ScienceView | Learning Science Through Theater

In May 2-3 2015 students from 13 secondary schools from Attica, Greece will be presenting their parts from the theatrical play of the project “Learning Science through Theater”, organized by Science View. The event will be held in Ellinogermaniki School.

Science View’s innovative project “Learning Science through Theater” is organised in collaboration with the School of Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

For this project, High School pupils (aged 11-18) will dramatize science concepts and knowledge stemming from the school curriculum. At the moment the project is aimed at schools of Attica. Pupils will dramatize what they learn in class, through a flexible script called “Parallel Worlds”, which includes five units/acts concerning the fields of Biology, Astronomy and Physics. Pupils will be organized in work groups (scriptwriters, actors, musicians, dancers, video producers, set and costume designers) that will be offered professional support. At least one teacher per school will be responsible for organizing the activities. Teachers can make these activities part of the curriculum of the respective lessons (Physics, Astronomy, Music, biology, Art) as projects or introduce them to the school societies (drama, music etc.).

Pupils will stage the play in May 2-3 2015 and there will be a panel of professionals (academics, science teachers, directors, actors, musicians). Pupils chosen based on their performance will be asked to prepare for and participate in another performance that will include all the acts and will take place in July 2015. Those pupils will give another performance for the International Conference of the CREAT-IT European project in October 2015 for conference participants as well as the public.

– Science View (Greek Association of Science Journalists, Science Writers and Science communicators) Programme coordinator: Menelaos Sotiriou, Science View Secretary General (sotiriou@sceinceview.gr)

– School of Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Scientific coordinator: Zaharoula Smirnaiou, Assistant Professor (zsmyrnaiou@ppp.uoa.gr)