Helen O'Grady Drama Academy, Bromley & West Kent.

The Helen O’Grady Drama Academy offers a very successful and affordable developmental drama programme for 5 to 17 year olds. Our classes help to build confidence and self-esteem with an emphasis on FUN! All of our specially trained teachers follow a structured, professional curriculum that explores voice, movement and creative drama. Youth Theatre students will find our curriculum very beneficial if they are studying Drama at G.C.S.E and ‘A’ Level. We offer all new students their first lesson FREE!


TEL: 01689 812336


EMAIL: bromley@helenogrady.co.uk


WEB: www.dramabwk.co.uk.uk


FACEBOOK PAGE: Helen O'Grady Drama Academy Bromley & West Kent


NATIONAL WEBSITE: www.helenogrady.co.uk


Our branch in Bromley & West Kent offers weekly drama classes in BIGGIN HILL, CHISLEHURST, DUNTON GREEN, GRAVESEND, HAYES, NORTHFLEET, ORPINGTON, PETTS WOOD, SEVENOAKS & SHORTLANDS.

Thursday 16 October 2014

Free Drama Workshops For Local Schools

Yesterday I visited St Thomas' Catholic Primary School in Sevenoaks to deliver a taster of our developmental drama classes to its pupils.  I had a really great time; the staff and students at St Thomas's are always really friendly and welcoming.  They are also really receptive to our drama programme and very supportive of the classes we run there after school on Thursdays.  

Throughout the year, I visit a variety of local primary schools to provide free drama workshops lasting between 30 minutes and 1 hour.  Each class that I see participates in a sample lesson from our programme, which is designed to:

  * DEVELOP ONGOING CONFIDENCE  * BUILD SELF ESTEEM
  * BE EMPOWERED VERBALLY  * ENCOURAGE ATTENTIVE LISTENING   
  * MAKE NEW FRIENDS  * GROW CREATIVELY  * ACT IN PLAYS     * HAVE BAGS OF FUN!

These aims are achieved through a highly developed, original, drama programme. Each lesson is carefully planned. A typical lesson can include introductory activities, speech, verbal dynamics, creative movement, mimes to music, language development, structured improvisation, dialogue development, snippets, a play, scene starters and mini-scripts.  

During the time I spent at St Thomas's yesterday, with a little imaginative thinking, some creative ideas and language we turned the school hall into a waxwork museum and a stadium for motorbike champions.   

I always encourage the teaching staff to watch and participate in the workshop with their class.  Teachers will often comment on how much they and their class have enjoyed the session.  It is sometimes an eye-opener for them to see how students who may be quiet in the setting of the classroom react differently and more confidently within the structure of the drama session.  

Next week I am visiting two Primary schools in Bickley and very much look forward to working with them.  

Helen

Helen Walls, 
Principal