Seven Stories’ Journey to The River Sea Workshop

Seven Stories, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

A fun and imaginative workshop from Seven Stories where students can discover the wonders of the rain forest through stories.

Suitable for: KS2

Subjects: English, Geography

Type: At Venue

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About.

In this workshop students will take a spectacular journey to an extraordinary new world as they join orphan Maia, and discover the wonders of the rainforest through Eva Ibbotson’s Journey to the River Sea Collection items. You’ll explore how it would feel to move to the other side of world… What food would you eat? What would you take with you? What new stories would you discover? How might it feel to be so far away from the only home you’ve ever known? In this fully interactive story workshop we will look at the challenges of displacement and how we can support others who experience loss and migration.

Seven Stories understand that early years education is the foundation of a child’s future development. It is in these formative years that a lifelong love of learning is developed and nurtured. Seven Stories is here to support teachers and educators by developing an educational programme that not only encourages a love of reading but supports critical thinking, personal, social and emotional development and communication and language skills. Seven Stories will help to build confidence, resilience and perseverance using a range of different texts, both fiction and non-fiction, role-play, rhymes and poems.

Key Information.

Suitable for: KS2

Ages: 7-11

Subjects: English, Geography

Topics: Animals, Habitats & Environment, Literature, Living Things & Habitats, Reading, Storytelling, Team Building, Vocabulary, Rain Forests

Type: At Venue

Duration: 1 hour

Cost: From £5.50 per student

Dates: Ongoing

SEND: Yes - suitable for students with SEND

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About Seven Stories.

Seven Stories is the National Centre for Children’s Books. They work with schools in many ways including school trips, book subscriptions, author and illustrator visits (digital or in-person), facsimile hire, visits or residencies from their team, and joint projects and research.

Seven Stories schools trips are 2 hour sessions with one hour in their unique gallery spaces and a one hour workshop with their dynamic Story Catcher team. Your group will take part in an interactive and imaginative led-tour of their exhibition where children will go on a sensory and immersive journey, followed by a workshop inspired by one of the books featured in the gallery. The sessions are all linked to the theory that there are seven basic plot types.

They can tailor school trips to a particular book or theme for additional cost.

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