Date: May 30, 2017
Location: Directorate of School Education Complex, Puducherry
Directorate of School Education of the Government of Puducherry has been conducting a series of training programmes on ‘New Educational Initiatives & Leadership’ for Head Mistresses and Head Masters of various Puducherry Government Schools governed by the Ministry of Education, Puducherry.
In a session conducted on May 30, 2017, guest speaker Ravi Shanker, Creative Director, Theatre Arts in Integral Education (TAIIE), Sri Aurobindo Society, and a practitioner in the field of TAIIE presented a topic on the ‘Scope of Theatre Arts for Integral Education’.
Topics discussed and enquired into during the session included,
• Scope of Theatre Arts in making Teaching and Learning experiences pragmatic, enjoyable and meaningful
• How Theatre Arts adds Value to the Process of Integral Education and Leadership
The session was facilitated as a process of discovery where all the 50 participants enthusiastically contributed their best to arrive at a deep understanding of the topics.