Founded in 2009, DRE is an integrated arts education and development Company based at the DRE Centre (Beijing) for a membership of children and young people aged 3-16 and their families (See Core Values below). Drama Rainbow Education constitutes seven Centres: Drama in Education (3-8 y.o.), Youth Theatre (8-16 y.o.), Theatre in Education, Teaching & Learning, Research, Community and Play. Drama Rainbow Education creates a holistic and purposeful learning environment. Children and young people are the active agents in their own development and education using a uniquely Chinese model based upon the British drama and theatre in education methodology and a social constructivist approach to learning. Children and young people are at the centre of everything DRE does, but the work we create with them through participatory drama and theatre (DiE, TiE and Youth Theatre), also forms the basis for other activities and community building with member families designed to inform active parenting, address anxiety, communication and parent-child relationships. The DRE Centre nurtures a physical and psychological environment for parents and their children to connect, develop and grow together. Our praxis based journey over the past decade, has been one of constant reflection, evaluation and learning to learn, which has been theorized and shared through our Teaching and Learning, and Research Centres, through our TiE tours, Creative Curriculum, training courses and publications and other products for teachers and for arts professionals.