Of course young people and teachers in Palestine have been creating and performing remote theatre pieces for quite a long time now and have become leaders in this emerging field. And while the rest of the world have been trying to catch up because of the corona pandemic, Palestinians involved in HUP have been busy creating a brand new genre of remote theatre which we're calling Lockdown Theatre.
Read MoreUnlike Captain Lawrence Oates on the Antarctic expedition circa 1912, the word “outside” may not hold much significance for you. “Where’s the cat?” “She’s outside.” “Leave your shoes outside - they’re covered in mud”. Outside denotes a general space.
Read MoreWe're now approaching the end of The Hands Up Project certificate in Remote Theatre. It's been a great course. With teachers from Argentina, Canada, Czechia, Mexico, Palestine, Serbia, and Syria participating it's been really international and intercultural, and we've all learnt a lot about Remote Theatre - and indeed about its new variant with only one actor per webcam which we're calling Lockdown Theatre.
Read MoreThe idea for today was to talk about our world and the changes we’d like to be a part of. We started small - talking about things we really like about our communities and things we’d really like to see changed in them. We went into our breakout rooms with one rule only - speak English. Of course, the tech glitched so I had the opportunity to talk to Hala about her community.
Read MoreYoung learner literacy is an area which needs informed and skilled teachingand Wendy Arnold puts out a plea for a naturalistic approach in today's blog.
Read MoreA post from teacher Sue Piper about how the mix of online and face-to-face classes, known as blended learning, can have surprisingly positive results.
Read MoreThis week we have a lovely post from Katy Colley about their first 'Family Matters' meeting with our very own Raja'a.
Read MoreA few weeks ago Adrian Underhill gave a talk about the work of the Hands up Project at an online event in the UK. Anyone who's ever seen Adrian talk at a conference will know that he is a real innovator in our field and is always exploring new ways of working.
Read MoreThis week's post is by longterm Hands up Project volunteer in Gaza, and winner of last year's remote theatre competition, Sahar Siam.
Read MoreThis weeks post is written by one of our most loyal participants and also presenters in our Facebook live sessions, Diana Abu Khaled. Over to you Diana...
Read MoreI'm not sure who said this originally, but I remember seeing it years ago, on a postcard stuck to my parents' fridge. It's a joke of course (the whole thing about making mistakes is that we don't plan to make them!) but then, like all good jokes, I think there's also a universal truth behind it.
Read MoreThis week's post is by long term Hands up Project volunteer, Sara Wood. Over to you Sara....
Read MoreThis weeks post is by Hands up Project trustee, Scott Thornbury
Read MoreDrama is not just a tool. It’s the perfect way to help the students dig deep inside themselves to identify their identities, set up their goals in life and have dreams . I was inspired by this and by the idea of remote theatre (performing plays through simple video-conferencing tools to other parts of the world).
Read MoreThis week, we have a post from long standing HUP volunteer in Gaza, Heba Hamouda. Heba completed her PhD research on digital storytelling last year, and recently took part in David Heathfield's online course - 'Creative and Engaging storytelling for Teachers'
Read MoreDrama is not just a tool. It’s the perfect way to help the students dig deep inside themselves to identify their identities, set up their goals in life and have dreams
Read MoreSome good news... After almost five months off school, children in Gaza are going back to their classes tomorrow. There's going to be a period of revision to catch up on everything that they've missed during lockdown and then the regular semester will start again at the end of August.
Read MoreThis week we have a very inspiring blog post written by long term, Hands Up Project volunteer in Beit Hanoun Prep Girls UNRWA School Gaza, Rinan Jamal. Rinan joined us for last Saturday's SaturPLAY live together with some of her brilliant students.
Read MoreThis weeks post is by long term HUP volunteer and drama specialist in Gaza, Haneen Khaled. Over to you Haneen....
Read MoreThis week we have a post from one of the latest people to join the Hands Up Project's ever expanding team of volunteers around the world - Anya Shaw. Over to you Anya....
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