Amy Rose's World: Disney Educational progrmme

Hey,

At the education show I attended two talks regarding Disney being used in education and these were the Lion King and Aladdin. These will be what I will be talking about in this post.

The meaning of this programme is all about the community and self-discovery. The topics that you can get from this programme are: Culture; Drama; Music; Musical Theatre; PHSE; English and Art & Design. There are also resources for both secondary and primary education.

In English, there are comprehension resources that create phrases to use in the children’s writing that has been inspired by the programme. There are film clips available for teachers to use as well as many other resources, but you don’t have to use them all as each one of the resources can stand alone. The lion King has been around for want feels like forever and it is therefore timeless and because of this a great thing to watch and later study.

This programme also has workshops available through pineapple studios. This creates new experiences, confidence and inspiration for their school work. They could gain confidence by trying something new and it is found that many children haven’t done theatre before. You have a choice of workshops, which are: Acting; Music; Theatre and Dance movement. These workshops are for those aged seven and above. Through these workshops you can explore: the story; world and characters. Workshops use development skills such as: Team building; Staging; Confidence and Character work. The outcome of this could be that it makes them try harder to pursue their dreams.

The meaning for Aladdin could be: Class; Trust; Relationships; or Female Empowerment. Through looking at Aladdin you can discover different subjects such as: Costume; Design; Citizenship and Musical Theatre. As I have said before it could be there first time seeing a live performance so it creates an experience, but also by going to London you can make a day of it and will therefore get to explore the city and see different culture as well as seeing it portrayed in theatre.