Even though the world in which we currently find ourselves in is nowhere near the "normal" that we remember from 2019, as parents we all want our children returning to some form of normality. For many of us, Lockdown and 2020 was filled with stress - the stress of not knowing, the stress of juggling work-from-home AND school-from-home, the stress of zero school in light of lack of connectivity, the stress of minimal socialing, the stress of loneliness, the stress of too much screen time, the stress of looming illness, the stress of financial shortfall... the list is long and varied.
Although 2021 has not been a magic switch leading us back to pre-COVID life, it has brought with it a level of understanding that we did not have this time last year. It has also brought the realisation that certain parts of "normal" are attainable for our children, if we are prepared to live cautiously and with constant consideration of the health of those around us.
Enter the Helen O'Grady Drama Academy. Within our classes, our students are experiencing a beautiful (and new) kind of normal! Seeing faces (although partially mask-obscured), greeting teachers, speaking out loudly, engaging in positive activities, interacting within a group, exercising imagination, socialising within safe protocols... the list is endless. After months of living in bubbles of homes, screens and stressed parents, our students are able to have one hour of constant, positive reinforcement and connection with those around them. We are filling in gaps left by Lockdown.
We have classes running across Port Elizabeth and in Uitenhage. Get in on the ACTion - do the very best for your child and give us a call to find out more about what we do.
📞 041 367 1210 📲 083 652 2443 📧 vicky@helenogrady.co.za
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