Creatives in Schools Programme (Round 1): Case study 2: Student-led choreography Publications
Publication Details
This case draws on interviews with a member of the senior leadership team, the lead teacher, the creative practitioner Sarah Garner, three parents and four students between August and September 2020. It also incorporates feedback from the joint proposal and the Milestone One report. As well, the evaluator visited the school for one of the sessions the lead teacher held with the whole production cast. At the time of the data collection the project was still underway but benefits from the project were already clear.
Author(s): Kellie Spee, Kellie Spee Consulting Limited and Judy Oakden, Pragmatica Limited.
Date Published: September 2021
Summary
Students identified several positive changes they saw in themselves. At the beginning of the sessions with the creative practitioner, the level of commitment required was challenging. This included time out of other classrooms. However, students learnt how to plan, organise their time better, and balance production and school responsibilities. As described by the students, possibly one of the project’s greatest successes was the sense of belonging and self-value they created.
Conclusions
The “Student-led choreography” project has supported students to grow in confidence, become critical thinkers, develop a sense of belonging and build a friend group in their junior years at Papamoa College. Learning and discovery were the fundamental principles that supported outcomes for students, the creative, the school and the parents.
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