Our aims/objectives:
This course is designed for students to experience, understand, enjoy and value drama as a social, collaborative and creative form as an expression of culture through making, performing and critically studying drama and theatre. Students will develop knowledge, understanding and skills in making, performing and critically studying. They will participate in a variety of dramatic and theatrical forms whilst applying dramatic elements, theatrical techniques and conventions as well as, develop values and attitudes about the diversity of the art of dramatic and theatrical performance. kogarah high school drama students. Through critical study students will gain knowledge and understanding about the place and function of drama and theatre in communities and societies, past and present and develop values and attitudes about drama and the theatre as a community activity, a profession and an industry.
Faculty structure
After successful completion of the Stage 5 course, students are encouraged to elect to study Preliminary and HSC Drama (Stage 6). Student Requirements In the stage 6 course students require a log book which acts as a form of documentation through the process of individual and group projects.
Extra-curricular activities
Students are given the chance to perform their own scripted plays at school during Creative and Performing arts nights. Students will be able to use this performance time as rehearsal and experience performing in front of and audience.
