Globe Gallery Exploratorium 
The aims of the project:

• to establish an interest group to explore possibilities for future development of a Creative Exploratorium within North Tyneside.
• to create professional development opportunities for educators and artists in North Tyneside.
• to provide an example of creative use of space, equipment and materials
• to provide opportunities for children to visit and experience the space in order to demonstrate the value of the pedagogical approach to their  educators.

 Key Elements

•  Exhibition
•  Creative Studio and Sound Exploratorium
•  Seminars
•  Project Presentations

Globe Gallery Exploratorium Intro Doc


The Fantastic Attic 
In June 2000 Sightlines Initiative transformed the Great Hall of Newcastle Discovery Museum.into a creative learning exploratorium for local preschool children and their teachers.
Artists and trainee teachers worked with visiting groups of children within an extensive, specially assembled studio and investigative space, mixing resources with constructions designed to encourage children and teachers to develop new experiences, reflections and inspirations.
The ‘Fantastic Attic’ project was inspired by the potential of the Great Hall , used to host  England’s first showing of Reggio Emilia’s major exhibition on young children’s potential and creativity ‘The Hundred Languages of Children’ in 1996, and by the pilot events which ran concurrently in Tyneside preschools. 
Fantastic Attic Evaluation





Floor Four

A four week project where Sightlines Initiative again transformed the Great Hall of the Discovery Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne into an exciting, learning exploratorium for young children and their educators. Sightlines expert team worked with artists and designers to create the creative spaces and worked closely with educators and children to demonstrate creative approaches to learning and teaching. The project served the local area and was funded by Surestart 

Floor Four Exhibition







The Magic Wardrobe 
A four week 'Centre for Curiosity & Imagination' in collaboration with Surestart West Gate,
Newcastle Summer 2002. 

Sightlines initiative transformed the Nuns Moor Play Centre in the West End of newcastle to provide a creative exploratorium for local schools, children and families. School groups visited reguarly over the 4 week period and project facilitators carefully documented the explorations of the children. The project team provided professional development sessions for the educators and families and ran follow up sessions back at school.

Magic Wardrobe Evaluation

Fantastic Project Evaluation

In June 2000, a four-week creative event for pre-school children took place at the Great Hall of Newcastle Discovery Museum.
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During Spring and Summer of 2007, the children from Wharrier St. Playgroup spent one session each week at Ouseburn Farm with their educators and an artist-photographer team. The interests and fascinations that emerged there were supported back at playgroup by the project team and the children’s usual educators, shaping the learning and play that occurred there.

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