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Schools, Special Schools,
PRUs |
Storytelling and Storymaking "Great
storytelling - lots of listening, thinking and speaking/participating
skills" Kate
Osborne, Access Officer, I
tell stories and run workshops in schools, in museums, at places of
historical interest, in gardens, in the countryside, in hotels, at
conferences, at festivals, at parties and everywhere else. Most recently I
performed at Stories of Colours and Flavours, the 2007 International Storytelling
Festival in
Intercultural Storytelling Event at I’d
like to offer you exciting storytelling/
storymaking performances and workshops on a wide range of themes, from Real Stories from History to Traditional Folk Tales and Creation Myths from around the World. Performance/workshop
themes include: Real Stories
from History:
WW2, The Normans, The Romans, The Greeks, The Egyptians, The History of
Exeter. Traditional Folk Tales from
Specific Cultures: Devon, Around the UK, Ireland, Africa, The Middle East, Italy,
Germany, Norway, Spain, Mexico, South America, Japan, China, Korea and more. Creation Myths from around
the World:
World Creation Myths from Different Cultures, Australian Aboriginal Dreaming,
The Origin of Light and Fire. Ghost Stories Mid-Winter Tales Health and Well-being stories
Castles and Their Stories Storytelling Event at the I am
in the Society for Storytelling Directory www.sfs.org.uk
and am a DAISI-registered and CRB checked storyteller and dramaworker based
in Exeter. I also work in teacher education at Exeter University and am the
author of the teacher resource book Spontaneous Speaking: Drama Activities
for Confidence and Fluency (DELTA Publishing 2005) as well as numerous
articles on drama and stories in education. I
particularly enjoy researching and devising workshops to suit your students’
particular needs. I work with KS1, KS2, KS3 and KS4 as well as adult learners
and teachers. It
is my first hand experience that working with fables, traditional tales,
myths and legends through storytelling enthuses students and helps to
raise the standard of their speaking and listening skills. Storytelling
encourages students to be more effective and creative communicators. This
ancient art form based on the spoken word fits in very well with the new
drive to develop written skills through oral rehearsal. Nicky
Bishop, History teacher, Tavistock College: “The storytelling was superb and it was excellent to see the students
taking an active part in the drama workshop. I look forward to another
performance next year!” Year 9 Student, Tavistock College: “I felt I was actually involved in the war. I will remember all of
it, so many stories were told from many different points of view.” Teacher,
Year
3 Pupil, Year
4 Pupil, Patrick McMahon, General English Coordinator,
English Language Centre, Dr. Kuniyuki Kobayashi, Research Fellow, The Japan
Society for the Promotion of Science: "An
evocative and enchanting mixture of stories and songs, fantasy and
real-life" Ruth H. Fagerhaug, Specialist in Health and
Environment &Leader of Mid Norway
Acem School of Meditation, Helen
Lisk, Community Activities Officer, Kath Lynch, Education Officer, The Tank Museum, Bovington,
Dorset: “David Heathfield was a
delightful and captivating addition to our programme. His ability to
engage an audience of all ages with a number of unique performances added a
great deal to the overall visitor experience of The Tank Museum.” Teacher
on the MEd ESOL course, SELL, St Luke’s, University of Exeter: “I am
impressed with the ‘creating a story’ activities. Students feel a sense of
achievement when they know they have created their own story
collaboratively.” A
Storyteller’s Story by David Heathfield, Humanising Language Teaching
Webzine, January 2005 |
