Forest of Imagination 2023 film, “Assemble in the Forest”
‘Assemble in the Forest’ was an invitation to come together and celebrate the beauty and biodiversity of Bath and once again to showcase the imagination of our community. In addition,…
Dr Penny Hay
Dr Penny Hay (National Teaching Fellow, FRSA, FHEA, FCCT) is an artist, researcher and educator. Penny is Professor of Imagination in the Research Centre for Cultural and Creative Industries, and Reader…
A Living Tree and A Circle of Magical, Musical Lights
In The Egg for you to explore as part of Forest of Imagination 2021 11–18 September The Egg Theatre If a tree falls in the forest… we need to listen.…
Virtual Forest 2020: Come and play!
Come and play in the Virtual Forest and tell us about your experiences! We've created a Virtual Forest of Imagination to share some of the great activities from the summer…
Stourport Library
Can an artist have a positive impact on a venue? Stourport library is a small typical local library located in the Wyre Forest district of Worcestershire close to the towns…
National Pollen Centre, University of Worcester
What are the benefits of art and science working together? ‘Talking to Jean made me realise that I went into science because of the visual pleasure. It made me realise…
The Infirmary
Challenging behaviours This enquiry was formed with a group of participants from the Worcester Youth Development Centre, with Ali Scrannage as their designated Youth Worker, Laura Butland from University of…
Museum on the Move
How do we make meaningful contact? Artist Sheila Farrell worked with the Museum on the Move in Hollyfields Care Home in Kidderminster. Hollyfields specialises in dementia care. We arrived with…
Bishop Perowne School
What is a gallery? Artist/Curator/Gallerist Nathaniel Pitt’s Action Research Residency was a collaborative proposal with Teacher of Art, Jonathan Kelham at Bishop Perowne College. For the residency Nathaniel was based…
St Julian’s Primary School
Experiencing conflict and fear This year’s research focused on a class of year 1 and 2 children, rather than reception or nursery groups. There were frequent questions about how the…
Warmley Park School
Creative collaborations An inspired initiative to bring together Kingsfield student mentors and their post-16 peers at Warmley Park has broken new ground in the 5x5x5=creativity research, both in terms of…
Twerton Infant School
Coming to terms with expectations and experience learning: a conversation ‘We began with an enquiry around how Literacy can be supported during Explore Time. For me as an educator that…
Tolworth Infant School
Freedom to explore We began our research project with the whole class at the local theatre in Tolworth - The Corner House Theatre. This set the tone of the project…
Three Ways Special School
Translating enjoyment of experience to ownership and learning Our research focused on exploring the American Museum woodlands with a mixed group of primary aged Learning Disabled children. Physicality was integral…
Swainswick Primary School
There is gold around here somewhere! The educator and artists (one Forest School trained) worked with twelve Year 2 children. They used the valley adjacent to the school, there being…
St Mary Redcliffe
Where do stories come from? The initial provocation for our project was an exhibition at the Arnolfini of work by the artist Otto Zitko. His paintings consist of large scale…
St Saviour’s Infant School
What impact can creative outdoor learning have on the development of social and emotional skills, and the capacity for sustained, shared thinking? In this second consecutive year of working with…
Redcliffe Children’s Centre
How can children under three learn about food and eating? Our 5x5x5=creativity research is now in its fourth year and our creative food project continues to flourish. By comparison, our…
Newbridge Primary School
How can drama act as a catalyst to free up children’s creativity? Our project involved three different groups of 20 Year 5 students working with a drama specialist and a…
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