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A Little Drama has been dedicated to providing quality performing arts education to students of all ages.
The Benefits of Theatre in Elementary School
K-5th Boys and Girls
- Self-Confidence: Taking risks in class and performing for an audience teach students to trust their ideas and abilities. This confidence will apply in nearly every aspect of their future.
- Cooperation/Collaboration: Theatre combines the creative ideas and abilities from its participates
- Imagination: In s world addicted to technology, theatre provides an outlet for making creative choices. Thinking new ideas, and interpreting the material in expressive ways that are the essence of drama
- Empathy & Tolerance: Acting roles from different situation, time periods, and cultures promotes compassion and tolerance for others
- Concentration: Playing, practicing, and performing develops a sustained focus of mind, body and voice which helps with other areas of life including school
- Communication Skills: Drama enhances verbal and nonverbal expression ideas. It improves voice projection, articulation, fluency of language, and persuasive speech.
- Problem Solving: Students learn to communicate the who, what, where, when, and why to the audience. Improvisation fosters quick-thinking solutions, which leads to greater adaptability in life
- Trust: the social interaction and risk taking in drama develop trust in self, others, and the process.
- Memory: Rehearsing and performing the words, movement, and cues strengthen this skill like a muscle
