Drama in Education is a form of theatrical art which can be taught as a subject in schools or used as an educational approach in teaching different subjects. The aim of this alternative teaching approach is the holistic learning of students.
Through theatrical play we encourage students to develop physical, verbal and musical skills, and performance helps to develop imagination, improvisation, strengthens creative thinking … With the help of theatrical approaches through games throughout the week we will address relaxation and observation exercises, played word games, trained in improvisation, touched the Theatre of the Oppressed.
Every day at the seminar we will also undertake special activities, which will deepen our knowledge (and possibilities) of drama in the classroom.
Working sessions
- a whole-week workshop
- word games, improvisation, Theatre of the Oppressed
- developing physical, verbal and musical skills
- strengthening creative thinking
- various movement activities and games that can help students to learn
- ways to encourage students to express themselves without the use of words
- using your own experience to create a welcome change in the process of learning
- different techniques of this theatre pedagogy
- how to motivate students to tell stories or explain natural and social sciences
- overcoming fear and developing communication skills, social learning, expressing emotions
- inclusion of theatre pedagogy in science lessons to motivate and activate students' thinking
- how to better explain abstract concepts using drama
- discussing opportunities that drama offers to talk about science content or to get an insight into the way the student thinks and understands the content
- explaining complex topics with the help of drama
- a practical example of how to present the human digestive system with a theatrical play
- improving skills to lead class especially in the area of conflict resolution using theatre pedagogy
- learning how to help students get involved in different people, think about their character traits, what is it that bothers them about the other, etc.
- short workshop in which you will, through the story of two neighbours who are very different, try to reach an agreement
Provisional timetable
| SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | |
| Morning | Arrival | Session 1 | Session 3 | Session 4 | Session 5 | Session 6 | A |
| Afternoon | Welcome | Session 2 | Visit to Ljubljana | Optional modules | Free | Sharing best practice event | day |
| Evening | Free | International evening | Slovenian evening | Activities evening | Free | Reflection evening | trip |
The timetable with a more detailed description of the activities will be sent to the participants a week before the start of the course.
Thoughts from our past participants and some impressions
The team
Tina Šetina is a primary school teacher, drama teacher and mentor of several school drama clubs. She has honed her skills on several courses in Slovenia and abroad and is also experienced in holding teacher training courses.
What is included in the course package?
- course contents and materials
- additional optional modules and a sharing best practice event
- coffee and other refreshments throughout the course
- full boardaccommodation
- rich social programme
- a series of networking opportunities
Everything in the price of €1,150.
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