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Dynamic Education Through Drama |
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Applied Theatre Consultants Ltd |
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Applied Theatre Consultants Ltd |
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Dynamic Education Through Drama |
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Everyday Theatre Tai Tokerau 2007 |
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Everyday Theatre is part of a wider project, Everyday Communities, which is funded by the Ministry of Social Development’s Department of Child Youth and Family to stimulate community action on child abuse, family violence and neglect. Everyday Theatre was conceived as a way of engaging young people in discussions around these topics. All too often, children—who are at the very heart of the issue—are left out of the debate. People talk ‘about’ them, but not with them. Everyday Theatre engages students from Years 7 & 8 classes to talk about the issues safely, through the frame of an interactive ‘video game’ played out dramatically. Independent evaluation research conducted in 2006 found ¨ That Everyday Theatre is a unique programme which has provided an outstanding model of practice for creating a safe forum for young people to explore the issues surrounding family violence. ¨ Students responded very positively to being actively engaged as people with ideas and even wisdom. ¨ They met the challenge, making important connections between what they had learned and how this might help them, or how they might help their classmates in the future. ¨ They talked, with compassion, of seeing their lives and those of their classmates differently. They changed, in small but perceptible ways, towards each other in the classroom and the school. This was true even of students who were perceived as ‘hardened’ or shy. The programme transformed behaviour. ¨ The programme provided a respectful space for students to show and develop emotional wisdom ¨ As a direct result of the programme, there was a positive and notable change in students’ in-school behaviour towards others ¨ The work brought a greater awareness among students of services they could access in the community. ¨ The programme had a positive, and sometimes profound, impact on students, teachers and other adults who participated Take this link to access an article about Everyday Theatre in Research in Drama Education |
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· A safe way to engage young people · Young people are actively involved in discussing important social issues · Fits with Health and the Arts curricula · Free to schools with Years 7 & 8 students in participating communities · Wider community sessions also negotiable |
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On our way to the northernmost school in the country |
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Applied Theatre Consultants Ltd PO Box 38444 Howick Manukau 2145 New Zealand Email atco@appliedtheatre.co.nz |
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To contact us: |
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Everyday Theatre |
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Communities involved with Everyday Theatre include: 2004 ¨ South Auckland ¨ Wairarapa ¨ Whakatane 2005 – 2007 ¨ Te Tai Tokerau, including Whangarei, Dargaville, Kaikohe, Kaitaia, Hokianga, Pukenui, Kaeo, Taipa, Moerewa, Te Hapua, Broadwood, Herekino, Paihia ¨ Each of the four youth residences throughout the country—take this link to read more 2007 ¨ Waitakere ¨ Porirua and Lower Hutt ¨ Tai Tokerau 2008—2009 ¨ Waitakere |
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Some of the Everyday Theatre team |