Event Date: Friday May 15 & 16, 2026 (Registration Deadline: May 4)
We are delighted to invite you to the Drama for Schools Symposium: Celebrating 20 Years of DFS and Beyond, at the University of Texas at Austin on May 15–16, 2026. The Drama for Schools Symposium will bring together university faculty and students, teaching artists, and K-12 educators from Texas and around the globe to explore how drama-based pedagogy can support more welcoming, equitable, and engaged classrooms. Come for one day or both! Registration is only $50 a day and includes breakfast and lunch! The event is co-sponsored by Texas Global, OVPR, CoFA, CREEES Center, and the Clarke Center.
The Symposium will feature sessions focused on K-12 and university teaching, teaching English and other languages in higher education, human rights curriculum, arts and health, climate justice, drama in museums, drama as tool for healing-centered engagement amongst many other topics! There is a session in every block that is appropriate for university educators. We have numerous global partners attending (from Australia, Poland, Bosnia, UK, Ireland, Taiwan, Hong Kong) who are eager to set-up partnerships. We have a special discount for UT faculty and students.
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