Did you know?

• "Theatre is considered a kinesthetic art.

• Your child doesn't have to become a professional actor in order to participate in theatre. The real importance behind this art is that it supports emotional and cognitive abilities of students. It also boost creativity. 

• One indirect benefit through drama and dramatic play is that it facilitates the maturation of the brain's cortical systems. This enhances students' learning in reading, counting, speaking, and problem solving. 

• Drama and theatre helps us develop our emotional intelligence. It gives us practice in mastering our emotions that might otherwise over whelm us. We are allowed to emotional discharge without a high risk which is a stress reduction. 

• Dramatic arts provide a powerful model for developing social skills. Young people have an opportunity to relate with the opposite sex and peers in a nonthreatening way.

• Drama students are asked to do improvise. This pimes the brain for new ideas and the will to carry them out." (Jesen, p. 71-80) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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