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 will be like. What if the teacher is totally mean and boring? Uh, no thank you! From meeting your teacher to building your self-confidence, here’s …
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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 time anymore”… who are we kidding… no one ever says that! But do you need a resource of fun, easy educational games you can play …
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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 only across different cultures or age groups, but across centuries, too – why else would people still be analyzing ancient Greek plays or performing the …
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 communication skills, develops empathy and encourages teamwork. 5 things that I personally would put on my “strengths list”. (You see, I sound pretty confident in …
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 a whole lot of fun, but it also gives children a platform for expressing themselves along with an outlet for their natural creativity. It also …
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 finding his purpose. Enter Zac… I remember all the embarrassing moments, the ‘bad’ bits, the telling offs, the humiliation and the bullying. Not always from …
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 who was “too shy to try.” My parents, being the amazing humans that they are, constantly encouraged me to do everything and anything I wanted to …
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 Auckland so many of you will know him, and is currently adventuring around Europe. Don’t worry though, he’ll be back in 2019! Here he shares …
How we perceive ourselves and how others perceive us can often be very contrasting! My husband and I recently had a pregnancy photo shoot and I am marvelling at how lovely we look (though I say so myself!) What these photos don’t capture are: My husband hobbling down on to the beach in his leg brace, having just had …
August 18, 2017 |Jex Moore When I was 8 years old I was described by my teacher as “loud and bossy”. This label could have been incredibly damaging – there is such negativity associated with the word bossy. It brings to mind officious, petulant, power-hungry people. Miniature Donald Trumps, if you will. Instead of celebrating that …
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