A storyteller in the classroom
What better way of celebrating TASD than booking a storyteller visit for your school within or around the Festival dates? It's cost effective, entertaining and inspiring.
School visits all over Scotland are a major part of each year's Scottish International Storytelling Festival. In 2010, over 2,000 children in 24 schools across Edinburgh and the Lothians enjoyed a storytelling session as part of the Festival outreach programme.
 Storytelling visits can be a special time, creating excitement and offering the possibility to enjoy and explore topics in a different way. Storytellers can bring a wide range of stories from traditional tales, myths and legends, to dilemma and problem stories, or stories of local history, people and events. There are many ways in which stories contribute to various aspects of the Curriculum for Excellence, and the experience of sharing live stories in itself stimulates imagination and creative language.
We consult carefully with teachers to ensure that the storytellers and stories chosen are appropriate for specific ages.
Some stories are more dark and complex and suitable for older children only. For younger children we take care to arrange sessions full of interactivity, songs and rhymes, and for children with special education needs, we select only storytellers who are experienced with and sensitive to differing levels of ability.
The cost of a visit is £120 plus £10 flat rate travel expenses for a half day (2 sessions, 2 hours) and £200 plus £10 flat rate travel expenses for a full day (4 sessions, 4 hours).
So, including VAT, that’s 2 hours of storytelling for a total of £154 and 4 hours for a total of £250. VAT can be of course be re-claimed by your school.
For information on how to get involved in the 2011 Festival schools outreach programme, please contact Davide Panzeri at davide@scottishstorytellingcentre.com (+44 (0)131 652 3272)
Find a storyteller
The lists below contain a brief description of all storytellers who are available to visit your school, what kind of sessions they offer and what age range their stories are suitable for. Storytellers are divided here by geographical area to help you find someone that is local to you.
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