Happy Earth Day! The arts have the power to spark change! At CODE, we believe that drama and dance can help students explore environmental issues, inspire action, and imagine a more sustainable future. Looking for creative ways to bring climate change, sustainability, and environmental justice into your classroom? Check out our Earth-focused drama and dance resources designed to engage students in meaningful learning through movement, storytelling, and critical thinking. Let’s use the power of the arts to make a difference! How do you bring environmental education into your drama or dance lessons? Share your ideas on our socials.
Water related resources listed here for World Water Day on March 22: https://www.code.on.ca/blog/engaging-world-water-day-through-drama-and-dance
Cette unité de l’art dramatique examine le rôle de la communauté et du gouvernement dans la gestion des défis environnementaux à travers le contexte et les rôles associés à un futur dystopique. Les élèves travaillent en collaboration pour établir une communauté fictive ainsi que leurs rôles au sein de celle-ci. Cette ressource a été écrite pour la 5e année ; elle convient aux élèves du cycle junior et intermédiaire jusqu'à la 8e année.
La vie secrète des plantes - Grounded in Space and Place - Dance Junior/Intermediate - Members Only
À l'aide d'une variété de provocations, les élèves comprendront les interconnexions entre les humains et la nature et entre les organismes dans les écosystèmes en utilisant les éléments de la danse. Les élèves auront de multiples occasions d'utiliser le processus créatif tout en construisant un vocabulaire de danse pour le sujet et en explorant le mouvement abstrait et l'élément de relation, en particulier.
The Land Has It All - Grounded in Space and Place - Dance Junior - Members Only
Students will explore how their local environment serves them and their well-being as they acknowledge the land through dance. Students will develop their skills to produce and edit dance photographs. Throughout these lessons, students will explore their inspiration, develop their creativity through the elements of dance, and learn how their local environment can be the stage for their artistry.
If Trees Could Talk - Grounded in Space and Place - Drama/Dance Junior - Members Only
In this unit, learners explore the interrelationship between human activity and the environment around us. Through a series of dance and drama explorations, learners will deepen their understanding of the importance of building and fostering a reciprocal relationship with the land, ultimately developing a final performance piece that highlights the necessity of maintaining and caring for the trees among us.
Building a Community // Bâtir une communauté - Drama Junior - Public
This drama unit examines the role of community and government in dealing with challenges. Students work collaboratively to establish a fictional community and their roles within it. This resource was written for Grade 5; it is appropriate for Junior and Intermediate students to Grade 8.
Re-imaging our relationships to space/place/land - Senior Dance - Members Only
Grade 11 - Decolonization is work that belongs to all of us, everywhere. It asks us to think about our relationship with Indigenous lands that colonizers have unjustly claimed, re-defined and repurposed all over the world. It asks us to embrace responsibility by critically examining the past and the present, and taking personal action to make positive change. Lastly, decolonization is a path forward to creating systems which are just and equitable, addressing inequality through education, dialogue, communication, and action.
In this unit, students use creative, critical analysis, and scientific processes to explore and understand the interdependency of trees, humans, and living things in their environment. The story and struggle of Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan environmental activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, is introduced to students as an example of how one individual can inspire ecological and sustainable change.