Kat Anna Fiddle

Teacher comments from Artist-in-Residence Opoho school 2008:

• Great to have the combination of the arts – music, art, drama
• Provided opportunities for team-work;
• Reciprocal learning between artists and teachers was invaluable;
• The project created a great source of oral language;
• High levels of motivation carried across the week
• Throughout the week there was very positive feedback from parents and children;
• Outstanding array of materials brought in by the artists made the creations exciting;
• Children working by choice through recess times which provides an insight into their level of motivation;

Teacher comments from Artist-in-Residence Port Chalmers School 2007:

"Children [were] fully engaged, motivated (even working during lunchtime!), positive interactions, energetic, thorough, phenomenal resourcing, a springboard for oral language development. Integrated into our school-wide inquiry to fit our needs.

And more...

Excellent performance, child-centred, attention-grabbing, natural NZ props and use of te reo, great puppets and costumes, reinforces what we do already in terms of nutrition, exercise (& te reo), great for children to see other instruments played e.g. mandolin” (Early Childhood Teacher, Storypie Show, 2005)

“Appealed to all ages- from pre-schoolers through to Grandparents – I liked your variety : songs, poems, stories (read and told) games, making things, photos….all packed into 50 minutes, well done! Your enthusiasm is contagious” (Grandmother at Once Upon a Child show, 2006)

“It was so excellently done – setting, accent, stories, mood, music and ending in a song… absolutely brilliant, well done!” (Across the Waves show for adults, 2005)

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