Explore an installation of a castle made from cardboard, full of creativity and joyful pageantry.
About the show
“Welcome to our most noble Order of the Art-er in this beautifully decorated Great Hall in the Cardboard Castle. This is a special gathering of pupils, teachers and artists, who will be honoured and receive prestigious acknowledgements for their individual achievements, good character and creativity. Let the ceremony begin!”
Built in your school hall, the Cardboard Castle is a life-size art installation, made entirely from paper and cardboard. Pupils and teachers are invited to decorate the castle’s Great Hall ready for a colourful ceremony, which will celebrate everybody’s place in the castle community in full pomp, pageantry and kindness.
Key Stage / Year Groups:
KS1, KS2 and SEND
Relevant areas of the National Curriculum:
- Art and Design
- PSHE
- Improving health and wellbeing
- Developing a growth mindset
- British Values - Democracy
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About the pupil workshops
Before visiting the Cardboard Castle, pupils and teachers will design and create their very own heraldry shield, inspired by their character, talents and achievements. In this crafty workshop participants will explore the brilliant materials of cardboard and paper, with the support of professional visual artists from Animate Arts.
Their hand-made creations will be essential preparations and decorations to bring along to the Cardboard Castle installation as they will play a part in the performance experience.
Teacher twilight CPD
The makers of the Cardboard Castle will share their knowledge, expertise, tips and tricks with teachers to help create extraordinary interactive environments for your classrooms and school. In this after-school workshop, staff will develop skills in cardboard sculpture and displays, and inspire all classes across the school to get involved in the Cardboard Castle project.
This is a fun, practical, hands-on CPD workshop, encouraging staff to be imaginative, problem-solve and work together to build and create their very own castle installation to use as a book corner/role-play area in the school.
This CPD can accommodate the whole staff team.
About Animate Arts Company
Animate Arts make high-quality, inspirational art projects that creatively engage people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds. Nurtured by a team of professional artists, performers, and creatives, our projects bring people together through art. We build teams who work collaboratively together to create extraordinary things – often from paper and cardboard!
