2013 Visitors' Guide - Stratford Festival

THE FORUMEDUCATIONEDUCATIONTeachers: The Teaching Shakespeare ProgramFor teachers, the Teaching ShakespeareProgram helps rekindle your love of teachingand suggests strategies and methodologiesto reinvigorate and expand your own bestteaching practices.Teaching artist Julie TeppermanThe Teaching Shakespeare Program isa hands-on professional developmentprogram that demonstrates how the artscan be incorporated into the curriculum toaddress the different aspects of studentlearning and inform the teaching of literacyand other subject areas.Bring Shakespeare to life in the classroomas teachers, students and actors explore theplays together from a dramatic rather thanjust a literary point of view. This interactiveapproach helps students form personalconnections to the characters and the text;think critically about the big ideas, issuesand emotions in the story; and gain asense of empowerment and ownership ofShakespeare’s stories, characters, thoughts,feelings and language.46 stratfordfestival.caThe Teaching Shakespeare Program takesplace in four stages:Stage One: Teacher WorkshopsTeachers spend three days at the StratfordFestival, previewing plays and working withEducation Department staff and actors toexplore strategies that will help demystifyShakespeare. August 21 to 23.Stage Two: Classroom VisitsIn partnership with a professional actor, planand teach two lessons on your chosen play.Stage Three: Student Theatre TripsChoose from a selection of September andOctober dates for which excellent seatshave already been reserved.Stage Four: Student Players’ Festival(optional)Classes perform scenes from Shakespearebefore expert adjudicators on the stage ofthe Studio Theatre.Workshops, classroom visits and theatretickets in August are funded by the StratfordFestival. Subsidies, based on need, areavailable for student trips in Stages Threeand Four.For full details and to download aregistration form, visit stratfordfestival.ca/tsp.The Shakespeare SchoolThe Shakespeare School for StudentsA summer theatre program for youngpeople with sessions focused variously onShakespeare, musical theatre and an allaroundintensive actor-training program.Lord Chamberlain’s Company(Grades 5 to 7)*Single session: July 8 to 12 (one week)This day-camp session runs from 9 a.m. to4 p.m. Snacks and ticket to one matinéeprovided; students bring their own lunch.The following sessions are residential.Accommodation (with appropriatesupervision), meals, classes, guestworkshops and theatre tickets are included.Queen’s Company(Grades 8 to 9, one week)*Session 1: July 21 to 27Session 2: July 28 to August 3King’s Company(Grades 10 to 12, two weeks)*Session 1: July 7 to 20Session 2: July 21 to August 3Session M (Musical Theatre): August 4 to 17Theatre Performance Intensive(Grades 11 to 12, 3 weeks)*Session 1: July 7 to 26Session 2: July 28 to August 16An advanced program for students whointend to pursue acting as a career.Audition required.For details or an application package(available in January), call 519.271.4040,ext. 2293/2354, or email educate@stratfordfestival.ca. Please indicatefor which session you are applying.Applications must be postmarked no laterthan March 1, 2013.*Refers to grade level at the time of application.1.800.567.1600 | 519.273.1600 47