Trees - a family learning project

MED Theatre did a series of workshops that are making up the ecology based family learning project, Trees.

In the first workshop, Living Trees, thirteen adult and child participants explored how important trees are to our every day lives and connections to climate change. They used drama and storytelling to unravel folklore and poetry about trees with professionals from MED Theatre on Saturday 18th September 2010 in Moretonhampstead Parish Hall.

In the second workshop, Tree Stories, nineteen participants ranging through three generations dramatised a variety of stories about trees, provoking responses about their views on trees which they wouldn't have necessarily explored, as well as having a chance for these different generations to work together as equals. The workshop took place at Castle Drogo (National Trust) on Friday 25th February 2011.

The third workshop in the project took place at the Full Bloom Festival in the National Trust orchard at Parke near Bovey Tracey.

Three generations take part in creating a forest of people at Castle Drogo, Feb 2011