by Stave House | Jan 29, 2021 | Uncategorised
It’s Children’s Mental Health Week this week and the theme is ‘Express Yourself’! The ability to express yourself in a healthy way is of huge importance. For children especially, playing, singing or listening to music can be the perfect tool...
by Stave House | Nov 25, 2020 | Uncategorised
Stave House uses the same sensorial approach advocated by Maria Montessori. After working in consultation with Montessori nurseries, we introduced the Stave House tray exercises into the music area that are used to help children learn. The teacher demonstrates the...
by Stave House | Oct 28, 2020 | Uncategorised
A little bit of history… We set up the Stave House in the Sahara project back in 2015 with Danielle Smith from the Sandblast arts organisation. We wanted to introduce the programme to introduce music and support English language in the Saharawi refugee camps in South...
by Stave House | Oct 9, 2020 | Uncategorised
“Why are the triplets all girls?” was a question from a child. Without knowing it, the question was pondering whether Stave House was stereotypical, but of course the only thing stereotypical was the question itself! “How do you know they are all girls I asked?” I...
by Stave House | Sep 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
Here at Stave House, we feel strongly that even with the restrictions facing schools, music should not be allowed to fall down the priorities list. It’s positive impact on mental health and wellbeing is more important now than ever. However, we also recognise...
