Middle School Drama - an evolving vision for a changing world
St. Joseph's College
Gregory Terrace
YEARS 5 - 10
In the Queensland Studies Authority documents on the Arts, particular attention is given to the relevance and applications which spring from the arts into all factes of contemporary life.
A part of everyday life
The arts are significant aspects of everyday life. People interact with them regularly as individuals and as members of communities. The arts influence decisions and choices made every day about such things as our clothing and appearance, our natural and built surroundings, music, television programs and movies. The arts entertain, record events, promote ideas, provoke responses and stimulate discussion. They provide opportunities for us to create, reflect, challenge, ritualise, critique, and celebrate. They also play important roles in expressing and sharing the vitality of cultures and communities, in constructing personal and cultural identities, and in transmitting values and ideas.
Many people are personally passionate about the arts in their lives. They value the enjoyment and satisfaction they get from their involvement in these expressions of the human spirit.
Through education in the arts, students develop creative talents, competencies and skills that can be transferred to their working and recreational lives. They experience and come to understand both the collaborative and the self-managing aspects of arts practice. Students become aware of the socialising influence of the arts and are motivated to participate in and enjoy the arts as discerning practitioners and consumers. As well, arts activities, museums, festivals, performances, organisations and industries contribute significantly to the Australian economy.
Ways of thinking and learning
This key learning area provides students with opportunities to identify, value and extend their academic, personal and social capabilities by offering multiple pathways to learning. Acknowledging, respecting and building on the cultural knowledge that everyone brings to learning are fundamental to this process.
Year 9 Drama
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