Green Meadow Elementary School is the newest addition to our Drama Kids family, and they are already bringing the DRAMA! (In the best way!) You would hardly believe these Drama Kids only have two classes under their belts. They are already showing such confidence on the stage! They are fearless, #inspiring, and definitely... DRAMATIC! We are so excited to bring our program to a new group of children in the Capital Region. Thank you Green Meadow, for helping us bring some drama to your classrooms!
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Do you want to learn how to win a FREE Drama Kids hoodie? They are oh so comfy and warm - perfect for a chilly October day! They will be available to order when we start taking orders for our popular T-Shirt Sales, but keep reading to learn how you can win a FREE hoodie by entering our Halloween Photo Contest! Who is dancing with the monsters at the Monster Mash?
We want YOU to submit a photo of your Drama Kid posing in his or her most dramatic DANCE move to our Halloween photo contest! Costumes are encouraged - but what really matters is the DRAMA and the character! What kind of dance moves does your Drama Kid like? Disco? Ballet? Hip-Hop? The robot!? The possibilities are endless! All you have to do to submit a photo to our Halloween contest is to post a photo of your Drama Kid on YOUR Facebook page, and tag us @ Drama Kids of the Capital Region so we can see it! (Be sure to make this photo "public" so it's not hidden from us!) You can also email us a photo the old fashioned way if you would prefer at [email protected]) The deadline to submit a photo to our contest is October 27th. Once we have received all of the submissions, we will post an album of the submissions on our official Facebook page. Whichever picture in our album gets the most LIKES and reactions wins! The contest ends at 12 AM on Halloween - October 31st! The winner will be announced on our FB page Halloween morning, and will receive a brand NEW Drama Kids hoodie! There will also be 2nd and 3rd prizes awarded, as well as participation treats - so don't miss out! Enter today!
In case you haven't noticed, we are feeling really #INSPIREd this year at Drama Kids! That's because inspiration was the inspiration for our theme this year!
Our teachers were so proud of all of our Drama Kids after their Spring Performances in June. The hard-work, dedication, enthusiasm, and courage that our students brought to the stage was overwhelming. It made us realize how brave they truly are, not only on stage at the Egg, but each and every week in class. Our Drama Kids classes are obviously a LOT of fun, but they can also be quite challenging too! Asking a child to get up and perform in front of a group of their peers, and then hundreds of people in the Spring isn't easy. (Heck, it's hard for an adult to do!) Then factor in the fact that we only have one hour a week to work our magic, and their performances become even more impressive and #INSPIRING! Watching our students take such huge risks makes us feel like we can do anything, too. If our students are confident enough to allow themselves to be vulnerable on the stage, then there is no excuse for us adults to run away from our own fears and insecurities! This is why over the summer we decided that our theme this year would be #INSPIRE. Not only because our Drama Kids inspire us in class every week, but also because we hope to be an inspiration for our Drama Kids too. We want to give them the inspiration they need to leap out of their comfort zones, to face the world head on, and be the best version of themselves they can be! So, what kind of inspiration can our Drama Kids expect this year? Keep reading to find out!
Our Lower Primary students will be taking a LOT of inspiration from literary works this year! Did you know that creative drama builds literacy skills? It's true! By exploring popular works of literature through drama exercises, frozen stage pictures, and plays - students' comprehension of the works improve! And we're already seeing the effects in class!
So far, our Lower Primary kiddos have explored the story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf, traveled through Oz, and imagined what life would be like as a pet! What more #INSPIRATION can they expect? Without giving away ALL of our secrets, we can say that your young ones will be having a "frightfully" good time discovering another children's classic, they will experience their very own Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, and they will also be putting their own twist on the Bard. Our Upper Primary students will also be finding their INSPIRATION through some literary works, as well as some figures in Pop Culture! By now they have attended class at the Wizarding World of Piglumps, they discovered that (when dealing with character) BIGGER is BETTER, and they learned that food fighting is much more fun when they use their imaginations instead of real baked beans! They can also look forward to meeting strangers from another planet, dancing with horror classics, and discovering that not all heroes wear capes! Want to know what our Acting Academy students will be up to? We've made a special blog post just for them! Click HERE! Who is your Drama Kids' Inspiration?
Watch our latest #FilmFriday videos, where our Drama Kids answer the question, "Who #INSPIREs you?" We think their answers are, well... INSPIRING!
Have you ever heard of the Christopher Durang play The Actors Nightmare? In this play, an accountant named George is mistaken for an actor's understudy and is thrown into a performance, without any knowledge of the play. The play is very funny, but it is also a real common nightmare for many actors - young and old alike! Both professional and student actors will often have nightmares in which they forget their lines, mess up, get stage fright, or bomb an audition. Why? Well, their brains are reacting to stress, and embodying all of the common "actor fears". While our Acting Academy students are certainly brave, they all have their own "actor fears" to contend with! That's because we all have our own strengths and weaknesses! Some of our students really thrive in an improvisation. They love to discover their characters and scenes without a script, and make everything up as they go along. However, some of our students prefer the comfort of a playwright's script and structure. While some of our students love to be silly and make ridiculously big character choices, many of them struggle with "letting go" and "embracing the crazy". Then there's the ever-so-fun situation when an actor has to be in an uncomfortable character relationship - which many of our students (and professional actors!) struggle with immensely! So, recognizing these common fears, and knowing that we wanted to #INSPIRE our teens this year - we decide to focus on a specific actor fear each week in class! Sound a little scary? Actually, it's not! Our goal is to face these fears head-on, and give our students the tools and skills they need to turn any of these potentially uncomfortable situations into something FUN. "Having fun" is our golden rule, after all! Plus, we've always challenged our Acting Academy students to break out of their comfort zones in our classroom. Performing for a class full of your peers is NOT an easy task. However, the difference in this year is that we are specifically taking the time to discuss WHY certain situations make actor's feel uncomfortable, and to assure them it's completely normal! (But certainly something that's possible to overcome!) Hopefully they can put the techniques they learn in class into good use - both onstage and off. So, what are some of the actor fears we will be facing? Well, to name a few...
Some of our teens "letting go" and just embracing the silliness...Welcome to our class calendar page! Here you will find our full class calendar, schedule of themed costume days, and links to seamlessly sync our google class calendar with yours.
Click on your class button to find your calendar! If you are new to Drama Kids, please note that our goal is to provide each student with a dynamic and fun learning environment whereby students are motivated to participate fully and achieve their personal best, at all levels of development. Our classes are fast-paced and fun!
During the Fall session, we develop our students' acting and language skills unlike any other program out there, meanwhile building their confidence and self-esteem through our award winning curriculum and outstanding teaching staff. We even end our Fall session with a MOVIE PREMIERE on the last day of class, which friends and family are encouraged to attend! This gives our students a chance to perform in front of a live audience, and gives you a chance to see a sampling of some of the things we have been up to over the course of the term. Then for our Spring Session we will be in performance mode, rehearsing for our end-of-year performance which will be held on stage complete with costumes, a set and props for the enjoyment of all your family and friends. I am sure your child will have a blast! For a smooth first day of class, please send a note to your child's teacher telling the teacher that your child will start attending Drama Kids and needs to go to the band room at dismissal time. Your Drama Kids teachers: Ellen, Tim, Jake and Jillian will be in the classroom ready to welcome your child! We recommend sending in an extra snack with your child on Drama Kids days, as it can be a long day for many of them. Pick-up. Parents are expected to pick up their children promptly at the band room when class is over at 4:45pm. Please note for security purposes, GCC is NOT allowed to open the door for our Drama Parents. One of our DKI teachers will be there to open the doors at 4:40pm, so please plan to wait in your car until that time. Thank you for your understanding and helping us to abide by school policy. Please bear in mind that our teachers must travel to teach DK classes directly after class...so please do not be late! Parents who are more than 15 minutes late will be assessed a $20 late fee. After-School. If you haven't done so already, please let us know if your child is in the after-school program. Children enrolled in the after-school program will be dismissed to the after-school coordinator after Drama Kids. We have a great year ahead of us! Please be sure to come up and meet your child's teachers at the end of class, as they will have more details about your child's classroom experience. Learn more about our dramatic team of teachers HERE |
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