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Multiple ways to be monstrous in 2012
 Gorillas (c) John Cox's Creature Workshop |
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Film, art and story-making with a dollop of science and technology is our focus for the first half of 2012. The exhibition How to Make a Monster: The art and technology of animatronics is in the Museum from 25 February to 15 July and we have developed an integrated set of programmes to to give you more ways to make use of it in the classroom. Based on the premise that monster-based creative work requires you to imagine, design and create your own world, the programmes on offer feed into various stages of that process. Select from class programmes, teacher workshops, other participatory activities, and ideas from the online teacher resource. We hope you will find a programme, or a set of programmes that complements your class learning plan for Term 1 and/or 2 and that excite your imagination.
Please let us know what you think of this different approach to providing experiences for you and your classes. Just drop us an email at feedback.museum@hcc.govt.nz.
teacher resources
Online resources
Click here to access a general online resource based on the themes of the exhibition with a collection of ideas and links that relate to conjuring and designing a 'world' and making it happen. The resource includes science, technology, local culture, and the arts.
Click here to access an online resource that supports the class programme Monster Hunting.
Sketch guides
Click on a topic below to download a sketch guide courtesy of John Cox's Creature Workshop:
- apes/dragon (952KB),
- crocodile/lizard/sabretooth (877KB),
- dinosaur (858KB)
- humanoid (911KB).
Simple machines resource ... will be here shortly.
Class programmes
- How to make a monster: the exhibition programme
- Monster hunting
- Stop motion monsters:For students
- Te tumu taniwha
Brief outlines of all programmes are available here. School programmes are available from 1 March, 2012. Book now to secure your class experience.
Thursday work
shops for teachers
8 March How to self-lead monster story writing in the museum
15 March Live action film-making
22 March Stop motion monsters: For teachers
29 March Teach art like you work in a museum
26 April Practical motion toy/ model-making
For more information on teacher workshops click here.
NOTE: These workshops were initially advertised for Tuesdays.
(Image of plasticine monster (c) John Cox's Creature Workshop)
Other participatory programmes
- Monsters come to life! An art partnership programme for schools. For more information on this programmes, please click here.
- Schools monster film festival. For more information on the festival, please check back on our website again soon.
