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Shiver My Timbers
A journey into mixed reality piracy
Three Ways School
Bath
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Context
• Generic Special School • Cohort MLD ASD years 3-5 (ages 8-10)• 10 boys 4 girls split into groups• Established tradition of working through multi-
sensory immersive learning experiences but often through the sensory studio
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Project Purpose
• To encourage collaborative learning approaches • To develop imaginative play and co-construction
of narrative and content• To provide an environment and session structure
in which pupils could enhance their expressive and receptive language skills
• To encourage risk taking through an experiential learning approach
• To explore learning through a language familiar to the children (gaming, role play and digital media)
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Source of Inspiration
• As all good learning should…it started with the pupils
• A pirate ship arrived at school and generated a storm of interest and amateur piracy
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Project Structure
• Consistent framing at the beginning and end of the sessions
• Predictable elements and props• Link to class-based work (puppet structures and
backdrops)• Building on previous week’s narrative and pupil-
generated content • Feedback and ideas • 5 Weeks then parental performance session
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Progress Made
Lowered anxiety from complex pupil group
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Established bank of skills in controlling and developing the
software
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Mixed Reality Learning
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Pupils as Engineers
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Parental engagement and investment
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Improved reciprocal communication between peers
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Increased use of imaginative language and narrative structures
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Greater confidence, risk taking, experimenting and problem solving
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What Next?
• Therapeutic potential• Story sharing and pupil voice• Small world theatre• Story writing • Forging and reinforcing the relationship
between home and school• Life skills sessions and outdoor learning• Open Source
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Project Links
http://www.threeways.co.uk/research_collaborations
http://thesparkarts.co.uk/popupplay/