What we offer
At Growtheatre, we bring creativity, drama, and outdoor learning together to inspire children and support schools. We offer ready-made, Curriculum-Linked Workshops designed to complement your teaching and also well as bespoke projects tailored to your school’s unique needs. These can include day-long events, arts weeks, long-term residencies, and outdoor sessions in your school grounds or nearby green spaces.
Our approach is unique because we combine:
- Creative practice, based in drama
- Outdoor learning and Forest Schools (Artistic Director, Rachel Newman is Level 3 Forest School Practitioner. )
- Curriculum Development
We also support teaching staff through innovative and practical CPD sessions, helping schools embed creative practice in the classroom. Growtheatre is an Artsmark Partner and can support your school in achieving Artsmark, as well as delivering Arts Award at Bronze and Silver levels.
We have a proven track record of building strong connections between schools and their communities, often by engaging children and families in school-based projects.
👉 To explore our bespoke projects click on the case studies below, or get in touch via our contact page.
Our Curriculum-Linked Workshops bring learning to life for all key stages, combining drama, storytelling, and outdoor exploration to engage children, develop skills, and support your curriculum objectives.
Story Walk Workshops for FS2 & Year 1
Bring much-loved picture books to life through storytelling, drama, and outdoor exploration — all delivered at your school or a nearby green space (e.g., a park or woodland area).
Led by our magical storyteller, Mrs Saga, children first meet her as she reads the class a story. She then invites them to go on a Story Walk to gather magical story ingredients. Through movement, imaginative play, discussion and simple drama activities, children explore characters, settings, and key moments while discovering the natural world around them.
A central focus of Story Walk Workshops is language development. Children are encouraged to listen, speak, describe, discuss, and collaborate, using rich vocabulary drawn from both the story and the outdoor environment. By bringing the story off the page and into a shared experience, children develop confidence in communication and a deeper understanding of the text — in ways that reading alone cannot achieve.
Stories currently available include:
- Stick Man – Julia Donaldson
- The Gruffalo – Julia Donaldson
- Pumpkin Soup – Helen Cooper
- The Kiss That Missed – David Melling
- The Extraordinary Gardener – Sam Boughton
- Little Red – Bethan Woollvin
- The Great Kapok Tree – Lynne Cherry
- We’re Going on a Bear Hunt – Michael Rosen & Helen Oxenbury
Optional Family / Parent Element
Schools can also choose to add a family or parent session as a paid extra. This allows parents to share part of the Story Walk with their child and reinforces your school’s messages about the importance of reading together at home.
Workshop Details
- Length: Approx 1 hour 10 minutes (plus indoor/outdoor transitions — timing may vary with site and season)
- Location: On site — in school grounds or a nearby green space
- Costs: £100 per workshop (up to 3 workshops per day; 1 class per workshop)
Benefits of Story Walk Workshops:
- Hands-on, curriculum-linked learning
- Encourages language development, discussion, creativity, and confidence
- Combines drama, storytelling, and outdoor exploration
- Flexible delivery in school grounds or nearby green spaces
- Optional family-focused session available
Contact us with any questions or to book a Story Walk workshop for your school via our contact page.
Thank you very much for coming into work with Reception. It was fantastic to see the children so engaged and fascinated. They loved working outside and engaging in open ended creative tasks. They way you had thought how to tailor the session for EAL learners was great. It was particularly fab to see the children revisit a story we had learnt about in class as the workshop allowed them to retrieve and use the language again.
Step Into the Past – KS2 Outdoor History Adventures
Bring history to life with immersive outdoor workshops that combine drama, role-play, and hands-on exploration. Pupils step into different time periods, experiencing the past in a way that textbooks alone cannot offer. All sessions are delivered at your school or in nearby green spaces, making it simple to run engaging history lessons without travel.
Our workshops help pupils actively explore historical events and daily life, develop enquiry and discussion skills, and make connections between past and present. Each workshop is ready-to-deliver and links directly to the KS2 National Curriculum, supporting chronological understanding, historical enquiry, and debate.
Workshop Options
- Stone Age to Iron Age
- Explore life from hunter-gatherers to early farmers.
- Outdoor activities include creating Stone Age tools, exploring settlements, and role-playing daily life.
- Romans in Britain
- Investigate the Roman Empire and its influence on Britain.
- Activities: Roman army drills, building mock villas, and debating Roman laws.
- Anglo-Saxons & Vikings
- Discover settlements, invasions, and daily life in early medieval Britain.
- Outdoor activities: raiding games, longhouse role-play, and exploring settlement sites.
- Normans & Medieval Britain
- Delve into castles, kings, and medieval towns.
- Activities: castle construction challenges, feudal role-play, and medieval storytelling.
- Victorians & the Industrial Revolution
- Learn about changing towns, factories, and local industry.
- Outdoor activities: mapping industrial change, role-playing as workers, and exploring local sites.
- World War II – Evacuees
- Explore the experiences of children and families during the war.
- Activities: role-playing evacuation journeys, creating diaries, and outdoor problem-solving games.
Optional Local History focus: Each workshop can include a site-specific element, exploring heritage in your school grounds or nearby surroundings.
Workshop Details
- Length: 1.5–2 hours (plus indoor/outdoor transitions — timings vary by site and season)
- Capacity: 1 class per workshop
- Costs: £100 per workshop (up to 3 workshops per day)
- Delivered by experienced drama practitioners, combining active exploration, discussion, and creativity.
Benefits for Schools & Pupils
- Active, hands-on learning outdoors
- Builds historical knowledge, enquiry, and discussion skills
- Encourages teamwork, communication, and confidence
- Flexible delivery in school grounds or nearby green spaces
- Fully curriculum-linked, ready-to-deliver workshops
Contact Us
For questions or to book a KS2 History Workshop, contact us via our contact page.
