Sarah Papoff, past President of CODE, attended the Australian conference and shares her experiences.It was my privilege to attend and present at the regional State conference for Drama in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia as a travelling teacher on my four over five. I have long admired Drama Australia and its strong infrastructure in Drama Education. There is an Australian National Drama Curriculum and alongside the national drama subject association, there are also state associations. Drama Queensland definitely aligns with CODE as a strong provincial organization of full time educators who volunteer their time to support drama education.

ETFO is looking for active ETFO teacher members (including consultants, coordinators, coaches and teacher leaders) interested in sharing their skills and expertise in the Arts. Recent experience in developing and presenting workshops designed for Arts education is a criterion for selection.

Wishing you a wonderful World Theatre Day from all of us at CODE!

 A group of fourteen students from Prince Edward Collegiate Institute in Picton, ON have created an original collective creation entitled A Call to Action. 

 An Invitation to play: Using Fairy Tales to Build Early Literacy SkillsRead a loud The Story of the Three Little PigsBuild belief through movement: Invite students to the carpet to explore how various animals might move using guided imagery: Can you show me how a pig or wolf might move? How might your animal sleep, eat or play?Role Play: Ask students to consider what questions they might have for the wolf. What do they still want to know about this story? In role as the wolf, teacher can answer the questions generated by the class.Action and Exploration: Retell the story with students, having them play the part of the wolf. In small groups, ask the students to create a dramatic retelling of the story. Provide masks, puppets, costumes etc. and invite students to use the materials to retell the story.    

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Help! I'm going to be away and I teach DRAMA!

CODE, the Council of Ontario Drama and Dance Educators, is grieving the loss of one of our founders and honorary members, David Booth. David has taught, mentored, inspired, and motivated thousands of students and teachers during his years as an educator. His loss is being felt keenly all around the world and we, as an organization and as individuals, are deeply sad.

December 2018

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