Audio Stories Summer School, August 2014
During August, we’ve welcomed 13 young people to the Museum for a Bronze Arts Awards accredited Summer School, looking at how museums tell stories. We worked with curators Quintin Colville, Richard Dunn and Heloise Finch-Boyer, Archive Learning Officer Tracey Weller and writers Izara B and Paul Sherreard to explore the Museum’s collection and make creative responses. And, of course, the Youth Advisors were here to welcome them!
Here are some of our highlights…
Day One
Getting to know each other
Getting to know each other
Emily making her book
Mateen making a book
Victoria showing her book covers
A VIP tour of Nelson, Navy, Nation with curator, Quintin
Exploring Nelson, Navy, Nation
Meeting Nelson’s jacket
George reading Nelson’s letters
Yinka Shonibare’s Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle
Making our own mini exhibitions in the Re:Think
Taking over Re:Think!
Nikishia, Jacob and Maymuna
Day Two
Angel looking at a manuscript
Tracey leading an Archive session
Tracey sharing the manuscripts with Summer School students
Tracey showing Saima an original document
Youth Advisors lookign at the manuscripts
Creative writing in Re:Think
Shez and Shajan
Sharing
Shajan, Jacob and Mateen in a creative writing workshop
Youth Advisor, Adrian, reading out his poem
Dayanna and Sophie rehearsing
Saima practicing her piece
Spoken Word workshop, led by Izara B
Spoken Word workshop, led by Izara B
Spoken Word workshop, led by Izara B
Jacob sharing his work with the group
Day Three
Meeting Richard Dunn for a tour of Ships, Clocks & Stars: The Quest for longitude
In the exhibition
Learning about the Act of Longitude, 1714
Who was on the Board of Longitude?
In the coffee house in the exhibition
At the top of Greenwich Park
Meeting Heloise Finch-Boyer to learn about Longitude Punk’d
Exploring Longitude Punk’d
Exploring Longitude Punk’d
Day Four
Playing games on The Great Map
Go!
Great Map quiz
Anisa and Shajan
Sophie’s Art Inspiration book
Shez
Day Five
What’s a good teacher?
Emily getting into the Maritime spirit!
George and Sophie sharing their creative writing skills
Dayanna and Jacob sharing their skills
Workshop in the Re:Think
Mateen and Saima working together
Angel, Victoria and Emily
Meeting Artist in Residence, Maria Amidu
Contributing to Maria’s participation work
Emily teaching Jacob Spoken Word Poetry
Dayanna and Shajan
Sophie teaching George
Celebrating!
Congratulations!
Summer School students meeting the Museum’s Learning team
Portfolio Exhibition
Portfolio Exhibition
Well done to all the students, and the Youth Advisors for supporting. Looking forward to next year’s Summer School!