MAGICAL MINDS

"I would definitely recommend a visit from his wonderful company.
We loved having the Magical Minds day. The children were really engaged with the performance and took part actively in the workshops afterwards. We did the Magical Minds day in October 2023 and now, four months later, the children are still using some of the terminology to help with grounding themselves. I believe the Magical Minds day is a perfect start to embedding self-regulation strategies in school and the dance element increases our children's cultural capital" - Jenny, Assistant Headteacher (Sauncey Wood Primary School)

Magical Minds is a day of Dance performance and Dancing Mindfulness workshops offered to Primary Schools that focuses on mental health and positive wellbeing. Magical Minds provides children with a creative exploration into the human mind through dance performance and tools to increase their ability to self-regulate their emotions through the workshops.

Magical Minds

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01 Objectives

To encourage children to think about emotions

Educate children about the importance of both positive and negative emotions

Through the character of the Emotion Squasher, highlight the importance of not suppressing emotions

Educate children about the human mind and how the brain helps us to survive

Every child takes part in a Dancing Mindfulness workshop

Provide children with instant techniques for them to cope with their emotions

Facilitate Dancing Mindfulness for children to continue practicing within their classroom environment and even take home to practice with their family and friends

If you are from a Primary School and would like to book a tour date or find out more about the project, please check out our information pack (click on PDF)

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02 A Day Of Magical Minds

Magical mids runs from 9:00AM - 14:00PM and can be tailor made for your school requirements.

PERFORMANCE:

9:30AM - 10:00AM

Three characters embark on a journey to the centre of the brain to save everyone from the Emotion squasher. The Emotion Squasher tells everyone that if they squash their emotions they can feel good all the time, in reality we find that by doing this we won't get very far on our journey in life. On their journey, they experience many emotions; a happy dance, sad dance, nervous dance and angry dance but when they finally make it to the centre of the brain, they realise that all these emotions have helped them to survive.

DANCING MINDFULNESS WORKSHOPS

10:00AM - 14:00PM (6x 45 minute workshops)

Dancing Mindfulness workshops use Movement, music and Mindfulness-in-motion to reach a place of greater awareness. The core principles of the workshops are; non-judgement, letting go, trust, patience and acceptance. Dancing Mindfulness increases connectivity in the frontal lobe of the brain which increases children's ability to self-regulate their emotions, self awareness, social awareness and self-confidence. The workshops are carefully and age appropriately devised to continue referencing the Magical Minds performance ensuring engagement and awareness of being present, through props and creative guided movement.

Dancing Mindfulness increases empathy and the ability to understand what another may be feeling which improves children awareness and helps them to build positive strong relationships. Dancing Mindfulness reduces the severity of depression, anxiety and ADHD in children. The practice of Dancing Mindfulness can continue to be practiced within a classroom / school environment and children can even begin to use it at home to help them cope with emotions.

03 Tour Dates

SEPTEMBER 2023 - DECEMBER 2023

FUNDED BY ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND

14TH SEPTEMBER: SHEPHERD PRIMARY SCHOOL

21ST SEPTEMBER: BROCKSWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL

28TH SEPTEMBER: PARKSIDE COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL

5TH OCTOBER: WOODHALL PRIMARY SCHOOL

12TH OCTOBER: SAUNCY WOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL

19TH OCTOBER: SARRATT CoFE SCHOOL

2ND NOVEMBER: BEDWELL PRIMARY SCHOOL

9TH NOVEMBER: OXHEY WOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL

16TH NOVEMBER: WARREN DELL PRIMARY SCHOOL

23RD NOVEMBER: EASTBURY PRIMARY SCHOOL

PREVIOUS TOUR DATES

SEPTEMBER 2021 - DECEMBER 2021

FUNDED BY ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND

30TH SEPTEMBER: ST MONICA'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL

7TH OCTOBER: CROWLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

14TH OCTOBER: OUR LADY OF MUSWELL PRIMARY SCHOOL

21ST OCTOBER: NORTH HARRINGAY PRIMARY SCHOOL

4TH NOVEMBER: HARRIS PRIMARY ACADEMY COLERAINE PARK

11TH NOVEMBER: LANCASTERIAN PRIMARY SCHOOL

18TH NOVEMBER: ST ANDREWS SOUTHGATE PRIMARY SCHOOL

25TH NOVEMBER: TETHERDOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL

2ND DECEMBER: ST ANN'S CE PRIMARY SCHOOL

9TH DECEMBER: MUSWELL HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL

SEPTEMBER 2019 - DECEMBER 2019

FUNDED BY EAST LONDON DANCE AND THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON & CHELSEA

SUPPORTED BY STUDIO WAYNE MCGREGOR, STRATFORD CIRCUS ARTS AND REDBRIDGE THEATRE

17TH SEPTEMBER: SELWYN PRIMARY SCHOOL

23RD SEPTEMBER: OUR LADY VICTORIES PRIMARY SCHOOL

24TH SEPTEMBER: NEWPORT PRIMARY SCHOOL

30TH SEPTEMBER: SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSIS PRIMARY SCHO0L

1ST OCTOBER: ST HELEN'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL

7TH OCTOBER: ASHBURNHAM COMMUNITY SCHOOL

8TH OCTOBER: MILLFIELDS COMMUNITY SCHOOL

15TH OCTOBER: DAWLISH PRIMARY

29TH OCTOBER: RIPPLE PRIMARY SCHOOL

4TH NOVEMBER: FOX PRIMARY SCHOOL

5TH NOVEMBER: RIPPLE PRIMARY SCHOOL

11TH. NOVEMBER: ST JOSEPH'S PRIMARY SCHOOL

12TH NOVEMBER: HANDSWORTH PRIMARY SCHOOL

26TH NOVEMBER: CALVERTON PRIMARY SCHOOL

2ND DECEMBER: CRANBROOK PRIMARY SCHOOL

SEPTEMBER 2018 - NOVEMBER 2018

SUPPORTED BY SEEDBED

13TH SEPTEMBER: WESTON PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL

20TH SEPTEMBER: HARPENDEN ACADEMY

27TH SEPTEMBER: ROKESLY PRIMARY

4TH OCTOBER: HALLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL

11TH OCTOBER: MAJORIE MCCLURE - SPECIALIST SCHOOL

25TH OCTOBER: ST MERYL

1ST NOVEMBER: ST GILDA'S

8TH NOVEMBER: TANNERS WOOD

15TH NOVEMBER: ST MARY'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND (VA)

22ND NOVEMBER: ARNETT HILLS JM

MEET THE TEAM

ABOUT US

MAGICAL MINDS

If you are from a Primary School and would like to book a tour date or find out more about the project, please check out our information pack (click on PDF)