Helen O’Grady Drama Academy in Accra participates in USAID 2016
The children and teachers of the Helen O'Grady Drama Academy were invited to the US Embassy in Accra to participate in the International Day of the Girl Child, Expo in Accra, Ghana, for USAID.
The Academy has a great belief in giving all children, girls and boys, a voice in this world. This is done through the teaching of good speech for public speaking and one-to-one communication.
At the EXPO our children showed how being good at public speaking is on of the most important life-skills that can be learnt. This photo shows one of the student from the Lower Primary Group, sharing a thoughtful poem with the audience as part of the celebrations! These students are building up their confidence everytime they are put in front of a varied audience as they get used to performing in front of these audiences, we see a huge change and growth in them. This natural confidences spills out into their everyday lives.
The the EXPO one of the superbly talented Upper primary students, awed the crowd with her amazing physicality and movement performance, in a dance routine she shared with everyone as part of the celebration. One of the important aims of the Academy is to care about each and every child and we strive to hone all their creative talents, whilst giving them a platform to build confidence, self-esteem, and social skills through creative performance.
Also, at the EXPO were Kindergarten students who were absolutely splendid with their dance performance which was very apt for the International Day of the Girl Child. Such confidence, such strength from such young and creative children! We are extremely proud of them! The Academy teaches confidence to both boys and girls.
Ophelia and Ato, two of our youth theatre students wowed the crowed by acting out a very emotional and profound dramatic scene for all to watch, which included songs. The piece was written by Ato himself.
Drama is part of real life and prepares students to deal with life’s problems. Drama simply allows students the opportunity to rehearse roles, further giving form or shape to the individual and personal ideas and feelings they are naturally experiencing. Overall, this allows students to make sense out of their ‘real’ life problems.
Enthusiastic, trained teachers, and a dynamic learning environment motivate students to participate willingly and achieve their personal best, at all levels of development.
The Helen O'Grady Drama Academy teachers were also there to help at the expo. They did a great job!We cherish our teachers, and understand how valuable they are to the academy. With the help off our amazing staff, we nurture, hone, improve, educate, and care for as many students that enter our doors! We celebrate our teachers and their extreme hardwork, talent, skills, and dedication to the academy.
Well done to our amazing Helen O'Grady Drama Academy in Accra for this incredible achievement. If you would like to see more of their amazing photographs of this event, head to their facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004789308645
Photo Credit: Yooku Ata-Bedu, USAID/Ghana.
