Live dramatic art (…)
Here is another example of an engaging practice that, from a professional experience, fosters students’ SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT. By school engagement we mean students’ observable participation in school activities, sense of belonging to classmates and teachers, and valuing success in school-related goals.
It is implemented by: Teacher
It is directed at students aged: 9-11
Target group: Class-centered
Main subjects involved: Languages, Maths, Social sciences, Arts
ICT involvement: Yes
Description of the practice: Live dramatic art at school where everyone plays a character in the play. This practice promotes students’ observable participation in school-related activities because it allows them to improve the performance of the characters. This practice also helps to raises students’ self-esteem and self-confidence, which contributes greatly to students’ engagement.
Drama enables the development of imitation and imagination skills of the child; it provides an understanding of the instructions given during activities and remembering them later, thus developing perception and memory, attention and concentration.
Accessible to any student: yes
Meaningful participation for every student: yes
Why? Everyone plays a character in the play
Support to the practice: No