Social Skills Workshops

We can offer three social skills workshops, click the links below to see information on each of the workshops. Please remember that if you don't see the workshop you need here we can still help by tailoring something just for you. Please contact us for details.

A workshop on the consequences of crime  Crime and Consequences

Age Group Year 9 + (13 to 18 years old)
The Workshop This workshop is designed to make young people think about crime, the consequences of those crimes to other and to themselves.
The Content The workshop begins with a forum theatre based performance enabling the young people to choose which route the actors are to follow i.e. do they commit the crime or not. It is designed to be quite hard-hitting with the consequences of their actions being discussed throughout. The culmination of the workshop is the young people improvising a scene of a specific crime and then discussing the consequences of this crime with the rest of the group.
Approximate Length 2 - 2.5 hours
Max No. of Participants 15

 

A workshop on anti-social behaviour  A.S.B (Anti-Social Behaviour) On Trial

Age Group Year 7 to Year 9 (Up to 14 years old)
The Workshop This workshop is designed to make young people think about anti-social behaviour and whether it is acceptable in today's world.
The Content This workshop is an interactive performance based piece putting A.S.B. on trial. It looks at the for’s and the against’s of A.S.B. and the effects of these behaviour’s on individuals and the community with the ‘audience’ taking on the role of the Jury.
Approximate Length 1 hour
Max No. of Participants 80

 

A workshop on saving energy

The Big Picture (Saving Energy)

Age Group 8 to 12 years old
The Workshop A fun workshop designed to make young people think about recycling and saving energy in the home.
The Content This workshop starts off with a short interactive and informative play based on recycling, the greenhouse effect, acid rain and alternative energy sources. The group is then split and given time to think about ways in which they waste energy in their homes. Each group is given a different room to concentrate on and a mime is then shown depicting their wastefulness. A short discussion, as a whole group, follows on how they can be more energy efficient.
Approximate Length 1 hour
Max No. of Participants 30