Theatre Counts! From the Arts Education Council: "On stage, the audience sees a young person bow at the end of a theatre production. What the audience may not see: the hours of rehearsal spent preparing for this moment; their classmates poised on the catwalk shining the stage light to capture the performer’s joy; the costumers’ research, drawings, and design; the audio technician’s artful and precise balance of sound; and the stage manager creating harmony among the performers and the crew. The audience may not recognize that they are seeing the result of years of training and commitment on the part of educators to support students. Theatre education benefits are numerous and powerful and exist across student populations, age levels and learning environments." For more, click here!

From the CRPC:

"Theatre is an integral part of English language arts as well as the performing arts, so the foundation for theatre begins at birth as children develop personal communication skills. Parents and preschool and elementary teachers should encourage imaginative play and role-playing, both for their own sake and as important components of the learning process across the curriculum. All students should study creative writing, improvising and writing scripts; expressive public speaking, media literacy, theatrical production and interpretation; and other key communication skills as part of their basic K-12 language arts curriculum, and should deepen and apply these skills in formal theatre experiences under the guidance of expert theatre teachers."

2nd Grade Theatre is a child's first step at creating stories through developmentally appropriate games and exercises. While using experimental play and collaboration as well as structured exercises, students learn how to tell stories and take their first look at dramatic structure throughout the year.

Total Hour Per Quarter: 9