His Heritage House-H3-Drama Department

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12. NURTURES POSITIVE FRIENDSHIPS

The development of a strong friendship and support network is at the heart of BYT, with our children finding the time spent with like minded people doing something that they all love a very uplifting and supportive environment as they laugh, learn and grow together week after week, year after year.

13. DRAMA IS FUN AND LEARNING THROUGH PLAY IS A VERY EFFECTIVE WAY TO LEARN SKILLS FOR LIFE.

Fun is learning, and learning is fun. By doing, and by playing, children will take far greater learnings from the activity. Drama is often built around games or acting our scenarios, an active and fun way to learn about ourselves and explore complex issues.

9. DEVELOPS EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND EMPATHY

Acting out a range of emotions in the safe and supportive environment of a BYT workshop, gives our byts the opportunity to better understand their own emotions and develop empathy with others. Through drama, children will explore conflict and challenging characters, and also learn how to express themselves through dialogue, improvisation and debate.

10. SUPPORTS HEALTHY MINDS AND WELLBEING

Under different characters, children can express their true feelings or sense of personality without fear of being judged or criticized. They can work on personal issues or solve personal problems while in character, which can simply help their overall well being. Essentially, what this does is allow our byts to get things off their mind, further releasing emotion and tension and most importantly gives them a safe space to be who they want to be.

11. ASSISTS PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

Each week we create simple movement sequences and play often very active drama games – all designed to help children gain strength and control over their own growing bodies.

7. ENCOURAGES TEAM WORK AND CO-OPERATION

In BYT every child is on a personal journey and the team are taught to respect, support and encourage each other. Every activity in Bright Young Things, from mime and movement and playing drama games and singing together, to preparing for shows or developing scripts, requires co-operation and teamwork. It is essential that each of our byts feels accepted and works well with others, in order to create and build a safe environment for all to develop.

8. BROADENS MINDS AND HELPS CHILDREN TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AROUND THEM

Learning how to express themselves in different ways through character and role development, helps build a strong character and personality. Exploring characters from all backgrounds and in wide ranging historical and cultural situations builds understanding and perspective of all aspects of life, sparking their interest in the world in which they live and making them more inquisitive.

6. HELPS CONCENTRATION

In every session children are encouraged to listen to each other’s ideas and thoughts, and to take turns. When children are strongly focused and concentrating, their overall understanding increases. Many of the games are designed specifically to develop concentration, a skill that is vital in the world outside their home.

5. DEVELOPS CRITICAL THINKING, ENGAGING OUR CHILDREN IN CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING

Drama guides and supports children’s problem-solving skills, while at the same time, works to encourage an increasing awareness of how to solve issues. Instead of being taught and told what to think and feel in different situations, BYT drama turns this into a deeper experience in thinking, motivating children to question, respond, and explain what they are feeling and thinking and present solutions.

4. ENCOURAGES AND DEVELOPS CREATIVITY

Creative people are able to view problems and opportunities in a different way and from different perspectives, to think on their feet and generate new ideas – this is a vital life skill and is often the driver for innovation and entrepreneurship. At Bright Young Things our children use their imaginations in everything they do and take the lead in story development and coming up with solutions to problems and pretend scenarios.

3. DEVELOPS SPEECH, COMMUNICATION & PRESENTATION SKILLS

Learning new songs and lines for a show, playing communication games, through to writing and presenting monologues and scripts and participating in scenes and shows, all contribute to a child’s developing vocabulary. They are encouraged to express themselves both verbally using different voices and tones, and through facial expressions and body language, both of which are key to making them better and more effective communicators in life.