Thursday 26 September 2013

Background info + Schedule this weekend

Hello,

For those interested to try out A to Zee Creativity we have some slots available in Pure Drama and Creative Teens. Read on for a brief synopsis of what we are about, and the schedule this weekend. (The website is still work in progress....)


Our Goal:
Our goal is to bring out the creativity in students young and old - via learning and creating art, unique woodwork pieces, poems, plays, songs, dances, dishes, etc. Creativity is what leads to innovation, and we want our students to have the tools and the scope to create.

Shows:
We do an end of year public show. The students themselves write most of the scripts. 

All proceeds go to different charities each term - you will see how much we raised as the cheque is handed over to the said charity at the show itself. Over the years we have raised for ten charities.

We also do Carol singing and short performances at orphanages (with our very own Santa Claus handing out gifts contributed by the A to Zee students!). The simple idea is to get our children accustomed to contributing to those less well off. The students do it happily and feel quite proud after each show.

Trinity College London exams:
We do put our students forward for the Trinity College London exams - in Speech and Drama and Communication Skills. These exams taken at the higher grades help with entry to Universities abroad and in the India. There are some who prefer not to take the exam - this is fine too - there is no pressure to do it, but it would be a good experience.

Please note: Exams at Grade 6, 7, and 8 levels earn students UCAS points which are credits that are internationally recognized and given weight during admissions. To do Grade 6, students are approximately 14 years +.

Our year is divided into 3 terms of 3 months each. Term fees are listed below. The current term is 20th September to 20th December 2013. We are still taking new students for Pure Drama and Teens. The rest are full. Sessions:
Originals  (8-12 year-olds) Fridays 4-6.30;  Class size 20 max; Term fees: 5000/-
Zeebees (4-7 year-olds) Saturdays 3-5pm; Class size 18 max; Term fees 4000/-
Teens (13-17 yrs) Sundays 10am-12noon; Class size 15 max; Term fees 5000/-
Communication Skills: Monday class 6-7.30pm; Class size 6 max; Term fees 9000/- 
Communication Skills class Friday 2.30-4pm; Class size 6 max; Term fees 9000/- 
New class! Ages 8 to 80! 'Pure Drama' Mondays 4.30-6pm (ages 8 to adult) Class size 20 max; Term fees: 3000/-


The Schedule this weekend:


Friday 27 September:
2.30-4pm: Communication class 
Please make sure they attend as the Trinity exams are looming!  I am getting nervous!

4-6.30pm: Original batch
Poetry with Tehzeeb Katari
Woodwork with Ravi Katari - the students have have selected their item last class so can start planning it.
Theatre (full steam ahead with the plays) - with me, and

Dance with Prarthana and Manikandan. They will learn the bus dance for the play.

I am hoping that next Friday some of the children will stay on till 7.30pm to do Macaroni and cheese with me...please let me know if this works/doesn't work - will select accordingly.


This will be a pasta term - Mac and cheese, Spaghetti Bolognese, Easy chicken pasta, etc. Vegetarians will only do veg dishes of course. And they will take some home to share with family.

Saturday 28 September:
3-5pm: Zeebees!
Craft with Philip Sathyaraj - making the giant flowers for the Noddy plays.

Poetry, Singing, Acting (serious rehearsals for end of year show!)

Sunday 29 September:
10am-12noon: Creative Teens
Shakespeare - As You Like It rehearsals
Debate - British Parliamentary style and Just A Minute. Topic for next week to be fixed this week.

Monday 30 September:
4.30-6pm: Pure Drama (for ages 8 to 80!) We may take on the best performers to be our instructors in various schools - teaching our Drama syllabus and preparing students for the Trinity exams.
Instructors: Tehzeeb Katari and Shaan Libby

6-7.30pm: Communication class - please make sure they attend as the Trinity exams are looming!

NEW:

Corporate training Fridays - available on request (team building, presentation skills, how to conduct oneself in a meeting, how to conduct oneself abroad, email etiquette, table manners, writing skills, etc.....)

Drama in schools...we now have some talented young trainers and hope to have more soon...if your school would like to meet us or receive an email with a proposal do let us know!

Best regards,

Shaan


Ms.Maithili Shaan Katari Libby
+91 97909 08604 (SMS works best)

Shaan Libby & Associates 
Barrister, BA(Oxf), MA(Oxf), Biology and Law, Arbitrator - we undertake Domestic and International company matters, drafting of wills, representations at arbitrations, filing of patents & trademarks.
Skype name: Shaanlibby

Theatre, the Arts, Woodwork, Parliamentary-style debate. Trinity College London exams (optional)
Batches:  Original  (8-12s) Fri 4-6.30pm;  Zeebees (4-7 s) Sat 3-5pm; Teens (13-17 yrs) Sun 10am-12noon. 
Communication Skills: Mon 6-7.30pm or Fri 2.30-4pm Pure Drama: Mon 4.30-6pm (ages 8 and above)

Thursday 19 September 2013

Schedule this weekend!

Hello,

We re-open today (Friday 20th September 2013) for an exciting new term!

In addition to our Dia Rekhi, we are very pleased to welcome Roshan Mathew - a very talented young actor who will also be a trainer at A to Zee Creativity.

Friday 20 September:
2.30-4pm: Communication class
Please make sure you attend as the Trinity exams are looming! Not sure about you but I am getting nervous!

4-6.30pm: Original batch
You will be doing
Poetry with Tehzeeb Katari,
Woodwork discussion with Ravi Katari to plan this term's item (some of you are still to collect your reports and desk pieces from last term),
Theatre (full steam ahead with the plays) - with me, and
Craft with Philip Sathyaraj. You will hopefully be making wands for the play! Look after them - you will need them...

No cooking this Friday I'm afraid, but am hoping that we will do Macaroni and cheese next Friday...this will be a pasta term - Mac and cheese, Spaghetti Bolognese, Easy chicken pasta, etc. Vegetarians will only do veg dishes of course. And you will take some home to share with your family.

Saturday 21 September:
3-5pm: Zeebees!
Poetry, Singing, Acting (serious rehearsals for end of year show!)
Dancing with Manikandan and Prarthana

Sunday 22 September:
10am-12noon: Teens
Shakespeare
Debate

Monday 23 September:
4.30-6pm: Pure Drama (for ages 8 to 80!) We may take on the best performers to be our instructors in various schools - teaching our Drama syllabus and preparing students for the Trinity exams.
Instructors: Tehzeeb Katari and Shaan Libby

6-7.30pm: Communication class - please make sure you attend as the Trinity exams are looming!

NEW:

Corporate training Fridaysavailable on request (team building, presentation skills, how to conduct oneself in a meeting, how to conduct oneself abroad, email etiquette, table manners, writing skills, etc.....)

Drama in schools...we now have some talented young trainers and hope to have more soon...if your school would like to meet us or receive an email with a proposal do let us know!

Best regards,

Shaan

Ms.Maithili Shaan Katari Libby
+91 97909 08604 (SMS works best)

Shaan Libby & Associates 
Barrister, BA(Oxf), MA(Oxf), Biology and Law, Arbitrator - we undertake Domestic and International company matters, drafting of wills, representations at arbitrations, filing of patents & trademarks.
Skype name: Shaanlibby

Theatre, the Arts, Woodwork, Parliamentary-style debate. Trinity College London exams (optional)
Batches:  Original  (8-12s) Fri 4-6.30pm;  Zeebees (4-7 s) Sat 3-5pm; Teens (13-17 yrs) Sun 10am-12noon. 
Communication Skills: Mon 6-7.30pm or Fri 2.30-4pm Pure Drama: Mon 4.30-6pm (ages 8 and above)

Thursday 12 September 2013

Start of term date + A to Zee Creativity turns three!

A TO ZEE CREATIVITY TURNS THREE!


Dear All,
I hope this finds everyone well, and all set for an exciting new term at A to Zee Creativity?
Please note: We have deferred our opening to Friday September 20th 2013 - the reason is that Sishya is now closed until the middle of next week, and the heavy rains have resulted in leakage in the room where we conduct classes.
Here’s what we have planned for the term ahead (Term dates: 20 September – 20 December 2013).
End of year December show (some extra rehearsals will be needed – please bear with us):
We will be performing the following:
·         Noddy plays – Zeebees
·         Harry Potter 3 – Original Group plus interested Teens
·         Madeline - Original Group plus interested Teens
·         Poems, songs, and dance numbers will be interspersed
·         As You Like It by William Shakespeare (an Adaptation and a reading) – Teen batch
·         Just a Minute for your entertainment – Teen batch
A to Zee turns three! Our actual ‘birthday’ was 10th September 2010…we started with ten children. We will be honouring the following from the Original batch in December on stage: Dhruv, Mahima, Riyah, Muskan, Samar, Adam and Zai. In addition those who have completed the first year, second year, and so on of A to Zee will receive certificates.
A to Zee Newsletter! The seven Original children get to form the first Editorial Board of the new A to Zee Newsletter!  Main themes: All things creative and environmental! All articles will be by the children of A to Zee Creativity and their parents.
The Editorial board will have to use email, source articles from other A to Zee batches and their own, along with photos. They will get assistance from us with editing, suggested reporting styles, and best use of photographs, but they will need to be responsible for publishing these and sending them out.
We will arrange for them to visit a printer/publisher to learn how this is done. We will start with an E-Newsletter to begin with – one per term I thought – but they can decide if they want to churn them out quicker.
They may want to co-opt a couple of children from the other batches to source articles from there…any volunteers?
 Other students will of course get onto the editorial board in future terms…we will have a fixed length of time, so that it goes in rotation. For now we need a name for the Newsletter…prize for the one who comes up with our final choice!

Looking ahead:
April 2014 show:
·         Alice in Wonderland (whole cast of Originals) – Lewis Carroll poems, the mock turtle dance, the works!
·         Pixar term for the Zeebees next term – they will act out CARS, do rock painting and Cars-based art and craft, Do poems about nature and vehicles, and dance to the amazing soundtrack…we will possibly do Finding Nemo the term after.
·         Teens: The Merchant of Venice – Shylock scenes and possibly others.
·         A debate requiring an audience vote!

Warm regards,

Shaan
(97909 08604)

Ms.Maithili Shaan Katari Libby
+91 97909 08604 (SMS works best)

Shaan Libby & Associates 
Barrister, BA(Oxf), MA(Oxf), Biology and Law, Arbitrator - we undertake Domestic and International company matters, drafting of wills, representations at arbitrations, filing of patents & trademarks.
Skype name: Shaanlibby

Theatre, the Arts, Woodwork, Parliamentary-style debate. Trinity College London exams (optional)
Batches:  Original  (8-12s) Fri 4-6.30pm;  Zeebees (4-7 s) Sat 4.30-6.30pm; Teens (13-17 yrs) Sun 10am-12noon. 
Communication Skills: Mon 6-7.30pm or Fri 2.30-4pm Pure Drama: Mon 4.30-6pm (ages 8 and above)