As a teacher who finds herself in a great number of classrooms filled with students of varying social, political, and economic backgrounds, I witness a lot of different personalities, perspectives and opinions. I meet young people with heads and hearts filled with passion for issues...
Building a positive classroom environment can be difficult for teachers. It can be a mission that is easier said than done! At Speak Up Studio, we are fortunate that our learning spaces aren’t like regular classrooms. Instead, they are spaces filled with colour, glitter and...
The one thing I hope for most, as a parent, is that my kids will grow up to simply be decent human beings. I try to teach my son and daughter to be respectful to others, but I wonder sometimes if this is enough, especially...
Even before I started working at Speak Up, I knew about the Speech and Drama classes they held. In fact, my eldest attended lessons at his school when he was in prep. I signed him up because I felt he needed an outlet for all...
Who said practice makes perfect? If practice makes perfect and nobody is perfect, then why practise? Perfection is not what we should be aiming for. Rather we should try hard, practise, and aim to be the best we can be in the amount of time...
How much do you protect your child from seeing scary things? Parents all have different approaches if their child is scared easily. We should, of course, use our own judgement on how we protect our children. After all, all kids are different and their parents...
Our Speak Up kids have made a great video to show you our Speech and Drama warm up they will be practising for the end of year concert. This is a fantastic warm up to do as it moves through each important part of our...
When parents enrol their children in Speak Up classes we send them a little questionnaire to fill in about their child. One of the questions is, "What brought you to Speak Up?" By far the most common reason parents enrol their children in our Speech...
We know what it can be like at the end of the day. You have just got the kids home after a busy day and they are starting to lose it. They are sad, cranky and complaining that they’re bored. This is often the time...
by Miss Cathy Clur The most common concern I hear from new Speak Up Studio parents is, “My child is full of confidence at home, but as soon as she is in front of people she doesn’t know, she becomes quiet and shy.” Parents hope that by...