Co-curricular Lessons

Students have opportunities to participate in small group or individual music, speech & drama, and communications skills lessons with specialist teachers. These lessons are at a cost to the parents and run during the normal school hours on Wednesdays and Fridays. Please see the Co-curricular Absence & Cancellation Policy.

Lessons run for approximately 8 weeks each term and, except for Term 1, normally start in the first week of term. Parents will be invited to "open days" each term to observe the student's progress. Some students will also have the opportunity to perform at Learning Celebrations.

Please contact [email protected] if your child is interested in any of these lessons.

Music Lessons

The following classes will be offered in 2019:

  • Group guitar ($11/wk)
  • Individual guitar ($32/wk)
  • Individual electric guitar ($32/wk)
  • Group ukulele ($11/wk)
  • Group (2 students) drums ($21/wk)
  • Individual drums ($32/wk)
  • Group keyboard ($11/wk)
  • Individual keyboard ($32/wk)
  • Group violin ($11/wk)

  • Individual violin ($32/wk)

Some of our students will be required to purchase music books to aid their progress in lessons and home practice sessions. Invoices will be added to a student's account as and when a music book, or next level music book, is required.  

Guitar and Ukulele

Students can learn guitar with Phil Hope. Phil has years of experience as a musician and songwriter and he aims to teach new students to have fun playing music. Phil also offers individual lessons in electric guitar. Find more information on Phil here.

Violin

Both individual and group violin lessons are available at all levels. A limited number of violins are available for hire for $20/term. Tutor, Alex Vaastra, studied performance violin at Otago University and established a successful career in Dunedin as a violin teacher and performer. In 2015, Alex moved to Wellington and studied primary teaching at Victoria University.  

Keyboard

Both individual and group keyboard lessons are available at all levels. 

Vincent is from Papatoetoe, South Auckland where he learnt piano from a young age off his mother. He grew up with music, learning piano from Robert Loretz and Stephen Depledge, and learning trumpet from Hamish Arthur and Matthew Verril. He then moved to Wellington to study at the New Zealand School of Music where he was taught trumpet by Mark Carter and Matt Stein, and piano from Dr. Jian Liu. Vincent is currently freelancing as an accompanist, teacher and performer. 

Qualifications: BMus(Hons)

Experience: Two years teaching one on one and one term teaching group lessons, performing piano in free public concerts, and in various competitions in NZ. Trumpet experience: NZ Youth Orchestra 2019-2020, Wellington Youth Orchestra 2017-2020 and Wellington Brass Band 2017-2019.

Drums

Group (2 students only) and individual drum lessons are available, taught by Jack Gosling. Jack is young and ethusiatic and has learned and played a number of musical instruments since a very young age, having also studied at Trinity Music College in London. He has taught a wide range of music primarily to children aged from 4 to 16. 

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Drama Lessons

We have the following drama classes available, taught by Maneesha Fonseka and Grace Hughson:

  • Group speech and drama ($10/wk)
  • Group communications skills ($10/wk)

Maneesha has been a student of Drama & Speech since she was four years old. After successfully completing her teaching diploma with Trinity College, London Maneesha pursued her passion of being an educator of Speech & Drama. Maneesha is an eager drama enthusiast who is keen to impart her learning and knowledge to young artists and bring out the talents in them. Find out more about Maneesha here. 

Grace has long held a passion for drama and the creative arts, something which she strives to pass on to her students. She is also a graduate of Trinity College, London and believes in the importance of children being able to express themselves.

Speech & Drama

Speech & Drama lessons are designed to help children develop their confidence, self esteem, social skills and conversational ability. They will learn to appreciate literature and enjoy presenting it for an audience. Drama is a wonderful way through which they can channel their energies to find innovative methods of creating and expressing. 

Communications Skills

Communication Skills lessons are designed to teach children to develop and refine expertise in different forms of communication through the spoken language. We teach correct pronunciation, build vocabulary and a clear sense of practical usage of the English language. Improving listening, reading, and speaking skills and fine tuning their communication skills are the primary focus of these lessons for our students.

  

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