Themed weeks

An exploration of natural habitats

Instructors : CPA Lathus and CPIE Val de Gartempe (Centre for environmental initiatives)

 

Learning objectives :

• Introduce partipants to the riches of a variety of natural environments.
• Raise awareness about the fragility of these natural habitats and the impact of man’s actions on them.
• Discover the life of a tree, how it survives and its important role.

 

Activities and workshops :

• Mountain bike nature trip (farmland, sustainable development, streams..).
• Exploration trip on the river and lake in a kayak.
• Rock climbing at the Roc d’Enfer site.
• Cave exploration to learn about the underground water cycle.
• Orienteering challenge around the theme of water usage.
• Into the woods, following an field archery course.
• Tree climbing on pine trees.

A week on the farm

Instructors : CPIE Val de Gartempe (Centre for environmental initiatives)

 

Learning objectives :

• Stimulate interest and arouse curiosity.
• Create the right environment for acquiring knowledge and learning skills.
• Allow the child to be an active participant in their learning.
• Empower and enable, develop social responsibility.

 

Activities and workshops :

• Feeding the animals
• Discovering the different jobs on the farm
• Learning how to milk the goats

Making bread

Riding along on my...

Instructors : CPA Lathus Riding Centre

 

Learning objectives :

The development of a wide range of skills : motor, sensory, social and intellectual.

 

Activities and workshops :

Caring for the animals

Pony games

Controlling the pony : going forward, stopping,

A ride in the country

Equestrian vaulting

Learning about horses : parts of the body, care and hygiene, working animals.

The Circus Arts

Instructors: CPIE Val de Gartempe circus instructors

 

Learning objectives :

Encourage creativity and self-expression

Develop motor skills

Build solidarity in the group

 

Activities and workshops :

• Juggling : balls, diabolos..
• Acrobatics
• Aerial acrobatics : trapeze, sheet..
• Clowning
• Balance : ball, tightrope..
• Equestrian vaulting

From large mouths to little ears – the Magic of words with Corinne Pignoux

 

Learning objectives :

• Develop listening and attention skills.
• Understand the chronological sequence of a story.
• Highlight the value of using personal imagination to create a story together.
• Enriching the vocabulary.

 

Activities and workshops

• A presentation by the children given in a fun, magical and imaginative way.
• Invent a story using objects from the beginning to the end.
• Review the story, discuss how can it be improved, edit and distribute chapters to the children.
• Presentation of the story by different groups of children.

 

For budding puppeteers – discovering the world of Shadow theatre with Eric Cornette

 

Learning objectives :

Develop free expression, understand texts and their rewording.

Using skills to control the body, listen, manipulate the puppet, alter the voice and make the corresponding movements.

Communicate and work as a team to produce a performance at the end of the week.

 

Activities and workshops :

• Different games and exercises to fire the imagination and develop corporal and vocal expression.
• Initiation and training in handling the puppets
• Experimentation with the fundamentals of puppeteering and shadow theatre.
• Creation of puppet-like objects
• Direction and stage design for the production and the performance.

 

Apprentice singers - Words and music by Elsie Griffiths

 

Learning objectives :

The creation and production of a song.

Encourage self-expression and the collective expression of the group.

Stimulate the imagination and creativity.

Promote listening skills and interaction.

Allow each participant to go beyond their own preconceived ideas.

 

Activities and workshops :

• Choosing a theme for the project.
• Choosing a style of music.
• Writing the song lyrics.
• Correcting, fine-tuning, approving the music score.
• Rehearsals and the tips of the trade.
• Recording the song.
• Listening and taking on board the comments, the final review

For aspiring young actors – my first steps on the stage with Michel Cordeboeuf

 

Learning objectives :

Learn to listen to others.

Develop self-confidence and accept another person’s opinion of us.

Develop concentration skills.

Work on oral and bodily expression.

Recognise what role we play in a group to bring improvement.

 

Activities and workshops :

Work on a production will be alternated with an initiation in acting, including drama exercises to work on stage presence, articulation, intonation, voice projection..

 

Learning about music - an orchestra of budding musicians with Nathalie Vrignon

 

Learning objectives :

Explore different types of instruments and play them.

Help pupils to learn the appropriate gestures for playing an instrument.

Each musician to take part in the creation of a group production.

 

Activities and workshops :

• Brief presentation and exploration of orchestral instruments, learn about the positions for playing.
• Learn the different ways to play your instrument of choice.
• Listen to works that illustrate the techniques of the chosen instruments.
• Practice playing the instrument and focus on the interpretation of the music.
• Record the production of the sounds and play them back.
• Review the progress and discuss new ideas.

 

Once upon a time in Prehistory – tales and archeological discovery with archeologists from the Museum of Prehistory of La Sabline

 

Learning objectives :

Explore the Prehistoric era through an evolving narrative.

Arouse the curiosity and stimulate the learning process.

Bring children face-to-face with prehistoric technology.

Awaken the imagination.

 

Activities and workshops :

The beginning of the story, reflections on this period of history.

Facts about how the Magdalénian humans organised themselves : how to read the countryside and exploring a natural rock shelter to understand the natural environment of that time.

Visits to the museum in Lussac-les-Châteaux and the des Fadets cave in the morning, and the Font-Serein cave system in the afternooon. Workshops on fire, grease lamps, and an introduction to pre-historic art.

Creation of a story, step-by-step, with each group continuing the work of the last group.

Workshops on flintknapping, leatherwork and archeological digging.

The completion of the story and debriefing.

 

The basics of calligraphy – beautiful writing with Agnès Chung

 

Learning objectives :

Inspire the children to write well.

Encourage the development of concentration skills.

Learn about the history of writing.

Expose young people to the culture of their ancestors.

 

Activities and workshops :

Introduction to the tools, the inks, and the different mediums used in calligraphy.

Presentation of the first calligraphy techniques and the use of 20 different characters.