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Tandridge/Edenbridge Chronicle February 2012


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Hazelwood School, where creativity has no boundaries


Dynamic new theatre launched Oxted Young


Personʼs Theatre


THE Oxted Young Persons’ Theatre is a dynamic new youth theatre for young people aged between 11 and 19, based in the heart of Oxted. Rather than a standard stage school, we are a youth theatre that specialises in enabling young people to gain confidence, work collaboratively, learn about different drama techniques, meet professional actors and perform to audiences in youth theatre festivals. We also organise trips to West End theatres. Following the success of our taster workshops, we are running three different groups: 15-19-year-olds Mondays 5pm


to 6.30pm; 14+ SEN group Tuesday 7pm to 8.15pm (working out of the Orpheus centre); 11-14-year-olds Wednesdays 5pm to 6.30pm. “I loved everything, I can’t wait for the next one,” said Anna aged 12.


All our staff are qualified drama teachers with experience of working with youth theatres all over the country. We run weekly term time classes as well as half- term and holiday clubs. To take part in this unique experience, you can contact andree@oxtedyoungpersonsthe atre.co.uk or visit our website www.oxtedyoungpersonstheatr e.co.uk But hurry as places are going quickly!


‘WITH determination and practice, every person who dreams of being an artist CAN’ – that is the maxim greeting pupils as they enter the rather large, perhaps a little untidy but certainly colourful art room at Hazelwood School in Limpsfield. The room is crammed full of the paraphernalia associated with a place where works of art are created – sometimes within just a couple of hours – and dreams really can come true.


And it’s all thanks to art teacher Kate Tulett, an effervescent personality and enthusiastic artist, who inspires her pupils to abandon their inhibitions and really let their creativity shine.


“I genuinely love it,” she explained. “I have been teaching for 15 years but only now do I think I have the balance right.” Born in Doncaster, Kate obtained a teaching degree in art and design from Leeds University and spent time at an inner city school in Tottenham. She arrived at Hazelwood in September last year. At the moment she is working on an Alice in Wonderland theme, encouraging students to create collages, drawings and other artwork to add to a stunning wall display. “I have never been one to lead them down the same pathway,” Kate said. “I give them a starting point and let them choose the end. If they go off on a tangent it doesn’t matter.


“I only have two rules – there is no such thing as a mistake and


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they are not allowed to use a ruler. There is no homework – they just love their art.” This is proved by the overflowing sketchbooks brought in by many of the children to show Kate before lessons begin. “We do not have to follow instructions,” said year six pupil Natalie Whyte. “We just do it and make it look nice.”


She added: “We don’t have to put paper down on the tables either. Mrs Tulett says it’s part of the art work.” Fellow student Zara McMillan simply said the lessons were fun, while Annabel Chappell explained that students did not have to stick to the rules.


Kate’s own daughter attends Hazelwood School and she is a member of the HPA (Hazelwood Parents’ Association). Not surprisingly, she gets very involved and was behind the creation of a giant fundraising tree, which adorns the side of one of the buildings and records each £2,000 collected with a red apple. Parents attended early morning workshops run by Kate to build the spectacular tree, which will be joined by others as money is raised to pay for various projects around the school.


Kate also runs an after school club and opens her classroom at


Top:


Zara McMillan (10), Katie Colquit (11), Natalie Whyte (11) and Annabel Chappell (11) with their Mad Hatterʼs Tea Party teapots. Above: Art teacher Kate Tulettʼs year six pupils prepare to stretch their imaginations


lunchtime for pupils to do extra work. She advises on various displays around the school and is asked to decorate rooms for special events. “I kind of get pulled into all sorts of things but I love doing things like that,” she said. It’s clear this remarkable teacher has immersed herself in all aspects of the school and is an inspiration to her students. The children simply love her classes – their creativity unrestricted by the strict boundaries imposed by some art teachers. And the results are there for all to see…on the walls of Hazelwood School.


A fun way to learn to dance EDENBRIDGE School Of Dance has


Edenbridge School of Dance If you want to learn to dance and have fun at the same time, Edenbridge School of Dance is the place for you!!!


• Ballet • Tap


• Contempoary • Street Jazz • RAD & IDTA Exams and annual show


• Musical Theatre • Jazz • Pre-school ‘tiny tot’s ballet classes


• Classes available for ALL ages and standards


• Adult tap and jazz classes


Edenbridge School of Dance is run by Chantelle Kite, qualified dance teacher who has also performed on a West End state, danced on television and has been involved in various production.


Classes run at the Wl Hall Station Road and Rickards Hall, Edenbridge. For more information or to register for clases, please contact Chantelle on: 07709 348 723


been running since September 2010, offering dance classes of various different disciplines, including street dance, ballet, contemporary, tap and jazz. Dance classes are run at the WI Hall and Rickards Hall in Edenbridge after school during the week.


New classes have also been set up at Lingfield and Dormansland Community Centre both after school and on a Saturday morning. The aim is for children and adults of all ages to learn how to dance in a fun and relaxed environment. This summer they will be holding their first dance show, ‘Fusion’, at the Barn Theatre, Oxted, with all children having the chance to take part. Every Christmas there is an opportunity for all who attend the dance school and their families to take a trip to the West End to see a musical. For more info about what Edenbridge School Of Dance has to offer visit www.edenbridgeschoolofdance.co.uk.


Spring Open Morning Friday 24th


February 2012, 9.30am – 12 noon


Contact Nick Tappin on 01883 733889 or registrar@hazelwoodschool.com www.hazelwoodschool.co.uk


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