The power of speaking !

I have realized the more we spend time at home with our children the more we can engage them in public speaking allow them to speak out .. with our online course on the facebook group my daughter Sophie has gained confidence in her creative speaking and has developed more vocabulary as she is free to explore different subjects at a time . For more info how to sign up contact us @ the academylagos@gmail.com. I am posting today one of her video from our online class!

DRAMA & YOUR KIDS by Tamo Iruene

Where else can you find chefs, nurses, police officers, office workers, super heroes, teachers, karate instructors, and bus drivers all happily working side-by-side?

The truth is, in the midst of creating a restaurant together, clomping around in grown-up shoes, or twirling around with friends in a fairytale land, children are learning to solve problems, coordinate, cooperate, and think flexibly.

Pretending is important in child development.

Through drama children get to learn about the world and ultimately, themselves. They experiment with role playing and work to make sense out of what they've observed. Just watch children playing with dolls to see examples of this. Dolls often become versions of the child herself and are a safe way for children to express new ideas and feelings.

Have you ever witnessed children pretending to visit the doctor? One child dutifully holds the mock stethoscope as the others line up for a check-up. More often than not someone gets ‘the dreaded injection’. This is a child’s way of exploring an experience that is common and sometimes confusing or scary.

This is where we come in, at Helen O'Grady, we have the ability to harness the inherent skills in your child and positively direct them to a healthy outlet for expression.

Children develop important complex social and higher order thinking skills when playing pretend.

Drama is much more than simple play activities; it requires advanced thinking strategies, communication, and social skills. Through Drama, children learn to do things like negotiate, consider others perspectives, transfer knowledge from one situation to another, delay gratification, balance their own ideas with others, develop a plan and act on it, explore symbolism, express and listen to thoughts and ideas, assign tasks and roles, and synthesize different information and ideas. In this creative play description, we could just as easily be describing the skills needed to successfully manage a work project for an adult.

If your children are not yet registered…well…what are you waiting for?

Contact a Helen O’Grady official today at the SPAN office, 13 Davis street, Marina, Lagos or call our numbers: 08091900700 or 08091900600 for more information

Someone will always be happy to attend to you.

Time to perform@ Muson center join us on the 27th of June

Wednesday 27 th of June at Muson center the hare and the tortoise and Tray chic ! For more info contact mrs Boulos at 08936601111

CURSE OF THE PHAROAHS

Tutankhamen’s sarcophagus is a source of great interest to the children on a tour of the museum...especially the priceless mask.

However...there is the ‘Curse’ to watch out for...as well as statues and mummies that ‘come alive’! Not a place you want to spend the night.....

The Week 2 of the Summer Stage School culminated in a scripted stage play titled 'CURSE OF THE PHAROAHS'.

We are going to see King Tutankamen’s tomb. The show opened with the song 'We are all going on a school outing..... We’ve seen it on the website now lets go and see if its true.... fun for me and you!'

We are the museum guards, we are here to make sure the priceless jewels of Cairo are not stolen.

Are they real statues? They look scary to me..... OR are they out to get the priceless jewels of the Pharoahs? Lets go and find out.

   

This is how we do it. Whole cast screaming whilst dancing THRILLER.  

                                             

A day at the theatre

Tuesday the 25th of May 2010, was a memorable day for the students of Discovery House Montessori School in Lekki, as they joined students from other schools to watch a short play captioned THE REJECTED BLESSING at the National Theatre. It was an educational experience for the children as they learnt about theatre etiquette and had an opportunity to appreciate their culture via the dances and traditional attires which were show-cased.

American International School - 29th MAY 2010 PARENT’S DAY UPPER ELEMENTARY PRESENTATION - A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE

The Upper Elementary presented a short-scripted play titled 'MAXIMUM SPEED'

Synopsis

A long, long time in the future, in a galaxy yet to be discovered, Space Cruiser 5 is under attack from the Targons. But why?

On board ship, there is unrest amongst the crew members. The robots, brought on board by the Captain, have gone wild. Is there a malfunction…or is it an act of sabotage?

American International School - 29th MAY 2010 PARENT’S DAY LOWER ELEMENTARY PRESENTATION - A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE

Parents and friends attending the parent’s day presentation at American International School Lagos Nigeria were in for a treat, as the lower and upper primary students thrilled the audience with a short presentation to the amazement of parents and friends alike.

The lower primary did a short play titled THE CHICKEN HEARTED FOX.

Synopsis

Everyone lives happily and works on Farmer and Mrs. Giles’ farm. Freddy and Frances Fox wait patiently until they settled down for the night to come and steal their chickens, as they are veeeerrrryyy hungry! Freddy Fox is not very brave, so will they get a good and hearty chicken meal, or will they get caught?