"I Will Show You the World. Drama activities, games and études" by Maria Schejbal. Edited by Lucyna Kozień. In Polish.

A description of 70 activities used at theatre workshops of the Grodzki Theatre Association. 83 pages, 88 photographs. Edition: 1000 copies.

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"Theatrical Map of Europe" by Maria Schejbal. In Polish and English.

This publication resulted from our project "Theatrical Map of Europe", which was carried out from December 2003 to June 2004. It involved theatre workshops with 25 groups threatened by social exclusion. The results of their work were stage performances about 25 European countries. The greatest value, however, lay in the experiences of each and every person involved in the project. This publication comprises only a small part of those collective achievements presenting some of the ideas, discoveries and methods.

Our first publication - "I Will Show You the World" - a describtion of practical workshop ideas, was met with such interest that it ran out of print very quickly. "Theatrical Map of Europe" presents 25 new excercises in the hope that they will turn out to be helpful and inspiring for all those working in theatre or therapy.

Your comments and suggestions would be most welcome.

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"Animated Debate"

Animated Debate - A CD Guide. In Polish, English, Italian and Romanian.
This CD guide is a presentation of our international project entitled "Animated Debate - computer animation workshops for dysfunctional groups in prospect of developing European cooperation", which was accomplished within the Socrates Minerva programme.
"Animated debate" is aimed at all the people who are using or would like to use the computer and the Internet in creative and educational work with children and youths, in school, out-of-school, or even in home conditions. But first and foremost, this presentation is adressed to teachers - for them the presentations of the individual parts of the project were prepared, also considering the specificity and technical possibilities of school environment. The CD Guide for Educators provides real support and encouragement to the teachers of all subjects in introducing new, ICT-based methods of learning in mainstream education. It promotes a personalised, multidisciplinary learning experience, in which learners play a more active role.

The CD guide has been published in 4 languages - English, Polish, Italian and Romanian in a run of 1500 copies.

We hope that you find The Guide for Educators useful and inspiring. Your feedback - comments, suggestions or questions would be very much appreciated.

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"Play with Colours"

"Play with Colours. Lesson plans for 1st to 3rd grade of primary school" by Lucyna Chmiel and Irena Frydel. Accompanied by a video tape. In Polish.

The educational guide, entitled "Play with Colours", is addressed to primary school teachers for grades I-III (children aged 7-10). It provides support in raising the issue of tolerance and in discrimination prevention. The educational guide consists of a brochure with suggested lesson plans and information about the "Common Space" project and a video tape with three anti-discrimination performances created during the workshops. There is an additional recording on the video tape, which can be used with older children and youth.

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"Theatre and therapy"

"Theatre and therapy" by Rachela Molicka and Maria Schejbal. In Polish.

This publication, co-written by theatre specialist Maria Schejbal and psychotherapist Rachela Molicka covers both artistic and social group processes. It summarises the many years of professional experience of the authors in theatre and therapy and presents good practices in this field in the hope that they will be useful for anyone involved in group or team work.

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"Theatre script - how to tell stories in theatre"

"Theatre script - how to tell stories in theatre" by Maria Schejbal. Edited by Lucyna Kozień. In Polish.

A book describing the process of working on a performance, with the main emphasis put on the role of the theatre script. Edition: 1000 copies. For teachers, educators, therapists, workshops leaders.

This publication was written as part of our "Theatre script: publication, training, internet portal" programme, co-funded by the Polish Ministry of Culture and Heritage.

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"The Ordinary Extraordinary"

The book was written during the project "From activating workshops to vocational workshops" funded by the European Union as part of the European Social Fund

Text: Agnieszka Ginko-Humphries; Graphic design: Krzysztof Tusiewicz. 70 pages.
Published by Bielskie Stowarzyszenie Artystyczne Teatr Grodzki, Bielsko-Biała, 2007
The book, published in 1000 copies and in full colour, is a guide for young people encouraging them to take part in creative endeavours. It consists of interviews with the workshop participants about the effect of theatre and art on their lives, works created during artistic workshops, and comments of instructors.
"I have dicovered that I am a brave person"
"Our groups has become really integrated"
"I would like to ask people who work with young people not to give up, but to carry on. Youth is difficult, but they will get thought it in the end. Don’t give up"

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"Stop to addictions"

The book and film were created during the project "Looking for solutions" funded by the European Union, Access Funds Programme 2004
Text: Agnieszka Ginko-Humphries. Film: Krzysztof Tusiewicz. Published by Bielskie Stowarzyszenie Artystyczne Teatr Grodzki, Bielsko-Biała, 2007
The Educational Guide “Stop to addictions” is a practical didactic material for teachers, educators, therapists and school psychologists (1000 copies). It consists of a book an instructional film - both to be used at schools and in life-long learning about the subject of addictions and preventative measures.

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"Cultural vehicles in education"

The book was written as part of the "Cultural Vehicles in Education - assisting the needs of vulnerable social groups" project (CVE) funded by the European Comission, Grundtivg programme.

The paper-based publication by Agnieszka Ginko-Humphries has been published as a textbook on the new, arts-based methodology developed during the CVE project. It is carefully designed and illustrated with photographs from all pilot workshops in 4 countries and creative works made by the participants.
The main idea behind the book is both to present the new methodology and to inspire the educators to use their own arts-based methods. The proposed scenarios of educational units are written in such a way as to allow for easy adaptation to the needs of one's group. Every exercise can and should be creatively developed and improved, often the workshop participants introduce valuable changes, as it was discovered during the CVE pilot workshops. The language of the book is informal and user-friendly to go in line with the CVE spirit. It is learner/reader centred, focused on actively involving the person in the educational matters, asking surprising questions and encouraging creativity ("Perhaps a story or poem will come to your mind?").
The edition of 3.000 copies in six languages (EN, FR, DE, PL, LT, CS - 500 copies of each language) has ensured wide distribution at the European level. The book has 147 pages, with a cover in full-colour, and is spiral-bound to allow for easy use at workshops and training sessions.

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Theatre instructor's craftsmanship

The book was written as part of "Closer to stage" project funded by the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.
Text: Maria Schejbal and Piotr Kostuchowski. 126 pages. Published by Bielskie Stowarzyszenie Artystyczne Teatr Grodzki, Bielsko-Biała, 2008
The first part of the book includes descritions of theatre exercises and games which can be used in creative and educational work with children, youth and adults. The second part consists of interviews with instructors of Grodzki Theatre Association who run workshops for a variety of socially vulnerable groups.

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