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"Having a theatre inside. An attempt of revendication of the theatre pedagogy innovate conceptions of theatre for children".

2015-1-PL01-KA201-0171022015Strategic Partnerships for school educationfinalizedGood practice
Countries: PL|LT|HR|BG|TR|PT · Grant: €141,110
New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training coursesTeaching and learning of foreign languagesCreativity and culture

Project summary

Description of projet: "Having a theatre inside. An attempt of revendication of the theatre pedagogy innovate conceptions of theatre for children". The project is based on the intercultural exchange. The partners will discover the various forms of theatre and will addapt them for the different age of their pupils. The cooperation with the institution from different cultures and the work with children in different ages will show that theatrical sensivity can be the field of agreement between all countries and nations. Children will work together at the theatre workshops , in the same time, get to know new friends and learning tolerance and cooperation with peers from other countries. Teachers will discover new forms of theatre which will be used in work with pupils in their schools. Context of the project International cooperation with partners through the various forms of theatre so that teachers and pupils can have a Chance to discover cultural and historical diversity of countries. The project will also examine how the introduced teatrical technics influence creativity and personal development of the children aged 4-14. Horizontal priority • Enhancing the quality of early childhood education and care. • Developing basic and transversal skills using innovative methods. The main goals of the project: • Theoretical knowledge about various forms of theatre: lectures by the specialists in the field of theatre. • Learning through practice: participation in different theatrical workshops and performances created by participants, • Development of interpersonal and language skills • Etablishing international cooperation • Preparation of common teaching materials • Edition of the publication in the form of book which will contain information about implementation of the innovatives forms in theatrical education • All materials during the workshops and trainings will be published in project website Research objectives and learning goals • Development the skills such as: creativity, imagination, emotional progress of the participants . - Disovering the new forms of theatre - Motivate the pupils to express the emotions through theatre. - Teachers training about implementation the teatrical forms developed by partner’s organisations. - Motivate and suport the teachers in implementation of those forms in practise. • Number and types of participants: Institution from six countries which are: Poland, Croatia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Portugal and Lithuania. • Description of the actions: Project is divided in 6 topics: 1. Drama in education, 2. Shadow theatre, 3. Phisical and Pantomima Theatre, 4.Theatre of the music,5. Theatre of imaginationa, 6. Myths and folk tales in theatre for children. Each partner will disseminate project and theatrical forms through internet, festivals, conferences. • Expected results: etablish the partners from others countries, teaching materials, exchange of experience, the new teatrical forms which can be used in work with children. Results : increasing theatrical skills, international cooperation, implementation of the theatrical technics in work with children, make children sensitive to the diversities in the world . Posters that promote the project, films and multimedia presentations online for all institutions taking part in the project. Long term benefits: etablish long term cooperation, increase awarenes of children. Educationals materials prepared by teachers, which will be published on website , the book published in English language : „ The theatre is present inside of us the methods of implementation the innovative technics in theatrical education”.” Lasting benefits: Teaching materials such as: • 72 scenarios related to various forms of theatre. They will be used in work with children aged 4-14 from our schools • 36 DVD records with the performences realised in innovative theatrical forms • 2000 pieces of the book in English language. • WWW website„ Having a theatre inside”. • Website Internet forum, Social media Facebook- „ Having a theatre inside” • . Electronic Bulletin Video clips- „ The theatre is present inside of us” • Project base – placing the project and its results in European ADAM, EVE, EST. • Posters that promote the project, multimedia presentations online for all institutions taking part in the project, and sending the project to all befriend schools of the participants of the project. Projekt tworzony jest przez profesjonalistów i nauczycieli chcących odkryć nowe formy teatralne. The introduction of the book will be written by the experts in the field of theatre :-professor Vlado Klavic from Croatia, -Miss Anna Sieroń- a lecturer at Uniwersytet Jagielonski in Cracow, -Mr Krzysztof Kryger the lecturer and a actor in Theatr of Groteska in Cracow, Ivan Slavic – partner from Croatia.

Final report summary

Description of the project: "Having a theatre inside. An attempt of revendication of the theatre pedagogy innovative conceptions of theatre for children". The project was based on the intercultural exchange. The partners selected various forms of theatre and adopted them for their pupils at different age. The main objectives : 1. Raising the quality of early education and care through the realisation of innovative practices – teachers, other staff, students and pupils 2. Stimulating self-development and strengthening the skills of pupils considering the age range from 4 to 18. The main objectives of the project have been fully accomplished. • Theoretical knowledge about various forms of theatre: lectures by the specialists in the field of theatre. Each partner found and tapped into excellent experts on theatre field which he/she ran a training on. The best examples are Turkey / EminSenyer : the Shadow Theatre / and Portugal / John Mowat and SoniaAragao : the Pantomime Theatre /. • Learning through practice: participation in different theatrical workshops and performances created by participants, • Big development of interpersonal and language skills • Establishing international cooperation in the field of theatre • Edition of the publication in the form of book which contains information about implementation of the innovative forms of theatrical education • All the materials from the workshops and trainings were published on the project website facebook https://www.facebook.com/HAVING-A-THEATRE-INSIDE-920632371344111/ Description of the actions The participants of the project were the institutions from six countries such as: Poland, Croatia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Portugal and Lithuania. The project was divided into 6 topics: 1. Drama in education, 2. Shadow theatre, 3. Physical and Pantomime Theatre, 4.Theatre of music,5. Theatre of imagination, 6. Myths and folktales in theatre for children. Each partner ran a training and workshop in one subject for children, teenagers , and teachers. Teachers from each country prepared scenarios to each subject and theatre performances, the results of which were diffused in different ways : published on the Internet, presented at festivals and conferences, by press and on TV. Context of the project International cooperation with partners was through the various forms of theatre so that teachers and pupils had a chance to discover cultural and historical diversity of countries. The project was exploring its influence on pupils, teenagers, teachers, and parents through evaluation of each subject using observation, interviews, and art. At the beginning the project was set on cooperation between pupils aged only 4 – 14, but later on age range was extended up to 18. Children were working together at the theatre workshops , at the same time, got to know new friends and learnt tolerance and cooperation with peers from other countries. Teachers discovered new forms of theatre which would be used in work with pupils in their schools.Teachers and pupils participating in trainings transferred the acquired knowledge by : running workshops, creating scenarios for particular subjects, preparing performances. They all have gained new competences in particular fields. Following Results - increasing theatrical skills, international cooperation, implementation of the theatrical technics in work with children, making children sensitive to the diversities in the world . • Completed : all the planned results. • Long term benefits: establishing a long- term cooperation, increasing awareness of children. Educational materials prepared by teachers, which was be published on website , 72 scenarios related to various forms of theatre. They will be used in work with children aged 4-18 from our schools 72 film recordings of theatrical performances being the recap of the 6 theatrical forms in 6 countries published on the Internet. • 36 DVD records with the performances realised in innovative theatrical forms • 2000 pieces of the book in English language. ``The theatre is present inside of us the methods of implementation the innovative technics in theatrical education” • WWW website ``Having a theatre inside”. • Website Internet forum, Social media Facebook- ``Having a theatre inside” • . Electronic Video clips- `` The theatre is present inside of us” News about the project can be found: • Project base – placing the project and its results in Valor - Erasmus+ Project Results Platform.And Platform selfie+ : • The media (radio, television, press, TV in each country). • Printed materials in/for each institution (posters, reports, brochures, leaflets, folders, publications, exhibitions, banners ). • Events (national and international conferences, exhibitions, galas international courses .) • Video clips that promote the project, multimedia presentations online for all institutions taking part in the project. The materials will be used for many years ahead.

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