Grade 9 Drama - ADA1O

This course provides opportunities for students to explore dramatic forms and techniques, using material from a wide range of sources and cultures. Students will use the elements of drama to examine situations and issues that are relevant to their lives. Students will create, perform, discuss, and analyse drama, and then reflect on the experiences to develop an understanding of themselves, the art form, and the world around them.

Benefits: Public speaking skills, problem solving, collaborative working skills, body language, confidence, fun!

Some topics explored: Mime, Tableau, Monologue, Script Writing, Cultural Theatre (Indigenous, African, Japanese, Chinese, Indian), and much more!

Grade 10 Drama - ADA2O

This course provides opportunities for students to explore dramatic forms, conventions, and techniques. Students will explore a variety of dramatic sources from various cultures and representing a range of genres. Students will use the elements of drama in creating and communicating through dramatic works. Students will assume responsibility for decisions made in the creative and collaborative processes and will reflect on their experiences.

Benefits: Public speaking skills, problem solving, collaborative working skills, body language, confidence, fun!

Some topics explored: Tableau, Choral Performance, ASL Interpretation, Script Writing, Cultural Theatre (Indigenous, South American, Middle Eastern), and much more!

Grade 11 Drama - ADA3M

This course is designed to

• improve your communication skills, concentration, creative abilities and self-confidence.

• teach you about the fundamentals of acting and play production so that you can better appreciate and critique what you see on stage, on film and on television.

• improve your group work skills such as problem solving, negotiation, compromise, decision making, idea sharing and listening.

Units Explored: Auditioning, One-Act Plays, Creation of the Senior Showcase, Participation is Dramafest, and Children's Theatre. 

Grade 12 Drama - ADA4M

This course is designed to

• improve your communication skills, concentration, creative abilities and self-confidence.

• teach you about the fundamentals of acting and play production so that you can better appreciate and critique what you see on stage, on film and on television.

• improve your group work skills such as problem solving, negotiation, compromise, decision making, idea sharing and listening.

Units Explored: Headshot + CV creation, Immersive theatre, Creation of the Senior Showcase, Dramafest and work with the community

Senior Production Class - ADD3/4M

This course is excellent preparation for grade 11 and 12 students interested in the production of theatre. This course can be taken twice. Students will explore skills and concepts required for theatre production.  Students will form a production company in which they will participate at least one time as an actor and one time as a crew member. They will experience acting and production roles through a collaborative process that involves active application of learning. The course culminates in publicly presented theatre using environmentally responsible production practices. This course can be tailored to the school community and the desires of the students. 

This course is designed to. . .

• Experiment individually and collaboratively with forms and conventions of both drama and theatre from various cultures and time periods.

• Interpret dramatic literature and other text and media sources while learning about various theories of directing and acting.

• Take a practical approach to the production of theatre by allowing students to actively engage in a production company of their own.