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Enthusiastic students who learn to speak out
clearly and relate confidently with others will
have an inside track
to lifetime success.
The Helen O'Grady Drama Academy develops all young people.
We're a place where all our
students, from the shy to the outgoing can develop at their own pace,
with plenty of positive
encouragement.
Our specialty is using fun drama activities to
focus the bold, outspoken dramatic development
and to draw out the quiet, inarticulate person and help them reach into
themselves and
discover their full potential.
The Helen O'Grady Drama Academy is a highly developed, original
drama programme serving
4 age groups:
Kindy 3-5 years
The kindy programme empowers young children and their natural self
through creative drama, working with children to build confidence,
communication and interactive skills though drama techniques, for
example: storytelling, improvisation, devised theatre and play, mime
and dance and much more.
This curriculum runs throughout school terms in private
studios and pre-schools. The sessions run for 45 minutes per
class and parents stay or wait outside depending upon the age of the
child and ratio of teacher and children. The sessions run set and
seasonal themes throughout the year.
The lessons are structured and devised to allow
creative development as we believe every child matters and drama is
such a rewarding experience regardless of age. Children take from drama
what they need and we work with the children to achieve whatever that
may be, no matter what age they are.
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Lower Primary 5-8 years
The Helen O'Grady developmental drama programme for Lower Primary
provides young
children ages 5 to 8
with unique opportunities to develop clear speech, fluent delivery and
pleasing social skills.
 Our
program helps to give them the confidence to be participants in all
aspects of their lives, able to ask questions, seek answers and share
information with others. Children who mix well with others find it
easier
to make friends and adjust to new situations. They find school an
enjoyable adventure!
The Academy's highly trained teachers motivate
and inspire the
students to become
articulate communicators through enthusiastic participation in a wide
range of creative
activities including speech, creative movement, improvisation, and a
special year-end
performance.
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Upper Primary 9-12 years
The confident, articulate child finds it easier to make friends, accept
new challenges and explore new directions. The Helen O'Grady Drama
Academy Upper Primary
program for children ages 9-12 is
designed to
help each child achieve these invaluable life skills.
Students in our Upper Primary program participate in a wide range of
creative activities
including speech, dramatic movement, improvisation, snippets and scene
starters.
At the end of each year they utilise all the
skills acquired during the year to create a short,
scripted production, which is performed, for parents and friends.
In a fun-filled atmosphere, our classes aim to
give young people ongoing confidence,
self-esteem and skill in verbal
communication.
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Youth Theatre 13-18 years
The Academy attracts a wide range of young
people, from those seeking to increase their
confidence
and speaking
ability, to those hoping to pursue a career
in the theatre.
The dynamic, theatre arts program encompasses a
five-year cycle of curriculum providing
young actors
with a great diversity of material for film, television, radio and
theatre. As with
the classes for 5-12 year olds, the developmental side of the program
is still important,
 encouraging the students to
become confident, articulate communicators.
The theatre arts side of the program is very comprehensive, covering
amongst many other aspects, spontaneous improvisation, voice
production,
small group improvisation with specific directives, mini scripts,
character
analysis, open-ended duologues, theatre games, radio plays, quick fire
dialogues, monologues and structured scenes.
It is the aim that our Youth Theatre Students have
the competitive
edge over their peers.
This is a crucial time in their young lives where effective
communication skills will help shape
their future career path.
Performance is at the heart of the Youth Theatre
Curriculum and students have many
opportunities to show their advanced skills, including an end-of-year
production.
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Adult Classes 19+ (Offered in Selected locations
only)
Adult classes focus on the 3 Ps: Presentation, Public Speaking and
Performance skills. In
today's world, people who can communicate effectively are the ones
who will achieve success in their social and professional lives. The
skills learnt in these classes will help all adults to become articulate
speakers, with excellent presentation skills.
With a theatrical base to these classes, students
will learn advanced voice production,
spontaneous thinking, improvisation, and advanced acting technique for
film, radio and the
theatre.
Students have the option of working towards
professional qualifications in Performance or
Communication Skills through Trinity Guildhall College, London.
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The Academy's aim is to
bring out the inner 'star' in all its students!
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