Big Sing for Mini Singers 2026: On a Journey
Engaging. Imaginative. Let’s go on an musical adventure.
Are you ready to go on a journey? With songs specially chosen for younger children of all abilities, we’ll explore the exciting world of transport and travel. From bicycles to buses, pogo sticks and trains, we’ll discover how people move, where they go, and what makes every journey special.
You don’t need to be an experienced singing leader to take part. Mini Sing is flexible and inclusive, learn whole songs or just the chorus, and enjoy hearing those voices take off either way. Together, you’ll have fun, boost wellbeing, and maybe even spark a lifelong love of music (no pressure).
Teacher training is led by a professional vocalist, and the project includes brilliant videos and curriculum-linked resources to help you make the most of it back in the classroom.
It’s a joyful way to end the academic year. Full of melody, memory, and magic for your mini singers.
Big Sing for Mini Singers 2026: On A Journey includes…
May-July – Big Sing for Mini Singers Resources Access
Via our specially created online platform. Includes audio tracks, teaching videos, lyrics and curriculum links.
Choice of Teacher Training:-
– Thursday 30 April – In-person, 1.30pm-3.30pm, The Glasshouse
– Thursday 30 April – Live Online, 4pm-5pm, Teams
– On catch-up – recording of online session available from Friday 1 May onwards.
Choice of Celebration Day:
60minutes of singing together in The Glasshouse’s warm and welcoming Sage Two, with a live professional band.
- Tuesday 30 June, 10.30am or 1pm
- Wednesday 1, 10.30am or 1pm
- Thursday 2 July 10.30am or 1pm
Suitable for:
Foundation & KS1
Group size at performance* and price:
£110 for up to 15 people. (max 5 additional people at £6 per head)
£210 for up to 35 people. (max 8 additional people at £6 per head)
£360 for up to 70 people. (max 8 additional people at £6 per head)
*Total number to include both students and staff.
For groups significantly larger than stated above, please contact us directly for a price schoolbookings@theglasshouseicm.org
Can’t make the performance date?
£60 for Teacher Training and Resources only
Ready for an adventure? Enrolment opens Monday 10 November 2025 so pop a note in your diary to pop back then!
KS2&3 feeling left out? Check out this year’s Big Sing
TERMS & CONDITIONS
ENROLMENT CLOSES: Friday 27 March 2026
Submission of this form is not a confirmation of your booking.
Enrolment requests can come in quickly, and sometimes we can’t update our forms fast enough. We’ll be in touch as soon as we can to let you know if your requested day & time was successful.
If your request is successful:
Booking confirmation:
You will receive an email confirmation of your enrolment request within 14 days of submitting your form. This will secure your spaces on the project.
If you do not hear from us in the first 14 days, please get in touch schoolbookings@theglasshouseicm.org to ensure nothing has got lost.
Booking Order Confirmations from our Box Office Team will be sent out via email from January 2026 onwards.
Invoicing for the project will aim to take place between Tuesday 7 and Friday 17 April 2026.
Cancellation:
Please inform us in writing at schoolbookings@theglasshouseicm.org as soon as you can if you wish to cancel your booking request.
Cancellation charges:
– Cancellation charges will apply from Thursday 30 April 2026 onwards (Teacher Training day).
– 0% on or before Wednesday 29 April 2026, 50% on or before Friday 29 May 2026, 100% thereafter.
Changes to bookings:
If you need to amend your enrolment numbers or details between now and the enrolment closing date, Friday 27 March 2026, please get in touch as soon as possible.
Once the project has begun, small changes can be made to your booking by emailing schoolbookings@theglasshouseicm.org . Significant changes (other than cancellation), which may reduce your fee or greatly increase the number of seats you require, will be looked at on a case-by-case basis.
Plan your trip:
There’s more than one way to get to us, although helicopter parking is not available…. Plan your journey.
What do teachers say?
“Training calmed nerves, gave good ideas from the ‘basics’ to the more adventurous and I felt confident enough to have a go knowing the videos were there too”
“Really easy to follow the online resources.”
“The show was absolutely wonderful. The band, the singers, the staging… absolutely fabulous. It was the highlight of our year.”
“It has made our children very enthusiastic about singing.”
Want to know the Top 3 words used to describe the Big Sing for Mini Singers?
‘Fun, Engaging, Inspiring’
Oh and ‘Inclusive, Rewarding, Exciting, Well-Pitched, Well-Organised, Memorable…’ you get the idea.
The Big Sing and Big Sing for Mini Singers is supported by The Kavli Trust. The Big Sing programme brings the joy of singing to more than 3,000 children in schools across the North East and Cumbria region, culminating in a series of inspirational concerts at The Glasshouse. The Kavli Trust, which owns Norway’s Kavli group, produces the well-known Kavli and Primula spreadable cheeses and Q-Meieriene dairy products as well as other food products in Norway, Sweden, Finland and the UK have worked with The Glasshouse since 2014, supporting culture.