Plays

Plays

A Group Play is an integral part of the educational process at C&C. Over the course of a year, each Group in the Middle and Upper School studies a society or time period in depth. The children deconstruct the history of the people or era through research, writing, reading and discussion. Each child takes a piece of research that he or she is interested in and becomes an expert in that area. In this way, each member of the Group plays a role in informing one another while creating a base of information for the Group as a whole. The teacher encourages the Group to take ownership of the research process while filling in the gaps and assisting in synthesizing their work. The reconstruction of their knowledge is further developed through the creation of a Group Play. The Play pulls together all of their individual pieces and retells it in a way that makes sense to the Group. The children own the play-making process at every level - all props, costumes and set pieces are created by them throughout the year in their Social Studies research and through work with Specials, such as Music, Art, Science and Shop.