ONLINE SCHOOL OF DRAMA presents
MANTLE OF THE EXPERT: TEACHING THROUGH DRAMA - ONLINE COURSE
This course will provide an overview of Dorothy Heathcote’s Mantle of the Expert system, a way of teaching the curriculum through drama. It is aimed at teachers and practitioners at different levels of education - primary, secondary and higher. It will appeal to people who are new to Dorothy’s work, as well as people with some experience in using drama in the classroom.
Over 10 weekly sessions, the course will provide a practical introduction to key aspects of the system including context, frame, and sign, as well as ways of meeting curriculum targets. It will also offer guidance in planning, and individual and group support to participants in developing their own Mantle projects.
DATES: 14/9/24 to 30/11/24, 11.30am - 13.45pm UK time.*
(10 sessions in total: 14 / 21 / 28 September; 5 / 12 / 26 October; 2 / 16 / 23 / 30 November)
(*For the sessions in November, the time will be 12.30pm - 14.45pm UK time)
There will be a Certificate of Attendance for participants who attend at least 8 sessions.
FEE
Early bird bookings: £85.00 before 31 August; £95 before 5 September.
Fee after 5 Sept: £105.
DOROTHY HEATHCOTE was a pioneer in the development of drama methods in teaching. She is perhaps best known for the “Mantle of the Expert” system, an enquiry method of teaching, in which children are asked to think of themselves as a fictional “expert team” of some kind. They might be people running a museum, for example, or a travel agency, etc. They carry out a variety of tasks, to complete a "commission" from a fictional "client." The choice of team, and the different tasks, are designed by the teacher to meet curriculum targets.
The course is led by DAVID ALLEN, Artistic Director of Midland Actors Theatre, UK (MAT). David runs the Facebook group, the Commission Model of Teaching, and the website www/mantlenetwork.com. He has trained teachers in schools in Mantle, at primary, secondary and higher levels.
