GIFT goes to Grendon A Residential Weekend for Exceptionally Able Years 7-10
From March 2nd 2012 20:00 for 2 days
Course Duration: 8 p.m. Friday 2nd - 4.30 p.m. Sunday 4th March 2012
Cost: £163-00 incl. full board & lodging For whom? N.C. Years 7-10 (ages 11-15)
Where? Grendon Hall Residential Study Centre, Grendon, Northamptonshire NN7 1JW
On Friday you'll get to know everybody, explore the place, and do some introductory activities. On Saturday and Sunday there's a choice of projects. Each one runs from 9.30 a.m. to 5p.m.-ish, with ample breaks for meals, snacks, etc. YOU choose ONE from each day, giving you a unique opportunity to study the subjects that really interest you in depth...Early Evening Activities are followed by Late oneswhich might include Creative Dreaming and Stress Management, late-night stargazing, perhaps even a Night Hike! Who knows!
Project Descriptions
Titanic Code V5 SATURDAY
A chance to look in detail at this legendary disaster of 1912, when the great ship hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage to New York. The day will include creative writing, drama, investigative journalism and the chance to make your own radio play.
Interrogophilia Code H24 SATURDAY
A cynic once said that school is about getting children to give other people’s answers to other people’s questions. This day is all about creating juicy, philosophical questions of your own and then exploring them until your brains cry for mercy. At the end of the day, release your favourite questions into the wild to prey on passers-by.
A Brief History of Games Code S23 SATURDAY
Why do we play? This is a question that has puzzled psychologists for centuries. Play is an essential aspect of our daily routine but what is it about play that makes this so? In this project you’ll address these questions whilst also learning about the types of game we indulge in and whether juxtaposing ‘work’ and ‘play’ is really necessary. You’ll witness how games have changed, with special reference to the transition from tabletop to the virtual. You’ll also have the opportunity to make a game and, time permitting, participate in one another’s play design.
The Empty Space Code U8 SUNDAY
Return to the imaginative core of pure theatre, away from make-up boxes and fancy costumes. Transfer an empty space into a source of powerful, original drama. This will be a day for those who love to improvise and imagine.
Designing an Evilometer Code Y22 SUNDAY
Is it better for a thin man in a lifeboat to give up his seat, or to throw a fat man overboard to make room for two? Is letting someone fall down an open lift shaft any different to giving him a gentle shove? Grapple with ethical questions such as these with the help or hindrance of philosophers, gods and sages down the ages. Then design and name your own moral philosophy ready for a final showdown. Philosophy. Not for the squeamish.
Reading Sideways Code T23 SUNDAY
When analysing literature we are faced with the problem of how to read and understand it in terms of the text itself, the intended meaning, and the (perhaps not so intentional) meaning that underlies this. In this project we’ll be exploring methods of reading, including (but not limited to) psychobiography, character analysis, and more structural methods of reading a text. You’ll have to contribute your own ideas on the pros and cons of each method and will either write and analyse your own creative piece or use a piece of literature of your choice for analysis.
SPONSORSHIP is available to parents where there is financial hardship. Please contact Gabbitas Tomorrow’s Achievers (Patricia Morse 0207 734 0161) or The Potential Trust (Anna Comino-James 01844 351666) for more details.
Please send the following booking slip together with a deposit of £80 (cheques payable to GIFT Ltd.) to Julian Whybra, GIFT Ltd., 24 Martingale Rd., Billericay, Essex CM11 1SG (faxphone: 01277 654228, e-mail: enquiries@giftltd.co.uk, website www.giftltd.co.uk)
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