For the past four weeks various Key Stage Three classes have been expressing their views about things that matter to them. Operation Soapbox is a fun and interesting way to get our views heard and be able to speak our minds to others.
It all started with a mysterious wooden crate appearing in our classroom one day! Inside there was a golden envelope with a question inside to get us thinking and an instruction leaflet.
The instruction leaflet contained four steps to help us as we create our soapbox. The tips were:
*by making an argument that captures other people's imaginations we could get our ideas across easily
*by asking a challenging question we could help people get more involved in our project
*by setting an inspiring example we could get people to follow us
*by communicating something in an unusual and creative way we could get people interested.
We got examples of what other schools had done and what they sent back. One school grew tomatoes in their soapbox and they sent back a jar of homemade tomato sauce. Another school put photos, wishes and stories in their box. Another used their box as a stage and filmed a movie which they sent back. We could also send presentations, play scripts, letters, opinions and poems.
Operation Soapbox was named after an area in London called Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park.
We have really enjoyed doing Operation Soapbox and if anyone wants to find out more click here.
On this site you can
*download podcasts and films
*see what others are doing with their soapboxes
*upload your ideas and discoveries.
Thank you very much for reading this and enjoy Operation Soapbox, on display in the Royal Festival Hall at the Southbank Centre in London during June 2008!
By Danielle Trainor and Jana Rodgers (9M)
1 comment:
That sounds fantastic. I remember seeing a wooden box in the front hall and wondering what it was doing there. I have a few books and posters that might be of interest that belong to a similar project, and might offer some more ideas. Please call with me to have a look at them and see if they are any use to you.
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