Mosaic Madness - Mosaic workshops for schools, communities and corporate training - Bristol, UK

• A Maze has a pathway to its heart in which there are a number of turnings that you have to choose from.
• A Labyrinth has only a singular pathway to its heart in which there are no turnings and so the individual just follows the path

• inside or out
• floor or wall
• temporary, semi permanent or permanent

• Relate to the area it's placed within
• A celebration or a special event
• Planting
• Seating

• Help to improve an individual's self esteem, motivation, ownership, inclusion.
• Working together as a group to improve teamwork, communication, community presence.

• History - the story of Theseus and the Minotaur in Greek legends.
• Geography - use materials available in the local area.
• English & Literacy - Many stories or legends include mazes. And when designing a Maze it could incorporate letters and be used as a spelling activity.
• Numeracy. The design of a Maze has a strong mathematical element to it. And when completed could be used as a game to improve a child's numeracy skills
• Art & Design - It can be seen as an art medium in itself and can be used to express a subject, event or celebration.
• Physical Education - If designed to be large scale such as outside in a park or playground then a child walking the Maze is a physical activity, but its advantage is that it's completely different to the idea of a sport.

• An internal wall version using mosaic tiles.
• A school playground version painted onto the tarmac so not to hinder the day to day activities of the playground.
• A temporary version using pegs laid out in a grid format. rope is then used to link the pegs together and to solid up the walls.
• A grass version cut into the soil and the grass replaced with timber mulch and/or planting to act as the walls.
• A wooden version using old logs, tree trunks, railway sleepers, etc to form the walls allowing you to recycle the wood, which as it rots away will help create a natural habitat and can be easily removed if needed.
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Comments from parents:

• Really brilliant idea. Giving the kids something to do over the holiday, kids really enjoyed the maze and loved making the flags. It would be great to see a maze as a permanent feature in the park.
• Enjoyed making the flags and coming to find them in the maze. Good idea to get outside and something a bit different.
  

• A full enhanced police check
• F.A.E.T.C. Stage 2 Teaching Certificate
• City & Guilds 9281 (Numeracy)
• N.V.Q. D32/33. Assessor

See About Me for a full list of different organisations I have worked with.

• Bristol Gateway School
• Hengrove Secondary School
• North Somerset Play Forum
• North Somerset Park Rangers
• Bristol Balloon Fiesta

See About Me for a full list of different organisations and schools I have worked with.