Planning drama programs in your school: new ways of thinking about drama learning

Planning drama programs in your school: new ways of thinking about drama learning

The arts can be a powerful tool for children to make sense of their world, offering unique opportunities for creative exploration and expression that can help to develop critical thinking skills and engage with diversity and difference. Our research project, conducted with primary school teachers and school leaders, highlighted the complexities of planning for drama experiences and engaging students in the curriculum. Teachers expressed a desire to plan for teaching in the arts in a different way, one which enabled student agency and connections between classroom activities and the wider world. Our research explores creative and collaborative ways to support teachers and student agency through co-construction in planning the teaching of the arts. This approach has four pillars - community, culture, collaboration and creativity - and guides planning for drama programs that enables connections through communities and culture, and supports collaboration, creativity and critical thinking in classrooms. We aim to address common challenges faced by educators across different settings and show how this approach can assist in breaking down traditional silos when planning for drama learning. This will help teachers create a more collaborative and inclusive space for learning in drama.

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