PUPPETS AND MASKS IN EDUCATION - COURSE DESCRIPTION

Introduction

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This course is aimed at teachers and school staff from pre-school level to primary and special needs education, staff of non-government organizations, government and policy makers and company staff as well as students and all those who want to learn about the creation and use of puppets and masks for mediation and expression facilitation. The coruse will focus on technical and practical aspects of creating masks and puppets and on theoretical and functional aspects of the use of puppets and masks in mediation, special needs education, integration, creative thinking and creative expression. Participants are expected to have at least A2 level of English proficiency and should be able to work with materials and techniques for creating masks and puppets. No prior knowledge of the topic is neccessary, only the physical ability to operate scissors, knifes, sponge, etc.

Methodology

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Methodology is based on theoretical input, presentations of examples of good practice as well as demonstrations and experience comparissons and in the most part practical work on creating and use of masks and puppets. Participants will have the opportunity to create several kinds of masks and puppets (such as personalised mask made of cast and sponge mask, hand puppets, finger puppets, shadow puppets and rod puppets). Participants practice metods for use of masks and puppets in their profesional context.

Objectives

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• Learning how to make a simple finger puppet, hand puppet, rod puppet and shadow puppet and animate them.

• Learning how to make a personalised mak out of cast and decorate it.

• Learning how to make a mask out of sponge.

• Understanding how puppets and masks can be used in work with pre-school, primary school and children with special needs in order to teach morals and values, reinforce good behavior, handle sensitive topics, stimulate immagination, encourage creative play and aid discovery, give instructions and guide learning.

• Boosting participants’ confidence in use of puppets and masks.

• Enhancing professional skills through mastering tools for creating and using puppets and masks in their professional context.

• Providing and exercising creative ideas and practical resources for successful use of puppets and masks in education.

• Improving English fluency (official language of the course).

• Promoting intercultural awareness.

• Sharing experiences of school project work and use of puppets and masks in education from different organizations in order to help each of us to be more effective in our work.

• Developing the online collaboration platform for preparation, dissemination and networking in order to develop future partnerships and projects.

• Strengthening the European collaboration among people using puppets and masks in education in different contexts.

• Providing insights into different education systems.

Preparation

After registration participants will receive pre-course questionnaire which will be used by the trainer to learn about participants’ teaching backgrounds and to assess their exact needs. Before the beginning of the course a basic reading list will be suggested to participants to prepare for the training. Participants will also be asked to prepare a presentation about themselves, their professional context and their culture which will be presented during the course. Participants will receive information about the country they are going to visit in order to prepare them for their cultural experience.

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Follow up

After the course participants will be asked to share what they have learned with the rest of the staff in their schools. Further books and articles to deepen the topic and contacts with some other practitioners all over Europe and in the world will be suggested by the trainer. The methods shared and explored and the bibliography given will allow the participants to complete and improve their educational path.

Certificate

Each participant will get a course attendance certificate and the Europass Mobility Document.

Paperwork

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We also provide all the support with paperwork you might need for your Erasmus+ project documentation such as mobility agreement and regsitration letter.