Theatre in Education

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Schools Project 2011- 2012 Proud to be a part of the Big Jurassic Classroom and inspired by the Olympic/ and Paralympic values of: Respect, Excellence, Friendship/Courage, Determination, Inspiration and Equality

Jurassic Creatures - by AsOne Theatre and Fossil Fun for Kids

- touring schools and museums from November 2011 to July 2012

Dorset and Devon primary and middle schools are invited into Mary Anning’s Depot; Mary will introduce her fossil curios with exciting stories of 19th century discovery and achievement; then the children will paint fossil moulds, find out more about past giant marine creatures and enjoy a drama workshop. The National Trust West Dorset Jurassic Coast Van with hands on fossil collection will be in your playground all day. 30 schools - first come first serve! Call 1305 835541 for information. Please express interest as this will help our application for funding.

Still available on request 2011/12

Photographs - Ian Brooke

‘The learning from, the sharing the story (whenever and however you want and need to), the doing things differently next time (and not just in birth, but in ALL aspects of your life)... THAT is how all the regrets are resolved and healed.’ Anon

‘Every Child Matters’ HEY BABY-BABY!

The Government says every child has the right to be able to reach their potential, supported from their earliest years in learning and developing life skills, so they can grow up happy, healthy and achieving their goals. This is good for children and families. It is also good for society – both economically and socially. Every Child Matters is the core belief for Surestart and the starting point for AsOne Theatre’s project, Hey Baby-Baby! There is an urgent need to aid the process leading to the end of childhood deprivation by educating parents. This practical, creative approach may just be a solution. The original workshops wih AsOne facillitating enabled six teenage mothers to share their experiences in a private environment, without judgement, with their children safely playing in a creche. It was time for themselves. The young women were nakedly honest, and the workshops culminated in their decision to commit themselves to educating young people through their own journeys about the real hardship of teenage pregnancy and parenthood.

took place at Outlooks Children's Centre, Portland from mid April through to mid-July 08 within Dorset Surestart. Weymouth and Portland have one of the the highest incidence of teenage conception in the UK (and the UK has the highest in Western Europe). Their stories are helping us to step through the looking glass – to understand the world of these ‘teen-parents.

Teenage 'Hey Baby-Baby!' Video Documentary

Karen Hayward, Sean Brady and Carly Norbury, three Weymouth College Foundation Degree Video Production students have created a documentary from the story-telling workshops through to the resulting TIE production. A big thank you to Weymouth College and Head of Film Studies, Tim Abberley for facillitating and mentoring this part of the project.

A String of Pearls (Memories of WWII through the eyes of women and children).
Complimenting the core curriculum WW II (Home front) work in Primary schools - a trio of Weird Sisters of Remembrance take young audiences back to a time when the women not only kept the home fire’s burning, but made munitions, flew planes, lit the skies, ploughed fields, anchored airwaves and hosted evacuees whilst families were torn apart and children grew up quickly. Touching, humerous and very accesible.

Adaptable for both KS2 and KS3.