Voulez-Vous French Language Workshop

Big Wheel Theatre Company School Workshop

We can visit your school in: All UK Regions

Why book 'Voulez-Vous French Language Workshop' with Big Wheel Theatre Company

Voulez-Vous?! is an immersive and interactive workshop for students of all ages - with versions for every Key Stage.

The workshop is like a TV magazine programme composed of a variety of items. Depending on the Key Stage these can include a competition to win a family holiday, interspersed with travel surveys, advert breaks, time-checks, catchphrases, and a weather forecast.

The audience are always involved in the action and our facilitators are skilled at making contact with every member of the audience to create a fun and safe atmosphere for participation. Students are immersed in the language and are often surprised at how much French they know and how much more they understand. Plus it’s lots of fun for everyone.

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What activities are available during this educational workshop?

Students are involved in the action at all times – they become the TV audience, the contestants of a game show and get to tell the time, talk about the weather and create an audience wide soundscape of the regions of France. Learning is scaffolded throughout using call and response and a plenty of repetition.

Which Curriculum Subjects do you cater for?

We use drama and theatre skills to engage students in this workshop in French. Students are immersed in the language and take a very active role. Teachers will see how easy it is to use simple drama techniques to animate their teaching, embed learning and make the experience memorable and fun.

'Voulez-Vous?!' is full of games, interviews and storytelling with lots of repetition! We create a safe and fun atmosphere where students are so engaged they want to take part and embrace the language in order to do so. In order to play they have to works it out and come to understand that language is not just about knowing all the words.

Topics and vocabulary covered includes, greetings, family, transport, France, food, shopping, holidays, telling the time, and the weather.

What size groups do you cater for?

The audience maximum for this workshop is 60 students.

People often ask for us to accommodate more but we find that when the audience is too big the overall learning experience for the students not as good. Our workshops are very interactive, students are encouraged to take part, speak out etc and it can become rather overwhelming when there are too many of them.

Do you offer access for visitors with disabilities?

Yes of course - we work in a flexible way that allows for the easy adaptation of our sessions to students of all abilities.

Do you cater for visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)?

We have extensive experience working with a range of different needs and abilities with ages ranging from Early Years through to KS4, including much work in SEN and PRU settings, and all our actors thrive on the variety of audiences that we encounter.

Anything else?

Workshop duration:
KS1 - 45 mins,
KS2 - 60-75 minutes,
KS4 - 75 -90 minutes

We can present up to 4 workshops a day depending on your school timetable.

Who are Big Wheel Theatre Company?

Big Wheel is a theatre in education company that has been delivering high quality creative and interactive workshops and events for young people in the UK and Europe. We have produced workshops that meet the curriculum in English Literature, MFL, History, STEM, Citizenship and more.

We pride ourselves on our approach to inclusivity, creating a warm, supportive atmosphere that means students feel encouraged to participate in this interactive environment. We always respect that some students will prefer simply to watch and make sure that they feel just as involved.

Big Wheel workshops are fun, entertaining and interactive, enabling us to easily explore themes, encourage thought and discussion, explain complex and sensitive topics, and deliver a powerful message. We approach our audiences with no preconceived ideas about them. We strive to ensure that every single member of our audience leaves feeling like they have been an active part of the workshop.