polygonarts.org.uk - education

Fair Chanukah Fayre - Sunday 27 October 2013

gabrielle — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 20:35:44 +0000

Ethical marketplace, plus entertainment, presenters & hands-on workshops exploring ethical & environmental themes within & beyond a Jewish context.

Sunday 27th October 2013

10/2013

Origins: Maori Heritage Project (May 2011 - June 2012)

gabrielle — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:46:19 +0000

Participation and Learning project of the Origins: Festival of First Nations 2011

Funding has been awarded to our partner Border Crossings for the second Origins: Festival of First Nations by Arts Council England, and for the associated Participation and Learning project by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

05/2011

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

Holocaust Education through the Arts

gabrielle — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:57:21 +0000

A group of students in a Pupil Referral Unit is learning about the Holocaust & Citizenship and creating original artistic responses.

Polygon Arts is delivering a scheme of work over a period of 7 weeks (half a term), offering a variety of arts-based lessons (using drama, photography, poetry, visual arts) examining different aspects of the Holocaust, encouraging participants to draw out themes that have resonance with their own lives.

09/2009

Photography for Persuasive Literacy (2009)

admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:55:43 +0000

Year 4 Students at Barham Primary School (London Borough of Brent) enhanced their Persuasive Writing with photography skills. First they analysed how images are used in advertising then they took photographs to enhance their own poster campaigns.

01/2009

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

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