The students in our Atlantis studio so enjoy their Saturday mornings! Each weekend is started off with fun, energetic and creative activities taught by their wonderful teacher Caryn, and when they leave they are bursting with joy and excitement for what is to come the next Saturday.
The Helen O' Grady Drama Academy has been running our weekly classes in Atlantis since 2015 and is highly popular! The students are trained in communicative, creative and performance skills through our international curriculum each week and work toward a production at the end of the year where they get to show off their progress to friends and family. Our comprehensive theatre-arts programme is truly one of a kind and we are so pleased to be able to offer it to young individuals within Atlantis and surrounds.
Extra-curricular activities are so important for students development into balanced and happy individuals but with their ever hectic school timetables this is sometimes not possible that's why classes on a weekend are a bonus.
Our classes are held at the Avondale Library hall in Grosvenor Avenue, Avondale every Saturday morning between 10-12pm depending on the the age group. So come along and join us there for your free trial lesson and be one of over 50 000 students who attend classes with us worldwide each week!
Contact the West Coast branch on 021 5534458 or feel free to email nastassja@helenogrady.co.za for further information.
"Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up” – Pablo Picasso
Creativity is one of those skills that in the past has been sorely under promoted, however this is starting to change. There is more and more evidence that developing this skill not only promotes a balanced and happier child but assists with development too.
At the Helen O Grady Drama Academy our unique programme enables our students, young and old, to harness their creativity. Through dramatic play, improvisation and role-playing we allow for the students to develop these vital creativity skills. Each week the learners are put into new, exciting and challenging situations that require the right brained, thinking out of the box approach.
In this video can you see students from our Atlantis studio involved in an improvisation exercise where they must act on the spot in various situations.
Our classes positive atmosphere together with our trained teachers allow for the freedom of expression many do not get anywhere else. Here the students are not only allowed but encouraged to make so called 'wrong' choices as making these choices will inevitably lead to more choices which is quintessentially the creative process.
This skill when nurtured helps people in everyday life situations as we are all involved in creative processes many many times throughout our daily activities'. Adding our once a week creative classes to your child's activities will not only help them to become confident and communicative individuals in all situations, but they will love the fun too!
