Primary schools in the High Weald area have the opportunity to participate in drama workshops that explore the story of the landscape. Bigfoot, an arts education company will run the sessions which were piloted earlier in the year.
Each day-long event will be kicked off by a whole school assembly in which pupils will learn about the history and development of the landscape - led by 'Professor T. Travel'. Individual classes are then able to get involved in Key Stage 1 or 2 drama workshops to learn more about the Romans, Tudors or the Environmental story in their part of the High Weald. Teachers involved in the pilot sessions rated delivery and quality of the experience as 'excellent' and 'useful for providing a context for geographical and historical understanding'.
The project is being run as part of the High Weald Heroes primary school education programme. If you are a teacher at a primary school in the High Weald and would like to be involved with the project please contact the High Weald Education Officer,
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. The event will cost a nominal fee of £100.
T
he project is being funded by the Weald Forest Ridge Landscape Partnership Scheme with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the High Weald Joint Advisory Committee.
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