Storytelling in Education: Turning Straw into Gold
Sunday 1st - Saturday 7th August 2010
A week of focus on storytelling for the young child, followed by a separate week concentrating on adolescents (see separate course description for the adolescent). You can do one week OR take both weeks as an introduction to the art of using storytelling in education, therapy and parenting.
Nature stories, animal stories, object stories, wonder tales, folk tales, myths of ancient cultures, & fables are the stuff of what dreams are made of in the heart of the child from birth to age eleven. Learn to speak heart to heart to children through storytelling. Learn to create your own stories. Practice developmental movement exercises, songs and games to set a mood for active listening in the young child. Explore the meanings of these story genres and how specific stories meet the needs of specific age groups and individual children's unique challenges. Dive into the world of the imagination!
The course includes presentation of a storytelling curriculum keyed to child development from the Steiner/Waldorf approach, an in depth look at the meaning of stories, how to get into a story and tell it out of yourself, and how to create unique tales for specific circumstances in a child's life. Recommended for parents, teachers, therapists and lovers of children everywhere! No previous experience in telling stories is necessary.
For course syllabus, please email: storyed@gmail.com