Tony Carter joined us at RIO yesterday to teach us about Character Development through a character support group. The kids had fun making characters with some serious problems from not liking being touched, short term memory loss, running away from home with a pet pig, being trapped either in the belly of a squid or under a rock deep underwater, and being an everything eating dragon, among others. We then devised ways of helping each other using our characters. The kids loved the play acting and learned some important ways of character exploration without even knowing they were learning, which really is the best kind of education - education through play. Thanks again Dare Devil, we had fun!
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RIO and the Alexandra Centre Society have partnered up once more to bring the world Dramantics - the ONLY child directed theatre camp. It's true that other theatre programs say that the kids will help write a play, but what they really mean is that the kids will write dialogue in the structure of a play they have already devised. In our theatre camp the kids actually come up with all the ideas for the play, the dialogue, the set, the costumes, and write the songs. It is really child led. If you are a kid who wants to have this experience or if you are a parent who would love to see your child in a camp that honors their creative side - then join us this Spring break or even for our Summer camp and see what we can do! Just click here to learn more.
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EditorKim Firmston is the director (read slave) of RIO and the only adult in the group. To see her troubled mind, visit her website http://www.kimfirmston.com/ Archives
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