Discover the story of Sleeping Beauty through the 7 wonderful paintings of the fairytale by Leon Bakst. Watch as the workshop leaders bring the paintings alive with the class trough drama and role play. The whole day workshop takes in a variety of aspects of the manor and its treasures as well as the stunning grounds to provide the perfect content to continue the creation of fairytale stories on your return to the classroom.
During this workshop children have the opportunity to learn French vocabulary and simple phrases through drama and art. At each museum a relevant character (Joséphine Bowes at The Bowes, Madame de Pompadour at The Wallace and Queen Charlotte at The Holburne) works with pupils to teach them French vocabulary and language skills as well as about French culture and history through the unique French collections.
The five Network Museums have developed of a series of storytelling workshops designed to enable pupils to explore the collections and to use them to inspire their own creative writing and artwork in response. Exploration of the museums’ collections in the morning part of the session will be followed up by more practical literacy and art activities in the afternoon. Examples include ‘Sleeping Beauty’ at Waddesdon Manor and ‘Talking Textiles’ at The Wallace Collection
For more information on the above, go to Booking and Contact Information for details about getting in touch with the museums.