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Providing drama-based interactive workshops for primary schools

creative learning workshops is a partnership created by two experienced, primary school teachers who believe passionately in a creative curriculum and the importance of inspiring young minds. Their belief is that the creative, interactive experience makes learning accessible for all in the educational environment and has an accelerated impact on progress. Limelight can provide that awe-inspiring interactive experience which brings the learning alive and delivers a platform for continued learning.

creative learning workshops is a partnership created by two experienced, primary school teachers who believe passionately in a creative curriculum and the importance of inspiring young minds. Their belief is that the creative, interactive experience makes learning

accessible for all in the educational environment and has an accelerated impact on progress. Limelight can provide that awe-inspiring interactive experience which brings the learning alive and delivers a platform for continued learning.

creative learning workshops is a partnership created by two experienced, primary school teachers who believe passionately in a creative curriculum and the importance of inspiring young minds. Their belief is that the creative, interactive

experience makes learning accessible for all in the educational environment and has an accelerated impact on progress. Limelight can provide that awe-inspiring interactive experience which brings the learning alive and delivers a platform for continued learning.

Our workshops ...

A great transition workshop for Key Stage 1.

This workshop based around the fun and inspiring text of ‘But Martin!’ explores the realities and changes that come with a new school year whilst working towards Key Stage 1 curriculum objectives. The children will be fully engaged enjoying a visit from Martin the Alien and finally helping launch his flying saucer to send him home.

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The workshop was a fantastic introduction to our topic... it was ideal as it introduced the areas that we are going to learn more about.

Ms J. Watkins, Powell Corderoy Primary School


The workshop was very exciting and engaging. The children could not stop talking about it and listing the parts of the workshop they loved.

Ms P. King, Surrey Hills C of E Primary School

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An adventurous workshop for Key Stage 1.

This workshop inspired by the fantastical text of 'Where the Wild Things are' takes the children on an imaginative and magical journey.

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The workshop was a fantastic introduction to our topic... it was ideal as it introduced the areas that we are going to learn more about.

Ms J. Watkins, Powell Corderoy Primary School


The workshop was very exciting and engaging. The children could not stop talking about it and listing the parts of the workshop they loved.

Ms P. King, Surrey Hills C of E Primary School

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A workshop based on traditional tales for Key Stage 1.

This workshop leads the children on an exciting journey through familiar fairy tales with some unexpected twists.

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The workshop was a fantastic introduction to our topic... it was ideal as it introduced the areas that we are going to learn more about.

Ms J. Watkins, Powell Corderoy Primary School


The workshop was very exciting and engaging. The children could not stop talking about it and listing the parts of the workshop they loved.

Ms P. King, Surrey Hills C of E Primary School

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An exciting topic workshop for Key Stage 1.

This workshop takes children back 350 years to the city of London at the time of the Great Fire. The children will recreate a typical London scene in 1666, meet key historical figures from the event and become the saviours of the city using the different fire-fighting methods of the time. Finally the children will be rewarded by His Royal Highness, King Charles II.

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The workshop was a fantastic introduction to our topic... it was ideal as it introduced the areas that we are going to learn more about.

Ms J. Watkins, Powell Corderoy Primary School


The workshop was very exciting and engaging. The children could not stop talking about it and listing the parts of the workshop they loved.

Ms P. King, Surrey Hills C of E Primary School

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An enlightening topic workshop for Key Stage 1.

This workshop explores the incredible life and work of the important historical figure, Florence Nightingale.

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The workshop was a fantastic introduction to our topic... it was ideal as it introduced the areas that we are going to learn more about.

Ms J. Watkins, Powell Corderoy Primary School


The workshop was very exciting and engaging. The children could not stop talking about it and listing the parts of the workshop they loved.

Ms P. King, Surrey Hills C of E Primary School

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A historical topic workshop for Key Stage 2.

This workshop is an exploration of all thuings Tudor with a focus on Young Henry's life.

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The workshop was a fantastic introduction to our topic... it was ideal as it introduced the areas that we are going to learn more about.

Ms J. Watkins, Powell Corderoy Primary School


The workshop was very exciting and engaging. The children could not stop talking about it and listing the parts of the workshop they loved.

Ms P. King, Surrey Hills C of E Primary School

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A mysterious topic workshop for Key Stage 2.

This workshop explores the mystical beliefs and traditions of the Mayan people.

Alien
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The workshop was a fantastic introduction to our topic... it was ideal as it introduced the areas that we are going to learn more about.

Ms J. Watkins, Powell Corderoy Primary School


The workshop was very exciting and engaging. The children could not stop talking about it and listing the parts of the workshop they loved.

Ms P. King, Surrey Hills C of E Primary School

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A an ancient topic workshop for Key Stage 2.

This workshop is a voyage of discovery into the incredible civilisation of the Ancient Egyptians.

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The workshop was a fantastic introduction to our topic... it was ideal as it introduced the areas that we are going to learn more about.

Ms J. Watkins, Powell Corderoy Primary School


The workshop was very exciting and engaging. The children could not stop talking about it and listing the parts of the workshop they loved.

Ms P. King, Surrey Hills C of E Primary School

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Price and how to book

Maximum number of children = 34.

Jodie Taylor

After completing her Drama, Theatre Studies and English degree and a spell in PR, Jodie trained as a primary school teacher while raising a family. During her years of classroom practice she saw first-hand the strong link between creativity and accelerated learning. Based on the success of her ideas in the classroom, Jodie began to explore, together with Emily Debney, the possibility of developing exciting interactive approaches to stimulate learning.

Emily Debney

Whilst raising a family Emily trained as a Primary school teacher. As a Drama and Theatre Studies graduate, her early experiences of leading drama groups and working in educational settings fed into her years of classroom practice. She saw clearly the extent to which creativity improved learning. This passion for a creative curriculum led naturally to her present venture of designing drama-based interactive workshops for schools, together with Jodie Taylor.

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The arts especially address the idea of aesthetic experience. An aesthetic experience is one in which your senses are operating at their peak; when you’re present in the current moment; when you’re resonating with the excitement of this thing that you’re experiencing; when you are fully alive.

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Ken Robinson, Changing Paradigms: how we implement sustainable change in education

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Communication is not only about words and numbers. Some thoughts can’t be properly expressed in these ways at all. We also think in sounds and images, in movement and gesture, which gives rise to our capacities for music, visual arts, dance, and theater in all their variations.

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Ken Robinson, Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That’s Transforming Education