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Make the Most of Your Students’ Arts Education Journey Enhance your students’ arts experience and extend their learning in the classroom before and after our shows, exhibitions and events. Carefully devised in collaboration by the production and education teams from the organising companies and Penrith Performing & Visual Arts, these resources help you connect your excursion to the syllabus, whilst providing a range of additional ideas and activities to enable your students to achieve a greater level of engagement with the content covered. We also place high importance on providing experiences for students to further develop their practical skill levels and career pathways. Therefore, where possible, we offer opportunities for your students to work directly with practicing arts professionals.
BACKSTAGE PASS
Backstage Pass tours give your school group exclusive behind-thescenes access to areas within the theatre not normally available to the public, increasing your students’ understanding of how a professional theatre works. Tours at The Joan can be booked as an add-on to a show or a standalone activity and can be adapted to cater to your students. Backstage Pass tours are subject to capacity, availability and COVID Safety restrictions. Please refer to page 26 for more information.
The resources available for our offerings vary and are indicated in the coloured tab at the top of the right-hand page throughout this brochure, using the key outlined here.
Q&A SESSIONS
Q&A or In Conversation sessions allow school groups to gain a deeper understanding into the production, exhibition or event. Held after the performance with the cast and/ or creative team, or with the artist or artists in conjunction with an exhibition, they give your students the unique chance to ask all their burning questions. This helps your group to further comprehend the content they have experienced and to adapt the ideas discussed into their own arts practice.
