When I Grow Up…
A performing arts teacher’s thoughts on parents influencing their children into a career: “Time is precious. Our dreams can be squashed in a second, so why are we determined to do that to our kids?”
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Author: Cat Allen
The Parent Trap
The restrictions are off! Activity classes can go back to some form of normal, which means a number of things: more kids, more fun, more…parents. The Director of Noodle Performing Arts advises those parents who are just about to start their journey into the world of activities and classes.
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Coming out of the Bubble
Parents looking for children’s activities have booked on to performing arts classes in droves, and the increase in emails expressing worries over kids’ self-esteem and social skills has been significant.
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Diary of the Zoom Performing Arts Teacher
The move to teaching Performing Arts online is immense. Everything we stand for: social skills, trust, teamwork, touch – one of the most critical senses a human possesses and craves – all ‘virtually’ impossible.
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Don’t Stop Believin’, as Journey Once Said
Cat Allen, the director of Noodle Performance Arts in Cheshire, talks about believing in magic, a safety net, and a hidden wizard in both adults and children.
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The Art of Boredom
It has become something of a given that we should be expected to find ways to occupy our children, to find something for us/grandparents to do so the children aren’t at any time in the least bit, well, bored.
But boredom isn’t necessarily a curse for the young. In fact it is a force for good, for creativity, and a building block for young imaginations.