Down to Earth in Jubilee Primary School, Tulse Hill

Last week Down to Earth visited Jubilee Primary School in Tulse Hill. The day was made more interesting, as my twin brother Dan also works in this school, so there was the potential for a bit of misunderstanding. As we introduced ourselves to the children the murmur of "Is it Dan?" could be heard under the whispers. James, Beccy and I then led the children in a warm up to give them some basic principles of working together as a group of performers, whilst at the same time introducing our theme of caring for the environment.  One of the skills we try to give to the children is the idea of focusing. The challenge is to stand somewhere in the room facing the front without moving.  Some children are naturally able to do this while other find it excruciatingly difficult. The idea of looking at a specific point and focusing on that really helps the more fidgety and this is a skill we also apply to caring for the planet. Unless we are able to focus on reducing our destructive lifestyles then climate change could become irreversible. With lots of other things going on in the life of the school the children were also able to groove this skill  practically during the day and eventually by putting into the performance. Thanks to Jubilee school and their teachers for their support throughout a busy day. Photos will be displayed in due cousre. Next week we will be visiting Fenstanton Primary School also in Tulse Hill and then Dairy Meadow Primary in Southall.