Theatre’s educational impact on children’s growth and imagination

AMRITSAR: The two days "The Wizard of OZ, Annual Show 2023 of Spring Blossoms School" underlying the message that theatre can help children to learn, play and grow by exploring the stories of others, concluded here on Sunday.
Stating that drama gives children the opportunity to explore and the freedom to imagine,Chairman of the school Sahiljit Singh Sandhu said “The story revolves around the fact that good always triumphs over evil.With the help of her newly minted friends, Dorothy is able to melt the Wicked Witch of the West & save the people of Oz. She realizes that no matter what the situation is, one should never allow that to get in the way of his/her values”.
To join him,Director of the school Dr. Kirat Sandhu Cheema motivated the children saying, “What children learn in their impressionable childhood years, stays with them throughout their lives, hence it is essential to inculcate values from this tender age itself.”
Prominently among others who attended the two day event included Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, MLA, Amritsar (North) ,Joginder Singh, Joint Commissioner, Customs Preventive Commissionerate, Amritsar, Gurpartap Singh Sahota, Superintendent of Police, Amritsar Police (Rural) and others.
Speaking on the occasion, principal Anupama Mehra said, “The youth of today needs to be readied for the global stage to make them thinkers, inquirers, and confident learners so that they can compete with the best brains in the world. This is exactly what we aim at doing, here at Spring Blossoms”. She also said that we should follow our own heart and learn how to stand up for what we believe is right.