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Sister Tree Services
In addition to our educational workshops in prisons,
schools and youth groups, Sister Tree also offers courses and
sessions specifically designed for conferences, as well
as corporate training of an extremely high standard.
Sister Tree
thus provides a large number
of services, and tailors each workshop carefully so
that it fully meets the needs of the recipient. Whether you
are a corporation looking to encourage free thinking
and team cohesion, a prison seeking to enhance the
self-worth and skills of your inmates, or a school
looking for a fresh and innovative way to improve the
communication skills and critical thinking of your students,
Sister Tree has a package and a branch of the arts to
suit your requirements! Whether you're a college or a
care home, take a look at the information
below, and then feel free to contact us for more
details, and for a chat about your specific concerns. |
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MUSIC opens all sorts of communicative avenues, but its
benefits are often ignored in more traditional educational
programmes. Our music workshops develop artistic skills,
promote self-awareness and self-esteem via direct engagement
with composition and performance. From musical plays to
concerts, pop to classical, our musical workshops discover
what the participants like, even if they're not sure
themselves, and proceed from there. Music provides an outlet
for frustration, fear and low self-esteem, promoting
self-expression and the development of new and affirming
skills. We address living issues in a friendly, fun, lively
and safe atmosphere. Rhythm games, percussion instruments,
singing, harmonies, chanting, composition and improvisation
all play their part in our programmes, which have been hugely
successful in every conceivable environment.
DANCE is a dynamic means of of self-expression which
encourages physical fitness and good self-image. We
create contemporary dance, develop weight and balance control,
body awareness, basic choreography, Hip-Hop, Jazz, street
contemporary and
African styles. Each workshop focuses on the area of dance
most of interest to the participants, and concentrates on
choreography and teamwork, inculcating a strong group ethic.
DRAMA encompasses so many skills that its benefits are
almost too many to enumerate: from writing to performance,
from creative brainstorming to set design, the theatre can
teach us many skills of practical use to us in our daily
lives. A successful production or improvisation can increase
our self-belief and self-confidence, enabling us to understand
our capacity for quick-thinking and public speaking. Theatre
can make a huge contribution to a person's self-esteem - not
only are the successful results viewable to an entire
audience, but the creation and performance of a scene is a
method of communication that allows the dramatisation of real
life problems or issues which may otherwise be difficult to
express. By making our drama workshops relevant to the
experiences and lives of the participants, we are able to
emphasise just how important and powerful a tool the theatre
can be, and provide an unforgettable and deeply rewarding
experience to them.
POETRY is a powerful and highly expressive art form
which enables the communication of complex and esoteric ideas
in evocative and unconventional language. Our poetry workshops
concentrate on finding and fostering the creativity in every
person, encouraging the writing and performance of pieces that
mean something to the participant. The realization that poetry
is not for the elite, and can be a really helpful tool for
everyone, can result in a huge increase in self-esteem, since
it provides a really effective outlet for fear or frustration
that requires no one other than ourselves. Our poetry
workshops are hugely successful explorations of the power and
potential of poetry to contribute something positive and
unique to our ideas about both ourselves and the world around
us.
VOICE training can improve self-confidence and enhance
our effectiveness in a huge variety of situations. From large
public meetings to everyday conversations at home or work, our
workshops concentrate on providing the skills and knowledge
necessary to improve every participant's self-confidence and
communication abilities. Focussing on rhythm, pace, intonation
and volume, as well as what we say and how to say it, our
voice workshops are of huge benefit to a wide variety of
people, whatever they need to say and wherever they're saying
it.
STORYTELLING is an oral tradition which has passed
through the centuries, right through to today. We encourage
the use of extensive vocabulary, creative expression, and
develop the knowledge needed to tell a good story. We are
known for telling Anansi tales that always have a moral to
them, then getting everyone involved to dramatise it. So if
you would like to make one up or have one told to you, contact
us for stories that will never be forgotten!
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