TAP (Teaching Awareness Through Puppetry)
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Teaching Awareness through Puppetry (TAP) teaches sensitivity, awareness and understanding of disabilities and differences through lively and entertaining puppetry. Our goal is to provide an educational experience to help students accept differences in themselves and in others. TAP covers a variety of disabilities, medical conditions and social issues. Performances are given by skilled volunteer puppeteers for children in grades 1-3, 4-6 and girls only grades 6-8. TAP’s highly-trained volunteer puppeteers travel across Toronto and the G.T.A. to deliver lively scripted educational performances. Through the magic of tabletop puppetry, the audience is encouraged to interact with the puppets in a safe and non-threatening environment. Each performance is followed by a question and answer period between the puppets and the students. Questions are answered in an open and supportive way.
The Program:
- Includes elements of the grades 1-8 Ontario Curriculum Requirements
- Informs and addresses myths, misconceptions and stereotypes about various disabilities, medical conditions, social issues, healthy living choices and daily life challenges
- Provides support and encouragement to students and educators
- Provides support and encouragement to students with a disability
- Provides a link to other resources in the community
Please contact TAP for more information about all of the topics that can be presented. To arrange a visit call 416-964-9095 or email tap@epilepsytoronto.org or visit TAP's NEW website: www.tap-toronto.com.
Meet Andrew!
He has hydrocephalus, and the script to go along with this puppet teaches children about the condition and how to relate to a fellow student who has it.
COME TO THE 2012 SB&H PRESENTATIONS AND ANNUAL MEETING to meet Bonnie and Mara. New puppets with spina bifida.
