Swanning Around in Shangahai
Over the coming week our students in China and a small selection of students from the UK will be preparing for the performance of Swanning Around at the UK Pavilion in Shanghai. We have enlisted Anna and Matteo from Latymer Upper School in London to act as journalists for WebPlay. Every day they will post updates on how things are going over there so keep coming back for daily news on this very exciting part of the project. Read More…
Latymer School updates us on Swanning Around (25th May)
We are very excited that after nearly a year of work, the young people working on Swanning Around will perform at the Royal Albert Hall on 14th June. The UK students will be joined by ten of their partner students from China to dance together on one of the world’s most famous stages! Read more. . .
Soundscapes and Bodyscapes (21st April)
There is something incredibly moving and inspiring about Bodyscapes and Soundscapes. In case you have never experienced these activities, let me explain. We’ll start with a Bodyscape. Read more. . .
Update from China! (29th March)
WebPlay is working in partnership with English National Ballet and The Royal Albert Hall on Swanning Around, a project linking five secondary schools in the UK with five schools in China. Laura Harvey, Swanning Around’s Assistant Choregrapher, blogs about her recent trip to China to work with the students and teachers there.
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Spring Secret Meeting (16th March)
“As I returned from watching a ‘Secret Meeting’ of two schools who are doing WebPlay Local, I was struck by how human the people playing around in these short pockets of schooltime get to be.” Read more…
Walkin’ the Walk (10th Feb)
As an educator, there is maybe no better feeling than when something a kid says or does stops you in your tracks. I have experienced a couple of those moments over the last few weeks, with two utterly outstanding creative-learning organizations that we are currently developing projects with. Read more…
Ofsted gets it right on creativity (2nd Feb)
I have to admit that reports from Ofsted often pass me by, but the new report on creative learning has been put up in my office and framed, for it shows government recognition of the creative approach to learning that WebPlay has pioneered for over ten years. Read more…
‘Recruit A Partner’ Offer
Want to do WebPlay Local this year but having trouble raising the funds? Well, here’s an offer you can’t afford to refuse! Read more…
WebPlay Local to run multiple times a year!
Sinclair St. John is making plans for world domination. Want to join in on the fun? Read more…
New Website Birth Announcement
We will miss our old friendly (and very yellow) website, but we thought it was time to update our look. Read more…
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