March is Theatre in our Schools Month!!!!
Did you know that Theatre classes help Bridge the Achievement Gap?
Since the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act, there has been a national focus on closing the "achievement gap” between students of varying abilities, socioeconomic status, and geographies among other factors that may directly or indirectly affect a student’s academic success. The arts, including drama, address this issue by catering to different styles of learning, and engaging students who might not otherwise take significant interest in academics. Additionally, research indicates that drama courses and performance have a particularly positive effect on at-risk youth and students with learning disabilities.
Since the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act, there has been a national focus on closing the "achievement gap” between students of varying abilities, socioeconomic status, and geographies among other factors that may directly or indirectly affect a student’s academic success. The arts, including drama, address this issue by catering to different styles of learning, and engaging students who might not otherwise take significant interest in academics. Additionally, research indicates that drama courses and performance have a particularly positive effect on at-risk youth and students with learning disabilities.
- A study published in Champions of Change (1999) cites theatre arts, including performance, classes, and participation in a drama club, as a source for "gains in reading proficiency, gains in self-concept and motivation, and higher levels of empathy and tolerance towards others” among youth of low socio-economic status .
- Drama activities can improve and help to maintain social and language skills of students with learning disabilities and remedial readers .
- Improvisational drama contributes to improved reading achievement and attitude in disadvantaged students .
Vision- To promote and enrich lives through theatrical experiences.
Mission- To build strong character on and off stage.
Duluth High School Theatre is an artistic, cultivated family interested in exploring new perspectives and enriching the community by providing a variety of stellar shows and other theatrical works. Duluth Theatre is dedicated to the highest levels of performance, on and off the stage. Our students learn life skills through theatrical skills.
Mission- To build strong character on and off stage.
Duluth High School Theatre is an artistic, cultivated family interested in exploring new perspectives and enriching the community by providing a variety of stellar shows and other theatrical works. Duluth Theatre is dedicated to the highest levels of performance, on and off the stage. Our students learn life skills through theatrical skills.
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ATTN: CARE TEAM
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CONGRATULATIONS Duluth Wildcat Theatre!
Winner of the 2021 Shuler Awards Showstopper!
Fashioned after Broadway’s Tony Awards, the Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards – Shuler Hensley Awards® program celebrates excellence in high school musical theatre.
Duluth High School's production of Sister Act earned 7 Shuler nominations, 4 Honorable mentions, and a $5000 scholarship recipient!
Winner of the 2021 Shuler Awards Showstopper!
Fashioned after Broadway’s Tony Awards, the Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards – Shuler Hensley Awards® program celebrates excellence in high school musical theatre.
Duluth High School's production of Sister Act earned 7 Shuler nominations, 4 Honorable mentions, and a $5000 scholarship recipient!
Did you know…
Students of the Fine Arts continue to outperform their non-arts peers on the SAT, according to reports by the College Entrance Examination Board. |
Did you know…
“more of the brain is at work when the arts are part of the learning process, strengthening attentiveness, reaction time and comprehension. There is also plenty of research to suggest that arts education methods improve long-term retention. In other words, what the students learn through arts integration will stay in their memories for longer than that year's standardized test. ” - By Matthew Lynch |