Today we meet Chane van Hoeve who is 15 years old and lives Weltevreden park. Chane attends our Randpark Youth Theatre studio on Fridays. Chane's first language is Afrikaans but she is really developing her English so well through performance, reading scripts and discussing various genres and themes-I've really noticed her flourish in the last year and half since she started with us:)
I asked this lovely young lady why she started drama and she said she wanted to occupy herself with an activity and what better way to spend her time than to develop her self-confidence. She said that she was very self-conscious before but since starting drama she feels brave enough to speak without worrying about other peoples judgements! She has found a greater confidence within herself. I asked her why does she continue attending our school and she said " I love laughing and hearing all the creative ideas and learning new ideas from my peers as well as feeling great when I come up within idea!"
I must say that I have loads of students whose second language is English, and I've realized how wonderful and safe this program is as it give the students a wonderful opportunity to make mistakes and learn through laughter.
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Showing posts with label Fridays. Show all posts
Sunday, 26 August 2012
Friday, 9 December 2011
Rand Park/Boskruin Studio jam-packed with students
The Helen O'Grady Drama Academy in Rand Park Ridge/Boskruin has always been a popular studio. Classes run every Friday during the school term from 3pm-6pm. There are 3 groups that the classes split in to according to their ages and experience! The lower primary group consists of 25 students aged between 5&8. The upper primary group is a full class of 26 students between 9-12 years of age;and the youth theatre group consists of 15 teenagers ranging from 13-18 years of age. This studio is extremely popular and the kids are very, very talented! We said goodbye to a few students this year as they are going on to varsity and matric:( Spaces have become available for next year-let your friends know to book their spot in class ASAP if they're interested in becoming more confident and skilled!
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