children need to be more informed ib and igcse boards have a larger awareness with regard to these forms but even icse schools are reaching out even though the syllabus doesnt require it pomegranate teaches film appreciation at shishuvan an icse school in matunga to students from class three to class eight exposing them to the greats of world cinema from jacques tati to abbas kiarostami the kids respond in a very visceral way srinivasan says they are reacting to landscape and story theyre riveted by it schools have also shown interest she says in workshops on radio plays the enthusiasm of schools for the arts is providential for practitioners as it means making a living doing what they enjoy most theatrewallahs for instance cant afford to do theatre fulltime many work in fields such as advertising and television and pursue drama on the side we come in at the cost of fulltime teachers maneckshaw says the idea of not having to go outside the field of theatre to earn a living is a big appeal