On the first night of camp we had to provide our own entertainment. But instead of turning on the TV we had an opportunity to learn some Drama games to create our own travel show.
Drawing on Carl's many years of theatresports we took the time to learn a game called Slideshow. The premise of the game is that teams of 4-5 players present a series of still slides to the audience. One player has their back to the rest of the team who get themselves into interesting positions that the first player then needs to justify as they share a story to explain the other players
It was a whole heap of fun but the best part was the way that everyone got involved and got up on stage in front of an audience to play. Drama games like this help to build confidence and encourage risk taking. Performing together also helps to build trust and positive relationships with our fellow players.
We shared this game at assembly this week and when I suggested it as our item I had so many volunteers who wanted to perform for our school community. We will continue to learn new activities like this and find more opportunities for all our learners to engage with performance and teamwork.
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