More About The Adventures of Spectrum Sparks:

This interactive play is about a robot, Spectrum Sparks, who is a little bit “different.” It is designed to satisfy the following learning objectives:

• Recognizing diversity: different types of people, different personalities, different abilities, different appearances

• Expressing emotions: we all express our emotions in different ways and need to be able to express them safely and have healthy coping skills lending itself to emotional literacy.

• Developing empathy: Through the play’s story and characters, the audience will have an opportunity to see an event through other peoples’ eyes, fostering a greater understanding of human emotions.

• Finding empowerment: learning how to voice your feelings and thoughts and express yourself and your ideas to contribute to a collaboration with others.

• Inclusivity and acceptance: Even though we are different, there should be understanding and a shared humanity where we understand the importance of respecting others’ ideas and feelings even if they are different from ours.

• Creative expression: Being able to create a friend will allow children to use imaginative skills and explore their creativity and blending different ideas.

• Critical thinking: The problem to be solved relies on everyone combining ideas (earlier creations) and creating a new item from the individual parts.