Over the decades of teaching our program, we at Shakespeare For Our Children have consistently found that introducing the Bard to young people leads to greater confidence, higher skills in reading, and advanced analytical thinking.
But don’t just take our word for it! The Royal Shakespeare Company has recently publicized results from a study carried out at the University of Warwick, confirming that teaching Shakespeare with a “theatre-based approach” (rather than as straightforward literary texts) inspires a range of benefits for students.
Shakespeare’s works were meant to be performed, not just read in a classroom, and it has always been a gift to see his words reach and inspire new generations. Whether through the Royal Shakespeare Company or in a home-school environment, everyone can know the joys of inhabiting Shakespeare’s worlds – so have a look at our Resources page for some ways to get started!