What is the difference between good drama teaching? Bergvliet Primary demonstrates this with visiting Principals and Teachers.

So often you go into a drama class and the children are just playing games. Whilst games have a necessary function and can give the children some insights into communication, and about themselves and their performance, just playing drama games with children is a lazy teacher's option.

The Helen O'Grady Drama Academy's curriculum is a carefully designed programme to include all elements of performance arts and communication skills and involves training the children to develop clear communication skills.

The programme for the primary years is constructed so the activities change very quickly and elements include speaking spontaneously in full sentences, teaching projection, articulation, jaw exercises, forward voice placing and expression.

Following this the Academy works on the non-verbal communication skills by using an extensive movement and mime programme.

The main part of the lesson focuses on performance work through improvisation, and script with the older children. In the improvisation children are taught via the Academy's famous method to speak out lines clearly and ad-lib with confidence.

Here you can see this in action at Bergvliet Primary with our amazing teacher, Anastacia Isaacs, who just loves performing herself and bringing out the best in these children.

The Cape Town Academy is also responsible for training Principals and Teachers from around Africa and we were please to welcome 4 teachers from our Lagos Academy in Nigeria and 2 teachers from Cape Town to our training.

For more information about our Academy please contact us on 021 6747478 or head to our website www.dramaafrica.com