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Children aged 3 to 5 years. Will attend a 45 - minute class each week.  Drama is a fun way to help children develop confidence, self – esteem and communication skills. They will explore a wide range of dramatic skills by the stimuli of poetry, stories, and songs. Each term is centred on a theme and uses a mixture of Drama, Games and Music.

Each class begins with warm up activities including games. The children then listen to a story. We work on the story, with the children presenting their own version of it, playing the characters and having a fun time.

LAMDA  - London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Examinations can be taken from 5 years old, at this stage “Introductory” exams are worked on, They are not compulsory but do help to bench mark progress of our students.

Children aged 6 to 9 years. Will attend a 1 - hour class or 1 hour 15 minutes class each week. Each class begins with warm up activities including physical and vocal, plus games and exercises. They will explore a wide range of dramatic skills by the stimuli of poetry, stories, We then move onto a variety of Improvisation, Characterisation, Mime, Role-play and Script work,

Students will also have the chance of working towards the “London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art” (LAMDA) Examinations in Speaking of Verse and Prose, Acting, Reading For Performance, Musical Theatre and Mime. They are not compulsory but do help to benchmark progress of our students. There is also the opportunity to participate in local performing arts festivals and end of term showcases.

Children aged 9 – 11 years and 12 - 15 years. Will attend a 1 - hour class or 1 hour 15 minutes class each week. Each class begins with warm up activities including physical and vocal, plus games and exercises. They will explore a wide range of dramatic skills by the stimuli of poetry, plays, stories, and songs.  We then move onto a variety of improvisation, devised, Characterisation, Mask work, Mime, Role-play and Script work,

Students will also have the chance to work towards the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) Examinations in Speaking of Verse and Prose, Acting, Reading For Performance and Mime They are not compulsory but do help to bench mark the progress of our students. There is also the opportunity to participate in local performing arts festivals and end of term showcases.

Children 16 plus and Adults. Will be catered for in a 1 hour 15 minutes session according to the needs of the group members. There is also the opportunity to study for LAMDA Examinations They are not compulsory but do help to bench mark the progress of our students. Plus performing opportunities the same as the children.

CLASS TIMETABLE 2008 

Weekly Classes – Thursday’s
 

Cornerstone Centre, Dora Honnor Room, St John’s Church,

Camphill Road, West Byfleet

 

Class Time

Age of Child

Length of Class

3.45pm to 4.45pm

6 to 9 year olds

1 Hour

5.00pm to 6.30pm 6 to 9 year olds

1 Hour 30 minutes

New class Thursday's Musical Theatre Singing.

Class Time

Age of Child

Length of Class

6.30pm to 7.30pm

 

1 Hour

 

 Weekly Classes - Saturday’s 

Cornerstone Centre, Dora Honnor Room, St John’s Church,

Camphill Road, West Byfleet 

Class Time

Age of Child

Length of Class

9.15am to 10.00am

3 to 5 year olds

45 Minutes

 

 New Classes - Saturday’s 

 

Class Time

Age of Child

Length of Class

10.00am to 11.00am

Show rehearsals 6 to 9 year olds

1 Hour

11.00am to 11.00am

Show rehearsals 10 to 14 year olds

1 Hour

2 week Taster Sessions

Each new student attends 2 weeks taster sessions paying in advance. £12 for 45 mins class, £15 for 1-hour class. This amount will then be deducted from the terms fees when you enroll for the full term.

Refer a Friend Scheme.

The academy is now offering a 10% discount on the terms fees to current students. If you recommend the classes to a friend and they join the academy’s classes. Once they have enrolled for the term, you will receive the discount, which works out to be 1 free week.

LAMDA Classes - Saturday’s 12.30 to 2.30pm Venue TBC.

Half hourly and hourly private tuition in speech & drama working on the LAMDA Examination Syllabus of Acting, Devised, Mime, Musical Theatre, Reading for Performance, Public Speaking and Speaking of Verse and Prose. These can be booked in a block or individually, either individual or shared lessons, exams can be taken solo, duologue or in groups. These can be taken from 5 years olds upwards.


We also offer half hourly and hourly private tuition in speech & drama or acting, these can be booked in a block or individually during the week or weekend. They can be individual or shared lessons. 

Each new pupil is requested to pay a deposit of 2 weeks classes in advance. £12 for 45 mins class, £15 for 1 hour class & £16 for adults class. This amount will then be deducted from the terms fees when you enroll for the full term. 

Fees are due within 7 days of the start of term otherwise a surcharge of 10% will be added. 

A refund of fees will only be given if the teacher has to cancel and cannot rearrange 

 10% discount for 2nd child from same family.

 Cheques should be made payable to Miss Jo Anne Newson.

 

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