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Children Play Theatre has evolved at the University of Duisburg-Essen over a twenty-year period. The work throughout has been characterised by cooperation between the authors and students, as well as the teachers and children who have put the plays on the stage. The focal concept of the series is to create opportunities to treat complex classroom topics – such as tolerance, respect for the environment, intercultural competence – in an active way, involving full participation of the children and young people in the scenes especially written for them. An additional benefit is the boost to the children’s self-confidence and their ability to cooperate in a team, a well-recognised advantage of drama in education. Aproximatly half of the plays develloped in the project are translated into English. Children Play Theatre sees drama in education as an ideal medium for cross-curricular work and treats a broad spectrum of subjects. There are seven series, each of which follows the concept of a flexible cast, so that the whole class can be involved, and stimulating subject-matter for the children: - Technology and
Natural Sciences Competences - The project has been presented to education experts at several national and international academic congresses and sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Research of the State of NRW. The Potential of Theatre with Children Children
experience the world about them through play. For this reason complex
subject-matter can best be treated with especially written dramas for
children and young adults. Respect for the environment, tolerance,
understanding of other cultures: these and other subjects can be
negotiated playfully with suitable drama processes and drama texts.
While taking part in theatre children are able to approach other
cultures and language through play and through action. Children become
involved with the content of the plays, so that e.g. scientific,
technical, historical subject-matter can be studied. Beyond this the
child’s self-confidence, team spirit and understanding of the
importance of being considerate are strengthened. In this way drama
contributes to the development of the child’s personality. The Project in the Public -The project was presented to the public at the Leipzig Bookfair 1995 and several other educational fairs. -A large number of the theatre plays developed in the project has been edited by different publishers. -Furthermore it has been presented in exhibitions at the university library Duisburg-Essen, Campus Essen and at the Ministry for School, Youth and Children in Düsseldorf.
Contact: University
Duisburg-Essen, Campus Essen Prof. Dr. rer.
nat. Wolfgang Haupt Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Wehling
-Relaunch
06.2007-
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