COASSCS Sample USP Jan 2025 - Flipbook - Page 45
Date:
18/3/2025
Min. Time
Commitment:
50 Hours
Module Code:
CN2106
Breda O'Brien
Storytelling with Children in the Community
Students attend interactive workshops wherein they collaborate with a professional storyteller to
co-create and tell original stories, developing key skills that will enable them to create and share
stories with children in a variety of contexts. Students complete one of two streams; stream one
collaborates with various community partners, such as Galway Community Circus and local schools,
to bring their emerging storytelling skills to real audiences. Stream two collaborates with a group to
develop a script with multiple voices, based on a traditional story, and deliver it to a live audience.
Both streams gain practical storytelling experience, develop performance confidence, and reflect on
the power and nuances of ‘how to tell a great story’.
Students gain an appreciation for the important role of storytelling in education and other work with
children.
To earn this badge the student must:
• Service-learning Stream: - Demonstrate in person class attendance. Complete service learning
with Galway Community Circus and a local school, Submit a written reflection.
• Group project: - Demonstrate in person class attendance and submit a script and live performance.
Skills
Communication
Peter McHugh (Interim)
President,
University of Galway
Creative Agency
Empathy
Leadership
Self-Awareness
