Education at Cheltenham Festivals
Coming up — in the next few weeks
Book It! for schools 2010
Our exciting programme of schools events for the Literature Festival.
schools brochure | book online
Our new Literature project…
A creative-writing and drama project based on real episodes from the county’s extraordinary history…
information / application details
The Cheltenham Gamelan
Whether you want to bring your class, your football team or everyone from your office, Cheltenham Festivals can provide a bespoke workshop to meet your needs.
Playing the Gamelan together is a fantastic team-building exercise as well as a rare insight into the evocative sounds of another culture. Our inspirational Gamelan teacher can tailor your session to meet objectives from the National Curriculum or focus on collaborative working, whilst providing you with an enjoyable, enlightening and unique experience.
Prices include room hire and an experienced teacher to lead the group. A limited number of subsidised sessions is available for school groups.
- Gamelan home page with lots of background information
- Gamelan enquiry form for provisional booking
- Planning a visit information from our downloads page
For further information about the Gamelan please contact the Education Team on 01242 775095.
Some of our previous Education projects
The Bandwagon
The Bandwagon, a bus carrying a 10-piece ensemble of young, talented musicians.
The Bandwagon visited primary schools in Cheltenham and Gloucester as part of the 2010 Music Festival….
more about this inspiring project
Jazz It Up!
Jazz It Up! 2010 kicked off our festival season.
Ten school jazz bands took part, the best of Gloucestershire’s young jazz talent…
photos from Jazz It Up! 2010
Time Will Tell
Time Will Tell was our major education project in association with BBC Outreach for the 60th The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival 2009…
more about Time Will Tell 2009
Sing East Sing West
Children from six Gloucestershire schools came together for Sing East Sing West, celebrating music from Spain, North Africa and Eastern Europe as part of HSBC Cheltenham Music Festival 2009.
Time To Sing
Time to Sing was produced by the Cheltenham Festivals education team as part of Cheltenham Music Festival 2008.
