This year saw the return of Rushey Mead's Annual Summer School. The week long series of activities are ran by a number of support and teaching staff from Rushey Mead, acting as a transitional tool, aiding students who will be arriving at Rushey Mead as year 7's in September.
The summer school this year ran a singular theme throughout the week to tie all activities together, the theme being "recycling", which at the end of the week culminated into a performance put together by the students
The summer school this year ran a singular theme throughout the week to tie all activities together, the theme being "recycling", which at the end of the week culminated into a performance put together by the students
This year, students who are taking part in Rushey Mead's first ever Music Scholarship program were invited to be involved in the summer school, running adjacent to the activities other students took part in. Over the week students within this group took part in PE, Science, Art and ICT, as well as Music sessions every day. The students explored junk instruments and graphic |
scores, and then composed some original music using a combination of real and junk instruments ready for an end of week performance. The group also participated in a workshop hosted by the Music Workshop Company. The day long workshop provided the students with a variety of activities including rhythm based | |
exercises using their voices and body percussion, a cardboard orchestra arts and craft activity, watching some performances by top professionals and getting a fantastic opportunity to explore and play instruments of the orchestra.
Some of the students had never seen some of the instruments within an orchestra, let alone been able to get hands on and play them. However, all students got involved and clearly enjoyed the opportunity.
On the Friday, the music scholarship group joined the rest of the summer school producing a short play based on recycling and "Jack and the Beanstalk", drawing together all the elements of the summer school.
The performance included acting, set and prop pieces made by the students, animations created with the students, music created using the junk and real instruments, and a written narration that was produced during English sessions.
This play was performed to parents attending the end of week presentation.
Some of the students had never seen some of the instruments within an orchestra, let alone been able to get hands on and play them. However, all students got involved and clearly enjoyed the opportunity.
On the Friday, the music scholarship group joined the rest of the summer school producing a short play based on recycling and "Jack and the Beanstalk", drawing together all the elements of the summer school.
The performance included acting, set and prop pieces made by the students, animations created with the students, music created using the junk and real instruments, and a written narration that was produced during English sessions.
This play was performed to parents attending the end of week presentation.