Engaging young people through exciting active learning methods...

Acharya Devo Bhava !

The TIE Champion teachers -
Ms.Sharmili, Mr.Neville,Ms.Kavitha,Ms.Shoba & Ms.Deepa of VNGS Medavakkam

If you would like to engage young people through exciting active learning methods in virtually any subject area through the medium of drama, then Velammal New Gen School is for you.

The Drama in classroom program of Velammal NewGen Schools explores learning through drama and how to use the greatest resource that teachers have available to them – children’s imagination. Play is a natural part of children’s lives before they even start school, helping them to make sense of their place in the world. Such creativity is harnessed through drama to enable active and interactive learning experiences throughout classes 3to 8 and across the curriculum, particularly in SST:Social Studies, Languages & Science in the VNGS schools .

The contemporary drama techniques like Freeze Frames, Conscience Alley, Soundscape, Flash Back & Flash Forward, Hot seat etc. are used by students in the VNGS schools to relate the concepts learnt in the subjects and make them “create”. They also learn to approach situations in an array of different manners which can help to develop creative thinking and new study techniques.

Drama strategies also known as drama techniques are the everyday tools of the SST or Language teachers at VNGS schools. These teachers help students to employ theatre and develop enquiry skills, to encourage negotiation, understanding and creativity. Drama in classroom program actively involves students in their own learning.

The students of grades 3-8 of the Velammal NewGen schools of Medavakkam, Madipakkam, Shollinganallur, Navalur & Kelambakkam had the Theatre Day on November 29 & December 3, 2019 in their campuses.

Drama techniques used by students during the Theatre showcase at VNGS Medavakkam

Theatre Technique	Concept/Lesson	Subject
PUPPET SHOW	A Shadow Story	ENGLISH
OPEN AND CLOSE	Cindrella	ENGLISH
SKIT	Kalvi Kan Pondrathu	TAMIL
RECITATION	Rani Bitia	HINDI
SOUNDSCAPE	Animals And Birds	SCIENCE
FREEZE FRAME	Dance Forms Of India	SST
SOUNDSCAPE	Jungle	ENGLISH
HOT SEATING	Famous People	SST
FREEZE FRAMES AND THOUGHT TRACKING	Festivals	SST
DRAMA & DECISION ALLEY	Pasuvukku Kidaitha Needhi	TAMIL
RECITATION & SKIT	Drama- Hawa Aur Paani	HINDI
CHARACTER ENACTMENT	Famous Scientists	SCIENCE
OPEN AND CLOSE	Cindrella	ENGLISH
BRINGING STORIES ALIVE	Akbar And Birbal	ENGLISH
FREEZE FRAMES AND THOUGHT TRACKING	Tamizhargalin Veera Kalaigal	TAMIL
MIME	Safety	SCIENCE
FREEZE FRAMES	Fundamental Rights, Revolt Of 1857	SST
HOT SEATING	Mughal Emperors	SST
MUSICAL POETRY	The Pobble Who Has No Toes	ENGLISH
CHARACTER ENACTMENT	Manam Kavarum Mamallapuram	TAMIL
FREEZE FRAMES AND THOUGHT TRACKING	Four Sights Of Buddha	SST
CONSCIENCE ALLEY & SKIT	Impact Of Kalinga War On Ashoka	SST
ROLE PLAY	Aise Aise	HINDI
HOT SEATING	Mughal Emperors	SST
INTERVIEW	Understanding Media	SST
MIME	Gender Inequality	SST
DECISION ALLEY	Gender Inequality	SST
SKIT	The Boy With A Catapult	ENGLISH
MONOACTING	The Boy With A Catapult	ENGLISH
FREEZE FRAMES	Pesum Oviyangal	TAMIL
FREEZE FRAMES	A Nation's Strength(Poem)	ENGLISH
DRAMA	Debate- Technology A Boon Or Bane	TAMIL
MONOACTING	Sudama Charita	HINDI
FREEZE FRAME & THOUGHT TRACKING	Freedom Movements- Jallianwala Bagh Massacre & Swadeshi Movement	SST
FLASH BACK & FLASH FORWARD	The Story Of Mangal Pandey	SST

Drama techniques used by students during the Theatre showcase at VNGS Shollinganallur

Theatre Technique	Concept/Lesson	Subject
SKIT	Kathi Poi Val Vandhathu	TAMIL
FREEZE FRAME	Diversity In Festivals And Dances	SST
FREEZE FRAME	Diversity In Festivals And Dances	SST
SKIT	Raju And Khaju	HINDI
FREEZE FRAME	Diversity In Festivals And Dances	SST
FREEZE FRAME	Some Famous People	SST
FREEZE FRAME/ROLE PLAY	Atmosphere	SCIENCE
SOUND SCAPE	Tiger Snd The Holy Man	ENGLISH
SKIT	Panimalai Payanam	TAMIL
ROLE PLAY	Mukathma,Hawa And Pani	HINDI
MIME	Safety	SCIENCE
MIME	Safety	SCIENCE
ROLE PLAY	Birbal And The Washerman	ENGLISH
ROLEPLAY & DRAMA	The Black Spot	ENGLISH
ROLE PLAY, DRAMA	Revolt Of 1857	SST
FREEZE FRAME, ICE BREAKER	Pesum Oviyangal	TAMIL
ROLE PLAY, DECISION ALLEY, HOT SEAT	Adrift At Sea	ENGLISH
ROLE PLAY	Papa Kho Gaye	HINDI
ROLE PLAY	Chusar Ka Khel - Va Draupadhi Ki Vyatha	HINDI
ROLE PLAY, FREEZE FRAME	Manam Kavarum Mamallapuram	TAMIL
ROLE PLAY, DECISION ALLEY, HOT SEAT, FREEZE FRAME	The Pebble Who Has No Toes The Special Prize	ENGLISH
ROLEPLAY	Buddhism, Buddha Four Sights And Enlightenment	SST

Drama techniques used by students during the Theatre showcase at VNGS Madipakkam

Theatre Technique	Concept/Lesson	Subject
DECISION ALLEY	Unit-7 Kongu Naatu Vanigam-Trading	TAMIL
MIME	Kamchor-Prose	HINDI
SKIT	A Nation's Strength	ENGLISH
ROLE PLAY	Revolt Of 1857	SOCIAL
SKIT, LITERARY TABLEAU	Unit-7 Virundhombal- Thamizhar Panpadu	TAMIL
DRAMA	Papa Khogaye-Prose	HINDI
DEBATE	Conservation Of Resources	ENGLISH
FREEZE FRAME SKIT	Gender And Gender Inequality Understanding Media	SOCIAL
DRAMA	Unit-7 Velu Nachiyar- Women Empowerment	TAMIL
		HINDI
SKIT	A Special Prize	ENGLISH
FREEZE FRAME AND THOUGHT TRACKING	Rise Of New Religion ,	SOCIAL
HOT SEAT	The Mughals	SOCIAL
DRAMA	Ln 9 Geet Ka Kamal -Story	HINDI
FREEZE FRAME, MUSICAL THEATRE	Unit 5:4,Tamilargalin Veera Kalaigal	TAMIL
SKIT	Choice Of Life	ENGLISH
SKIT	Grandfather Fights An Ostrich	ENGLISH
CHARACTER ENACTMENT	Famous People Character Enactment	SOCIAL
ROLEPLAY	Pasuvirkku Kidaitha Needhi	TAMIL
DRAMA	Paudhe Ki Ichcha-Prose	HINDI
PUPPET SHOW	The Shadow Story	ENGLISH
FREEZE FRAME, THOUGHT TRACKING	Lesson.15, Aruvi	TAMIL
DECISION ALLEY, SKIT	Diversity In Festival And Dance, National Symbols.	SOCIAL
DECISION ALLEY, SKIT	Ln.10 Chudkan	HINDI

Drama techniques used by students during the Theatre showcase at VNGS Navalur

Theatre Technique	Concept/Lesson	Subject
ROLE PLAY	A Shadow Story	ENG
ROLE PLAY	Mukadma Hawa Pani Ka	HINDI
SKIT	Animals Birthday	TAMIL
ROLEPALY	Human Eye	SCIENCE
DECISION ALLEY/SKIT	Ashoka The Great	SOCIAL
FREEZE FRAME/DEBATE	Undersating Media	SOCIAL
SKIT	King Lear	ENG

Drama techniques used by students during the Theatre showcase at VNGS Kelambakkam

Theatre Technique	Concept/Lesson	Subject
MIME	Water Conservation	HINDI
ROLE PLAY	National Symbols	SST
FREEZ FRAME	Mughal Period	SST
MIME	Land Pollution	SST
SKIT	Story Of Arachne	ENGLISH
ROLE PLAY	Some Famous People	SST
HOT SEAT	Our Local Self Government	SST
SKIT	Birbal And The Washerman	ENGLISH

Drama-based pedagogy in the Velammal New Gen School classrooms generates and cultivates many cognitive skills. Of these skills, the following are important for ensuring a student’s success in school: