SPEAK UP AND SPEAK WELL

Last week we shared some of the features and benefits of the Helen O’ Grady school programme. The benefits are truly endless and reach throughout the students’ career and life.

One of those benefits stems from one of our core pillars: Communication.

Being part of a drama class at school gives students a head start and firm foundation in communication skills.

Students demonstrating one such exercise where effective communication is taught and encouraged.

In class the focus is on learning to read and write. These are fundamental skills indeed. But little interest is shown or lesser focus is given to how clearly and how confidently the student speaks.

As adults we know how vital oral communication and verbal signals are in our every day lives. Whether it be in our professional capacities, community activities and even in the home.

Could you think of ONE profession where no one cared about your communication skills or how you spoke to others? We couldn’t either!

A generous portion of our curriculum focuses specifically on speech: articulation, resonance, projection, diction, volume control etc. However, the curriculum overall encourages clear and confident communication in small group settings, with the teacher as well as to an audience. 

Speech is an intergral and important part of our programme which is taught in a fun, stimulating way!