The locations for a festival can be, and have been, as varied as a single classroom, an auditorium, a theater, a cafeteria, or a playground. Participants are trained in the use of Folger Library instructional approaches and materials, which include a comprehensive manual on teaching Shakespeare by performance and on festival planning. Cognitively, students are empowered to analyze literature and make decisions about language. Through this process, students gain a greater facility for language and become aware of the control they can exert over it. The project is beneficial to students of all ability groups and was recognized and commended by the Johns Hopkins Center for Schooling of Disadvantaged Students.
Students become involved cognitively, affectively, and kinesthetically in their learning experience.
Services Awareness materials are available at no cost. Project site visits are welcomed, by appointment.