Grade 4: Working on Dialogue Prompts

Role play is very important in the Performing Arts classroom.
It helps  the students to consolidate learning and gives them the opportunity to discover their own level of mastery over specific language content.

It heightens students’ self-esteem and improves their ability to work cooperatively while practicing the rules of social behavior and expressing who they are.

Michael and Tom: Two best friends, one is trying to get the other to cheat on a test 

Adrien and Victoria: The teacher has been caught stealing.

Ashley and Wilson: At the restaurant, the boy wants to propose and the girl wants to break up.

Richard and Dahyun: Two sibling show don't like each other are driving across the  country

Yvette and Jungmin: Mother and Daughter: It's the morning after the daughter has crashed the car.

All dialogues are from the THEATREFOLK - Original Playscrits website.

Spirit Week slide show (Thank you Mr. Harris!)

Grade 6: Writing a script for a short movie

Groups are already on their way to finish their scripts for the final writing battle :)
These are the front covers of their plays; I have the feeling that this year, it's going to be tough to choose the best!

Grade 4s in "squirells in my pants"

Getting ready for the "Creative Dance" day: Grade 4

Grade 3 practicing "Jump" for the Creative Dance day

Join us on March 21st!

Grades 1-4: Creative dance month.

Performing Arts is a three dimensional class, including Music, Drama and Dance.
This month I will dedicate a lot of time with Grades 1 - 4 introducing the "Creative Dance" to our PA students.
Creative dance is very important - especially for the young ones because - if introduced at an early age -can create an environment that gives space to use the body as a healthy and expressive communication tool by involving the child physically, emotionally and intellectually.
By following the steps of a choreography, the young dancers develop  gradually strong confidence, a positive presence and a creative way to reduce stress.

Right now, we are working on some choreographies and we will present them to you during our double assembly on March 21st 14:10 at the auditorium.

Your presence and support would mean a lot to us!!

From a director's point of view: Watching a film as a professional!

As "Edutopia"  mentions in a relative article, watching a film in class can go from a passive experience to an active, curious exploration of big life themes and various academic disciplines.

In Drama class, watching a movie from the prospective of a director, a playwright, a cameraman etc. is essential.

In this way, students comprehend the making of a story, the character development and the inside approach of a movie.

During the following month Grade 5 and 6 will spent some time during the Drama class watching and discussing the movie: "Like Stars On Earth"  an Oscar awarded film (India, 2008)  a trailer can be found here below:

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Some of the subjects we are going to discuss during the chapter:
- What is the setting of the movie?
- What is the main plot?
- Who are the protagonists? (Character development)
- Who are the antagonists? Are they characters or events?
- How the costumes affect the emotions of the audience?
 - If you were directing, would you approach the story differently? How?
- Observe how the characters respond to emotions, even without lines.
- Body language and acting.

Grade 2s Performing Arts class: Introduction to a choreography

First dance class for the Grade 2s this year and it was sooo fun!
Soon our video to be uploaded on this blog :)