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Wild Hampshire
About
In collaboration with University of Winchester, our Wild Hampshire project showcased Professor Paul Sowden’s investigation into nurturing creativity across primary education. Part of the University’s three-year creativity collaborative research funded by Arts Council England, the aim is to empower children, fostering confidence, curiosity, and develop imaginative problem-solving.
Led by our outstanding creative team, 350 children from eleven primary school groups explored their local Hampshire sustainability challenges. From the loss of local woodlands and fields to the Solent coastline and our unique chalk streams, they discussed and debated the environmental challenges. Using music, creative writing, design and dance as vehicles for expression, they shared their opinions and ideas for a more sustainable future.
The project culminated with the children’s original songs, designs and choreographed dances filling our Grange Theatre to celebrate their learning and creativity.
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Wild Hampshire
In partnership with the University of Winchester
In collaboration with University of Winchester, The Grange Festival Learning’s Wild Hampshire project explored teaching for creativity across primary education using the creative arts.
Over 350 children and teachers learnt about their local sustainability, using music, drama, dance and design to embed learning, express their ideas and opinions.
Creative Team
Development
As part of this project, our team spearheaded interactive sessions for teachers and student teachers on how to integrate creative arts across all areas of learning, spanning from science and mathematics to humanities and language studies. Our goal was to give teachers a toolkit of practical ideas for creativity, from singing to memorising facts to bringing abstract learning to life through drama.
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I have never been on such a fantastic course that will make such a difference to the learning experience.
This session really made me think about the ways in which we can deliver knowledge and skills to our children in a more exciting and creative way using methods that I wouldn't have considered before.
All schools should have the amazing opportunity to work with the Grange Festival Learning. This is gold 5 star teacher development
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Inspiring the next generation of music lovers and mentoring young artists is an important part of our mission to share our expertise. Our Education Fund supports a range of imaginative year-round activities.