LO4: Theatre in Education workshop at Browick Road

Today we went to Browick Road Primary School to do a theatre in education (TIE) workshop with the yr2 children about sharing and donating. I think the workshop went well but some of the children did not behave perfectly maybe making the workshop less successful than it could have been. When in separate groups the children behaved better and more ideas could be put across to them. Unfortunately the children did not bring in anything to donate to our charity shops, mainly because, I think, it is the wrong time of year to put across a campaign of this type:

You may think that this time of year would be perfect for a donating campaign – mums want to clear their cupboards for Christmas in order for new presents and toys to come in and take their place. BUT if you think about it, with so many campaigns saying the same thing, how can they chose which campaign to go to – the school jumble sale? The charity shop down the road? The donation bags that get posted through your door? With many options it will be hard for us to get many donations.

So gathering donations hasn’t been very successful but where I think we have thrived is in spreading the message that donating should happen, and with good quality contributions. All of the children’s parents seemed to donate anyway but we ran a quick survey at the end and all of the children enjoyed the workshop and said they had learnt something. One child said: ‘I learnt not to chuck stuff away but to give it to people who need it more’. So although gathering donations was unsuccessful, spreading a good word and raising awareness was done effectively and productively.