NCEA Level 1 Drama

This course is for students who have a keen interest in drama, literature and performance. The course requires self-discipline and personal commitment as it is both practical and academic. In Drama, you will do everything from performing in well-known plays, to writing and directing your own plays. You will be in a Drama production and you will learn about different styles of theatre. 

Students will be required to attend rehearsals both in and out of school time.

This is a full-year general course for students interested in a career in various entertainment fields. It covers topics including: 

• Drama techniques
• Devise and perform a drama
• Demonstrate features of a drama/theatre form
• Perform an acting role in a scripted production

The skills learned in drama prepare students for further study or a career in the arts as well as building confidence in their interpersonal and presentational skills that they can utilize in whatever they choose to do beyond school. 

The senior courses build on the foundational concepts introduced at the junior level. Students can expect to play characters with increasing complexity, both scripted and created through the devising process.

Students will expand their knowledge of established theatre forms and experiment with techniques and conventions particular to that form.  They will also be encouraged to critically reflect on their creative process as well as their own worldview. 

Drama students are creative, collaborative problem-solvers which makes them excellent employees, team-mates and citizens.