Education in the Republic of Korea and the UK: National Treasures or National Headaches?
Rebecca Boyle Suh, founder of Artis, a social business dedicated to transforming education through the arts, posted a blog to Huffington Post UK exploring the education values in the Republic of Korea, where her company was recently invited. Although Korean … Continue reading
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Time to switch: new activity for primary schools from Artis
In this activity children copy the teacher’s sequence of four actions, tapping different parts of the body and keeping a steady rhythm. To make the activity more challenging the teacher says “switch”, so that children drop out and join back … Continue reading
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Hand orchestra by Artis: teamwork and topic exploration
In a useful new teaching resource from Artis, Children create sounds following the small hand gestures of their partners, which are then developed into full body movements. In this example children work with the subject of fireworks (which may be … Continue reading
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Why arts should be part of our education system
Last week, the Turner Prize was announced and both the presenter, Jude Law, and winner Elizabeth Price, took the opportunity to raise the issue of proposed changes to the UK secondary school curriculum as outlined by education secretary Michael Gove, … Continue reading
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Another brilliant resource from Artis ahead of bonfire night
Replace the word: pulse internalisation and literacy from Artis on Vimeo. Bonfire night is a popular themed event with primary school children, so the team at creative learning company Artis have put together a fun and simple activity for teachers … Continue reading
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First you make your fingers click…
Then you stamp your feet. And before you know it, your sense of rhythm and musicality improves. A clever new exercise from Artis, children click, stamp, slap and clap, each on a different beat of the bar. The activity can … Continue reading
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