Dramanet Summary to 21st February
Kia ora koutou,
I hope you’re all finding your feet in the classroom once again as timetables and rolls finally settle [or have they?], major annual events like Athletics/House Day, Swimming Sports and scholars/leaders assemblies get out of the way and attention turns, once relationships are firmly established, on really sinking our teeth into these rich contexts that shape and drive our work in the classroom for Term 1.
Here’s your summary of activity for Week 3 on Dramanet…
Note-Worthy:
A Primary Focus – for teachers of learners in Years 1-8:
Robert Dil is facilitating a great workshop for primary teachers in puppetry with no previous experience needed, read on:
“Puppet Play” in Wellington; Saturday 5th March from 9am -12pm.
Location: St. Mark's Church School, 13 Dufferin Street, Basin Reserve, Wellington. Cost: $60 per participant.
“This interactive workshop will explore how puppets can be used in the classroom and other theatre contexts to engage young people, create a fun environment, and promote literacy and the performing arts.”
Full details and registration info, here.
He Reo Āwhina, He Reo Tautoko – A voice of help and support:
EOTC & Live Performance Opportunities:
Events and Workshops:
In the [social] media:
Professional Learning and Development Opportunities:
Professional Reading & Viewing:
I was interested to read this article from the Huffington Post education website this week, about mental-health strategies in the classroom:
Although it focussed on primary-aged students, with well-being and mindfulness becoming increasingly important considerations within our sector I wondered what thoughts this conjures up for drama teachers about how we too ‘deal with’ or ‘address’ mental health and related issues in the drama classroom? We would all agree, I am sure, that for many students Drama is that ‘safe place’ but building that safe place takes considerable work and conscious effort too. Perhaps some of you might share how you actively tie activity related to mindfulness, well-being or mental health into your drama programmes? Anyway, food for thought...
This summary will be uploaded to the Dramanet VLN group and our Twitter feed @ArtsOnline1. To access any of the threads on the Arts Online website archive simply type the username“artsonline” and the password “mailinglist” to do this.
Kia pai tō wiki,
Ryan