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Aspire - Spring Term, 2010

gabrielle — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:36:21 +0000

Polygon Arts is pleased to again be a partner delivering Toynbee Hall's Aspire project.

Aspire works with Year 9 (13-14 year olds) students from various schools across East London, encouraging them to actively engage with their learning and life opportunities. The Aspire students are referred to the project because they fall into the category of ‘excluded within school rather than from school’.

02/2010

Audio file(s):

what i wanna be.mp3

O Patrin

admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:39:32 +0000

Touring 21 September - 16 October 2009. Play & workshop package for KS3 & KS4 (with Romany Theatre Co & Border Crossings Education)

Touring London secondary schools 21 September - 16 October 2009.

Play and workshop package in association with Romany Theatre Company and Border Crossings Education, part of Origins Festival of First Nations.

09/2009

The Flower (Touring June - July 2011)

admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:31:52 +0000

A new performance combining dance, animation & original live music. Touring London primary schools 13th June – 1st July 2011.

"Beautiful, clever, charming."

(Yr 6 teacher, Rhodes Avenue Primary School, N11)

"The children thoroughly enjoyed themselves & had wonderful ideas for interpretation.

09/2009

Toynbee Hall Aspire Project (2008)

admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:15:18 +0000

Aspire works with Year 9 and 10 students from schools in East London, encouraging them to actively engage with their learning and life opportunities. The Aspire students are referred to participate in the project because they fall into the category of ‘excluded within school rather than from school’. These young people may not be accessing the curriculum for a range of reasons.

10/2008

Inter-faith Arts Week (2008)

admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:14:13 +0000

The project brought together young students from different faith schools and communities. It provided an opportunity for young people educated and typically sheltered in their own communities to meet and learn with/from people from other communities, whilst working towards a Bronze Arts Award qualification.

01/2008

Audio file(s):

01 I Am What I Am.mp3

Mowgli Learns to be a Wolf

admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:08:09 +0000

Based on The Jungle Book, a performance introduced the characters and the subject matter followed by a workshop which looked at difference and discrimination through animal characters. Students were encouraged to:

• Explore FEELINGS

• CHALLENGE negative behaviour

• Increase CONFIDENCE

• Rehearse STRATEGIES

06/2006

Healthy Choices

admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:07:41 +0000

Key Stage 2 students met teenage characters Zara and Lee as they faced difficult choices around smoking, drugs, eating or relationships.

Students were encouraged to:

• EXPLORE influences, motivations, emotions

• Identify RISKS

• Discover CHOICES

01/2006

Power of Ten

admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:06:59 +0000

A five-week residency with Key Stage 3 students exploring Anti-Social Behaviour by getting to know teenage characters Keely and Darren.

• UNDERSTAND motivations

• Examine CONSEQUENCES

• Look for realistic ALTERNATIVES

“The programme gave me inspiration and confidence.” Kate, age 15

03/2006

Mouth Piece (2004)

admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:59:47 +0000

The project explored issues around language and identity with around 100 participants from four different, immigrant community groups in North London.

01/2006

Mouthpiece Project Report

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:30:03 +0000

Company Report for the pilot project of Mouth Piece, February 2005 : In the summer of 2004, Polygon Arts ran the pilot project of Mouth Piece with the support of the Arts Council and the Peabody Trust. The project explores, through theatre, issues around language and identity and aims to create a performance that is rooted in the experiences of immigrants to London .

Mouthpiece Project Report.pdf

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