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CODE promotes dance & drama education in schools and communities throughout Ontario.

CODE creates & distributes educational resources supporting the Ontario Dance & Drama Curriculum.

CODE promotes dance & drama education in schools and communities throughout Ontario.

CODE connects drama and dance educators and artists through local, provincial, national and international community building.

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Visionary Voices Resources Now Available

CODE and Canada's Theatre Museum collaborated to create ready-to-use lesson plans for engaging with the Legends Library collection. We are thrilled to introduce 7 lesson plans - many of which can be used as emergency lesson plans for occasional teachers - supporting Grade 7-12 drama teachers. We're grateful to Canada's Theatre Museum for funding this project and making these resources available publicly on both of our websites.

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CODE on the Road in Port Hope

Join the Council of Ontario Drama and Dance Management Board and delegates from across the province, at the picturesque Capitol Theatre in beautiful Port Hope for CODE on the Road in Port Hope.

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CODE's Summer Writing Projects - Deadline extended

Find out about our two summer writing projects: Resource Revision Writing Project (7 projects require revisions) - applications are ongoing Sample Long-Range Plans K-8 (...

Reconciling the Future - Justice as Our Path Forward

Past President, Matthew Sheahan, working with A Path Forward Indigenous museum in Picton, ON, and senior students from Prince Edward Collegiate Institute (PECI), created a Site Specific Theatre...

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IDEA Webinar - Drama/Theatre Education in Action for Peace

CODE board members Michelle Gram Giessen, Heather Newman and Matthew Sheahan all presented at the IDEA Webinar on Drama/Theatre Education in Action for Peace.

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Just Dance

How does dance education happen in your school? In many elementary schools, dance is a prep delivery subject, taught by educators who are often “prep fairies”, with several responsibilities for...

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Provocations, vol. 5 - Drama and Dance: Creative Tools for Change

What needs to change? Why? How have you used Drama and Dance to inspire change? How have your students been changed by Drama and Dance? How is your...

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