Killaloe School "Honoured" To Be Among First To Offer Drama, Film And Theatres Studies

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The staff of an East Clare school says it's an honour to be chosen as one of the first schools in the country to offer a new Senior Cycle subject. St. Anne's Community College in Killaloe is one of 57 post-primary schools that have been selected to have Drama, Film and Theatre Studies as an optional subject for the Leaving Certificate from next year. According to the Department of Education, the subject will "promote and encourage creativity as a basis for learning through immersive experiences" and will give students "the opportunity to cultivate informed thinking through learning supported by creative and critical processes". Assistant Principal and English and Drama teacher at St. Anne's Community College Maree Murphy says given the long-standing embrace of the arts at the school, it's well placed to teach the new area.