ABOUT CREATIVE LAND BASED LEARNING
Students will spend time outdoors creating and hearing stories inspired by Caravan Farm Theatre’s 80 acres of field and forest. They will also learn about Caravan Farm Theatre’s history, the stories we tell our audiences and get a behind the scenes look at how we create our shows.
Activities include:
- Listening to a recording of Secwépemc storyteller Kenthen Thomas tell the story of Coyote Rock, in the shadow of Coyote Rock.
- Time in the forest developing stories inspired by the environment and Caravan Farm Theatre’s plays before sharing those stories with each other.
- An introduction to how Caravan Farm Theatre creates our unique style of outdoor theatre that includes use of performers, music, masks, spectacle and even horses.
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS:
- English Language Arts
- Storytelling (composition and oral language)
- First Peoples storytelling and oral traditions
- Arts Education
- Learn about and reflect on creative process
- Express feelings, ideas, and experiences in creative ways
- Explore identity, place, culture, and belonging through arts experiences
- Traditional and contemporary Aboriginal arts and arts-making processes
ABOUT THE FIELD TRIP EXPERIENCE
- Available Tuesday – Thursday between 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. from September 10 – 27, 2024.
- Cost -$8/student. Teachers and chaperones complimentary.
- Ideal for students in grades 3-6.
- Available for classes or combined classes between 5 and 40 students.
- Overall experience lasts 2 hours. This includes the time spent walking between activities.
- The walking trails are groomed but not paved so students must be prepared for a nature walk through fields and forest and dress for the weather.
- Lots of parking for buses and space for students to eat lunch and discuss the experience onsite, if desired.
ABOUT THE AUDIO LAND WALKS
An immersive binaural audio experience, the Audio Land Walks offer unique, spellbinding audio creations that lead the listener on a 45-60 minute walk through 80 acres of field and forest. The walks have been created by BC based artists, each telling a story purpose-built to guide the listener through the land: a meditation on the natural world and an experiment in the soundscape of storytelling. Each participant is given headphones and a digital audio player. They listen to the story unfold as they follow signed, maintained paths through fields and forest.
WHY AUDIO LAND WALKS?
- A solo yet social experience. Students experience the story in their own headphones but walk alongside each other experiencing the landscape and narrative together.
- Weaving immersive technology with an immersion in the natural world invites new perspectives on how we see and hear the world around us.
- Enhances connection to the natural world. These narrative nature walks get students moving through the outdoors which is good for mental and physical health and promotes well being.
ABOUT THE FIELD TRIP EXPERIENCE
- Available Tuesday – Thursday between 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. from September 10 – 27, 2024.
- Cost – $10/student. Teachers and chaperones complimentary.
- Ideal for students in grades 6-12.
- Available for classes or combined classes between 5 and 40 students.
- Overall experience lasts 90 minutes. The walks are up to 60 minutes and the additional time includes getting set up with the headsets.
- The walking trails are groomed but not paved so students must be prepared for a nature walk through fields and forest and dress for the weather.
- Lots of parking for buses and space for students to eat lunch and discuss the experience onsite.
Contact Vicki Stroich
Artistic & Environmental Programs Manager
P: 250 546 8500 ext. 200
E: vicki@caravanfarmtheatre.com
