Drama in Education

Teacher

Scope

Using theatre and drama in education and training for developing key competences.

ECVET points: 3.5

Target groups

Teachers and trainers in primary, secondary schools, vocational education schools and organizations, adult learning providers.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the training course, the participant is expected to:

Differentiate between theatre and drama in education
Use drama in education for the development of key competences
Design drama play for working on major social challenges and building personal competences, such as intercultural skills, tolerance, respect, self- esteem
Design educational activities, to accompany attendance of a theatrical play

Methodology

Short presentations, followed by workshops. Every day the participants will practice skills, by designing and delivering their own drama techniques for their own specific audience and purposes.

At the end of each day, there is a reflection of the day.

During the week, the participants will develop their own portfolios with activities to organize with their learners.

Thematic units

Educational theatre and drama
Contribution of drama to the development of key competences
Working on social challenges: immigration, inclusion, violence, in equality etc
Theatre Forum / Theatre of the oppressed
Attending a theatre play – designing pedagogical activities

Learning material

The learning material consists of presentations and support material in English language.

Cost

Tuition fee: 400 euro per person
The cost includes the learning material and the certificates: Certificate of completion, Europass Certificate Supplement, Europass Mobility

Cultural activities (optional): 80 euro per person*
The cost includes a) a walking tour of Piraeus and welcome dinner, b) a guided tour of Athens, visit to Archaeological sites and c) a common dinner with live music in Athens. The cost of local transportation and the entrance fees to sites and museums are not included.

* Due to the COVID-19 situation, currently we are not organising the usual cultural programme. Instead, we propose a guided tour of Athens with a professional guide (visit to Acropolis hill, the Parthenon, Plaka and Monastiraki). Cost: 150€ up to 20 people. The cost is shared between those who attend the tour. Costs for transportation and entrance fees to Acropolis are not included in the above amount.

The cost can be funded by Erasmus+ programme KA1 mobility of staff.

Training sessions

Location	Dates	Cost
Piraeus	26-30/9/2022	400€
Piraeus	8-12/5/2023	400€
Piraeus	25-29/9/2023	400€

Further information

Lila Anthopoulou, tel: +30 2104286227, e-mail: lila@idec.gr

Testimonials

What people say about this course

Coming from a Classical Liceo learning drama in teaching methodology couldn’t be better than that.

Lucia, ISTITUTO D’ISTRUZIONE SUPERIORE “PICCOLOMINI”, Italy

Es un curso donde las estrategias que enseñan son cercanas, reales y se pueden llevar a cabo en el aula. Sin ninguna duda lo recomiendo! Gracias.
It is a course where the strategies they teach are real and can be carried out in the classroom. Without any doubt I recommend it! Thank you.

Maria José, Centre Públic de Formació de Persones Adultes “Enric Valor”, Spain

This course was better than expected, compared with other European programmes. I have been involved in the content of the course and the kindness of organisation was great.

Vinent, Lycée Polyvalent Touchard Washington, France

My expectations about the course were high and they were met. I have learned many technics that can use in a classroom during my lesson and in my drama course. I’m coming back to Croatia with a happy fulfilled heart, better knowledge of drama in education and more friends in my life.

Željka, Osnovna škola Pantovčak, Croatia

Excellent.

Raili, Võru Kreutzwaldi Kool, Estonia

I’d really recommend this course to anybody who’s interested in drama in education. It’s really well organised and totally met my expectations. IDEC know what they are doing. Trainers are committed and devoted and course materials and workshops use full, practical and really meant to stay for the future. Brilliant experiences.

Ivana, Primary School Ivo Lola Ribar, Serbia

Great team successful cooperation, good atmosphere and happy people.

Jelena, Primary School Ivo Lola Ribar, Serbia

Complete work and personal experience.

Maja, Primary School Ivo Lola Ribar, Serbia

I’m very satisfied.

Danijela, Primary School Ivo Lola Ribar, Serbia

It is a course that promotes self-confidence and encourages a fresh look at the knowledge that I had before.

Ieva, Kaunas Waldorf kindergarten “Saltinelis”, Lithuania

This is an interesting rich and dense course for anyone who need useful drama skills as a teacher. Just make sure it is this same teacher Peny, because she was able to make this course a masterpiece example of how to present the best drama for understanding, even with the most clueless trainee.

Zorica, Vrtec Trnovo, Slovenia

Enjoyable 5 days, lot of information and even more practice. Detailed feedback we received and specific issues were all covered. Very professional, understandable and clear.

Zsuzsa, VÁCI SZAKKÉPZÉSI CENTRUM 143105, Hungary

Peny was an excellent teacher, and the atmosphere was very positive

Ingrid, Vrtec Trnovo, Slovenia

Course Features

Lectures 14
Quizzes 0
Duration 5 days
Language English
Students 0
Assessments Yes

Day 1 5
- Lecture1.1
  
  Welcome
- Lecture1.2
  
  Presentation of participants
- Lecture1.3
  
  Expectations from the training
- Lecture1.4
  
  Introduction to the training course, syllabus, methodology, learning outcomes
- Lecture1.5
  
  Basic drama elements and their use in teaching and understanding the school curriculum
Day 2 2
- Lecture2.1
  
  Teaching drama elements as a way to develop students’ social skills such as social awareness, anger management and tolerance to difference
- Lecture2.2
  
  Theatrical expression workshop: building bonding and cooperation skills in a school theatre group
Day 3 2
- Lecture3.1
  
  Staging a school play: the DOs and DON’Ts in the application of drama in the learning process
- Lecture3.2
  
  Drama in education as a field of balancing educational and artistic parameters
Day 4 1
- Lecture4.1
  
  Playwriting: producing a theatre play from scratch or adapting a prose/poetry work into stage play
Day 5 4
- Lecture5.1
  
  Mock rehearsal of a play (reading and understanding the concepts of the play, basic setting, basic directing outline, rehearsal, corrections, costumes, lights, music, dress rehearsal)
- Lecture5.2
  
  Reflection – evaluation of the training course
- Lecture5.3
  
  Assessment and certificates
- Lecture5.4
  
  Farewell

Peny Fylaktaki

Playwright and theatre translator. She holds a BA (Honours) in English Literature from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, an MA in Translation (Distinction) from the University of Surrey, UK and a PhD in Theatre Translation and Cultural Studies from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. She has attended the Creative Writing programme at the College of Creative Arts, Manchester, UK and a one-year course in playwriting at the ITI Institute of Athens. She teaches translation and playwriting courses at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and at the University of West Macedonia. She has been awarded with the National Prize for Playwrights by the Ministry of Culture while her plays and translations have been staged in Greece and abroad.