Education

A FINDING THE WILL Primary School Workshop or Project Week, whether it be for KS1 or KS2, is an all-round, all inclusive, interactive learning experience. Workshops are also available for SEND Schools (KS3/4) – or Special Education Schools. A complimentary Teachers’ Pack is provided for every Interactive Workshop and Project Week booking.

An FTW Shakespeare workshop not only gives an understanding of a well-known Shakespeare play but also helps with:

Listening skills
Language development
Team building
Concentration
Imagination
Confidence boosting
Empathy
Resilience
And it’s fun!

Interactive Workshops and Project Weeks on any of Shakespeare’s greatest hits!

MACBETH – When shall we three meet again?
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – Ill met by moonlight proud Titania!
THE TEMPEST – We are such stuff as dreams are made on.
HAMLET – To be or not to be?
TWELFTH NIGHT – If music be the food of love, play on!
ROMEO AND JULIET – Two households both alike in dignity.

Workshops and Project Weeks We Offer

Primary School – 2 hour Interactive Workshop

Interactive Workshop is aimed at KS1 and KS2.
Children are encouraged to use their imaginations, answering questions and playing characters in the story.
Children require no prior knowledge of the play, in fact we actively encourage teachers not to reveal the story before we arrive.
Using minimal props and costumes the children act out the story and speak some of the original text.
For children who feel more comfortable answering questions than performing, ample opportunity is given for them to shine.
A complimentary Teachers’ Pack is provided.

Image shows children at St Catherine of Sienna Primary during a workshop — Credit to St Catherine of Sienna Primary

Image shows Jules and Richard hosting a workshop at the Royal Opera House in Muscat — Credit to Royal Opera House, Muscat

Image shows two children in a Hamlet workshop at Heritage Park Primary — Credit to Heritage Park Primary

Image shows children in a Hamlet workshop at Heritage Park Primary — Credit to Heritage Park Primary

Image shows children during a workshop at Marshfields School — Credit to Marshfields School

Image shows children at Marshfields School during a workshop — Credit to Marshfields School

Special Educational School - Bespoke Interactive Workshop

Interactive Workshop is suitable for KS3 and KS4.
The length of the workshop can vary according to timetable and needs.
The interactive workshop is tailored to fit the needs of the students.
The workshop can focus on the whole play or certain scenes, themes or characters.
Using minimal props and costumes the students act out the story and speak some of the original text.
Students are encouraged to use their imaginations, answering questions and playing characters in the story.
For students who feel more comfortable answering questions than performing, ample opportunity is given for them to shine.
A complimentary Teachers’ Pack is Provided

Primary School – Shakespeare Project Week

The Project Week culminates in the children performing their own version of the chosen play. Every child participating is guaranteed a speaking role.
As with the two-hour workshop the children require no prior knowledge of the play.
On Day One we take the children through the play using our interactive workshop.
During the course of the week we have two sessions with each class working on their particular section of the play and then bring it all together on the Friday.
We provide a bespoke script with enough speaking parts for every child to have a role.
We use a mixture of the original text and modern English.
We provide a soundtrack with effects and apposite music.
There is scope for making props and costumes where appropriate and for the children to use their instrumental skills.
A complimentary Teachers’ Pack is provided.