Next week, Victoria students in grades 3-5 will have a wonderful treat - the "Drummin' Up Peace" program offered through the Kaiser Permanente Educational Theatre Program.Drummin' Up Peace is geared especially towards students in grades 3-5 and teaches them the five steps to resolving conflict: Stop, Feel, Think, Choose, and Act. Students will learn empathy, cooperation, and communication.
Students in grades 3-5 will attend a special assembly Monday afternoon (5-10-10), where through the power of drama, comedy, audience interaction, music and drumming students learn ways to "increase the peace". The play is followed by workshops on Tuesday and Wednesday in which the students talk about how they work out conflicts. Then they will create raps about what they've learned. The raps will be be recorded and each class will receive a copy of the CD.
Mark your calendars now to attend the Family Night on Thursday (5-13-10) at 6:00 pm. This night will include actors performing part of the play and leading a drum circle, and the students showing their parents what they've learned.
For more information visit: http://xnet.kp.org/etp/scal/drum.html
What a great program!!
ReplyDeleteThis was so much fun!! I had to bribe Ramey to get up there and play an instrument though. HA!
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