“We hire the Young Players to help our teachers integrate drama into the curriculum. The YP teaching artists always do an amazing job of creating enthusiasm; they present ideas for lesson plans that effectively transform standard literacy curriculum into dramatic experiences! Our teachers absolutely love the training they receive from the Young Players.” –Jeffrey Gilpin,Arts TOSA Portland Public Schools

“We loved having The Young Players work with our staff! The workshops were fun and practical and our teachers were able to use the activities immediately with students. We brought them back three times this year!”–Alan Barker, principal Peninsula Elementary

“Excellent PD for the mission of our school. The activities can enhance academic performance, reduce incidents of inappropriate behavior in the classrooms and common areas of the school, as well as address social/emotional needs of students and adults If they participate in modeling desired behaviors.” –Interim Principal, Da Vinci Arts Middle School

Energize your staff with a visit from an inspiring drama teacher! Many of the techniques actors use to get to know one another and prepare for being on stage may be used very effectively in the learning environment. Your staff will laugh together, learn interesting things about one another, and come away with innovative new ways to connect with their students.

We have spent years cultivating activities that are unique and have immediate, practical use in the classroom. The beauty of this program is that most of the activities we present do not take additional class time. They are substituted for lessons that are less experiential by design.

We offer three areas of exploration (full details below):

• Dramatic Classroom Management
• Dramatic Literacy Lessons
• Dramatic Lessons for Science, Social Studies and History

Invite a Young Players teaching artist to your school to give one, two, or all three workshops on professional development days throughout the year.

Delivered directly to your school at an extremely affordable rate:

$279 per 3 hour workshop

(For groups of up to thirty. A larger staff would require an additional instructor.)

Dramatic Classroom Management/Back to School!

Exciting ways to learn students names the first day
New methods of bonding students/creating classroom community
Dramatic conflict resolution techniques
Artful ways of getting and keeping attention without speaking
How to develop an atmosphere of cooperation, and…
The most fun classroom game ever!

Dramatic Literacy Lessons!

Hilarious ways to build vocabulary
Three incredibly fun storytelling games
A fast playwriting project that always works
How to get reluctant kids to speak easily in front of others, and…
Ways to deepen children’s connection to the books they’re already reading

Dramatic Lessons for Science, Social Studies and History!

A Brief History of Time-fun history game
Three movement games for teaching astronomy or physics
Good Guys/Bad Guys-a social studies experiment
Three interactive ways to teach geography
Thanksgiving Feast-An interactive pilgrim lesson
Ring that Doorbell-An electricity lesson, and…
Many, more interactive activities!