What is Drama-Based Education?
Drama-based education employs theater techniques to get students out of their chairs, away from their desks, moving around the classroom, and actively engaging with the material that they’re learning. The essential element of activating the students’ bodies, voices, and imaginations can be applied to any and all academic disciplines. This type of teaching creates equal learning opportunities for all kinds of learners regardless of age, race, language, and learning style.
Studies have shown that the use of drama-based education motivates students to be more excited about learning, minimizes disruptive behavior in the classroom, and improves information retention as proven by increased test scores. Ozone Theater teaching artists employ pre- and post-tests to demonstrate the learning involved in the program, and teachers evaluate each workshop to ensure the persistence of quality.
Ozone Theater was developed in 2003 by Mothers for Clean Air (now Air Alliance Houston) in collaboration with the Theater Outreach and Education program at University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.
