The most important and the most immediate relationship between drama and learning is the one that the Ancient Greek people have expressed: you are being educated while being entertained. Children in a drama situation do not remain passive in front of a presentation-performance (just watching) but the are emotionally and intellectually involved and they “experience” the knowledge. Children start to recognise their personal abilities and understand themselves and their reactions better. Drama is an experiential way of learning, but because it includes the elements of evaluation, discussion, reflection, it also involves the intellectual part of the human. Children investigate the different drama situations that the teacher prepares for them and s/he makes sure to include the curriculum aims that s/he wants to teach. In a drama lesson teachers and students are involved in a collective effort and search to understand and resolve the problem in the drama situation. By definition drama involves co-operation and interaction. Learning is more probable to happen if there is such a spirit of co-operation and active involvement.
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