Helen O'Grady Drama

The Helen O’Grady Drama Academy began in Perth , Western Australia in 1979.It is of international status and in South Africa alone there are 9 branches with 4,000 children attending each week.I have now been involved with the Academy for over 15 years,6 years in London,UK and 9 years in Johannesburg.The Academy has gone from strength to strength and we now have 600 students attending classes in 14 locations.The Academy has expanded with the help of my highly skilled, caring, enthusiastic teachers , Catherine Brooks,Venetia Herbst, Stephanie Nel, Hilliary Meikle and Cindy Hammond.







Sunday, April 21, 2013

Upper Primary classes starting rehearsals for their End of Term Parent Day!

All our upper primary classes(9-12 yrs) are excited about putting on a presentation for their parents at the end of this term. They are working on various components of our fantastic curriculum which includes
 " Verbal Dynamics" , an ensemble piece of speech work -which demonstrates the numerous techniques used in voice training! We teach the kids that effective delivery of speech is not only verbal but also physical and involves not only facial expressions but the whole body!!
Here is our Kempton Park Upper Primary class in full swing and moving in harmony as they all react  in anticipation ! A truly talented class taught by our wonderful teacher Venetia Herbst.The classes are held on Saturdays at KATS AT 25, Kempton Rd, Kempton Park.

Welcome to Hawaii! First dress up for our Lower Primary Classes in Term 2

As Term 2 gets under way, our  lower Primary classes had great fun dressing  up as tourists or Hawiian inhabitants for their improvisation " Hawiian Holiday". Each week the lesson includes an  improvisation which  helps to improve self confidence,communication and social skills. Our Sandton Lower primary class held at The Field and Study Centre went all out and we had some fabulous Hawiian dancers!



We like to add an element of surprise  to our improvisations - these are the kids  recovering after a mild earthquake !!