Gearing up for a big show

 

Over the course of this year Autahi have been exploring stories. In particular we have been exploring fairy tales and our own local myths and legends. You can check out one of our Blogs from earlier this year to see how we have used these stories throughout the curriculum.

When it came time to decide which direction we would go for this years Art's celebration the path was simple. The stories that we had been exploring would provide the perfect backdrop for learning about the performing arts.

The NZ curriculum has Art split into 4 categories: Visual art, Music, Drama and Dance. At Worser Bay School we have an annual Arts Celebration that switches focus between performing arts and visual art. This year it is the performing arts that are on show.

Our focus this year has been on exploring drama through the characters we find in the stories we have been reading. Fairy tales provide lots of rich characters from Big Bad Wolves to kindly Grandmothers for us to embody.