It’s child’s play as ‘Play in a Day’ drama workshop visits St John Fisher Primary School

St John Fisher RC Primary School pupils Ethan Williams and Joseph Bromfield

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Pupils at St John Fisher RC Primary School in Middleton have taken part in E.ON’s ‘Play in a Day’ project, learning about different ways to save energy before performing a short play in front of the rest of the school.

The day-long drama workshop took Year 6 pupils through a variety of tasks while exploring the subject of energy through fun and animated activities. The young actors practised songs and took part in drama-based games as they learned about the importance of conserving energy.

Deborah Hunt, who teaches at St John Fisher, said: “This was a new workshop for us and the children were really engaged in the activities. It was a good mix of facts and fun, and performing the play was a great way to get the children thinking about what energy is and how important it is to us all.”

Suzanne Doxey, Community Relations Manager at E.ON, said: “We developed Play in a Day because we understand that energy can be a dry subject, particularly for primary school pupils, but by taking part, the children really do get the chance to look at the topic of saving energy in depth, and they all seem to enjoy performing at the end of the day.

“The plays that they put together are intended to be comical, so we hope that this approach means not only do the participating groups learn about how to be more energy efficient, the whole of the school gains something from the day’s activities and picks up some ideas about the steps we can all take around the home to make sure we use no more energy than we need.”