Nativity in the Carpark
After helping S1/2 a bit with their Nativity last week S4 wanted to film it themselves. Working in 2 groups half headed to the Maths room to film their version (which I haven’t seen yet, but did spot a pair of glittery wings heading down the corridor) whilst the others decided to go on location. Their self appointed director had worked out the locations and ticked them off as they filmed. I had suggested they do it seriously and not a parody of “primary 1 does the Nativity in French” and they did this quite well.
As always the dressing up box proved a useful resource - there is a pink hat (very “Mrs Mack”) all my boys are very fond off - it has appeared in a variety of role plays and films, today it was worn by one of the wise men along with a sari - and surprisingly this combination actually looked good. Changing into a purple shirt and a “bush hat” he became a shepherd. Joseph did a similar hat swap to become a shepherd, Mary looked very good in a blue sari and our Angel draped herself in burgundy and silver - a couple of scarves bundled up became the baby Jesus. With the entrance hall as the stable, the Secret Garden in the primary playground as the desert, the shepherds and angel played out their scene on grass above the car park.
Two things struck me as I watched this - apart from some advice on filming everything came from themselves - the creativity, the enterprising attitudes and the collaboration.
I was also struck by the relevant confidence with which they spoke the lines, understanding that it would look silly if they had the scripts in front of them - now I need to work out how to transfer this to their conversations.
