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Poets
in School
VISITS & FEES
Our visit can take
the form of up to five or more sessions in a day (performance and/or
workshop). For example, one of our typical days in a school consists
of two performances in the morning of 45 minutes each and one or two
workshops of an hour or longer in the afternoon. For charging purposes
we divide performances and workshops into sessions of between 45 minutes
and one hour in length. This format can be varied to suit the needs
and timetable of each place we visit. (See Programmes
page.)
We also offer shorter
visits to fit into a morning, middle of the day or afternoon and we
can combine performance and workshop in the same session.
Performances
We present our poems, stories and songs to any size group (usually in
the hall.) Some of the poems and songs are acted out using costumes,
masks and props with the help of volunteers from the audience. We also
encourage the whole audience to join in with the performance by repeating
parts of the poems, singing along with the songs and producing sound
effects when needed! This all makes for a lively and stimulating show.
If requested, we can tailor the material to include particular themes,
topics, or to reflect the time of the year e.g. Christmas, Spring etc.
Workshops
The main aim of the workshops is to encourage children to write and
perform their own poetry and/or stories. We are happy to design workshops,
which suit the particular educational aims of the school if so desired.
We usually start the workshop with a short exposition (with examples
drawn from our performance) and then split into small writing groups.
(In longer workshops we also encourage the children to produce individual
pieces of writing.) The participants then read/perform their work (if
they wish) at the end of the session or later in school.
The workshop is best
if it comprises no more than 60 children (depending on space). We also
happy to work with smaller groups if preferred. .
Fees
Unless otherwise negotiated
our fees are now all-inclusive as follows:-
| Secondary
Programme A |
Whole
day |
£600 |
| Special, Primary
and Junior School programme A |
Whole day |
£500 |
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Infant School Programme A
|
Whole Day |
£400 |
| Programme B |
Morning, Middle
of the day or Afternoon only (Two sessions) |
£350 |
| Programme C |
One session only
(One hour) |
£300 |
For explanation
of Programmes see Programmes page.
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| Evening
Presentation |
First hour
Each additional hour
N.B. If in conjunction with
a day visit evening rate is £50 per hour after school including
presentation
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£250
£50 |
| Meals
& Refreshments |
During our visit we ask the school/other organisation to provide
us with a lunchtime meal (school dinners are fine!). This
sometimes applies to morning and afternoon visits.
We also ask schools to provide us with refreshments during the
day. (A large jug of water with two glasses at the beginning
of the morning and afternoon and tea or coffee before and after
each performance and workshop session or access to the same.)
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| Books for sale |
We would like
to offer books and poster-poems for sale during the day and we would
be grateful if a book-signing/selling session could be arranged
at some point (after school for example). We will send you a poster
to advertise our visit to parents/pupils, which mentions the books
currently available. This could be photocopied and enlarged for
maximum impact. We would be grateful if pupils/parents could be
reminded to bring in money to buy books if they wish to and if the
school has no objection. |
| Practical requirements |
(Not obligatory
but very helpful!) (Once a booking is confirmed we will send you
a short checklist to help the day run smoothly & a poster to advertise
our visit.) |
| Poets |
Usually two of
us will be present but please note that if, for reasons beyond our
control, one of us is unable to take part in a visit this will not
affect the fee (which is based on a one person visit). |
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