| Program Type | Workshop | Residency |
| Art Form | Literary Arts & Storytelling |
| Curriculum/a | STEM | Environmental Awareness | Language Arts / Literacy |
| Target Grades | Elementary School (1st - 5th grade) | Early Childhood (PreK-K) |
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Testimonial
"Having the opportunity to work with AFLCT has been truly beneficial; they've provided unique experiences that have positively impacted our students. Their professional artists are strong role-models who encouraged students to take risks, find their voices, and be confident young people. They assisted in the process of inspiring our students to discover their individual identities and be able to self-assuredly express and share their ideas and opinions."
Description
Participants will learn a story about a bunny who has a dream in a story told for hundreds of years here in North America in the Saskatchewan region (Cree nation) where a, once plentiful, now endangered great bird lives during nesting season. We will retell our own version of this story using natural materials like pine cones to bring real and imagined forest creatures to life. The hero of story who helps bunny achieve their dream is the Whooping Crane, so participants will learn about the largest bird in North America while paying homage to
Objectives
We maintain overwhelming focus and attention to the storytelling by the audience as they see pine cones, twigs and bark come to life through characters everyone adores as they are all forest creatures.
We encourage new character designs with the materials presented to the participants and offer inspiration through example characters to get everyone creating their very own puppet!
You will see students learn to talk as the characters, opening up conversations, connections between students and learning new language as they play with their puppets in order to retell the story in their own way.
We encourage new character designs with the materials presented to the participants and offer inspiration through example characters to get everyone creating their very own puppet!
You will see students learn to talk as the characters, opening up conversations, connections between students and learning new language as they play with their puppets in order to retell the story in their own way.
Pricing Information
$370/day for one classroom
$735/day for multiple classrooms
Call for residency pricing
$735/day for multiple classrooms
Call for residency pricing
Program Length
1-2 hours for 1 Day version, or
30-75 minutes for 1-5 days total for residency to allow students to create multiple characters to take home with them to retell in person or at home afterwards as they wish.
30-75 minutes for 1-5 days total for residency to allow students to create multiple characters to take home with them to retell in person or at home afterwards as they wish.
Participants
Smaller groups (12 max) are ideal for this program, although a single day (1x) program can have up to 30 people (including parents).
Technical Specifications
Tables for work surface & materials distribution.
I have my own small folding table that I bring for the storytelling that I do and then the children can use after they make their own puppets, so I need a small open playing area of at least 7'x7' plus a workshop-making table area.
I have my own small folding table that I bring for the storytelling that I do and then the children can use after they make their own puppets, so I need a small open playing area of at least 7'x7' plus a workshop-making table area.