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The theatre experience at TBS could not happen without the support and commitment of such great parents!  Below are some articles I found relevant to learning in theatre.  I hope you enjoy!!

Here is an article on the latest research on STEM vs. STEAM education as a pathway to College outcomes:

STEM vs. STEAM    STEM and STEAM learning is intertwined in the theater experience.

An article on the Benefits of Theater:

Doing Well By Doing Art

Check out this article from the Washington Post:

To Address the Gun Violence Epidemic, Look to the Lessons of Theater Kids

By Mary Laura Philpott    2/26/18

Link:   https://t.co/drZcA8UtcD

Young Students

This article shows good examples of activities we do in our lower school:

Teachers are using theatre and dance to teach math - and it's working

Parents of teens and preteens should read this:

ADOLESCENCE

How to Help Teenagers Embrace Stress

Stretching beyond familiar limits doesn’t always feel good, but growing and learning — the keys to school and much of life — can’t happen any other way.

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Now that the school year is in full swing, many young people are feeling the weight of academic demands. But how much strain students experience may depend less on their workloads and more on how they think about the very nature of stress.

Stress doesn’t deserve its bad rap. Psychologists agree that while chronic or traumatic stress can be toxic, garden-variety stress — such as the kind that comes with taking a big test — is typically a normal and healthy part of life. In a 2013 article in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology on stress mind-sets, the researchers Alia J. Crum, Peter Salovey and Shawn Achor noted that the human stress response, in and of itself, can put “the brain and body in an optimal position to perform.”

But the conventional wisdom is that stress does harm and so, accordingly, we should aim to reduce, prevent or avoid it. Not surprisingly, this negative slant on stress can shape parenting and also leave teenagers feeling stressed about being stressed.

“Especially within the last five years,” says Sarah Huss, the director of human development and parent education at Campbell Hall School in Los Angeles, “we’ve seen a rise in the number of parents who feel that it’s their job to rescue their child from situations that are stressful.”

Thanks, Coach Robinson, for the great article!