Grades 3–6

Drama School, Grades 3-6

A comprehensive holiday course to ignite creativity in improvisation, character development, devising and acting.

Course Fee $735
Duration 5 days, 35 hours
Grade Requirements Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
Drama School, Grades 3-6 (30 June 2025)
Kensington

Jun 30, 2025 - Jul 4, 2025

Sessions
DateTime
30 June 202510:00 AM - 1:00 PM AEDT
30 June 20251:45 PM - 5:00 PM AEDT
1 July 202510:00 AM - 1:00 PM AEDT
1 July 20251:45 PM - 5:00 PM AEDT
2 July 202510:00 AM - 1:00 PM AEDT
2 July 20251:45 PM - 5:00 PM AEDT
3 July 202510:00 AM - 1:00 PM AEDT
3 July 20251:45 PM - 5:00 PM AEDT
4 July 202510:00 AM - 1:00 PM AEDT
4 July 20251:45 PM - 5:00 PM AEDT
OTHER UPCOMING CLASSES
Mon 7 Jul - Fri 11 Jul 2025
NIDA Kensington, Sydney
10:00am - 5:00pm AEDT
$735
Mon 14 Jul - Fri 18 Jul 2025
NIDA Kensington, Sydney
10:00am - 5:00pm AEDT
$735

Drama School, Grades 3-6

Overview

Join us for a week-long comprehensive holiday course designed for children to ignite creativity in improvisation, character development, devising and acting. Dive into engaging voice and movement activities and explore original storytelling and devising techniques with an ensemble of like-minded peers. Discover performance skills to bring your ideas to life. This dynamic course also includes a fun introduction to acting on screen workshop. 

Learn from NIDA Open teaching artists who are leaders in their fields and bring a wealth of industry experience to a supportive, encouraging environment. Build self-confidence, teamwork, and creativity in a welcoming space where your passion for drama can thrive! 

Components

  • Spontaneity: Explore stories, ideas and narrative scene work through improvisation. 
  • Voice: Introduction to how the voice works, exploration of fundamental vocal performance techniques. 
  • Physical Awareness: Practice and apply fundamental movement technique for the actor including alignment, presence and spatial relationships. 
  • Creative Voice: Assume a variety of roles in a creative development process to generate new ideas for a live presentation. 

For more information, please see our Terms & Conditions.

NIDA acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we learn and tell stories, the Bidjigal, Gadigal, Dharawal and Dharug peoples, and we pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past and present.