Case Studies
Blog post and news updates from all of the Cultivate Halton partners.
An evening of stories for grown ups
Thursday 14th October, 6-7pm, Halton Lea LibraryTickets available to book online via Eventbrite or at any Halton Library Stories from fascinating storyteller Helen StewartCome along to hear the fascinating stories of The King, The Storyteller and The Thieves’ Baby....
Cloch: A 19th century tall ship voyage, A talk by Ian Bellard
Tuesday 5th October, 6-7.30pm, Widnes Library £2 per ticket available to book online via Eventbrite or at any Halton Library In 1897 Ian’s great-grandfather Joseph T. Rowland embarked upon a two year voyage aboard the Glasgow built barque Cloch. From Liverpool he...
Discover Pollinators with Norton Priory
Friday 8th October, Widnes Library 10.30-11.30amRecommended age: adults Join the experts from Norton Priory to delve into the world of beekeeping. Learn about honey bees and other pollinators in the insect world and then have a go at beeswax candle rolling. Beeswax is...
Let Me Tell You A Story Exhibition
8 local people told us their stories to show us how society has changed! Our Let Me Tell You A story Exhibition with illustrations by Millie Chesters and poetry by local writers Rita Furnival and Laura Bevan is now on display in Widnes Library until 30th...
Elements of Halton Exhibition at Culture HQ
Video Game Design Learning Resources from Mako Create
Video Game Design Learning Resources from Mako Create Welcome to Mako Create's Video Game Design learning resources, brought to you as part of the Bubble Up project from Curious Minds. Here you'll be able to find instructional videos, lesson plans and resources to...
Bubble Up Summer School With Curious Minds
Curious Minds is excited to offer its tried and tested Bubble Up programme to schools this summer. Bubble Up is a solution for schools that are interested in delivering high-quality creative summer school activity for incoming Year 7s, in line with DfE guidance....
Prepared for Change: Making the case for developing 21st century skills through cultural education
Curious Minds' Head of Careers & Employability, Holly Ball, considers the vital skills cultural education offers young people, as they prepare for a rapidly changing and unpredictable employment landscape.The world of work is changing. Jobs for life no longer...
Elements of Halton CPD recordings now online
The Elements of Halton project team have created a range of resources to support teachers who are taking part in the project. The CPD recordings are now available. These recordings follow the same format as the Teachers' Pack and are in two parts. The first part is...
Drama Workshop with the children of Beechwood Primary School
Today, we (Mandela Class, Beechwood Primary School) had a delightful visit from a lovely lady called Laura. She talked to us about doing an ‘Arts’ performance as part of the Elements of Halton (using a cranky system, maybe do a bit of drama and possibly playing our...