General Information
Section 1) - Choir of Singing Champions Section 2) - National Evaluation The Singing Champions Choir has the dual objectives of singing for personal enjoyment and training, to support the ‘Champions' to work with children in their schools. The children in their schools will have the opportunity to feed into the DCYS (Durham Cathedral Young Singers Choir) which meets every Saturday morning to develop further their singing skills and enjoyment. (Please see information in Durham Cathedral Young Singers section) The Singing Champions from each school involved with the Outreach Programme meet for from 4.30- 6.00pm with the Director of Outreach to have fun and develop their teaching skills through singing. The venue is in the LA area where the Outreach is focused. The schools must commit 2 people from their schools to attend, 6 sessions in total, one session a fortnight. The Director of Outreach has a resource pack for each school to support the singing champion to lead the singing with the children. These sessions will be open to other teachers from other schools - information available via LA's. The Singing Champions Choir is open to all who are already involved or would like to be involved with singing in schools. If you are interested in becoming involved or want further information please contact the Outreach office 0191 3840433 2009 Dates and Venue's Christmas Term - Sunderland Schools Easter Term - Durham Schools - Teachers Choir meet at All Saints Lanchester on Wednesday evenings from 4.30 - 6.00 pm Summer Term - South Tyneside Schools - Teachers Choir meet at Albert Elliot Primary on Wednesday 4.30 - 6.00pm 2) Evaluation by Institute of Education - University of London The Durham Outreach Project has been chosern as one of the three projects of the 41 Outreach projects in England to be part of a study commissioned to evaluate the benefits of the project. A research Officer - Ioulia Papageorgi will be visiting schools and attending the Cathedral Concerts each term to gather information from the children, teachers and staff involved in the project.1)-Choir of Singing Champions
