How do you teach children empathy? How the Lion Got its Roar at Berglvliet Primary shows just how this works!
Putting children into other people's shoes, helps us to become more understanding of the other person. Understanding each other helps to make a more accepting society and school community. The Helen O'Grady Drama Academy has been running the drama programme at Bergvliet Primary using its international drama curriculum for many years now and the results have been quite fantastic.
Through improvisation and role-play children learn how to understand each other better. Also by taking on different roles, children also learn how to step in the shoes of another person and understand that this person's needs and worries.
'How the Lion Got its Roar' is a play which also looks at empathy. The children here had to show empathy to the Lion who used to scare them and understand why he did this and work at a solution.
Having empathy develops sensitivity and having sensitivity enhances creativity. This is why the play which the children performed at Bergvliet Primary was outstanding because they understood the characterisation very clearly and produced a fantastic performance. Thanks go to our wonderful vice-principal, Sunette Strydom, who always gives so much to the children - she is a prime of example of someone who practises empathy.
For more information about our classes, go to our our website www.dramaafrica.com or telephone 021 6747478
Through improvisation and role-play children learn how to understand each other better. Also by taking on different roles, children also learn how to step in the shoes of another person and understand that this person's needs and worries.
'How the Lion Got its Roar' is a play which also looks at empathy. The children here had to show empathy to the Lion who used to scare them and understand why he did this and work at a solution.
Having empathy develops sensitivity and having sensitivity enhances creativity. This is why the play which the children performed at Bergvliet Primary was outstanding because they understood the characterisation very clearly and produced a fantastic performance. Thanks go to our wonderful vice-principal, Sunette Strydom, who always gives so much to the children - she is a prime of example of someone who practises empathy.
For more information about our classes, go to our our website www.dramaafrica.com or telephone 021 6747478
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