
Week One - WRITING SKILLS
Monday 28th July to Friday 1st August ONLINE
“Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.” Anton Chekhov
At The Story Room we know that learning skills in writing can be such a lot of fun. From alliteration in poetry to onomatopoeias in scary stories let’s elevate our writing getting us ready for the new school year ahead.
Week Two - Childhood
Monday 4th August to Friday 8th August ONLINE
“Childhood,” said English poet John Betjeman, “is measured out by sounds and smells and sights, before the dark hour of reason grows.”
This week through stories and poetry we will be celebrating this precious time in a child’s life. Each day your child will delve into their bottomless imaginations fishing out the stories and poems that are seeded there. Will shadows be monsters, clouds be lost worlds? Will they have secret powers, talking to animals and riding broomsticks? Or simply save the world during their lunchbreak? Come and have a week of childhood fun!
Week Three - Around the World
Monday 18th August to Friday 22nd August ONLINE
Summer wouldn’t be summer without our Around The World workshops. Each day we will visit another country or city, learning of their legends, traditions and stories and even maybe a word or two in the native language. We will immerse ourselves in the culture and write stories and poems to share. What’s not to love? Let’s pack our bags and fly…