Ages 4-6 Years
Week-Long Programme
Week 1 Theme: Magic & Mystery
Week 3 Theme: Pantomime
Introducing speech, presentation, expression and articulation, students will study an engaging theme and become the characters of the story. There will be a a filmed/live performance at the end of the course.
Course content:
●Learn drama and presentation skills
●Perform individuals and as a team
●Play fun and challenging games to build your performing skills
●Participate in a filmed performance
Join for two weeks as they are different!
Ages 6-8 Years
Week-Long Programme
Week 1 Theme: Magic & Mystery
Week 3 Theme: Pantomime
Combining acting, music, movement and theatre-crafts, students will study an engaging theme, becoming the characters of the story to further embed their learning. There will be a a filmed/live performance at the end of the course.
Course content:
●Learn wide-ranging skills in acting, movement and theatre-crafts
●Perform individuals and as a team
●Play fun and challenging games to build your performing skills
●Create costumes, props and set pieces
●Create and present a live performance
Join for two weeks as they are different!
Ages 8-12 Years
Week-Long Programme
Let your child take the lead! Showstoppers is a student-led devising drama course that builds confidence, creativity, and leadership in a supportive, dynamic environment. Students collaborate with teachers to create their own original drama, including story, characters, script, music, movement, and performance. The course culminates in an open class where students present their final performance and share insights into their creative process.
This programme immerses students in all stages of drama creation—from idea generation and scriptwriting to directing and performing—allowing them to explore different roles based on their interests. All students participate in a final, 30-minute performance.
Features:
● Students engage fully in the dramatic creation journey, from brainstorming and script development to directing and staging the final performance.
● Leadership opportunities arise as students guide discussions and organise activities, building responsibility and confidence in public speaking and group collaboration.
● The supportive classroom environment encourages risk-taking and constructive feedback, fostering creativity, adaptability, and resilience.
● Collaborative creation enhances critical thinking and organisational skills, while students gain confidence in articulating their vision and presenting ideas.
● Group work requires effective communication and negotiation, helping students develop teamwork skills and problem-solving abilities.
● Advanced dramatic techniques and thematic exploration are encouraged, enabling students to express complex ideas and emotions and deepen their appreciation of drama.
*Mandatory Equipment Fee: $500 material fee per student.
● One costume per student
● Props and materials for the devised performance
Ages 8-11 Years
Students will explore contrasting dance styles including jazz, hip hop and k-pop, learning cool moves and tricks while dancing to their favourite tracks. The second part of the class will focus on choreography, where students learn a challenging dance combination designed to encourage their style and creativity, before presenting their performance to an audience at the end of the class.
Students will:
● Engage in a high-energy, physical class developing fundamental dance and movement skills, including the basics of coordination, balance and spatial awareness alongside more complex movements such as kicks, turns, leaps, floor work and tricks.
● Learn contrasting dance styles enabling them to explore their creativity and movement style, inspired by their favourite soundtracks as well as being introduced to new sounds and music styles.
● Dance as a group, in pairs and if comfortable individually, developing team-work and communication skills as well as confidence and presentation capabilities.
● Explore improvisation techniques to develop their own creative vocabulary in a fun and supportive environment.
● Through the learning, rehearsal and performance of a choreographed dance, students consolidate the earlier learnings in the class into a cohesive performance as a group, further building their confidence, team work and presentation skills.
*Please wear comfortable clothes for movement (e.g. t-shirt, leggings/tracksuit pants/shorts)
Ages 8-11 Years
Whether you’re a singing superstar or just starting out, this workshop is the perfect place to hone your musical talents. Led by our experienced singing teacher, students will spend the first part of the class refining their singing technique in a thorough vocal warm-up, before progressing onto breathwork, projection, scales and singing in the round. In the second part of the class, students will learn contrasting song excerpts from styles including pop, musical theatre and acapella, before progressing to learn a challenging performance piece to be presented to an audience at the end of the class.
Students will：
● Engage in a dynamic yet focused class incorporating the full spectrum of skills and techniques needed to develop strong singing skills and abilities.
● Sing as a group, in pairs and if comfortable, individually, developing their listening skills, musicality and confidence alongside performance skills and professionalism.
● Learn familiar songs alongside lesser-known styles to further develop their singing style and capabilities. Through exploring the use of harmonies and acapella, the students’ listening, pitch and projection will be challenged.
● Simple movement and performance techniques will be incorporated into the final performance piece, consolidating the learnings of the class in front of an audience.
*Please wear comfortable clothes for movement (e.g. t-shirt, leggings/tracksuit pants/shorts)
Ages 8-11 Years
Whether you’re a budding public speaker or struggling to find your voice, this one-day camp combines all the fundamentals for public speaking success in a fun and energetic format. Through engaging games, group and individual work, students will explore and practice use of the use of voice and body for successful presentation, including voice projection, pace and intonation, eye-contact, breathing, physicality, use of body and space, as well as relaxation and nerve-handling techniques. Students will then develop their own presentation on a chosen topic to present to an audience at the end of the class.
Students will:
● Engage in a challenging yet fun learning environment where they are encouraged to step outside of their comfort zone to become a confident and successful public speaker.
● Through the use of interactive games and skill-building activities, students will explore and develop the key skills needed to present effectively, alongside tips and techniques to elevate their presenting skills to the next level
● Individual and peer-to-peer feedback will be given to tailor the learning needs and outcomes for each student, as well as encouraging reflective learning and improved communication skills in delivering constructive feedback.
● Alongside presentation skills, students will also learn about different types of presentations and how to structure their presentation information to reach the desired outcome. Use of case studies and examples will be used to further illustrate these themes.
● Prepare a short final presentation for an audience to be shown at the end of the class, consolidating the learnings of the camp alongside constructive feedback from the teacher for future development.
*Students should bring one item of interest, which may be used in the development of a presentation theme
