Working in collaboaration with Akram Khan Company, Lansbury Lawrence was successful in securing funding from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Teacher Development Fund for five Tower Hamlets primary schools to work with professional dancers. The project is developing teachers understanding of dance and movement, and how this new learning can be incorporated within their teaching practice.
As the art organisation partnering with Lansbury Lawrence on the teacher training programme, we are impressed by the level of ambition they have for their children and staff. The school’s ethos combined with the skillset and and vision of the Assistant Headteacher, Kerri Sellens, enables our collaboration to develop teachers’ confidence and understanding of dance whilst making a long-term impact on the bigger community of Tower Hamlets through children and families.
The school has a profound conviction that the arts can contribute to spark something in each one of us and we are grateful to work with an education organisation that shows such an unwavering commitment to explore creative practices and create opportunities to inspire their children and workforce further. The school brings an indisputable level of excellence and integrity to the global field of education.
Our week included ballet!
by Amayah, Luna and Hafiza This week, our class joined a beautiful ballet lesson online with the Royal Ballet and Opera. We thought it was a bit magical, and it felt like being in a story. The dancers moved so softly and quickly, like they were floating, and we did...
Artsmark Platinum, again!
We are very proud to announce that we have been re-awarded the ⭐ Artsmark Platinum Award ⭐ The Artsmark Award is the only creative quality standard for schools, accredited by Arts Council England. It supports schools to develop and celebrate arts and...
Hamilton Hop Into Easter
Hamilton Class have been busy learning all about Easter and the different ways some people celebrate it. As part of our wider curriculum, we read the Easter story together and discovered that Easter is a Christian festival. We talked about why this time of year is so...
Science Week in Year 3
We began our science investigation by exploring how flowers drink water. Each group placed a white flower into a glass pot filled with water and added a different food colouring to each one. We also kept one pot with clear water to use as our control. Our question...
WW2 through Dance
By Zaynab and Rukaiya. This half-term, we have been learning about WW2. Our big question is "What were some of the key causes and consequences of WW2?" We have been using dance and movement to learn the words from our knowledge organiser. The key-words we used were:...
From Dance to Descriptive Writing
This half-term, Year Six are reading Aladdin in English. We created short choreographies to support and inspire our descriptive writing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iZfoI87G-w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mJLsyOnax8 Thanks for watching us dance and reading...
Bringing Ancient Egypt to Life Through Dance
This week, Lichtenstein Class welcomed visitors from Wales into our classroom to see how we brought Ancient Egypt to life through movement.. Together, we explored The Landmarks Game — an activity where the children used their bodies to recreate famous Ancient Egyptian...
Poplar Rates Rebellion
This half-term, the children have been learning all about the Poplar Rates Rebellion. At the end of the half-term, they produced a fantastic double page spread which answered the guiding question: What is the significance of the Poplar Rates Rebellion. Highlights of...
Dancing away with The Akram Khan Dance Company
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZHyc3_Jodg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0199W-4Z1Y What another wonderful opportunity we've had to work with The Akram Khan Dance Company!Both Lichtenstein Class and Peggy Angus Class were thrilled to take part in an inspiring...
Dance at Lansbury Lawrence
A recent case study published by the Chartered College of Teaching as part of their Rethinking Curriculum project, highlighting the positive impact of our Paul Hamlyn funded dance project with Akram Khan Company....