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| Movement Arts and Music |
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| Bothmer Gymn is practised regularly to support
the central process of integrating the student’s soul-spiritual
being with her/his bodily organisation. Developing the senses
of movement, spatial awareness, balance and inner equilibrium,
Bothmer gym helps students to guide their energies in space
and time, directing them meaningfully while finding a secure
centre from which to reach out into the world. Interactive group
games and exercises help to improve social competence while
bringing mobility to thinking, feeling and willing and enabling
a more complete expression of individual intention. |
| Outward Bound Activities are important for
increasing physical confidence, expanding perceived boundaries
and experiencing social co-operation. Students visit local adventure
centres, participate in climbing, abseiling, swimming, kayaking,
and go on camping and youth hostelling expeditions. |
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MUSIC-making and singing feature
strongly, aiding students’ own expression and development
and enlivening the rhythm of seasonal festivals through the year.
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| Students regularly participate in plays performed
for the community, for parents and sometimes the wider public. Drama
is the focus of College Year 1, check emphasising social interaction,
communication and group co-operation. Working towards a common goal,
the end-of-year drama production involves mask-making, scenery painting,
costume designing and social co-operation. |
Eurythmy is a harmonious form of speech- and music-based
movement, a performance art, an educational tool and an effective
therapy.
Applied worldwide in schools, workplaces and clinics, eurythmy group
work enhances spatial, tonal, rhythmic and social awareness, integrating
uprightness, co-ordination and dexterity |
| The specialist knowledge of the college’s
doctor informs the prescribing of therapies that will balance and
strengthen specific aspects of each student. The Mount offers Bothmer
Gymnastics, Eurythmy, Hauschka Massage, Painting, Speech Formation
and Music. |
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