PREVIOUS PROJECTS
SAKOBA DANCE COMPANY
- Sakoba's Artistic Director Bode Lowal worked with Mandale Primary School to create a unique dance. The school children returned in October 04 to work and perform with Sakoba at Arc.
DESERT ISLAND SCIENCE
- Arc supported and provided ideas and sourced tutors for a desert island project. The project encompassed all academic disciplines as well as demanding that children use creative problem solving skills. This project was a great example of how the arts can be used to foster life skills
SHINE
- A celebration of the successes in local schools of the 'Increased Flexibility in Work Related Learning Scheme'. Arc’s acting tutor Scott Ayling gave a presentation on how Arc’s courses can be used as an inlet into an acting career as well as the life skills acting can provide. Scott’s performance made a huge impact on the 250 Y9 & Y10 students present. The 'Increased Flexibility in Learning Programme' is an important step forward for educational pathways and Arc is playing a positive role in the scheme in the future
ALL SAINTS SCHOOL ALTERNATIVE CAREERS FAIR
- Arc provided workshops in acting to 3 groups of 30 students. The day impressed upon the participating students the possibilities of a career in the arts and also discussed on site drama clubs for pupils unable to travel to Arc and professional development for teachers having to deliver drama without the necessary skills.
Whose Town Is It Anyway?
In partnership with Stockton International Family Centre, Tees Archaeology and Stockton Museums Service, Arc are hoping to run a project with funding through Heritage Lottery Young Roots programme to explore the settlers who have moved through Stockton On Tees.
Through sessions attending a dig and participating in research sessions with Museum Staff with handling boxes, the participants could start to research the history of these people, the places they had travelled from and the impact they have had upon the make-up of Stockton On Tees today.
There will also be an element within the project at the research stage to look at recent settlers, drawn from the current/ recent asylum seeker community. It is hoped that interviews will be held by the young people and then examples can be drawn from the historical figures researched and comparison made with the local community to encourage further understanding.
When the participants have this information, they will start work on developing a project, with a theatre company which will culminate in a performance. This can be an organic process and the whole of the project will be youth led, with choices being made by the youth steering group which will include members of the different groups working on the project- The Cornerhouse, SIFC Homework group and Asylum Support.
There is plans to make a loan box on cultural awareness which will be used to take out to local schools when delivering sessions on cultural awareness.
The intention is to encourage community cohesion, and to heighten relations through historical understanding and awareness, and comparison with current asylum issues.
To encourage different cultures to further mix and understand each other.
To engage with local community organisations to encourage attendance at Arc events and courses.
To increase Arc’s presence within the community.
To strengthen partnerships with local organisations and encourage joint working.
To further increase historical understanding of the area and to give participants a historical context for the current area they live in.
Street Sounds
AIMS
We have created the Street Sounds music project to engage and inspire young people from Stockton through music creation. The project will be available to young people aged between 12 and 18. Street Sounds aims to give young people the opportunity to explore and create their own style of music, regardless of their ability or experience. The ability to play an instrument or read music is not necessary. With the help and guidance of our experienced music leaders and music technicians, they will gain the confidence and self esteem to produce their own professional piece of music.
OUTCOMES
Each group of six participants will have an intensive course of workshops involving creative writing sessions to improve literacy and practical sessions in music production by using a variety of music software packages. The lyric writing classes will encourage the young people to articulate their own thoughts and feelings about their lives and experiences, as well as provide them with a platform to address issues which affect both them and their peers. The technical equipment requires no previous experience and will be used effectively to produce a finished composition recorded onto CD. They will then work together to create a final performance live at the Arc for family and friends. By working towards a final performance the participants learn essential team building and communication skills which go towards building their confidence and self esteem. Overall, we aim to inspire and motivate young people as well as raise their awareness of the music industry and the further learning opportunities in music technology which are available to them.
Creative Solutions
Creative Solutions is a ground breaking new partnership project between Arc and Creative Partnerships. The project will involve intensively working with primary schools in the Stockton Borough to support and develop creativity and learning. The project will involve professional development for teachers and artists learning together.
- A CPD programme for teachers and creative practitioners, looking at ways to address issues in schools through creative process and practice.
We are offering the selected artists paid continuing professional development sessions and the opportunity to work alongside teachers in the classroom to deliver a creatively enhanced scheme of work.
To create a model for arts partnership working.
To establish a culture of creative approaches to learning and teaching
To provide the tools through CPD to enable teachers to be confident with creativity in their teaching methods
To provide the tools through CPD to enable artists to understand and address school needs
Creative Partnerships provides school children across England with the opportunity to develop creativity in learning and to take part in cultural activities of the highest standard.
Based at Arts Council England Creative Partnerships has a unique approach to working with schools. It first helps schools to identify their individual needs and then enables them to develop long term, sustainable partnerships with organisations and individuals.
Cluster 2 Performing Arts
February - June 2007
OUTLINE
This is an extensive project which will offer the pupils of Blakeston, Bishopsgarth and The Norton School the chance to sample the best of what the arts can offer. They will take part in activity weeks, drama master classes and technical theatre classes. In addition they will have the opportunity to come to ARC for the day and immerse themselves in a Significant Learning Day which covers all aspects of the performing arts, challenging the students’ imaginations to the maximum.
AIMS
1.To raise awareness of the arts
2.To raise aspirations and confidence levels
3.To cement a relationship between local secondary schools and Arc
Good Grub Club TS18
January - June 2007
OUTLINE
As health is a huge priority nationally and locally as scheme was needed to teach young people enjoyment of healthy food. Following a pilot in July 2006 at St John’s Primary School ARC and ABC have devised a programme of activities which will engage pupils hands on with good food to help them make the right choices at the dinner hatch. We also recognise the importance to work with, value and support the Kitchen Staff of schools who are so often vilified in the press. So our chef, Matthew Brown will work with the staff to enrich what they are offering children and give them some top tips. The project will involve a celebration event in school assemblies to embed the learning and we will visit the schools once the project is over to see how they have done.
AIMS
1. To instil enjoyment and awareness of healthy foods
2. To teach young children food preparation skills
Tilery Performing Arts Project
January - July 2007
OUTLINE
This project is designed to introduce pupils of Tilery Primary School to the excitement and exhilaration of performance arts, with the ultimate aim not to create a polished performance but to enrich confidence and communication skills in an exciting and fun way. The project will culminate in an in school performance on the 11th July to celebrate all they have learned, the piece will be devised by the group. The Name of the project will be decided by the young people.
AIMS
1. To raise confidence and communication skills through performing arts.
2. To instill an awareness and enjoyment of the performing arts.
3. To forge a link between Arc and Tilery Primary school.
Tilery Good Grub CLub
January - June 2007
OUTLINE
The Good Grub Club was created to address the need to get children and their parents excited and positive about eating healthily. This project will work with children and parents to learn their current attitudes towards food. Also working with kitchen staff to find out what areas they need new ideas for. In addition to awareness of food choices and preparation we will also be involving the soil association to show children and their parents where their food comes from and the environmental impact of food miles.
AIMS
1. To encourage parents and children to enjoy, choose and prepare healthy food.
2. To work with kitchen staff to reinforce the concept of healthy food.
Lawson Street Surgery Art Work
April 2007 - July 2007
OUTLINES
This is a project which will work alongside TS18 students resident of the Parkfeild and Mill Lane area to raise awareness of health issues, through working alongside the PCT and working with a professional artist who will work with students to create art work and develop and design collaboratively.
AIMS
1. To install four pieces of interactive educational art work within Lawson Street Surgery based on health issues
2. To raise awareness of specific health problems within the TS18 area- Chronic respiratory illnesses, heart disease and cancer and drugs and alcohol abuse and the effects of this
3. To enable a professional artist to work alongside sixth form students to produce art work
4. To raise awareness of the benefits of art as an educational tool
Sure Start - Good Grub Club
April - July 07
2 - 6 Week courses which address the need to educate parents of young children about a balanced diet.
Aim - To teach the parents of young children how to select, prepare and present healthy balanced food for their children.
Careers 4 Real Technical Theatre PDP Day
4th July 07
An intensive professional development day for secondary teachers to enable them to learn the essential skills of technical theatre to support vocational GCSEs.
Funded by Careers 4 Real.
Shakespeare Youth Festival
May - July 07
Outline
To encourage local young people aged 16-21 to create their own theatre company and to perform in a nationwide festival in Feb 2008.
Aims
• To encourage and equip young people with the skills to run their own theatre company and rehearse and create a 45 minute Shakespeare play
• To encourage the local young people to engage with theatre and Shakespeare plays
• To involve local young people in a national festival and give them the opportunity to perform at the Liverpool City Of Culture celebrations 2008
• The opportunity for ARC to be involved in a national pilot project with other venue’s nationwide and the opportunity for young local people to be supported in running their own theatre company
Bede College Technical Theatre Day
2nd July 07
Outline
To teach technical theatre skills to A level students.
Arts Ambassadors
May 07 - March 08
Outline
A young peoples consultation and participation activity which invites 25 young people from local secondary schools to represent the arts to their school, to attend events, courses and performances, to write reviews and to encourage new people to take part in arts events. In return they will get VIP treatment at events as well as a series of discounts and rewards.
Aim
Audience Development and community engagement.
Funded by Prince of Wales Trust.