Description
Do you struggle to respond to your students at the moment or find yourself panicking when things don’t go to plan?
Would you like to stress less and laugh more?
This course is for any teachers who would like to say goodbye to perfectionism and introduce more flexibility, spontaneity, and playfulness into their teaching (and their lives).
This course will introduce participants to improvisation skills which will empower them to be more present in the moment, embrace mistakes as a fundamental part of learning, and rediscover the joy of playful experimentation and creative collaboration.
During the course, participants will learn the principles of improvisation and apply them in daily workshops focusing on presence, playfulness, embracing mistakes, and building creative confidence.
The course will be very physical and practical with a lot of creative collaboration.
Through discussion and reflection, participants will examine their own teaching style and create strategies to apply improvisation skills in both their professional and personal lives.
They will also plan ways to implement improvisation principles and activities in their own classrooms.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to confidently implement the principles of improvisation to enhance their teaching and become more present, spontaneous, flexible-thinking educators.
They will also be able to design their own improvisation games and activities to create a more connected, playful, energetic classroom.
What is included
Learning outcomes
The course will help the participants to:
- Develop their ability to be spontaneous, responsive, and flexible;
- Reduce stress by reframing how they see mistakes;
- Integrate the principles of improvisation into their daily lives;
- Introduce more movement, energy, and playfulness into their lessons.
Tentative schedule
Day 1 – introduction
- Introduction to the course, the school, and the external week activities;
- Getting to know each other- ice-breakers;
- The principles of improvisation.
Day 2 – Embracing mistakes
- Creating an improv-friendly environment;
- Failing with flair!;
- Applying improvisation skills to real life.
Day 3 – Being present
- Mindful movement-building self-awareness;
- Collaborative creativity – awareness of others;
- Creating soundscapes.
Day 4 – Spontaneous creativity
- Improvisation workshop;
- Storytelling;
- How to apply improvisation in the classroom.
Day 5 – Recap and reflection
- Create and present original activities;
- Reflection through art and drama.
Day 6 – Course closure and cultural activities
- Course evaluation: round-up of acquired competencies, feedback, and discussion;
- Awarding of the course Certificate of Attendance;
- Excursion and other external cultural activities.
