Punchdrunk Enrichment's Lost Lending Library project aims to raise standards in literacy, speaking and listening through engagement with an unforgettable narrative which unfolds within your school.
An interest in books leads a local librarian to a primary school, where they discuss literature and favourite books and stories. The discovery of a strange mysterious locked book and a shared love of the book How to Live Forever by Colin Thompson leads to the mysterious arrival of the Lost Lending Library. 800 floors high and containing every book and story in the world, the library jumps from place to place and arrives where it knows it can meet great storywriters. Pupils at the school are guided by 'Peabody', guardian of the Miscellaneous department, through the library and are inspired to write their own stories.
You can view a short film about the project here (external link)
Punchdrunk is working with 13 primary schools in Haringey this year and is looking for further schools to work with in Spring and Summer term 2018. Contact elin@punchdrunk.org.uk for more information.
Punchdrunk Enrichment is also hosting workshops for secondary schools (external link)
“The whole project is such a great hook for the children's learning and is going to have a bigger impact on the children's learning than we could have had without it!” – Headteacher
