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healthy arts creates unique theatre that challenges and engages young people in thinking about health issues. So far, healthy arts has produced
three plays: Ice Breaker, Roller-coaster and Whirlwind,
which have been performed to 8,500 young people in Year 8, 9 and 10 around schools in
Merseyside. All of the plays were directed by Paula Simms, a trained workshop leader from Hope Street Ltd.
  
Above: Scenes from "Whirlwind" - healthy
arts' play from 2006 Download "Whirlwind" Teacher's Pack
here (PDF - 6,386KB) "Bubblegum
and Bling"
is on tour now, until April 2007.
To
read pre-performance teachers' notes for "Bubblegum and Bling",
please click here.
NEW!
Teachers' Guide to "Bubblegum and Bling"...Click here
to download.
Theatre-in-Education projects aim to:
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use the medium of theatre to engage and challenge pupils;
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provide a forum where young people can explore issues relating to relationships in a safe and non-judgmental environment;
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actively engage the audience with the characters of the play so that they can explore their own understanding of the behaviour, attitudes, emotions and experiences of the characters involved;
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address health issues and problems which affect young people;
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engage pupils to consider the risks involved with unprotected sexual activity;
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examine issues around sexual health and risk taking behaviour;
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empower young people and offer strategies in order that they can take responsibility for their own sexual health and well-being;
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highlight the availability of sexual health agencies across Merseyside;
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raise awareness of the services provided by The Brook Clinic;
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provide a resource pack for teachers in order that they may develop in more detail issues raised by the play; and
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conduct a detailed evaluation of the project and its impact to inform future planning.
Teacher's thoughts about healthy arts projects:
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"Totally taken by it. Watched attentively throughout." |
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"The play was completely ‘in tune' with what the pupils wanted. It was serious, sad, funny and challenging." |
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"Pupils always enjoy something different to sitting at a desk. It takes a serious topic and deals with it in an effective and relaxed way. Good for students to see YP acting scenarios out rather than being talked at by a teacher who they often see as an authoritative figure." |
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"It engages visually, auditorially and kinaesthetically – all the pupils identify this SRE (sex related education) as a relevant part of the curriculum. Theatre offers the pupils the chance to stand in someone else's shoes, to see other viewpoints and then to question and analyse their own. All this within a safe, secure environment...Pupils learnt about the importance of honesty in relationships, and not to be pressured into doing something they don't want to do." |
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