Strike a Light – Arts & Heritage will be running a series of free educational workshops in Brighton and Hove as part of the Dr Blighty project in October and November 2016.
We are currently scheduling our activities and a variety of workshops for both Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 in the city, as well as a variety of free outings too. We can currently offer the following activities, and are happy to come to your school more than once for a different workshop too if you would prefer.
Our Brighton and Hove based organisation Strike a Light – Arts & Heritage is pleased to be delivering these activities on behalf of the company Nukhut for the duration of the project.
Activities booking form here: dr-blighty-schools-booking-form
Schools information here: dr-blighty-workshops-flyer
If your school or educational provider would be interested in accessing free activities do please contact us: contact@strikealight.org
Key Stage 2
- Diwali creative workshop
- Clay diyas workshop
- Kandil paper lanterns
- Indian Soldiers – Design a memorial
- Indian Soldiers – Make a Recruitment poster
- Postcards or Letters Home – WWI
Key Stage 3
- Diwali creative workshop
- Clay diyas workshop
- Kandil paper lanterns
- Indian Soldiers – Design a memorial
- Indian Soldiers – Make a Recruitment poster
- Postcards or Letters Home – WWI
- Soldier biographies – WWI
Dr Blighty Free Outings:
Free Half Term Diwali event day – 10am-4pm Friday 28th October, Open Market, Brighton – Come along and make Diwali lanterns, clay diya lights, listen to Indian music, have henna tatoos, and more (age 5 upwards)
Outings to Royal Pavilion, and Indian Soldiers exhibition, Brighton – Week days in November, dates to suit schools1-1.5 hours duration (or with added talk for longer session) (Key stage 2 and 3)
The Battle of the Somme film showing – Tuesday 8th November 10.30-12.30pm (ages 12 upwards)
Testament of Youth Film Showing – 9.30-12.30pm Tuesday 22nd November at Fabrica gallery, 40 Duke Street, Brighton BN1 1AG. (ages 11 upwards).
This is a special schools free screening of the 2014 film Testament of Youth, a World War One drama based on the best-selling memoirs of British writer and anti-war campaigner Vera Brittain. The screening will also host a speaker to give historical context, as well as free popcorn and drinks for viewers.
This screening is aimed at Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 pupils in Brighton and Hove at Secondary Schools, Sixth Forms, Colleges and also alternative educational groups, such as Home Education Networks. Ages 11 upwards.
To book a class on this event, find out more here: http://bit.ly/2codJzN
