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Our
mission is to help young Hawaii rehearse for life by mastering
performance skills needed to win jobs, justice, and joy. |
 ADE is a non-profit
organization managed by the original founders
and directed by a working board of
teachers, administrators, parents, business leaders and alumni.
Our professional artist-educators partner with
K-12 schools throughout Hawai'i to stimulate, develop and refine
youngsters' cognitive and creative skills by using drama education to
achieve DOE standards. Through the use of discussions,
demonstrations, and theatre exercises, ADE teaches drama appreciation,
respect for self and others, focus, teamwork, and life skills.
Our flagship
programs are:
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Theatre, a Kalihi based performance group with students from
Farrington High School and Kalakaua and Dole Middle Schools.
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School Residencies,
a program that brings artist-educators into K-12 classrooms to
create a safe
environment where children can take expressive chances to improve
oral communication skills while promoting successful teaming.
We are a not-for-profit C-3 [501c3]
organization with over 2,000 past and present contributing members.
Our supporters insure further funding, qualifying ADE to earn corporate
matching gifts and demonstrating to decision-makers that voters believe
drama and education belong together. We are resolved to delight
our stake-holders by consistently operating in a cost-competent manner
that leverages precious resources.
Our Values:
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We reveal what we feel, believe and think through
self-expression, with compassion shaping our words and actions.
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We use effective communication as a tool to
articulate our organizational mission. We teach communication
skills that help young learners develop poise, creative thinking and
self-confidence.
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We use teamwork to harmonize our differences
and act as one.
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We show kindness and respect in all our
relationships, moving beyond ourselves to look through the eyes of
fellow human beings.
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Our resiliency mandates that should we fall
down seven times, we will get up eight.
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We focus our energy and imagination into one
point of concentration, directing all of our efforts to the
achievement of our goals.
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