We currently offer two dynamic and high-impact workshops. If your school or district is interested in hosting one or both, please reach out to us by email at teatroforthesoul@gmail.com with your preferred dates and any relevant details. We’ll be happy to coordinate with you and tailor the experience to meet your needs.
Educational Theater for Spanish Teachers
Theater tools to transform your Spanish teaching Duration: 4 hours Format: In-person Intended for: Spanish, ESOL, and bilingual education teachers
Description
Educational Theater for Spanish Teachers is a 4-hour in-person workshop designed specifically for Spanish teachers who are looking to innovate their teaching. Through theater techniques applied to the classroom, teachers will learn to transform their classes into lively, participatory, and effective spaces.
This is not a traditional training. It is a scenic, dynamic, and practical space where teachers experience firsthand the strategies they can then apply with their students.
Why take this workshop?
Teaching Spanish often faces passive classes, lack of motivation, and little oral interaction. This workshop proposes a practical and creative solution: using theater as a tool to teach vocabulary, grammar, culture, and oral expression.
Educational theater promotes participation, fluency, critical thinking, and emotional connection with the language. Students not only learn Spanish: they live it.
How This Training Transforms Teaching Practice
Educational theater equips teachers with powerful tools to bring learning to life. Through theatrical techniques, educators learn to:
Engage students more deeply by making lessons dynamic, interactive, and emotionally resonant
Use voice, movement, and space with greater awareness and impact, increasing their presence and effectiveness in the classroom
Foster empathy and collaboration, encouraging students to take active roles in their own learning
Create safe spaces for exploration, where students can express themselves, take risks, and build confidence
Turn abstract concepts into lived experiences, helping students internalize and retain complex ideas
By incorporating theater-based methods, teachers become facilitators of active, embodied learning—transforming their classrooms into vibrant spaces of curiosity, creativity, and connection.
Español Neutro
Scenic workshop on voice, clarity, and presence Duration: 4 hours Format: In-person Intended for: Spanish, ESOL, and bilingual education teachers, actors, presenters, communicators, and facilitators
Description?
Español Neutro is an intensive and experiential workshop aim to develop clear, articulated, and regionally unbiased communication. It is ideal for those seeking to improve their stage presence, pronunciation, and oral expressiveness in professional, educational, or artistic contexts.
Over 4 hours, participants act, improvise, read aloud, and practice on stage. It is an active, non-traditional training where learning happens through doing.
Conducted entirely in Spanish.
Why take this workshop?
In multicultural and professional contexts, speaking with clarity and neutrality is essential to be understood. Many teachers, actors, or communicators face barriers due to strong accents, regionalisms, filler words, or lack of vocal technique.
This workshopprovides the necessary tools to overcome these obstacles and achieve more effective, coherent, and professional communication.
How This Training Transforms Teaching Practice
After completing this training, teachers will:
Communicate more clearly and effectively using standard Spanish, especially in linguistically diverse classrooms
Enhance classroom presence through confident voice projection, expressive body language, and purposeful movement
Adapt their communication style to better connect with students from a variety of cultural and linguistic backgrounds
Model effective language use for heritage speakers and Spanish learners alike
Create more inclusive learning environments where every student feels understood and engaged
This training empowers educators to be intentional, impactful communicators—inside and outside the classroom.
All of our workshops are crafted by a certified instructional designer and rooted in the principles of adult learning theory. We go beyond traditional lecture-based methods by creating immersive, participatory experiences that support deep, lasting learning.
Rather than passive content delivery, our sessions offer structured, experiential learning environments. Participants engage actively through real-time application, collaborative activities, and reflective practice—ensuring that learning is meaningful and immediately transferable to real-world contexts.
At the heart of our methodology is the use of educational theater and embodied pedagogy. This dynamic approach enhances engagement, supports diverse learning styles, and allows participants to rehearse and refine their skills within a safe, supportive space. Each workshop is designed not only to inform, but to transform professional practice.