Promoting Kindness Through the Positive Theatrical Arts: Assessing Kuwait’s Boomerang Programme

Art vs School Dropout: The Theatre-Education of ‘Maestri Di Strada’ Narrated by Educators and Pupils

“…By defining school dropout as the result of a process of disengagement, disinterest and detachment from school and as a fracture in the bond between the individual, society and school, we can understand how extra-curricular and out-of-school activities play a key role in dropout recovery, as they promote engagement and predict good school results. In particular, art workshops have the power a) to help individuals give their external and internal worlds a sense; b) to provide an enriching emotional experience; c) to offer opportunities for aesthetic enjoyment, play and fun; d) to function as a means through which building social bonds with other members of one's community and think of oneself as part of a community (Lambert et al, 2023). In this study, we focused in particular on the role that Theatre-Education played in the psychic and emotional development of a group of adolescents and the impact it had on their lives, particularly on their bond with school and territory.…”

“…Art has the power to help individuals make meaning of their external and internal worlds, provide an enriching emotional experience, and offer opportunities for aesthetic appreciation, play and p-ISSN: 2184-044X e-ISSN: 2184-1489ISBN: 978-989-35106-4-3 © 2023 https://doi.org/10.36315/2023v2end017 entertainment. Furthermore, it represents a tool to build social bonds with other members of one's territory and self-reflect as a community (Lambert et al, 2023). Particularly, Theatre in Education (TIE), uses theatre techniques and imaginative power to place learners at the centre of their own learning.…”