Drama is a central part of the practice of the Visual and Performing Arts Curriculum.

In Drama the students explore verbal and non-verbal communication and interaction, recognising and expressing emotions, and engaging their imaginations through dramatic play. Drama engages students in a focused group dynamic that fosters cooperative skills, sharing, turn taking, listening and attending, whilst always emphasising creative expression and play. Dramatic play and interaction encourages creative verbal and physical exploration and expression and facilitates the development of broad communication skills, self confidence and awareness. Students learn that their ideas are valid and valuable and that any physical or verbal input (“offer”) can be taken up and extended by group play. This ongoing process of encouragement – expression, no matter how small, is recognised and rewarded - nurtures proactive involvement and participation. Students extend their explorations into dramatic interactions that range from simply responding to and interacting with stimuli such as props, pictures, music, masks and puppets, to varying levels of role play scenarios, to creating and then acting out simple stories and dramatic interactions based on familiar themes and ideas. These experiences engage the students in narrative structure and draw their awareness to the dynamics of communication and interaction.