Our new teacher, Onx takes his first solo class

Onkemetse Sebenyane, our new Lower and Upper Primary school drama teacher took his first class at Rainbow Primary School this week. He did so well with the kids and really had a good time teaching their speech and language skills and doing a first rate job with the class improvisation that the kids could not believe it was a whole hour gone when he said goodbye to them!

Northside Upper Primary Improvise..........

The Northside Upper Primary children yesterday did their final lesson for the term. They were tourists exploring the Wodonga Caves - in Australia. Check out their great torches, maps and all the cool exploring stuff they took down to check out the caves with.............

Northside Helen O Grady children

Here are the Northside Helen O Grady students enjoying the improvisation "Go Easy With the Chilli". Props are such a fun part of the improvisations they do in their lessons and these children really went all out and used their props to their full potential and had SO MUCH FUN, using their imaginations and turning into Mexicans at the Carnival!!

HELEN O'GRADY BOTSWANA 2012

Happy 2012 to all of you out there. Helen O Grady Botswana is about to open its doors to a new year and huge opportunities are out there for children of all ages to join our classes and express themselves dramatically!! Studios already open at various schools - namely, Thornhill Primary, Northside Primary, Letlhabile Primary, Eagles Academy all for Lower and Upper Primary Students. We are aiming at opening studios at Rainbow Primary School and Broadhurst Primary School this year. If you are interested in enrolling your children and they are not at the above schools, please do not hesitate to contact me on 71607116 to fit your child into one of our existing studios.

Not to forget the little ones........... we are currently taking drama classes at Playmates Nursery School, Jack and Jill, Hibiscus, and opening a studio at Buzy Beez Nursery School and Hulala Nursery School. Our Kindy classes start from the age of three years. We can grow your child's self confidence and give them the opportunity to become articulate communicators. Sign up now for our new and exciting curriculum this year. Contact botswana@dramaafrica.com for further information.

Northside Drama Kings and Queens

Our fabulous upper primary - a small class but dynamic!! We manage to accomplish most things - and rope in a few more people to do our exciting improvisations!! Here we have Seetsele, Lebone and Nandita - what a team!

Thornhill Upper Primary students practicing their Mini Scripts on a Friday afternoon in the Infant Hall at Thornhill Primary School. What fun we have putting it all together and acting it out in front of our friends.

Studios in Gaborone

The term has started at last and we have some great new studios opened.

Children from all over can join these studios even if they are not attending the school in question.

Studio Timetables are as follows:
Lower Primary - Reception to Std 2 Thornhill Primary Every Friday 1.30pm
or Northside Primary every Monday 2 - 3pm

Upper Primary - Std 3 - Std 7 Thornhill Primary every Friday 2.30 or Northside Primary every Monday 3-4pm.

We have a waiting list in construction for Youth Theatre so please contact Kathy on 71607116 if you are interested in joining a class and you are between the ages of 13-18 years old.

New Principal Training

The new Principal of Helen O'Grady Botswana underwent gruelling (!) training from 25 - 30 July 2011, in the beautiful surrounds of Cape Town. The Principal is now back in Botswana and ready to open up studios and get going with classes. Classes start in Term Three, 2011. Please contact us for any more information regarding venues and times on 3973232 or botswana@dramaafrica.com

Drama at Legae Youth Theatre and Baobab Primary School

Term 2 is well underway and our students are throwing themselves into drama. The response to our publicity (especially the assemblies we have done) has been overwhelming. Long may it continue.

The Youth Theatre students seen here are preparing and performing an improvisation called 'Wagons West'. No script, just a couple of specific directives relating to plot and character. A challenge for those in the group who were new to drama but they did a fantastic job!

The Baobab Upper Primary session had to be moved from a classroom to the School Hall because of the number of students. I'll have to split this group! We had great fun with the introductory activities. Honestly, there were some way over the top deaths from a gas-filled yellow ball (you had to be there).

The Drama Academy strives to make the students' experience fun from beginning to end. Do these guys look like they are having fun or what?

More updates from Letlhabile, Legae Primary and Northside coming soon.