Morecambe Road School

A Journey Back Through TimeTo the Swinging Sixties

Beverley Farrell

Morecambe Road School

Creativity Project 2009

A Magical Mystery Tour through the 1960’s

September 2008Creativity Project Inset with all

staff

• Inset delivered on the Creative Curriculum

• Whole staff brainstorming session re 1960’s Project including all areas of the curriculum

• Planning web produced and action plan sorted

• Whole school trip planned to Liverpool ‘The Beatles Story’

Community Links • More Music Morecambe (Dance and

Music Workshops)• Local Charity Organisations• Guitar workshops with Steve• Lancaster & Morecambe College (hair

and beauty).• Beaumont College (drama studio)

Whole School outing to Liverpool – some comments from our children

It was the best day ever!

I love the Beatles!

When can we go again?

I want to play the guitar.

Objectives• To enhance Teaching & Learning and

include all staff throughout school.• To develop social and cultural awareness

by visiting places of interest and comparing to own environment

• To provide community links• To embed creativity across the curriculum

with a particular focus on History, Music and Drama.

Morecambe Road’s very own Beatles inspired by our now ‘up and running’ Guitar Club – thanks to the Creativity Project.

Our Set and Props designed by our children during Art Workshops which also created links with

Lancaster & Morecambe College and Beaumont College.

Community Links – Other Schools and the local community invited to our Production – Our children

also shopped in the Charity Shops for their costumes.

New talents found and built upon. Every Child Matters embedded. Confidence and self esteem much improved throughout School.