StoryDrama: Create & Stage
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StoryDrama: Create & Stage
- Format: 12 live 1.5-hour sessions + 2-hour revision session (Total: 21 hours)
- Delivery: Each session blends hands-on drama activities, guided reflection, and practical classroom adaptation. Participants receive recordings of all sessions and a PDF resource pack full of ready-to-use ideas and templates.
- Audience: Ideal for EFL/ESL teachers who want to go beyond storytelling and empower their learners to create, embody, and perform stories in English bringing both language and imagination to life.
Course Overview
StoryDrama: Create & Stage is all about turning your classroom into a creative stage where stories grow, move, and speak. You’ll learn how to guide students through every stage of the storytelling process, from inventing and scripting their own tales to staging and performing them with confidence.
This course explores how story creation and drama can work hand in hand to boost fluency, teamwork, and emotional engagement. It’s a deeply creative journey designed to make language learning truly Memorable & Meaningful (M&M).
What You’ll Explore
- Story Making & Staging – guide learners to craft and perform their own original stories.
- Storytelling for Older Learners – discover adaptable techniques to keep pre-teens and teens engaged.
- Prop Making – turn everyday classroom materials into magical story tools.
- Embodied Grammar & Vocabulary – help students internalize language through movement and creative action.
- Making a DramActivate Lesson Plan – learn how to structure your own drama-based lessons from start to finish.
Course Features
21 hours of live online training
Access to all session recordings
A comprehensive PDF pack with stories, activities, and templates
A supportive community of international educators
A Certificate of Completion from DramActivate
Stage the Story
Empower your learners to become storytellers, directors, and performers of their own language journey. Discover how to turn ideas into stories, stories into action, and action into unforgettable learning moments.
Create. Perform. Transform your classroom into a stage.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
StoryDrama: Create & Stage is designed for language teachers who want to bring more creativity, collaboration, and performance into their lessons- especially those working with pre-teens and teens who respond well to active, story-based learning.
Do I need to be experienced in drama or theatre?
Not at all! The course is completely teacher-friendly, you’ll learn step by step how to use drama techniques and story creation processes even if you’ve never done drama before.
How is the course delivered?
All sessions take place live on Zoom, offering a mix of practical demonstrations, group activities, and reflection. You’ll also receive recordings of all sessions so you can revisit the material anytime.
What will I need for the sessions?
Just a camera, a bit of space to move, and some simple materials like paper, pens, or props you already have around you. Everything else, from templates to printable resources, is provided in your course PDF pack.
Will I get a certificate?
Yes! Upon completing the course, you’ll receive a DramActivate Certificate of Completion, recognising your 21 hours of professional training.
What makes this course different?
Unlike typical teaching workshops, StoryDrama: Create & Stage combines creative practice with practical application. You’ll leave each session with ready-to-use lesson ideas that work with any syllabus, helping your learners speak, move, and think in English in authentic, expressive ways.
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