Roald Dahl Workshop

Altru

We think drama is a fantastic way to learn about a topic as it allows the children to empathise with stories and characters.

Our workshops give your children a chance to work creatively through engaging drama games and activities, which bring the ancient period to life.

This immersive way of working helps the session to be completely engaging and live long in the memory of the children.

Altru Drama Days always create a real buzz in school as everyone is learning and having fun!

We use a wide range of drama techniques to engage all children in the topic and ensure our sessions are completely inclusive so that all children can learn, develop and grow.

Both types of drama day can be used at any stage of the curriculum delivery; early in the term for a wow starter, in the middle of a topic to bring it to life and embed learning or at the end of the topic for that ultimate sticky knowledge boost.

Our workshops help children make memories and retain the information for years to come!

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Click to read full text Our Roald Dahl days are available in two formats and are a great way for the children to explore the author and his works

Format one: LEARN AND PRESENT
One class of children work together all day, learning all about Roald Dahl and creating a performance to be proud of. The performance, which is performed by your pupils, begins with a class of children and a strange little girl surrounded by books – her name, of course, is Matilda.

Matilda takes the class on a journey through Roald Dahl’s life; his schooling, his time as a pilot, his dream for travel, his family and his ultimate desire to create incredible books that spoke to children.

Along the way children meet (and play) characters from his stories, including a terrifying encounter with the Witches (this can be removed if your school prefers), a stumble through Aunt Spiker and Sponge’s garden, a trip to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory and a meeting with the horrible Mr and Mrs Twit – all of whom are played by your pupils!

The Roald Dahl Learn and Present Day will inspire your children to read more of Dahl’s books and to explore what makes his writing so interesting and special.

Please note – there are 2 versions of this Learn and Present Day; the full upper KS2 version and a more simplified version for lower KS2.

Format Two: EXPLORE
The Explore Day option is perfect for those schools who are more than one form entry, or for schools who want to cover a lot of classes in 1 day. We offer up to 6 workshops across the day, and these can be themed to specific Dahl books – so you might have a Matilda workshop for Year 6 and a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory workshop for Year 5, a Twits workshop for Year 4 and a Fantastic Mr Fox session for Year 3. The choice is yours and we plan the sessions to meet your needs and the learning you’d like your class to achieve.

Performing Arts Workshop

All of our activities are designed to support children's learning in Drama and Performing Arts.
Through carefully planned activities and exercises, children use their bodies and voices expressively, develop their imaginations and learn new theatrical vocabulary.

Access for visitors with disabilities

Our workshops are accessible for all Children.

Visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)

All workshops are designed and delivered in a completely inclusive way so that all children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities can access our work.

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Who are Altru?

Altru Drama is a creative education company, established in 2005. We use drama as a tool to increase topic understanding, build confidence, explore issues and develop personal and social skills.

We aim to inspire, create and educate - working with and for young people to help them learn, develop and grow. And we absolutely love what we do!

Our aim is to make the curriculum fun, engaging and exciting for children - and to develop a love of learning through creative play.