Two specialist teachers work on basic theatre skills with children of various ages and use theatre education as a gateway to other kinds of learning:

• At Lusher Alternative Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana, theatre teacher Amanda Newberry engages children in theatre exercises that also develop their creative listening and thinking skills.
• At Barney Ford Elementary School in Denver, Colorado, drama specialist George E. Jackson, III, employs basic and advanced theatre skills to achieve learning goals for different grades.