Schools Outreach Programme

Contents:-

Section 1) - General project information

Section 2) - Specific Format for Schools

Section 3) -  Dates and Venues

1) Durham Cathedral's- Schools Outreach Project

Aims:

• To extend the support, knowledge and expertise of over 600 years experience of children's individual and choral singing, to the wider community of children.
• To develop the enjoyment and quality of choral singing across the North East region.
• To put into place a self funding charging system to ensure sustainability of Outreach Programme after 2011

 During 2008/09 the School Programme is available free to Primary Schools in Durham, Sunderland and South Tyneside.  The children involved will be invited to join the Durham Cathedral Young Singers for their further enjoyment and singing development (For further information see the Durham Cathedral Young Singers section)

The programme is available to 8 schools per term, identified through the Local Authority music department.

At the end of the term the children from all 8 schools and the Cathedral Choristers will sing in a concert held at the Cathedral. Parents, extended families and friends of the school will be able to attend the concert.

 2) Specific Format for Schools Outreach Programme

 Schools

The Director of Outreach will work each term with a different Local Authority

The input for each school, from the Director of Outreach, will be on a fortnightly timetable i.e.

Week 1 

 Wednesday,

School a - 2 hrs input from 9.30 - 11.30am 

School b- 2 hrs input from 1.00 - 3.00pm

 Friday,

School c - 2 hrs input from 9.30 - 11.30am    

School d- 2 hrs input from 1.00 - 3.00pm

 Week 2 

 Wednesday,

School e - 2 hrs input from 9.30 - 11.30am  

School f- 2 hrs input from 1.00 - 3.00pm

Friday,

 School g - 2 hrs input from 9.30 - 11.30am  

 School h- 2 hrs input from   1.00 - 3.00pm

 The Director of Outreach will prepare a resource pack for each school so that the week she is not in the school the designated teacher / singing champion will lead the singing with the children. (Please see section on Sing Champions Choir)

 If any school is interested in becoming part of this scheme please contact the Outreach Office on 0191 384 0433 or your Local Authority Music Department.

3) 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