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We invite you to participate in a 2-day Story-Power workshop on "Addressing social issues and Classroom teaching with Stories" being conducted jointly by Kathalaya and the Learning Network. Many of us had the opportunity of listening to and interacting with Geeta Ramanujam, one of the founder of the Kathalaya at the Network's 2nd Annual Learning Network Conference. Attendees had expressed interest in learning more on the art and essentials of story-telling. This workshop is in recognition of the interest shown. We hope to have a successful workshop with your participation.
Kathalaya has focused on training and empowering teachers and individuals in storytelling, to use it as a tool both by the NGO's, as well as Educational Institutions, mainly as an effective communicative tool and overall development of the individual.
Storytelling has been known for the power of educating, counseling and addressing social issues. Most often storytelling is thought about as a form of entertainment. Not much has been said about the informative and educative aspect of storytelling. Stories could be used effectively in classrooms to teach concepts, draw the attention and interest of children into the topics taught in class. And in the areas of social work and voluntary sectors, one could use stories to convey the social messages.
The Workshop shall focus on the above aspects of storytelling with the outcome that the participants will gain valuable insights into the art of storytelling and use it as an effective communication tool.
The workshop is open to teachers, NGO personnel and to all those who share a genuine interest Storytelling.
The workshop format will be both demonstrative and interactive. Participants will be able to make connections in story narrations, classroom teaching, curriculum, folklore, culture, and the various art forms that can be used for storytelling such as mime, puppetry, clay-modeling, painting etc.
Themes: Addressing Social Issues and Classroom teaching with Stories
Day-1
- How Storytelling - down the ages
- Why storytelling
- Where to find stories
- The 3rs of storytelling
- The 4 Pillars of storytelling
- Important Qualities of a teller
- Internalizing the story
- Storytelling as a powerful communication tool- examples tried out
- Q&A session
- Storytelling forms/techniques/aids-Chitrakathas/Picture Stories; Puppet stories, Mime-Story samples and demonstration
- Storytelling using clay-models
- Creative applications of storytelling-Practical sessions in creation of thematic stories using storytelling aids created by participants
- Plan of action and Presentation of stories by participants
- Evaluation
- Q&A Session
When: 1st and 2nd September 2004
Language: English
Registration fee: Rs 300 per attendee. This includes food and accommodation.
About Kathalaya: Kathalaya was established in 1999 with a vision to "Make a positive social change in education through storytelling." Kathalaya reinvented storytelling to integrate the same to classroom teaching and hence, to the curriculum. It has so far trained over 6000 teachers and individuals in the art of storytelling and using it as an educational tool. It has also been reaching out to several schools in Bangalore and around the country with its workshops for children and teachers. Kathalaya has also been successful in harnessing the power of storytelling with the aim to address social issues. Kathalaya has trained hundreds of NGO personnel across the country in the art of storytelling for communicating social messages to the society.
Resource Persons from Kathalaya:
Ms. Geeta Ramanujam: closely connected with Academics for the past 25 yeas and has traveled most parts of Asia, Europe and US with her storytelling.
Mr. Lalu Narayan: Artist Journalist and storyteller who has also traveled widely around the world with clay modeling and storytelling.
Please RSVP by August 18, 2004. To register contact
Anita Balasubramanian
Flat 2, No. 12, Valluvar St Extn,
Arumbakkam Chennai 600018
Tel: 044-24752486
Email: info@learningnet-india.org
Or via email to Reshma Madhusudan: info@learningnet-india.org
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