Elana Shyong

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  • Theater Connects to All Aspects of Life

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    It was such a pleasure to share my experience on the Life on Fifth podcast about how drama is connected to community building! Thank you Morgane Oléron for having me. Link to the podcast here. hashtag#Podcast hashtag#CommunityBuilding hashtag#Drama hashtag#AppliedTheatre hashtag#DramainEducation hashtag#Learning hashtag#Education

  • Drama As A Tool for Reflection

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    🎭 Did you know that you can use drama to help you reflect on the year? In my recent online #appliedtheatreworkshop, that’s exactly what we explored! Together, we reflected on ✨ 2024 ✨ and looked ahead to 🌟 2025 🌟. We celebrated successes from this year and then tackled some of the participants’ worries for…

  • Learning Off Book Autumn Term, that’s a wrap!

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    The students from Kensington School had their drama showcases last week. Here’s what we got up to: 📍 The Junior Drama Club explored “All Around the World” 🌍 (think landmarks, time zones, and even creating their own country!) and “Off Into Space” 🚀 (think gravity, non aliens, and planets!)🎭 The Senior Drama Club wowed us…

  • Why 5️⃣5️⃣?

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    Last week at Coliving Hub we had the opportunity to host a webinar with Michal Korzonek and Daneel Minev from Tree House Collective, where they shared their month-long journey of writing their book ✍️ 📖 How to Semi-Nomad in just 55 hours. You read that right – 55 hours! ✨ From hearing about how they used…

  • Visual Thinking Strategy (VTS) for Deeper Learning

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    Spending the afternoon diving into a Visual Thinking Strategy (VTS) workshop at the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC) 🖼️ is the best way to spend a rainy day like today in Barcelona! There’s something incredibly refreshing about pausing in front of an artwork and practicing intentional looking – a rarity in our fast-scrolling world!…

  • The Evils Congress

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    Halloween Drama in Education in action! Celebrated Halloween this year by facilitating a drama in education workshop at Barcelona High School (BHS) appropriately titled The Evils Congress. Spooky! 👻 A twist on the classic story of Pandora’s Box, in this workshop the students took on the role of scientists 👩‍🔬 investigating the modern “evils” in…

  • AI in Education

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    Last week I delivered a training course on AI in Language Teaching & Learning for EU Educators. 🙌 At the start of the course, there were many educators who were of course apprehensive about AI. Concerns ranged from not understanding its potential to feeling straight up afraid about it replacing traditional teaching methods. However, by…

  • Drama in Education Workshop Weekend in Nanjing, China

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    🎭 Finished my trip to China 🇨🇳 this month with a Drama in Education Workshop Weekend in Nanjing in collaboration with Ouch Theatre. Ended the trip with a bang! Feeling very hashtag#grateful to travel often and to share my passion for hashtag#artseducation at the same time. The founder of Ouch Theatre (an applied theatre company…

  • Hello fellow curious minds!

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    Who Am I? I’m Elana, a dedicated facilitator and educator with a passion for the performing arts and a deep appreciation for the power of community building. I’m also a Taiwanese-American Third Culture Kid, and currently live in Barcelona, Spain. When I take off my educator ‘hat,’ you will often find me reading, dancing salsa,…