Catalyst - Inspiring Arts Ideas for Teachers is a series of eight arts based teacher inspiration days which runs across the academic year.
Each training day is held in the setting of a stunning cultural venue. At the day teachers work with professional artists to focus on interactive and innovative teaching ideas for Key Stage 2. The Catalyst day works with three art forms from poetry, visual arts, drama, storytelling, dance or music. There are a maximum of 30 places available on each training day.
At the end of the day each participant takes the 120 page Catalyst -Inspiring Arts Ideas for Teachers resource book away with them which provides a lasting resource and contains sixty arts teaching activities.
The 2009/2010 programme has now finished. Watch this space for dates and venues for the 2010/2011 academic year!
Thanks to generous funding from the Maaike McInnes Charitable Trust each Catalyst day costs only £45 per place
Whole School Arts Inset Days
Based on our Catalyst training days The Prince’s Foundation for Children & the Arts is pleased to be able to offer whole school Inset days tailored to your school’s requirements.
You can mix and match up to three of the following art forms to create a day which will inspire and engage your staff making them more confident to use art in the classroom:
- Visual Art
- Music
- Storytelling
- Drama
- Poetry
- Dance
Professional artists in your chosen fields will work with the teaching staff giving them practical ideas on how to engage children with these art forms.
For more information about the Catalyst days contact Ellen Rutherford or Thomas MacAndrew on:
T: 020 3326 2230
F: 020 7937 1651
E: catalyst@childrenandarts.org.uk