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ST MARGARET’S COLLEGE CO-CURRICULAR ARTS 2021
CONTENTS Aims 2 Drama 8 Organisation 2 Music 10 Communication 3 Visual Arts 13 Commitment/Expectation 4 Wordsmiths (Oratory/Literary) 14 Events 4 Innovation/Technical 15 Achievements 5 Theatre and Dance Academy (TDA) 17 Dance 6
AIMS
• To encourage maximum participation Curriculum Leaders
of students in a wide range of
Dance Music
co-curricular activities.
Candice Cain Amanda Woods
• To promote teamwork and cohesion
Senior Drama Creative Technologies
within groups and equity between
Megan Herd Trudy Keys
members.
Visual Art Photography
• To ensure that all students are Callum Arnold Maria Buhrkuhl
offered opportunities for
Design
development, achievement,
Ruve Drummond
performance and exhibition.
Middle School Performing Arts
• To provide quality leadership with
Sarena Harrison
appropriate facilities and resources.
Teacher in Charge of Debating
• To generate an environment of Jenni McLaughlin
enjoyment and satisfaction.
Theatre Dance Academy
• To recognise commitment, Alison Rossiter
contribution, achievement and
Speech and Drama Tutors
excellence in the arts.
Roz Spiers
ORGANISATION Trish Minns
Lucie Durkin
Staff in Charge
Ruth Agnew
Head of Performing Arts Faculty Dinie Bevers
Amanda Woods Ami Minns
Head of Visual Art Faculty Itinerant Music Teachers
Callum Arnold School music groups are lead by a staff
Head of Creative Technologies member or visiting itinerant teacher
Faculty who will come in to the school regularly
Trudy Keys for rehearsals. Individual or group
Head of the Centre for Innovation music lessons are taught by interant
Linda Chong music teachers.
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for Arts Week and the Arts Soiree
Staff Arts Committee
amongst other events. They are elected
The Arts Committee is comprised by student vote, with staff input, and
of the curriculum leaders of Dance, are lead by the Arts Prefects supported
Drama, Music, Technology and Visual by the Arts staff. A Head and Deputy
Art and the Teacher in Charge student from each arts area is also
of Debating, along with the Arts elected as part of the Arts Council.
Facilitator. The Committee is
Middle School Arts Committee
responsible for directing change and
implementing new initiatives in the Year 9 and 10 girls can apply to be
arts, as well as overseeing all arts selected as part of this committee to
processes including awards. promote and support the arts and
develop new initiatives for the
Student Arts Council
Middle School. Students can also work
This is a group of Year 12 and 13 towards leadership projects in the Arts
students who help with the organisation such as organising arts events or
of the arts at school and are responsible leading junior school groups.
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COMMUNICATION IB Art Exhibitions, the Myers’ Cup
Speech Competition, Cushion Cabarets
Information is conveyed to students
and other events. House Day involves
through a variety of forms:
House Plays, Wearable Arts, Grid
• Arts noticeboard located outside the Portrait and short film competitions,
Ngaio Marsh Theatre in the Winchester and students perform each year for
North second floor corridor Open Day guests. Fundraisers such as
• Student Notices on emails EGGs Factor also take pride of place
• Outside or just inside relevant arts on our Arts agenda.
departments or spaces e.g. Dance, Musicals and Major Productions
Drama, Music, Visual Art and English
(for Debating and Public Speaking) A school musical or major drama/
• Fortnightly school newsletter performing arts production will be
• School website presented every year. There may or
• School assemblies and Chapel services may not be involvement from students
• Personal emails to girls’ school email and staff of other schools.
addresses Combined Events with Christ’s College
• School App
We have a Combined Orchestra and
COMMITMENT / choir with brother school Christ’s
EXPECTATION College, and our music groups perform
every year at a combined concert,
Once a student signs up or is selected
as well as the St Margaret’s-Christ’s
into a group, a commitment is made
College Debate.
for the whole year or the duration of
that group, unless some unforeseen Inter-School Events
circumstance occurs. Students may be Our co-curricular arts groups
required to sign a contract. participate annually at events such
EVENTS as the Big Sing Choral Competition,
Voices Contemporary Music Festival,
School Events
YSIH Barbershop Competition,
The Arts are celebrated yearly at Chamber Music Contest, Orchestra
school with Arts Week, the Arts Festival, Jazzquest, Rockquest,
Soiree/Dinner, Twilight Concert, Bandquest, Christchurch Schools’
Performing Arts Showcase, NCEA Music Festival, Kids For Kids,
Dance & Drama evenings, NCEA and Theatresports Competition, University
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of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare for any specific area. To be eligible for
Festival, Canterbury Schools Debating a Middle School Arts award, the
Council, Robotics Cup and more. student must have a considerable level
of proven skill in her field, as well as
Community Events
a minimum of two years’ contribution
Our groups also take part in events such and service to the Arts at Middle
as the Ferndale Carnival, Outstanding School level. A placing in a regional
Feet, SCAPE public art projects and competition or a high level exam
other arts initiatives in the community, qualification is also required for Colours.
and often perform for charity events.
Achievement in the arts at Senior
Visiting Artists and Shows/Trips School level is recognised with three
We have a number of visiting artists types of awards for students in Years
11-13: a Certificate of Recognition, an
and shows come to perform for our
Arts Pocket and Honours in Arts.
girls annually including NZ Playhouse,
Pockets are sewn onto the blazer and
NZ Opera, Royal NZ Ballet, CSO
are represented by the first initial of
Outreach Education Programme and
the arts area awarded. Honours are
international acts. We also take groups
represented by the red blazer and
of students off site to see shows at The
a gold braid. The following areas will
Court Theatre, the Isaac Theatre Royal,
be considered: Dance, Drama
and other venues.
(Theatre), Music, Oratory, Technical
ACHIEVEMENTS (Audio visual) and Visual Art. Awards
Achievement in the Arts at Middle will be presented for each specific area.
School level is recognised with three To be eligible for a Senior Arts Award,
types of awards for students in Years the student must have an outstanding
7-10: a Certificate of Recognition, an level of skill in her field, as well as
Arts Badge and Colours in Arts. a consistent contribution and service
Colours take the form of a white braid to the arts at school for at least two
to be sewn onto the sleeve of the years (Pocket) or from Year 11
school blazer. The following areas will (Honours). To achieve Honours, the
be considered: Dance, Drama, Music, student must gain national recognition
Oratory, Technical, Creative Writing in her chosen field. A Pocket is
and Visual Art. However, awards will a prerequisite for the awarding of
be presented for “Arts” rather than Honours (with some exceptions).
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CO-CURRICULAR ARTS
DANCE
In addition to Dance being offered as Senior Dance Company
a classroom subject, students have the
opportunity to participate in a wide Year 11-13 students with at least three
range of co-curricular groups. These years of dance experience in a wide
groups provide an avenue for students range of dance styles are able to
interested or experienced in dance audition for this group. The Company
to extend their dance technique, gain will learn teacher-lead choreography
experience, learn fun performance as well as being given the opportunity
pieces, and develop an understanding to choreograph their own works. The
students need to be confident in
of performance skills and practice.
performance and be available to
Middle School Dance Company perform throughout the year within
Students in Years 7-10 are able to the school and the wider community.
audition for this performance-based Students accepted into this group are
group. Students need to have prior required to show commitment and
experience in a range of dance styles toprioritise this specialist group which
and be confident in performance. A rehearses twice a week.
high standard of discipline is required, Senior Performance Dance Company
and students accepted into this group
This group is open to any Senior girls
are expected to make it a priority. The
from Years 11-13 who are interested in
company rehearses twice a week. Dance and might have some experience.
Pop Company Choreography will explore a variety of
dance genres and the group will work
This Dance Leaders’ initiative is open
towards participating in all school
to all Middle School girls and requires
Performing Arts events.
no previous dance experience. The
group will learn choreography based Highland Dance Group
on pop songs, and will have the This student led group is open to
opportunity to showcase their work students in Years 7 - 13 who have
at Performing Arts events. previous experience in this dance style.
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Opportunities to perform include school Twilight Festival, Open Day and the
Performing Arts events and possibly Performing Arts Showcase.
external Highland Dance competitions.
Junior School Dance Group
Jazz Dance Group
Where possible, older students will
Students in Year 9 - 11 are able to sign have the opportunity to organise and
up for this student-led group. This is run dance classes for girls in the Junior
a fun performance group that works School through the Year 10 Leadership
towards performing in school Programme or from students’ own
Performing Arts events. Choreography initiatives. Rehearsals are once a week.
is Jazz-based and students do not need
Middle School Performance Dance
any prior dance experience to be involved.
Group
Hip Hop Dance Group
This is an audition group for students
This student led initiative is open to (Yr 7 - 10) interested in extending their
any interested students from Year 7 - dance skills. Choreography will explore
13. The group will meet once a week a variety of dance genres and the group
and learn Hip Hop choreography. will work towards participating in all
Performance opportunities include school Performing Arts events.
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DRAMA
St Margaret’s College offers students Theatresports
the opportunity to become involved
Students have the opportunity to
in a variety of exciting co-curricular
participate in the St Margaret’s College
activities in Drama. Events include:
Theatresports teams, both
The University of Otago Sheilah Winn
recreationally and competitively. We
Shakespeare Festival. Preparation for
have a junior team for Years 7 to 10 and
the Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival
a senior team for Years 11, 12 and 13.
is at the beginning of Term 1. Auditions
will be held early in Term 1 and are Middle School Drama
open to students in Years 11, 12 and Our student Head and Deputy Head of
13. Rehearsals will be during lunchtimes, Drama will run inclusive drama groups
after school and on weekends. which aim to ignite interest in Drama
8in the Middle School and develop may choose to work towards effective
confidence and teamwork. speaking and/ or speech and drama
Speech and Drama Tuition exams. The content of the course is
designed to be stimulating, challenging
Speech and Drama tuition is available and fun. It can also be adapted to suit
each term at St Margaret’s. This may the particular needs of students.
be taken individually or in a small
group (not more than four). The aim This programme runs in conjunction
of the lessons is to develop the mind, with other Arts activities, and lessons
voice and body skills necessary to are an ‘extra’. Student timetables for
communicate effectively in a wide these lessons are rotated in school,
variety of situations. The lesson plans lunch, study and after school times.
are based on the requirements of the A full course description, fees and an
Trinity College and The New Zealand enrolment form are available at the
Speech Board Syllabus, so students School Office.
9MUSIC
Co-curricular Music is ever changing guitar, trumpet, trombone, drums,
and has grown a huge amount over the harp, bagpipes and voice. Parents
last few years. There are now a number are invoiced directly by the itinerant
of groups on offer, but we are always teachers for these lessons.
open to forming new groups, Lesson times are on a rotating basis
dependent on student demand. If there although girls in Years 11 to 13 may
is a group that you would like to be negotiate with their teacher for a set
involved in, but you don’t see it on time if available. For the most part,
offer, then please contact Ms Woods girls must own their own instruments,
or Dr Hickford. Co-curricular groups although there are a few school
all have opportunities to perform at instruments available for hire. All
different school events throughout the enquiries should be directed to the
year, and some groups also have the Head of Performing Arts, Ms Woods, at
opportunity to compete in regional amanda.woods@stmargarets.school.nz.
and national competitions and events.
Fun Choir
Private Music Lessons
This is a choir for all to be involved in.
Private lessons are available in piano, Rehearsals are once a week, open to
keyboard, violin, viola, cello, double students in Year 9-13 with no auditions.
bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, There is a Pop music focus, and an
acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass emphasis on having lots of fun.
10to make it a priority. There is one two
A Cappella
hour rehearsal per week on Mondays
This is an unaccompanied 3-part choir, from 3:45pm.
with a Gospel and Pop focus and no
Middle School Choir
audition required. It is open to Years
7-13 with one rehearsal per week. This choir is open to all Year 7-10 girls.
The choir sings a variety of music, and
Barbershop Quartets
throughout the year has many
and A Cappella Groups performance opportunities. There is
Barbershop groups and A Cappella one lunchtime rehearsal per week.
groups can be arranged for more ex- Year 13 Choir
perienced and competent singers who
The name of this choir speaks for itself.
are easily able to sing a musical line on
It is a fun Year 13 choir that rehearses
their own. Please see Ms Woods if you
once per week.
are interested.
Junior Choirs
Pop Choir
Girls from Years 5-8 have the
This choir for Year 11-13 students has
opportunity to participate in the
a total ‘Pop’ focus, and girls will have
Christchurch Schools’ Music Festival.
a lot of fun performing some great
The Junior and Year 7 and 8 choirs
arrangements of well-known songs. participate at events such as Kids in
Girls are expected to be able to sing Town and Kids 4 Kids, as well as
in harmony. There is one rehearsal performing at various school assemblies,
per week. Chapel services and concerts.
Chamber Choir Year 1-4 / 5/6 Choirs
Girls from Year 9-13 may audition for These choirs are compulsory for girls
this choir, which consists of 24 – 30 in Years 1-6, and are part of their
students who sing a variety of music in music programme. Rehearsals take
up to four parts. The Chamber Choir place during school time.
accepts frequent invitations to perform
in the wider community. A high Orchestras
standard of discipline is required in 1) SMC Orchestra – open to all year
presentation and performance. Girls levels with one rehearsal per week. All
accepted for this choir are expected students learning an instrument
11at school are encouraged to play in fun performing a variety of different
this orchestra. music. There are many performance
opportunities throughout the year
2) SMC String Orchestra – open
for this group. There is one rehearsal
to all year levels with one rehearsal
per week.
per week.
Jazz Band
3) Combined Orchestra with Christ’s
College – rehearses on Tuesdays from Our jazz band is a great band to be
4:00-5:00pm at Christ’s College or St a part of. There are many performance
Margaret’s College. This orchestra is opportunities throughout the year
open to competent instrumentalists in for this group. There is one rehearsal
Years 9-13. Girls who wish to play in per week.
this orchestra are expected to participate
Rock Bands
in either the St Margaret’s College
Orchestra, String Orchestra or Rock Bands are becoming more and
Chamber Music groups. more popular. Bands are formed
according to student demand. Mr
Ukulele Orchestra
Fowler is a great Rock Band Teacher
This group is open to girls from Year and these groups have lots of fun.
7 up who enjoy ukulele or who would Weekly rehearsals.
like to learn. Beginners are welcome.
Chamber Music
Repertoire is based on student choice
of songs, and rehearsals are weekly. Chamber Music groups can be
There will be at least two performance arranged for more competent
opportunities during the year. instrumentalists from all year levels.
Advanced groups are encouraged to
Flute Choir
enter the annual Chamber Music
This choir is open to flautists of all competition. Please see Dr Hickford
levels. The emphasis is on having or Ms Woods if you are interested.
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a range of projects to strengthen their
Exhibitions
photographic techniques and explore
There are opportunities for girls to creative ideas.
display and organise artwork around
Art Extension
the school, at Arts events, assemblies
and in exhibitions during the course of The Art Extension Club is open to girls
the year. The IB Art Exhibition is held from Year 7 to Year 10 and will develop
at the end of Term 3, and the NCEA and extend their Art skills and increase
familiarity with various disciplines.
Senior Exhibition early in Term 4.
Extra Tuition
Art Club
Workshops for senior students are
The Art Club is open to girls from Year
usually held during weekends and
9 to Year 13 and will include a range of
holiday time.
projects within the school and the
wider community. Competitions
Photography Club Students are advised of local and national
art competitions for individuals and
The Photography Club is open to girls groups through the Visual Arts Leaders,
from Year 9 to Year 13 and will include Student Notices and the Arts noticeboard.
13WORDSMITHS (ORATORY /
LITERARY)
Debating coaching Middle School teams. Top
Senior Debaters will represent the
Our student Head and Deputy Head of
College at the Summer and Winter
Debating will run weekly Debate Club
Quadrangular Tournaments and the
sessions which aim to ignite interest
annual showcase debate with Christ’s
in Debating in the Middle School and
College. Other one-off tournaments
develop confidence and teamwork.
include Senior Regionals, Junior
Debate Club takes place on Wednesday Regionals, Senior Impromptu and Nga
lunchtimes and some Thursdays after Kete for Canterbury girls in Years 9 and
school, and the inter-school competition 10. These are mostly held on weekends.
is Thursday evenings.
Creative Writing
Teams from Years 9-13 compete
during the year against teams from This will be for Middle and Senior girls
other schools in the local CSDC that runs fortnightly, enabling students
debating competition, which runs to explore a range of writing styles.
Terms 1–3, averaging two debates There will also be a Junior School
per term. Senior students assist with group run by Senior girls.
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TECHNICAL
News and information about tech from Year 6 and above are encouraged
clubs available at to join these clubs.
https://smc-cfi.wixsite.com/mysite Coding Group
Technical Team This group operates after school.
The Technical Team is comprised of Students have an opportunity to learn
a group of students who help with all to code and extend their coding
technical aspects in relation to the arts skills. We are supported by Code
Club Aotearoa who provide volunteer
and school events such as Open Day,
tutors to work with the girls. These
Drama and Dance productions, Arts
clubs range from beginners who learn
showcases and concerts, sound board
Scratch, the intermediate group work
operation at assemblies etc. This
with HTML and Python and our
involves sound, lighting, filming,
advanced group programme in C+ in
editing and live streaming. We have
the group we call the “Maker Club”.
a range of up-to-date equipment, and Students from Year 6 and above are
training is provided to further improve welcome to join these clubs. Please
skills. Any student in Year 9 and above see Ms Chong if you are interested in
who is interested in being involved getting involved.
please contact the Head of Creative
Construction Club
Technologies, Mrs Trudy Keys.
This club is an engineering and
Robotics Group
problem solving club. Students have
Students are able to develop their an opportunity to:
robotic skills with a student-led group • build large sized structures
during lunch time and an external • solve practical problems
tutor runs the afterschool club. At St • engineer using pulleys, motors,
Margaret’s College we use the Lego gears, wheels and axles
Mindstorm EV3 robots to learn to
• invent simple machines
code. Students have an opportunity to
• construct electronic circuits
develop their problem-solving skills,
• solve practical maths problems
team work, patience and perseverance.
There is also an opportunity to During this club, students will build
compete in regional and national using EPro8 equipment and have an
competitions for Robocup. Students opportunity to compete in the EPr08
15National competition (epro8challenge. to enhance their creations and bring
co.nz). Please see Ms Campbell if you them to life. As an extension, students
are interested in getting involved. can use their agent (an assistant robot)
and learn how to code it to work and
Minecraft Club
build for them. Please see Ms Campbell
Minecraft is a virtual platform that if you are interested in getting involved.
allows students to create and build
Middle School Website Team
structures, individually or collaborate
as a group. Students have to be The website team is a group of students
resourceful and use the surrounding who actively create new material and
environment to gather building capture ongoing successes to update
materials. They can build amazing a website. This website celebrates all
structures and understand the concept the great achievements within the
of how electricity works. They can Middle School. Please see Ms
discover all the versatile ways dust Campbell if you are interested in
from the Redstone ore can be used getting involved.THEATRE AND DANCE
ACADEMY (TDA)
The Theatre Dance Academy at St AJDA – American Jazz Dance
Margaret’s College has been established Affiliation. All levels – 3 years to adult
to provide opportunities for co-curricular BBO – British Ballet syllabus. All
dance studies for students at St levels – preschool to adult
Margaret’s and for the wider community.
Students are given outstanding Glen Wood Tap Dance – levels
opportunities to achieve internationally offered as appropriate
recognised qualifications in Jazz, Ballet, Open Recreation Classes
Tap, Hip Hop and Contemporary
Open recreation / performance based
Dance and to participate in open
classes are also offered for students
recreation classes in many genres,
three years to adult in the following
with a focus on developing repertoire
genres: Hip Hop, Contemporary,
and performance pieces. Performance
Commercial Industry Dance, Pointe
opportunities are offered throughout Technique, Ballet Coaching, Jazz
the year both at St Margaret’s College Technique, Yoga for dance, Jazz/Street
and in the wider community. Dance, Teens beginners dance, Work
Students benefit from tuition from out and Stretch, Musical Theatre and
a team of accomplished dance teachers, Tap Dance.
who are experienced in training Open classes are fun, recreation
dancers with Versatility, Strength and courses with a focus on developing
Passion. Classes are available for boys repertoire and performance based
and girls, aged 3 through to adult. The dance pieces. Opportunities for
aim for the Academy is to assist in performance are offered during the
providing technical training for our year and for the end of year showcase.
current students as well as a strong
Enrolment forms for all classes, class
foundation for students wishing to
information and the 2021 class timetable
continue dance at a tertiary level and
are available on the St Margaret’s
attain internationally recognised
College website, under Our School.
qualifications in a specific genre. The
following co-curricular examination WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU
syllabus classes will be offered: JOIN US IN DANCE!
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