• This form must be COMPLETED IN FULL and submitted as soon as possible, with a cut off date of Friday 10th Feburary
• A new form is required every year
• A separate application must be made for each member of a family

 

Course Description and Aims

 • Students will learn to express themselves with clarity, confidence and courtesy in personal, social, business and professional situations, speaking in public and (where this is the aim) in the theatre

• Enjoy what they read, develop an appreciation of literature and have the ability not only to read silently with perception, but also to read aloud with a sensitivity for content and style which will hold the interest of listeners

• Develop the ability to listen with discernment and courtesy

• Develop a vocabulary rich enough to express thoughts and ideas with clarity and imagination

• Develop a resonant, flexible and appropriately projected voice

• Develop speech that is readily understandable and free from affectation or habits which may cause ambiguity or embarrassment

• Develop an awareness of the bicultural foundations of Aotearoa New Zealand

• Develop the confidence to pronounce Māori vocabulary correctly. 

Learning Criteria

Junior Students 

• Talk to People (learning to communicate through personal and researched ideas)

• Communicate through poetry and drama (learning to communicate and interpret ideas through poetry, stories and drama)

• Communicate through reading and books (learning to communicate and interpret ideas through reading)

• Develop impromptu skills (learning to listen, think, react and synthesise ideas through oral language and actions).

Senior Students

• Communicate through Drama and Poetry (Learning to communicate, analyse and synthesise ideas through drama and poetry)
  
  
• Talk to People (Learning to communicate, analyse and synthesise through personal and researched ideas)
  
  
• Communicate through Literature (Learning to communicate, analyse and synthesise ideas through reading and research).

 

Our lesson plans are based on the requirements of the Trinity Guildhall and Speech New Zealand syllabus, and students may choose to work towards examinations in either.

Lessons are available for students from Year 3 upwards at St Margaret’s College and are taken during school hours by well- qualified and experienced tutors.

As with any subject or skill, advancement and progress is very much influenced by the attitude of, and practice by the student.

Students in Years 11-13 will work in study or free periods. Where possible, all other lessons will be timetabled to avoid disruptions or students missing the same period each week. It is the responsibility of the student to catch up on schoolwork when out of class.

 

Please refer any enquiries about Speech and Drama lessons to Megan Herd at megan.herd@stmargarets.school.nz or phone (03) 379 2000.

 

Tutors for Speech & Drama 

Roz Spiers	AATCL Teachers and Dip of Teaching
Dinie Bevers	Licentiate Teaching Dip SNZ - Speech & Drama / Licentiate Teaching Dip SNZ - Public Speaking / Diploma Professional Speaking / Accredited Adjudicator EPC / SpeechNZ Mentor / Accredited Examiner-Oral Assessor SpeechNZ
Ruth Agnew	BA Hons (First Class), Dip Tchg, LTCL, ASB
Lucille Durkin	BA, LTCL, Dip Tchg, EPC
Janet Macdonald	BA, Dip Tchg, ATCL
Georgia Lassen	Advanced Teaching ASB Dip - Speech & Drama Advanced Teaching ASB Dip - Public Speaking ASB Performance

 

Please note:
Initially, students enjoy working in a group or a pair. This helps them develop confidence in a relaxed supportive environment.

Longer or individual lessons may be selected for students with specific goals or needs.

 If a student is absent due to sickness, the tutor must be personally notified by the parent by 8.00am on the day of the lesson, please do NOT notify the School Office.

When an individual lesson is missed and the above notice is given, the lesson will be made up by the tutor. For all other absences, e.g. forgetting to attend lessons during the term or such like, the missed lessons will be charged for.

In case of a tutor’s absence, the lesson will be rescheduled.

NB:   If a student wishes to withdraw from Speech and Drama, a term’s notice is required in writing to both the teacher and the Head of Faculty Performing Arts, Amanda Woods (amanda.woods@stmargarets.school.nz) and Megan Herd, Curriculum Leader Drama (megan.herd@stmargarets.school.nz)

Term Fee Schedule 2023

 

The term fee covers a minimum of 7.5 lessons per term or 30 lessons in one year.

Junior Fees:

• Individuals (35 minutes - $330.00 + GST)
• Pairs (35 minutes - $270.00 + GST)
• Groups (40 minutes - $230.00 + GST)

 

Senior Fees (Grade 5 and above):

• Individuals (35 minutes - $390.00 + GST)
• Pairs (35 minutes - $330.00 + GST)
• Groups (40 minutes - $310.00 + GST)

 

Diploma Fees (ATCL / ASB / AASB)  Time and fee adjusted as required. 

Please note:

Junior and Middle School students are encouraged to work in a group or a pair. This helps them develop confidence in a relaxed supportive environment.
Longer or individual lessons may be selected for students with specific goals or needs.  

For individual lessons: If a student is absent due to sickness, the tutor must be personally notified by the parent by 7:30 am on the day of the lesson. Please do NOT notify the School Office. The lesson will not be charged. 

Pairs/Group lessons will still proceed when one of the pair/group is absent.
When an individual lesson is missed and the above notice is given, the lesson will be made up by the tutor. For all other absences, e.g. forgetting to attend lessons during the term or such like, the missed lessons will be charged for. 

In case of a tutor’s absence, the lesson will be rescheduled.

NB: If a student wishes to withdraw from Speech and Drama, a term’s notice is required in writing to both the teacher and the Head of Faculty Performing Arts, Amanda Woods, at amanda.woods@stmargarets.school.nz  and Megan Herd, Curriculum Leader Drama, at megan.herd@stmargarets.school.nz