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This programme is designed for primary pupils (P7), with added benefits for P1-6 pupils and teachers. It is a development upon the "Reading Buddies" method used in some schools. It uses Storytelling as a platform for the training.
Mentoring skills towards younger students
Presentation skills
Public speaking confidence
Emotional Vocabulary
Use of gesture, eye contact and other forms of non-verbal communication
Methods of memorisation
Pace, in speaking
Developing quality listening
Understanding of local history
Mentoring from the P7 pupils and to expose them to oral Storytelling and local history.
Investigate and develope "teaching-through-storytelling" tool
Expand verbal presentation styles
Increase local history / environment awareness
" The senior pupils thoroughly enjoyed working with you during what I feel was a most worthwhile day of Citizenship training. Hope to see you back soon."
Don MacAllister, Kilninver, Oban, Argyll.
Improved eye contact with listeners
Exploring memory skills
Skills gained in presenting to a group
Development of good quality listening skills (teacher comment)
Performance skills
Dealing with crowd control and interuptions
Combatting the "tongue-tied" phenomenon (student comment)
This is a modular programme, modules 1, 3 and 4 being optional.
Module 1:(optional) Teacher CPD in-service training where possible. Half day/ twighlight session for a cluster / LEARN group. Teachers cover storytelling skills (as opposed to story reading), deepen their understanding of how to use storytelling across all curriculum subjects.Teachers receive and learn the Tales which the pupils will then learn from them ORALLY; exersises on acting techniques, presentation etc. and are given sources for further historical research to augment the subjects.
(Main) Module 2:Citizenship Skills with children. Full day. The programme trains P7 to tell to P1-3, but P4&5 can be involved in hearing Tales also.
Module 3:(optional) Follow up session. Half day, two months later. Deeper level of self confidence and presentation training with P7. Review of what skills have been claimed.
Module 4: Stand alone/ with others, Full day. For schools that have a student council, P5-7 are taught tools for non-hierarchical group decision making, collective wisdom gathering and conflict resolution called The Wisdom Council. These tools come from the Ehama Institute of California.
NB teachers are part of this workshop.
These tool come with the maxim "New beginnings from ancient wisdoms". For hundreds of years differing tribes of the americas had no war. Despite language barriers and social pressures, they resolved conflict peaceably, they made policy decisions involving thousands of people over hundreds of miles which were unanimous. Many organisations and corporations use these tools today. They can be taught to children and adults. I am a 2-year trained teacher of these tools.
Half days, 86 pounds; Full day, 120 pounds , within Perthshire. Travel added without.
Sessions are designed to support the Curriculum for Excellence
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