ACT YOUR AGE! INSPIRING CHILDREN TO THINK CONSTRUCTIVELY ABOUT AGE ACT YOUR AGE! INSPIRING CHILDREN...
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ACT YOUR AGE! ACT YOUR AGE! INSPIRING CHILDREN TO THINK INSPIRING CHILDREN TO THINK CONSTRUCTIVELY ABOUT AGE CONSTRUCTIVELY ABOUT AGE Lorna Warren and Sarah Howson University of Sheffield Colleen Penny, Shirley Simpson, Damiana Boa Morte and Kieran Connealy- Williams School Workshop Participants North of England Education Conference, Sheffield, 16 – 18 January 2013
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ACT YOUR AGE!ACT YOUR AGE!INSPIRING CHILDREN TO THINK INSPIRING CHILDREN TO THINK CONSTRUCTIVELY ABOUT AGECONSTRUCTIVELY ABOUT AGE
ACT YOUR AGE!ACT YOUR AGE!INSPIRING CHILDREN TO THINK INSPIRING CHILDREN TO THINK CONSTRUCTIVELY ABOUT AGECONSTRUCTIVELY ABOUT AGE
Lorna Warren and Sarah HowsonUniversity of Sheffield
Colleen Penny, Shirley Simpson,Damiana Boa Morte and Kieran Connealy-Williams
School Workshop Participants
North of England Education Conference, Sheffield, 16 – 18 January 2013
TODAY’S WORKSHOPTODAY’S WORKSHOP
Subject:• Looking at age together
Structure:• Background• Act Your Age!• Taster Session• Discussion• Where next?
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SCHOOL WORKSHOP: ‘ACT YOUR AGE’SCHOOL WORKSHOP: ‘ACT YOUR AGE’
Aim of Act Your Age!:• To explore and develop inter-generational
relationships
Ingredients:• understandings of later life• similarities and differences between age groups• age in the media• stereotypes• the wider community
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SCHOOL WORKSHOP: ‘ACT YOUR AGE’SCHOOL WORKSHOP: ‘ACT YOUR AGE’
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SCHOOL WORKSHOP: ‘ACT YOUR AGE’SCHOOL WORKSHOP: ‘ACT YOUR AGE’
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Role Play
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Role Play
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• Used creative arts to challenge stereotypes of age
• Oct 2009-Nov 2011, in Sheffield
• Older women participants
• Produced own ‘alternative’ images of ageing
LOOK AT ME! PROJECTLOOK AT ME! PROJECT
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LOOK AT ME!
Hermi May Doris
Kathleen & Eleanor
Chris
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happy, joyful, cool, pretty, lovely,
beautiful, gorgeous, sweet,
fab, wonderful, nervous, excited,
thoughtful, grateful
happy, joyful, cool, pretty, lovely,
beautiful, gorgeous, sweet,
fab, wonderful, nervous, excited,
thoughtful, grateful
jolly, happy, enjoying herself, having a
laugh/fun, confident, cool, pinky, bright/jazzy, funky, glamorous, funny,
crazy, weird, confused
jolly, happy, enjoying herself, having a
laugh/fun, confident, cool, pinky, bright/jazzy, funky, glamorous, funny,
crazy, weird, confused
funny, sunny, amusing, having
fun, happy, super cool, daft, crazy, coocoo, sleepy,
hurt, in pain, angry
funny, sunny, amusing, having
fun, happy, super cool, daft, crazy, coocoo, sleepy,
hurt, in pain, angry
enjoying her life & living, happy, joyful,
cool, wonderful, funny, thoughtful,
chilling out, got a headache
enjoying her life & living, happy, joyful,
cool, wonderful, funny, thoughtful,
chilling out, got a headache
relaxed, happy, funny, having fun/a laugh,
scary, young, cool, funky,
crazy,
relaxed, happy, funny, having fun/a laugh,
scary, young, cool, funky,
crazy,
Damiana
Kieran
Colleen
Shirley
IMPACT OF INVOLVEMENTIMPACT OF INVOLVEMENT
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“I have learnt that you need to look at each person individually as older people are really the same as us, just a bit older. They are still fun and have lots to say.”
“The workshop was good. We learnt about stereotyping.”
“The older people's stories were interesting.”
“Not only young people can have fun!”
QUOTES FROM CHILDRENQUOTES FROM CHILDREN
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“I have learnt that old people are just like young people.”
“I used to think that old people was grumpy and moody.”
“I did not know they could use technology / computers properly.”
“That old people don’t just sit in bed all day. This is what changed by opinion.”
QUOTES FROM CHILDRENQUOTES FROM CHILDREN
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From the Teacher, Rachel Hall:
“The children really enjoyed the sessions. It was great seeing the children interacting with different people from different communities. Children's ideas were challenged and the sessions led on from the work we had done before for Black History Month. We had lots of discussion about families and society which allowed the children to understand more about their community, first impressions and people’s responses.”
QUOTES FROM SCHOOL STAFFQUOTES FROM SCHOOL STAFF
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From the Teaching Assistant, Michelle Hollingworth:
“It was a really positive experience for the children. It changed some of their perspectives and preconceived ideas. The children all enjoyed the sessions and were engaged.”
QUOTES FROM SCHOOL STAFFQUOTES FROM SCHOOL STAFF
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• PSHE Educational Tools/ Programme for Schools
• Follow-on Funding
• NDA wider Programme
• NDA Closing Conferences in 2013
WHERE NEXT?WHERE NEXT?
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Sarah HowsonUniversity of Sheffield
New Dynamics of Ageinghttp://www.newdynamics.group.shef.ac.uk/
Dr. Lorna WarrenUniversity of Sheffield
Look at Me! Images of Women & Ageing www.representing-ageing.com
CONTACTCONTACT
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