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creative TEXT-style

** This workshop is endorsed by the National Arts Council Arts education Programme (NAC-AEP) and is eligible for the 60% Tote Board Arts Grant Subsidy.**

Using Drama-In-Education techniques, we eliminate mundane learning methods of school textbooks. This is an opportunity for students to develop language skills, spoken or written. This methodology aids students to learn textbook materials in a pro-active and engaging way.

Creative TEXT-Style adopts an innovative pedagogy that emphasizes on experiential learning and aims to bring text to life, making everyday class-learning more exciting.

This thematic approach uses activities and games to get the students on their feet and physically experience the text. It is a highly interactive workshop that engages the students' body, mind and emotions.

Parallels will also be drawn from real-life encounters to enhance the understanding of the lesson and to heighten the appreciation of the text.

Students will learn, discuss & explore their selected school-text, gaining new perspectives and opening up new possibilities for the text itself.

During the process, the students will have a deeper understanding of the text and they will also pick up life skills such as team work, better communication and improved self confidence. With renewed ideas of the text, students will be more explorative in their search for knowledge and resources. This will also help them in being creative for essay writing.

Language: English or Mandarin
Target Audience: Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, ITEs, JCs
Student Size: 20 – 30 per group
No. of Sessions: 3 - 4 sessions (outside or within curriculum time)
Duration: 20 hours
Cost: $10 per student per hour (min. 20 students)
Workshops Available Per Year: 10 (January – November 2007)

Objective

Using Drama-In-Education techniques, we

  • eliminate mundane learning methods of school textbooks
  • aim for students to develop language skills, spoken & written
  • aid students to learn textbook materials in a pro-active and engaging way
  • Outline

    Creative TEXT-Style adopts an innovative pedagogy that emphasises

  • experiential learning that aims to bring text to life, making everyday class-learning more exciting
  • using activities and games to get the students on their feet and physically experience the text. It is a highly interactive workshop that engages the students’ body, mind and emotions
  • drawing parallels from real-life encounters to enhance the understanding of the lesson and to heighten the appreciation of the text
  • Outcome

    Students will

  • learn, discuss & explore their school-text out-of-the-box
  • gain new perspectives and open up new possibilities for the text
  • have a deeper understanding of the text
  • pick up life skills such as team work, better communication and improved self confidence
  • be more adventurous in their search for knowledge and resources. This will also help them in being creative for essay writing

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    directing intro / scriptwriting intro

    ** This workshop is endorsed by the National Arts Council Arts education Programme (NAC-AEP) and is eligible for the 60% Tote Board Arts Grant Subsidy.**

    This 12-hour workshop will provide students with basic directing / playwriting skills in four sessions. Students will first learn the history of theatre, directing or scriptwriting. They will get to experience the role of the director / playwright.

    Through theatre games, physical exploration of "space" and writing exercises, students will be able to develop their ideas in directing / playwriting. They will also learn how to work with actors and the rest of the artistic team during their work process. They will understand the working process of the director or playwright as a communicator and also be exposed to different presentation styles. At the end of the workshop, they will be able to direct / write a 5-minute theatre piece.

    In addition, we also provide customised directing and playwriting consultancy according to a school's specific needs and demands. With our years of experience in staging professional theatre shows, we are confident of providing direction and guidance with school productions, lifting your expectations to greater heights and making deep impressions. Our expertise will allow your school to showcase itself as one with high aesthetic values.

    Language: English or Mandarin
    Target Audience: Secondary Schools, ITEs, JCs
    Student Size: 20 – 40 per group
    No. of Sessions: 4 sessions of 3 hours each
    Duration: 2 - 4 hours (per session)
    Cost: $150 - $200 per hour (regardless of the student size)
    Workshops Available Per Year: 8 (January – November 2006)

    Objective

    This arts education programme

  • aims to introduce students to the art of directing / scriptwriting
  • Outline

    This 12-hour workshop will

  • first expose students to the history of theatre
  • provide students with basic directing / scriptwriting skills through a fun & engaging method
  • allow students to experience the role of the director / scriptwriter
  • Outcome

    Students will learn

  • script analysis, different dramatic elements, how to structure a play
  • learn directorial and design concepts, stage compositions and other directing techniques
  • work with actors and the rest of the artistic team during their work process

  • At the end of the workshop, they will be able to direct / write a 5-minute theatre piece.

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    play creation

    “** This workshop is endorsed by the National Arts Council Arts education Programme (NAC-AEP) and is eligible for the 60% Tote Board Arts Grant Subsidy.**

    Language: Mandarin only
    Target Audience: Secondary Schools, ITEs, JCs
    Student Size: 20 - 40 per group
    No. of sessions: 3 sessions of 4 hours each
    Total Duration: 13 hours
    Cost: $2,500
    Workshops Available Per Year: (January - November 2006)

    Objective

    This specially created process work programme aims to

  • aid students, be it during curriculum time or CCA sessions, in learning the skills to creating an original piece of Theatre using MANDARIN
  • help students devise small plays that are deep, original & personal to them
  • Outline

    This 12 hour workshop

  • is about creative work & drawing inspirations from the students’ lives
  • is for any group of students who want to learn devising, brainstorming of ideas and deepening of their thinking process, all as a group
  • uses a well-informed pedagogy of Theatre techniques such as Games, Image Theatre and Forum Theatre to help students to learn to create a piece of performance to call their own
  • Outcome

    Students will learn

  • the process needed to develop a Play
  • how to properly structure a Play and different styles of presentation

  • At the end of the workshop, students will develop a short Forum Theatre piece that they perform during the school’s weekly assembly period, with the help of our professional facilitators.

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    drama camp

    NeNeMas provides customised Drama Camps, specially tailored according to the school’s specific needs and demands.
    Students will go through an intensive 3-day or 5-day camp where they will tackle certain issues that the teachers / schools may want to address.
    Our professional Jokers/Facilitators will work through these issues with the students,l culminating into several pieces of Forum Theatre skits.
    Issues that NeNeMas has addressed :

  • Bullying in Schools
  • Gangsterism
  • Education & School Drop-outs
  • Family Abuse
  • Peer Pressure
  • Respecting One’s Body & Self
  • BGR
  • Communication
  • Parent-Child Relationship

  • And many other issues faced by the Youths of today.


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    For ENQUIRIES, please contact:

    JOSEPHINE LEE, Administrator
    NeNeMas - the Education Arm of Drama Box
    14A Trengganu Street Singapore 058468
    Tel: +65 6324 5434, Fax: +65 6224 1032
    Email: josephine@dramabox.org

    > Click here to download the booking form (XLS: 79KB) and e-mail it to josephine@dramabox.org or fax: 6224 1032.

    We will contact you shortly upon receipt of this booking form, after which a confirmation letter will be sent to you.





    For Enquiries,
    please contact:
    Josephine Lee
    Adminstrator
    NeNeMas - the Education Arm of Drama Box

    14A Trengganu Street
    Singapore 058468

    Tel: +65 6324 5434
    Fax: +65 6224 1032

    josephine@dramabox.org

    > DOWNLOAD BOOKING FORM (XLS: 79KB)

    Click to download the booking form (XLS: 79KB) and e-mail it to josephine@dramabox.org or fax: 6224 1032.

    We will contact you shortly upon receipt of this booking form, after which a confirmation letter will be sent to you.