CyMAL free training course Storytelling Swansea Museum 29 April 2014 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 Preparation 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 South - http://www.eventbrite.com/e/storytelling-29-april-2014-adrodd-storiau-29-ebrill-2014-registration-10370437257?aff=mail All correspondence relating to this course will be sent out electronically once you have registered; therefore we require an individual email address for each delegate to hold the place. Spaces are limited so book early. If your circumstances subsequently change and you can no longer attend notify Lauren Baldwin immediately on [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or 0300 062 2251 so your place can be awarded to someone on the waitlist. Lauren Baldwin 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 Rhoddfa Padarn, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3UR 0300 062 2251 [log in to unmask] CyMAL contact number : 0300 062 2112 Dylai unrhyw ddatganiadau neu sylwadau a wneir uchod gael eu hystyried yn rhai personol ac nid yn rhai gan Lywodraeth Cymru, unrhyw ran ohoni neu unrhyw gorff sy'n gysylltiedig â hi. Any of the statements or comments made above should be regarded as personal and not those of the Welsh Government, any constituent part or connected body. * Please consider the environment - do you really need to print this email? Ystyriwch yr amgylchedd - a oes gwir angen i chi argraffu'r dudalen hon, e-bost?