Our Arts Award students created portraits of themselves via the medium of maps, inspired by the work of artist Grayson Perry.
Unconventional Portraits: Rice Mapping
Let’s make a kazoo!
With their knife, a saw, some coppiced Hazel, and a blade of grass, our bushcraft students set off on a quest to make music!
Earthworks
Introducing Earthworks, our new community project at Treacle Valley.
Tidying up Torbay
For the ‘Conserve’ element of the John Muir Award, young people are encouraged and challenged to take part in tasks that help to protect or conserve their chosen place. We explore the benefits of the activity for our young people and the positive educational impact that it can offer.
Earth Hour | Environmental Awareness Animations
Our Arts Award students were challenged to create their own stop-motion animation based on the theme of environmental awareness in Torbay.
Healthy Holidays Spring 2023 – ROC Centre Chelston
Dates
Monday 3rd – Thursday 6th April 2023
10am – 2pm
FAQs
The programme is free for children who receive free school meals & Ukrainian refugees (funded by Torbay Council as part of the Healthy Holidays Scheme)
For more details and booking, please use our sign-up form: https://forms.office.com/e/uRB8KJ1B0S
The Programme:
At the ROC centre, we will be getting stuck into some well-earned holiday fun, including active games, storytelling, and arts and crafts activities. This is a great opportunity for young people to connect with others, make new friends, and try new things in a supportive environment! Upstairs we also have a foosball tables, badminton and air hockey, which is always a hit with the kids.
About HAF
Taleblazers are proud to be a recognised provider of the Torbay Council’s Healthy Holidays (HAF) scheme. These free school holiday programmes are funded by Torbay Council and are targeted primarily at children who are in receipt of free school meals. They are designed to help children and young people enjoy their school breaks in a safe environment. All activities are run by qualified staff and aim to have a positive effect on the young person’s health and well-being, as well as helping them to develop new skills.
Our Easter HAF project includes a healthy lunch, as well as some physical activity and storytelling as part of the fun!
All activities are aimed at children in Y3-6, but we will consider older and younger children, particularly if they are siblings of eligible children.
Hunting for Sea Glass
We delve into the therapeutic activity of hunting for sea glass along the shorelines of Torbay’s beaches. We discover how the journey of sea glass mirrors the challenges and growth in our own lives.
The Benefits of Bushcraft in a Modern World
We spend a lot of time in the woods teaching young people about bushcraft and our relationships with the natural world. Alice explains why these activities are still relevant in the digital age.
Exploring Stop-Motion Animation
Last half term during our Arts Award sessions, we were working on creating stop-animation films, with a little bit of inspiration from Aardman studios, the creators of Wallace & Gromit!
To begin our module, we began making Thaumatropes, a toy from the Victorian period that, when spun, gave the illusion of movement. We also made some flipbooks to create our own ‘moving picture’ in the classroom.
Our students then watched a few stop-motion animations online as inspiration and were challenged to come up with their own ideas. What, or who would the main character be? What would the set design look like? What materials would they use?
Our students made prototype films to experiment with using the Stop Motion Studio app.
Then our students were tasked with creating their final set piece and characters. Our students made some really creative and fun final films – here is one called The Girl and the Whale!
Print-making
During our lino-printing module our students experimented with using different tools and creating different patterns to print.