Local composer/musician Ella Jarman – Pinto worked with us back in March 23, leading two Music exploring workshops for Early Years children, at Allendale Primary School and also visited with children at Nenthead Primary School. Ella gave the children lots of encouragement to explore and and enjoy their creativity. Thank you to all the teachers […]
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At Highlights HQ, we got together and put some questions to Suzanne, who worked with us for her Year 10 work experience week. Suzanne is a student at Kirkby Stephen Grammar School and she has been visiting schools, attending shows and interviewing artists, teachers and promoters across our current season of live performances and Participate
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We\’ve now released our new annual Participate menu to schools and community groups across Westmorland and Furness, County Durham and Northumberland. If you know a school or community group who you think would be interested to work with us, please get in touch. Contact Kate at [email protected]/ New for 2024 – 25 From Autumn Term we
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We’d like to thank Suzanne Nunn for sending us this reflection on her time with Highlights. Suzanne joined us as a Young Promoter in May 2024 and worked with the Highlights team for her work experience week, from Kirkby Stephen Grammar School. “I feel it has taught me valuable skills and lessons.\” \”My work experience
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Our Creative Engagement Officer Kate, recently spoke with the ever inspiring Headteacher Vickie Allen about her work at Seahouses Primary School in Northumberland and her thoughts about the benefits of workshops for children from professional Artists and Companies. Highlights have worked with Seahouses Primary School over a number of years and they regularly choose to
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We\’re delighted to welcome Gav Cross once again, on 18th July, to tell a suitably dark, nasty tale, full of dubious intention… for a special end of year Tell Tale Twit performance, for Key Stage 3 students at Kirkby Stephen Grammar School in Cumbria. Gav worked with KSGS students back in February this year, delivering
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Composer, singer and CEO of Manasamitra, Supriya will be joining us for a second day this Summer term. Supriya will be leading workshops for Arnside National Primary School, Storth CE Primary School and at Dallam School in Milnthorpe. Supriya says \”I enjoy working with Highlights as it brings South Indian classical music to schools that
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We asked Suzanne to talk to Emma Pomfret, Headteacher at Orton CE Primary School about her role at a rural primary school and her thoughts on the benefits of arts activities and creative engagement for young people. Suzanne herself was a pupil at Orton Primary School, before attending Kirkby Stephen Grammar School. Suzanne: As the
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Our Young Promoter Suzanne, from Kirkby Stephen Grammar School, talked to one of our regular and very popular Participate workshop artists, Kema Sikazwe. This last week Kema has been finishing a music project at Stanhope Barrington CE Primary School in County Durham and in June, will be back with us at two rural Carlisle schools
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On Monday this week Suzanne visited Allendale Primary School, where Highlights was working with the fantastic Life and Limb Puppets and Year 5/6 children, designing their own puppet characters. Suzanne caught up with Will for a Q&A. Will is The Artistic Director of Life and Limb, who are based in Newcastle Upon Tyne and is
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Talking to the Box Office...
