Storytelling
Daniel Owen Community Centre, Mold
28 November 2013
This course is provided by the Welsh Government and is open to staff and volunteers working in museums, archives and libraries in Wales. It is suitable for those working with children, who facilitate activities and storytelling sessions.
Aim
To realise the value of how storytelling, reading and listening can help with a child’s development
To give the participant structure and ideas to form their own storytelling sessions
To build confidence in performing and practicing creative expression when telling stories
To take ownership of a story and capture the audience’s imagination
By the end of the course participants will have confidence in selecting suitable stories to form their own storytelling sessions and to be able to tell and read stories with self-assurance in their own working environment.
Training Methods
Small group work and feedback
Large group discussion
Handouts
Bring a wordless picture story book and a favourite children’s story book of your choice to the session. Think about when / where you first heard or told the story and how you felt about it. How might others feel about it?
Accreditation
Delegates may use this course towards Agored Cymru accreditation for YMCA Wales Community College unit GA32CY023 ‘Using storytelling to stimulate the language development of babies and young children’. This will require follow-up work, including delivery of sessions for babies and children under five, and completion of a workbook.
Trainer
Colette Chilcott – Colette is an experienced Teacher and manages learning support in libraries for both staff and the public.
Registration
You can book a place on this course using our EventBrite registration page
North - http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/event/8418653419/mail
Alternatively, complete the booking form below and send it to [log in to unmask]
If your circumstances subsequently change and you can no longer attend notify Seaneen immediately so your place can be awarded to someone on the waitlist.
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Seaneen McGrogan
Cynorthwy-ydd Casgliadau, Safonau a Datblygu'r Gweithlu
Collections, Standards and Workforce Development Assistant
CyMAL: Amgueddfeydd Archifau a Llyfrgelloedd Cymru
CyMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales
Llywodraeth Cymru
Welsh Government
Rhodfa Padarn
Llanbadarn Fawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 3UR
Ffon/Tel 0300 062 2261.
www.cymru.gov.uk/cymal
www.wales.gov.uk/cymal