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School Visits Olympics
New for 2012: The Olympic Drama day consists of five cross-curricular drama workshops that explore and celebrate the Olympics past and present. The workshops are aimed at KS1 and KS2 pupils and are delivered by the Arts On The Move partnership of highly skilled practitioners, all with full CRB clearance and insurance.
The day allows each class in the school to work on the Olympic theme, including such topics as creating a ceremony, the story of Jesse Owens, making an Olympic bid and travelling back in time to visit the first Olympics. The sessions are available to most primary schools across the UK.
The five workshops are:
KS1 / lower KS 2: Visit the early Olympics. Under the guidance of an Olympian character, children travel back in time and land on Mount Olympus to discover how it all began, what games were included, and then stage their own version of the original Olympics.
KS1 / lower KS2: Bring the Olympic motto to life. Using the Olympic motto (Faster, Higher, Stronger) as a starting point, children create movement motifs based on Olympic events and emotions connected to the Olympic values. These motifs are developed to create a whole class movement performance set to the song, 'Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger' by Daft Punk.
KS1 / lower KS2: Create your own Olympic ceremony. Children explore what makes a great Olympic ceremony and create an opening ceremony that best reflects and celebrates their own community, including characters, services, special places, and so on.
Upper KS2: Bid to host the Olympics. Children form groups representing the cities bidding for the 2020 Olympics and submit their bid to the rest of the class for voting. Bid elements to be considered include climate, infrastructure, finance, legacy, human rights and accessibility for the Paralympics.
Upper KS2: Learn how the Olympics made history. A dramatic exploration of the individuals, events and issues that surrounded Jesse Owens' controversial achievement of winning four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics.
The Olympic Drama day is available to primary schools across the UK and costs just £350.00 for the full day. For further information, to discuss your specific requirements, or to confirm a booking please call Alison Chaplin on 0161 881 0868, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit www.olympicdrama.co.uk
I love anything aspirational and I really think you did that for Reception and Year 1 especially!
- Tina Casburn, Headteacher: Aldborough Primary School, Norfolk, April 2012
Thank you so much for an inspiring day - all the feedback I have had from staff has been really enthusiastic and we have already borrowed some of your ideas for our own lessons! The children loved the day and all the activities were really appropriate.
- Mrs V. Peart, Y2 (English) Teacher: Lyndhurst School, York
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