School Magic Workshops uncovered …

What you can expect  

Following an ice-breaking baffling demonstration, open discussions will cover magic, magicians, secrecy and the golden rules of magic. Each attendee will be taught the magician’s oath and sworn in as a ‘student of magic’. The workshop then becomes an interactive session, with demonstrations of the main principles of magic, psychology, techniques and methods used in creating the effects used by entertainers – turnings conclusions out to the audience. This is followed by group and one-to–one tuition and practicing, also performances depending on workshop format. ...

For schools and colleges each workshop can be tailored.

The workshop format is invariably determined by the audience age, ability, duration and context in which the school or club are looking for it to be presented. As well as complementing a curricular theme or topic, the workshop is incidentally structured to teach awareness, confidence, interpersonal techniques and rapport building as well as creativity and performance.

The workshops have been also tailored to much success for various spectrums of special educational needs audiences.

Business, teambuilding and interpersonal development skills based variations of the magic workshop are also available.

References are available by request . Email Steve directly

Benefits

All participants have the opportunity to:

• Watch and learn magic – the psychology, techniques and methods
• Interact, feedback and exchange ideas
• Practice and perform magic taught during the workshop

Steve Drury’s fun based magic workshop is a combination of a magic show and tuition ….

• Suitable for age 8+ (Workshop tailored to audience *)
• Each child takes the Magician’s Oath, becoming a ‘student of magic’
• Includes ‘Principles of Magic’ show.
• Magic tuition is both given on group and one-to-one basis.
• Magic workshops options from 2 hours to one day

Complements Cross Curricular themes

The School Magic workshops can directly involve other subjects. For example be relevant to:

• Drama and performance arts. After all, magic is more about performance than the trick!
• History: The cultural and social history of magic gives children a wonderful new perspective of people in the past.
• Design and Technology: Many of the most popular magic tricks would be easily constructed in the classroom.
• Maths: Everyone knows the phrase ‘it’s all smoke and mirrors’, in the case of magic it’s all angles and mirrors.
• Science: Magic is a very effective tool for teaching a whole host of scientific concepts from fragile and heavy through to gravity and transparency..

 

Children learn better when excited and engaged !
The workshop will provide children with an exciting and memorable day.