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The Best Drama Schools in Wellington 2021
Here at Marrzipan, we believe that self-confidence is one of the most important life skills to have. After teaching drama classes around Aotearoa to thousands of children, we have first-hand

Eight Things To Expect From A Marrzipan Drama Class
Starting a new class of any kind can be suuuuuper scary! You never know what to expect, what the other students will be like or, even worse, what the teacher

Fun Drama Games For Kids That You Can Play At Home
Do you have the school holiday blues? Are you sick of “Muuuuum I’m bored” or “what are we doooooing today?” or “I’m sick of the iPad I don’t want device

The 6 Elements of Drama
There’s something about drama – through plot and characters, motivations and struggles, it speaks to us in what seems to be a universal language. This “dramatic language” is understood not

How Teaching Drama Helped Me Grow As A Teacher (And How It Can Help You Too)
Teaching can be a super scary task, no matter what subject you may be covering! (I’m pretty sure Maths is the scariest subject ever). Many teachers claim that their first

Should Drama Be Compulsory In Schools?
I googled the question “Should Drama Classes be compulsory in schools” expecting a big fat yes from the rest of the internet! To me drama builds self-confidence, develops creativity, improves

How Does Drama Build Self-Confidence in Kids?
We here at Marrzipan believe that drama is an awesome art form, which for a number of reasons, is perfectly suited to children. Not only is acting and drama classes

What motivates our Kids?
As our Marrzipan legend, Zac Haldane, gets ready to depart on his next journey to Canada, he takes time to reflect and share with us a bit about his travels in

The kid who was “too shy to try”
December 5, 2018 |Holly Stokes Our amazing Auckland Teacher, Holly, shares with us her journey in finding her inner-confidence, and how drama helped her get there… Growing up, I was always the kid

Marrzipan vs. The All Blacks
October 31, 2018 |Jack Ansett This article is written by Marrzipan’s very own Jack Ansett. Jack has been with Marrzipan for over two years now, teaching in both Christchurch and

The Best Drama Schools in Wellington 2021
Here at Marrzipan, we believe that self-confidence is one of the most important life skills to have. After teaching drama

Eight Things To Expect From A Marrzipan Drama Class
Starting a new class of any kind can be suuuuuper scary! You never know what to expect, what the other

Fun Drama Games For Kids That You Can Play At Home
Do you have the school holiday blues? Are you sick of “Muuuuum I’m bored” or “what are we doooooing today?”

The 6 Elements of Drama
There’s something about drama – through plot and characters, motivations and struggles, it speaks to us in what seems to

How Teaching Drama Helped Me Grow As A Teacher (And How It Can Help You Too)
Teaching can be a super scary task, no matter what subject you may be covering! (I’m pretty sure Maths is

Should Drama Be Compulsory In Schools?
I googled the question “Should Drama Classes be compulsory in schools” expecting a big fat yes from the rest of

How Does Drama Build Self-Confidence in Kids?
We here at Marrzipan believe that drama is an awesome art form, which for a number of reasons, is perfectly

What motivates our Kids?
As our Marrzipan legend, Zac Haldane, gets ready to depart on his next journey to Canada, he takes time to

The kid who was “too shy to try”
December 5, 2018 |Holly Stokes Our amazing Auckland Teacher, Holly, shares with us her journey in finding her inner-confidence, and how drama helped

Marrzipan vs. The All Blacks
October 31, 2018 |Jack Ansett This article is written by Marrzipan’s very own Jack Ansett. Jack has been with Marrzipan