We provide stimulating African drum workshops for INSET and confrences for all teachers and carers in schools in Devon,cornwall,Dorset and somerset-UK

We provide stimulating INSET for all teachers and carers of pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties, and also work in integrated and mainstream settings.

Our training helps build the skills staff need to be able use music confidently and creatively with children of varying abilities and across the National Curriculum.

We also run tailor-made courses for teachers to allow you let go of staff tension before or after events like Ofsted. We can also run workshops speciality aimed at, team building and improving communication among staff.

Our workshops based around African drumming and movement are an excellent way of helping staff shake off tension, stress and anxiety around Ofsted inspections.

Sessions consist of non-competitive games, letting off steam and having fun. However, there is an underlying serious intent of strengthening group trust, confidence building and leadership development.

These special workshops includes Head teachers, LSA's, school physiotherapists and secretaries and other relevant staff. The workshops can be tailored to your needs of time and numbers to suit 1, 2, or 3 days . No children attend this particular program.

We can also provide taster workshops at conferences for those who want to get an idea of what might happen on a full day's INSET or school workshop.

African drumming can be a great and fun icebreaker at conferences and teachers event. The workshops are very inclusive, and require no specialist skills or previous experience - just a willingness to have go. All levels of ability can play side by side, playing happily and creatively together in the same group.

Each person's contribution, how ever simple, plays a vital part in the final musical result. Everyone is equal in African music making, and the driving rhythms are a wonderful way to bring a group together.

Experience Africa workshops help to prove the idea of musicians and non musicains working together harmoniously and in a finely tuned team.

These workshops are suitable even to businesses seeking to refine and enhance awareness in individuals and teams.

Breaking down social barriers. Our drum workshops are effective icebreakers for bringing employeesand work coleaguse closer together a by breaking down, race, gender and age barriers.

Celebrating group success:

By successfully playing these rhythms together, groups develop a powerful and sense of unity and it is a gerat activity for people to do together in cellebration.

Encouraging personal development among workers. Anyone can beat on an African drum. This gives participants a great sense of competence, hence enhancing self-esteem.