Theatre Arts Training for Children & Youth
The Theatre Arts Training for Children & Youth program introduces children and young people to theatre as a space for creativity, confidence, expression, and artistic discovery. Through practical training and guided exploration, participants learn how to use their voices, bodies, imagination, and ideas as part of a shared creative process.
The program offers professional training for children and youth ages 7 and above. It is designed within a methodological framework developed in collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington and accredited by the Ministry of Education in Jordan.
At NCCA, theatre training for young people is not limited to performance technique. It is also a way to support personal growth. The program helps participants become more confident in speaking, listening, moving, collaborating, and expressing themselves.
”Theatre gives young people a stage, but it also gives them something deeper: confidence, imagination, and the courage to express who they are.“
What Participants Learn
Participants explore acting, role playing, improvisation, creative writing, creative movement, voice and speech, and mime. These areas introduce them to the language of theatre while encouraging them to use their own ideas, bodies, voices, and emotions with greater confidence.
Acting and role playing help young people understand character, situation, listening, and response. Improvisation encourages quick thinking, flexibility, and trust in the moment. Creative writing and storytelling help participants shape ideas into scenes, while movement, voice, and mime strengthen expression even beyond spoken words.
The program may also include additional activities such as martial arts and cooking skills. These activities expand the learning environment and support the program’s broader focus on confidence, discipline, creativity, and practical experience.
Beyond Performance
The objectives of the training are to discover and develop talents, enhance self-confidence, strengthen creative expression, build communication skills, encourage critical thinking, promote aesthetic awareness, and combine enjoyment with benefit.
This makes the program valuable for children and youth whether or not they plan to become performers. Theatre teaches young people how to work with others, how to stand in front of a group, how to focus, how to make choices, and how to respect a shared creative process.
The learning atmosphere balances structure with play. Participants are encouraged to experiment, repeat, improve, and perform in a supportive setting. Over time, they can become more confident not only on stage, but also in how they communicate and participate in daily life.
Learning Environment
The program usually runs for three weeks during the summer, with a minimum of 25 participants per training course. The group setting is important because theatre is built on collaboration. Participants learn that a successful scene depends on attention, trust, timing, and respect for others.
The program is suitable for young people who are discovering theatre for the first time, as well as those who already show an interest in performance and want to develop their skills further. It offers families a meaningful artistic experience that supports both talent and personal development.
Through this program, theatre becomes a pathway for confidence, creativity, and self-expression. It helps children and youth discover what they can say, how they can say it, and how powerful it can be to create something together.
