is a one or two day workshop for for students who are considering a career in the arts and want to find out more about starting a theatre company. CLICK here for detailed information
How Do I Book...?
To discuss your requirements, please contact Gloria Lindh (Administrator) on 0113 234 5400 or by email through the Contact Form.