Down To Earth

Chichester Cathedral day 2

So back to Chichester for a second day of Down To Earth action.  Six local schools took part today, nearly 100 children in total!  For the first part of the day, we worked in the Vicar's Hall - a large hall, much smaller than the cathedral, but lent itself well to our workshops.  After some intense rehearsals and 'rap writing' - the children took a lunch break and then moved into the cathedral space.

The children adapted to the new performance space really quickly, and were able to put on a stunning performance to another good size audience.  Mike, James and David led the day and were really encouraged by both teachers and pupils alike who committed to the activities throughout the day.  Special thanks too goes to Lynne and Marilyn who hosted both days and provided a wonderful link between us and the cathedral.

Pictures of day two here.

Chichester Cathedral

The first of two days in Chichester Cathedral.  105 children came through the doors on Wednesday ready for a 10am start.  Mike, James and Amie led them through the workshops to create a bright, colourful performance at 2pm.  It's amazing what you can produce in 3 hours of work with a keen group of children!

Just before their lunch break, the children worked hard to produce some lines to use in a rap as the finale to the performance and came up with some really nice rhymes!

"Don't be a caper, recycle your paper!" made me laugh, whereas two girls came up with the lines, "Find a solution to stop the pollution" - the very same words we have been using as a chorus!  They were very proud to have stumbled upon our scripted words - and their teacher too beamed with pride for her girls.

Just short of a hundred children are expected tomorrow as we return to Chichester Cathedral.

Picture of the day here.