supporting life orientation with supplementary self-efficacy education: the arepp:theatre for life...
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Supporting Life Orientation with Supplementary Self-efficacy
Education: The arepp:Theatre for Life
Approach
Authors: Brigid Schutz and Gordon Bilbrough
arepp:Theatre for Lifearepp:Theatre for Life Edutainment Edutainment
Theatre N.G.OTheatre N.G.O Established in 1987Established in 1987
Travels to schools Travels to schools nation-widenation-wide
Uses dramatic theatre Uses dramatic theatre presentationspresentations
To provide To provide interactive, social life-interactive, social life-skills education skills education
To school going youth To school going youth Enabling informed Enabling informed
choice and choice and developing resiliencedeveloping resilience
The PresentationsThe PresentationsPresented in real-life contextPresented in real-life context1) Performance of a Play1) Performance of a Play
Age group specificAge group specific Language specificLanguage specific Fosters identification and emotional recognitionFosters identification and emotional recognition
2) Facilitated Peer Discussion2) Facilitated Peer Discussion Encourages debateEncourages debate Allows for cognitive personalisation, internalisation and Allows for cognitive personalisation, internalisation and
contextualisationcontextualisation
3) Report Back to School and Follow up3) Report Back to School and Follow up Mark for Life Orientation Lesson (planned for 2007)Mark for Life Orientation Lesson (planned for 2007) List of questions, concerns and issues discussed by learnersList of questions, concerns and issues discussed by learners Recommendations for follow-up and supportRecommendations for follow-up and support Contacts for local support organisations and servicesContacts for local support organisations and services Provision of follow-up lesson planProvision of follow-up lesson plan
The ContentThe Content Addresses Sexuality EducationAddresses Sexuality Education
KnowledgeKnowledge SkillsSkills AttitudesAttitudes ValuesValues
DevelopsDevelops Self-conceptSelf-concept Self-imageSelf-image Self-esteemSelf-esteem
Encourages Encourages Choice makingChoice making ResponsibilityResponsibility ToleranceTolerance AdaptabilityAdaptability
The IssuesThe Issues
Using a Using a rights-basedrights-based approach approach
IdentityIdentity RightsRights RelationshipsRelationships DiscriminationDiscrimination GenderGender HomosexualityHomosexuality PregnancyPregnancy
Peer-pressurePeer-pressure SexSex Substance UseSubstance Use HIV/AIDS and STI’sHIV/AIDS and STI’s ViolenceViolence Physical and Physical and
Emotional AbuseEmotional Abuse
Compliments the Life-skills CurriculumCompliments the Life-skills Curriculum
Examines:
ObjectivesObjectivesEncouragement of positive self-conceptEncouragement of positive self-conceptEnforcement of self-esteem and self-valueEnforcement of self-esteem and self-valueProvision of relevant informationProvision of relevant informationDevelopment of decision-making life-skills Development of decision-making life-skills
and self-efficacyand self-efficacy
OutcomesOutcomes
the learners will be enabled to the learners will be enabled to make sound, informed lifestyle choices about make sound, informed lifestyle choices about
what is best for them, and their community, in what is best for them, and their community, in their particular contexts; their particular contexts;
accept and take responsibility for those accept and take responsibility for those decisions; decisions;
be flexible and robust in responding to the be flexible and robust in responding to the consequences, both foreseen and unforeseen. consequences, both foreseen and unforeseen.
They are resilient and enabled with informed They are resilient and enabled with informed choice for sustainable decision-making.choice for sustainable decision-making.
ProjectsProjects
Primary SchoolsPrimary Schools “ “No Monkey Business” No Monkey Business”
grades 1-4 grades 1-4 “ “About Us” About Us”
grades 4-7 grades 4-7
Secondary Schools and FET CollegesSecondary Schools and FET Colleges““Look Before You Leap”Look Before You Leap”
grades 8-9grades 8-9 grades 10-12/ ages 16 -25grades 10-12/ ages 16 -25
EvaluationsEvaluations Continuously researched and evaluatedContinuously researched and evaluated 2005 evaluation showed that the arepp:Theatre for 2005 evaluation showed that the arepp:Theatre for
Life approach “encourages openness, plain speaking Life approach “encourages openness, plain speaking and debate” (Nell and Shapiro and debate” (Nell and Shapiro “Beyond Gut Feeling”“Beyond Gut Feeling” 2005) amongst those with whom it works. 2005) amongst those with whom it works.
It showed positive improvement in areas such as:It showed positive improvement in areas such as: understanding about gender equality, understanding about gender equality, views on relationships, views on relationships, choice-making skills, choice-making skills, tolerance around making mistakes, tolerance around making mistakes, and self-esteem, and self-esteem,
““which in turn adds up to increased self-efficacy”. which in turn adds up to increased self-efficacy”.
Enhancing Future ImpactEnhancing Future Impact
Plans to Enhance future impact by : Plans to Enhance future impact by : Working more formally within the Life Working more formally within the Life
orientation curriculum.orientation curriculum.Attempting to embed the work in a Attempting to embed the work in a
broader school context. broader school context. Greater buy-in from educators and Greater buy-in from educators and
principals.principals.Finding ways to support educators further Finding ways to support educators further
in their work.in their work.Developing more user-friendly support Developing more user-friendly support
materials.materials.
““The beauty is that theThe beauty is that the learners learn learners learn important lessons without even realising important lessons without even realising it. The actors engaged with themit. The actors engaged with them throughout!” throughout!” (Mr Mzamo: Khuthala (Mr Mzamo: Khuthala Primary)Primary)
““what matters is that I know who I am on what matters is that I know who I am on the insidethe inside” (Anonymous Learner: ” (Anonymous Learner: Nkumbulo Secondary)Nkumbulo Secondary)
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