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Lucy Quick - Principal of Perform

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26th November 2020

Perform moves online

Back in March, lockdown arrived without warning and we spent our Easter holiday working on developing Perform At Home. We quickly got 11 of our most experienced Producers up and running and launched our…

Tags: child development, concentration, coordination, covid 19, lockdown, perform at home, virtual learning, zoom, confdience. communication, online classes, distance learning, pandemic

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1st October 2020

We're back, Covid-Safe and better than ever!

We were hugely excited to reopen our classes in September but it’s fair to say that I did have some apprehension about how we could make it work with ever-changing government guidelines. We were…

Tags: confidence, concentration, safety, back to school, coordination, communication, autumn term, coronavirus, health and safety, covid safe, social distancing

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29th August 2019

More than just a drama class

I remember reading the Annabel Karmel recipe books for cooking inspiration when my children were young. One of the pasta sauce recipes she recommended was great because the vegetables were disguised,…

Tags: child development, parenting, confidence, concentration, coordination, communication, drama class, social skills.

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4th April 2019

The 10 skills you need to thrive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Some parents think that, when they send their child to Perform, it's about having fun,  singing, dancing and acting, and that's certainly true. But's it's also not the whole…

Tags: child development, confidence, concentration, problem solving, development, creativity, teamwork, coordination, life skills, communication, drama class, top ten skills, critical thinking, judgement, decision making, negotiation, people managing, cognitive development, cognitive flexibility

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7th February 2019

The Perform Bursary Scheme

If you read my blogs regularly, you’ll know that I’m like a broken record when it comes to how fantastic drama is for child development. It’s central to everything we do at Perform. But…

Tags: child development, confidence, concentration, coordination, communication, bursary, free places

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4th January 2019

19 years of Perform

Doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun? That age-old saying certainly applies to the last 19 years I have spent running Perform. On Tuesday January the 8th, it’s our birthday and…

Tags: child development, confidence, concentration, parents, birthday, coordination, communication, app, hoop app, happy birthday, extra-curricular

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