Steve McCourt of Punchdrunk Enrichment shares the impact of immersive learning on student engagement and offers teachers an opportunity to refuel their own creative practice.
‘Broad and balanced curriculum’ is a phrase that educators have heard a lot in recent years, but the funding and infrastructure to support this goal has not matched the rhetoric.
Policymakers are finally beginning to signal that the creative arts will be given the spotlight it deserves and teachers offered the space to explore creative practice that allows for cross-curricular, embedded and purposeful learning.
Primary practitioners do not need reminding about the value of creative pedagogy. I often hear from teachers how their instinct to introduce creative, narrative-led or play-based approaches is hindered by the time restrictions imposed by the current curriculum.
Since 2008, Punchdrunk Enrichment have worked to provide teachers with accessible opportunities to take a creative approach to curriculum delivery. Working closely with primary schools, we create immersive learning projects by repurposing theatre principles as educational tools to deliver transformative, playful and meaningful learning experiences.
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