"Thanks ever so much for a fab day. The assembly kicked off the day perfectly and the children throughly enjoyed the workshops! There was lots of positive feedback from the staff too."
- Salome Humanes, St Agatha's Catholic Primary School

Pre and Post-Booking Checklist

In order to ensure that your taiko workshops are a complete success, here is a checklist for the day.

Pre-booking requirements:

  • When choosing the space in which to hold the workshops, you should consider Taiko to be a sporting activity: We need one empty hall (10m x 20m for a group of 30 children) on ground level - it is important that the workshops are held in this single venue to avoid damage to equipment and/or personal injury that can come with when moving drums from room to room. NB We cannot hold workshops in classrooms or outside.
  • Taiko is a noisy activity, so the workshop should be held in a venue/at a time where others will not be disturbed.
  • 1 hour at the beginning and the end of the day for us to set up and pack-down the drums. There should be no desks, chairs or activities in the hall at these times.
  • We suggest that all participants wear sports clothing.
  • We are covered by public liability insurance and have recent CRB checks, but for safety and discipline purposes, we would like at least one member of school staff to be present during workshops at all times.
  • Please book the hall! It is very important that the availability of the hall is established early, and that the booking does not clash with other activities.

Arrangements to make in the lead-up to the workshop date:

  • We have lots of heavy equipment, so please plan in advance the shortest route possible from the van to the hall. This may mean unlocking side doors to the hall, and unlocking gates to the playground for van access.
  • To aid our setup time, please inform reception of the hall we'll be using, and the get-in route.
  • Please arrange for the hall to be open ahead of our arrival.
  • If we are not able to park at our unloading spot for the whole day, please reserve 1 parking space with cones/parking permits if necessary.
  • We have big appetites! So please arrange two large hot school lunches.
Thank you!