Theatre Education for your School

Professional theatre makers – native English speakers

Our education department is in touch with over 300 international and Dutch schools nationwide. Yearly over 2400 students at primary, secondary and university level (4 – 26 years old) are involved in STET education programmes. Our high-quality theatre workshops and performances are successful because we work with professional actors and educators who have a real passion for their work and are keen to pass on their knowledge.

Our expertise lies in providing small-group theatre workshops with real connection, safe environment and quality time to develop a mutual conversation between the group and the theatre professional(s). We highly value direct contact with teachers, students and audience members.

For more information and bookings, please contact us at education@theenglishtheatre.nl or +31 6 20 43 1919.

Why does STET have an education department and why is it so successful?

• Theatre education is a proven way of non-formal learning, gaining insights in drama techniques, storytelling, communication and most importantly learning about oneself.
• Students learn lifelong skills through cultural education. They:
  • • learn to articulate their emotions in a social situation ^{(kerndoel 54)}
    • gain self-confidence
    • develop tools to enable them to reflect on themselves and the world around them ^{(kerndoel 55)}
    • recognise the benefits of working as a team and co-operating with others
    • learn to express themselves more clearly
    • acquire some knowledge about the arts and learn to appreciate it ^{(kerndoel 56)}
• STET Education provides a supplemental education programme that reinforces English language skills in order to help students do better in their curriculums and in their social life outside school.
• Students gain insight in the creative work behind our productions by understanding what motivates a professional artist to create a piece of work.

We are proudly supporting a charity every year with 5% of our seasonal income. In 2021 we were honored to supported Komt Het Zien, an organisation which provides real solutions for theatre-goers with visual impairment. Curious? Read on…