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Term 4 Enrolments Open (2017)

5 September, 2017 / / Comments Off on Term 4 Enrolments Open (2017)

Enrolments for Term 4 are now open. Classes in Term 4 will run both in our CBD location and in Chatswood Library (Meeting Room 1).

Course Recommended Years Day/Time
Tales from Shakespeare: Reading and High School Preparation 6 Tue 4:15-6:15pm (Chatswood)
Sat 3:45-5:45pm (City)
Year 5: Selective and Scholarship Preparation 5 Tue 6:15-8:15pm (Chatswood)
ESL: Reading and Vocabulary 5-7 Tue TBC (City)
Journey (Area of Study) 10 Wed 4:30-6:30pm (Chatswood)
Poetry for Beginners 7-10 Wed 6:30-8:30pm (Chatswood)
HSC: Discovery (Area of Study) 12 Thu 4:30-6:30pm (City)
Film Studies 7-10 Sat 1:30-3:30pm (City)
Romeo and Juliet 7-10 Sun TBC (City)

Other classes can be formed subject to interest and availability. For more information or to enrol, please speak with us (0401 005 878).

Term 3, 2017 Timetable

20 July, 2017 / / Comments Off on Term 3, 2017 Timetable

The timetable for Term 3, 2017 has now been finalised.

Course Recommended Years Day/Time
Year 5 Grammar, and Selective and Scholarship Preparation 5 Mon 4:00-6:00pm
Tue 6:45-8:45pm
Tales from Shakespeare: Reading and High School Preparation 6 Tue 4:30-6:30pm
Sat 3:45-5:45pm
Writing Skills 8-10 Wed 4:30-6:30pm
Sat 1:30-3:30pm
Writing Skills 11 Thu 4:30-6:30pm
A Midsummer Night’s Dream 7-10 Sun 10:15-12:15pm
To Kill a Mockingbird 7-10 Sun 12:30-2:30pm
ESL 5-7 Sun 2:45-4:15pm

For more information or to enrol, please speak with us (0401 005 878).

Book Recommendations

1 July, 2017 / / Comments Off on Book Recommendations

We at Shakespeare Academy love to read, and are always happy to share the love. Here are some of our favourites, roughly organised by age.

* Titles marked with an asterisk are available from the Shakespeare Academy lending library.

Years 3-4
Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
Matilda by Roald Dahl
The BFG by Roald Dahl
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
* The Moomins and the Great Flood (and the series) by Tove Jansson
The Deltora Quest series by Emily Rodda

Years 5-6
* Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (and the series) by Rick Riordan
* Wonder by R. J. Palacio
* Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
* Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
* The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
* A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter
The Chronicles of Narnia (starting with The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe) by C. S. Lewis
* The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
* Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
* Redwall (series) by Brian Jacques
* The Story of the Treasure Seekers (and series) by E. Nesbit
* The Giver (and series) by Lois Lowry
Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson
Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling

Years 7-8
* The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Alexie Sherman
* The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
* Uglies (and series) by Scott Westerfeld
* The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
* The Song of the Lioness quartet by Tamora Pierce
* The Immortals quartet by Tamora Pierce

Years 9-10
* Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
* Animal Farm by George Orwell
* The Hate Race by Maxine Beneba Clarke
The Lord of the Rings series by J. R. R. Tolkien
* The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
* The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
* The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan
Hover Car Racer by Matthew Reilly
Magician by Raymond E. Feist
* The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
* The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Years 11-12 (and beyond)
* Atonement by Ian McEwan
* The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
* The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
* Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
* White Oleander by Janet Fitch
* Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald
* A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
The Powder Mage trilogy by Brian McClellan

Term 3 Enrolments Open (2017)

20 June, 2017 / / Comments Off on Term 3 Enrolments Open (2017)

Enrolments for Term 3 are now open.

Course Recommended Years Day/Time
Writing Skills 11 Thu 4:30-6:30pm
Poetry for Beginners 7-10 TBC
Writing Skills 8-10 Wed 4:30-6:30pm
Sat 1:30-3:30pm
To Kill a Mockingbird 7-9 Sun PM
Grammar Skills 7-11 TBC
Writing and Comprehension 5 Tue 6:45-8:45pm
Reading and High School Preparation 6 Tue 4:30-6:30pm

The following classes may run, subject to student numbers:

  • Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
  • Persuasion (Jane Austen)

Other classes and/or times can be formed subject to interest and availability. For more information or to enrol, please speak with us (0401 005 878).

Term 2, 2017 Timetable

22 May, 2017 / / Comments Off on Term 2, 2017 Timetable

Here is the finalised timetable for Term 2, 2017:

Course Recommended Years Day/Time
Analytical Skills 9-11 Mon 4:30-6:30pm
English Grammar 6-11 Tues 4:30-6:00pm
Reading and Writing 5 Tues 6:00-8:00pm
Macbeth 10 Wed 4:30-6:30pm
Poetry for Beginners 7-10 Sat 1:30-3:30pm
English Grammar 6-11 Sat 3:45-5:15pm
Reading 5-6 (ESL) Sun 12:30-2:00pm
Writing Skills 7-11 Sun 2:30-4:30pm

Other classes and/or times can be formed subject to interest and availability. For more information, please speak with us on 0401 005 878.

Term 2 Enrolments Now Open (2017)

21 March, 2017 / / Comments Off on Term 2 Enrolments Now Open (2017)

We are pleased to offer the following courses for Term 2:

Course Recommended Years Day/Time
Macbeth 10 Wed 5:00-7:00pm
Poetry for Beginners 7-10 TBC
Writing Skills 7-11 TBC
Analytical Skills 9-11 TBC
Grammar Skills 7-11 TBC

Other classes and/or times can be formed subject to interest and availability. For more information or to enrol, please speak with us (0401 005 878).

Easter School Holidays (2017): Essay Workshop

21 March, 2017 / / Comments Off on Easter School Holidays (2017): Essay Workshop

We will be running intensive essay workshops during the first week of the Easter school holidays. These workshops are designed to introduce (or re-introduce) the fundamentals of essay structure and writing, and allow students to learn from examples provided as well as from one another. Students will also be required to draft and redraft their essays, and will receive extensive feedback on their writing.

Dates: Monday (10th), Wednesday (12th), and Friday (14th April)
Times: 10:30-12:30pm, 1-3pm, and 3:15-5:15pm
Price: $220 per student (six hours total)

There is a maximum of eight students per class, so please enrol now (by calling 0401 005 878) to secure a place!

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