Puppets

In Year 6, Bourne is honoured to work alongside an organisation called the Young People's Puppet Theatre or YPPT for short. With expert guidance from their Project Manager, the children learn the playscript, make all the scenery and discover the delights of understanding the technical aspects of putting on a performance.  The project is taught in a cross-curricular way, allowing for many aspects of the English, Maths, Art and DT curriculums to be weaved together into the children's learning. 

During the performance, the pupils cover all roles, from narrators and voices to puppeteers, stage managers, stage crew, lighting, sound and special effects. Each pupil has an individual and vital part, and adults are involved only in a supervising role for safety reasons. No part is more important than another, and most roles remain backstage, so the children learn to rely on each other and work as an incredibly close team.