All of the students seem to be loving this term and we are looking forward to some great performances at upcoming assemblies and parent watching week!
Speak Up Speech and Drama classes provide a safe environment for students to challenge themselves without feeling embarrassed or afraid of making a mistake. Drama games and improvisation are fun activities that allow students to stand up and present themselves without the pressure and hype of a “performance.”
Learning to speak well is one of the first steps to improving confidence and communication skills – every Speak Up Speech and Drama class includes some vocal training as well as the opportunity for students to practice eye contact, concentration and listening skills.
Creating drama, inventing characters and telling stories are integral parts our classes. We incorporate a wide range of poetry and prose to engage and inspire students and regularly use arts and craft activities to create special props, costumes, or puppets, which the children use in performances.
In a past life, I worked in film and television creating costumes and dressing sets. It was such a creative and imaginative job and I LOVED it! For a while, I tried to have two careers at once; running Speak Up and working 60 hour weeks on set. Cue exhaustion and burn out. It was really hard to let go of film life. The
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Trust is one of the most important building blocks in a drama classroom, or any classroom for that matter. Trust works in mysterious ways, but we very much love the way Brene Brown describes it in her book Dare To Lead. Brene uses the analogy of a marble jar to explain how trust develops over time. “We trust people who have earned marbles over
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We have seen a variety of parenting styles here at Speak Up over the years. We see so many examples of truly outstanding parenting. We see parents who pave the way for their child, parents who communicate compassionately and clearly and parents who empower their children without getting in their way. Unfortunately, we also see some examples of parenting that worry us – parenting
Learn moreI love drama because you get to try different things like performing in concerts and meeting new people. Since joining Speak Up, I am more confident in speaking in large groups. But more importantly you get to be you!
I love drama because it has encouraged me to come out of my shell and to be more confident in who I am. I was very shy before I found this company, and would only talk to people I knew well. Drama has not only helped me when performing on stage, but in the real world as well. I will now go up and
I was astonished to see that Sheeta was so confident and so enjoyed the performance in the assembly and parents watching lesson. I know that was because of you. You are a wonderful teacher with great passion, giving opportunities to every child to practice and perform. Sheeta often practices what she learned from your class at home. She loves Speak Up and she gets
