ENACT
Cause Area
- Arts & Culture
- Children & Youth
- Community
- Education & Literacy
Location
630 Ninth Avenue, Suite 305New York, NY 10036 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
ENACT's mission is to help New York City public school students learn social, emotional and behavioral skills through creative drama and drama therapy techniques.
ENACT's professional actor-instructors engage in interactive classroom-based activities and specialized role-play, to help students become more productive in school and in their lives.
Description
ENACT is a nonprofit teaching organization that empowers New York City students of all ages and skill levels by helping them understand and manage their own emotional growth through creative drama techniques. The ENACT team, made up of teaching artists--all professional actors with numerous stage, screen and television credits--educators, social workers, and drama therapists work collaboratively with teachers and administrators at schools all over the city to show students how to identify and remove the barriers that prevent them from learning.