Events in February 2024

  • Music and Dance for 1 1/2 to 3 years with Johanna (Class 2)

    Category: Workshops Music and Dance for 1 1/2 to 3 years with Johanna (Class 2)


    February 1, 2024

    Join us for a 30 min fun, educational and engaging session each week. Grounded in the methods of Dalcroze Eurhythmics and Orff Schulwerk, this class nurtures a love for music from a young age.

    Bringing attention to the world of sound, rhythm, movement, singing, actions, and play, in these sessions, students will develop in-tune singing using hand signs, and play a range of percussion and melodic instruments.

    This holistic approach nurtures all the fundamental aspects needed to grow them into choosing an instrument to pursue further when they are ready. We encourage parents and caregivers to join in on the session.

    This class will happen every Thursday 9.00am during School Term

    No casual bookings, commit to a Term at a time to get full benefits. $12 per session / $120 per 10 week term

    'A free trial is available for your first time

    To book:

    https://enrolmy.com/excite-academy/activity/1665-Music_Dance_1_1_2_3_years_Thursday_Term_1_Class_2_Raglan

     

    Music and Dance for 1 1/2 to 3 years with Johanna (Class 1)

    Category: Workshops Music and Dance for 1 1/2 to 3 years with Johanna (Class 1)


    February 1, 2024

    Join us for a 30 min fun, educational and engaging session each week. Grounded in the methods of Dalcroze Eurhythmics and Orff Schulwerk, this class nurtures a love for music from a young age.

    Bringing attention to the world of sound, rhythm, movement, singing, actions, and play, in these sessions, students will develop in-tune singing using hand signs, and play a range of percussion and melodic instruments.

    This holistic approach nurtures all the fundamental aspects needed to grow them into choosing an instrument to pursue further when they are ready. We encourage parents and caregivers to join in on the session.

    This class will happen every Thursday 9.30am during School Term

    No casual bookings, commit to a Term at a time to get full benefits. $12 per session / $120 per 10 week term

    'A free trial is available for your first time

    To book:
    https://enrolmy.com/excite-academy/activity/1664-usic_Dance_1_1_2_3_years_Thursday_Term_1_Raglan

    Music and Dance for 3-4 years with Johanna

    Category: Workshops Music and Dance for 3-4 years with Johanna


    February 1, 2024

    Join us for a 45 min fun, educational and engaging session each week. Grounded in the methods of Dalcroze Eurhythmics and Orff Schulwerk, this class nurtures a love for music from a young age.

    Bringing attention to the world of sound, rhythm, movement, singing, actions, and play, in these sessions, students will develop in-tune singing using hand signs, and play a range of percussion and melodic instruments.

    This holistic approach nurtures all the fundamental aspects needed to grow them into choosing an instrument to pursue further when they are ready. We encourage parents and caregivers to join in on the session.

    This class will happen every Thursday 10am during School Term

    No casual bookings, commit to a Term at a time to get full benefits. $12 per session / $120 per 10 week term

    'A free trial is available for your first time

    To book:
    https://enrolmy.com/excite-academy/book-now/1666-Music--Dance-3-4-years----Thursday-Term-1-

    Music and Dance for 4 1/2 - 5 years

    Category: Workshops Music and Dance for 4 1/2 - 5 years


    February 1, 2024

    Join us for a fun, educational and engaging 45 minute session each week. Grounded in the methods of Dalcroze Eurhythmics and Orff Schulwerk, this class nurtures a love for music from a young age.

    Bringing attention to the world of sound, rhythm, movement, singing, actions, and play, in these sessions, students will develop in-tune singing using hand signs, and play a range of percussion and melodic instruments.

    They also begin conventional music literacy starting with pictorial notation and leading towards conventional notation. This holistic approach nurtures all the fundamental aspects needed to grow them into choosing an instrument to pursue further when they are ready.
    Our older students will also get tasters of instruments such as xylophones, ukulele, recorder and hand drums.

    This class will happen every Thursday 11am during School Term

    No casual bookings, commit to a Term at a time to get full benefits. $12 per session / $120 per 10 week term

    A free trial is available for your first time

    To book in:
    https://enrolmy.com/excite-academy/book-now/1667-Music--Dance-4-12---5--years----Thursday-Term-1-

    Whare Tapere | Upstairs in the Theatre Workshop at Old School
    5 Stewart St
    Raglan, Coastal Waikato 3225
    New Zealand
    078250023
  • Film Festival Workshop

    Category: Workshops Film Festival Workshop


    February 10, 2024

    Note: This is a two-part workshop. Come along for either the morning or afternoon workshop or both.

    Matt Hicks is a Waikato-based writer/producer/director/actor best known as the Producer of Waikato indie feature ‘Home Kills’ (which premiered at the 2023 NZIFF) and the forthcoming indie feature ‘The Tavern’ (in post-production). Matt's workshop details the highs and lows he’s experienced making low-budget features in an honest, warts-and-all fashion. In the workshop we will cover pre-production (writing/pitching to cast/crew/investors), production and post production. Participants will be encouraged to pitch their film ideas which we will workshop into pitch-ready concepts.

    Email jacqueline@raglanartscentre.co.nz to join the workshop

  • Film Festival Workshop - Michael Bennett

    Category: Workshops Film Festival Workshop - Michael Bennett


    February 17, 2024

    A screenwriter and Director, Michael’s short films and feature films have screened and won awards internationally, including Cannes, Toronto, Berlin, Locarno, New York and London.

    Hosted by Maryann Tuao

    A one-day rollercoaster introduction to writing for the screen. The workshop is a fun, fast-paced tour through the writing toolbox of an acclaimed screenwriter, using short films, music videos and excerpts from great movies to explore the fundamentals of storytelling for the screen. The workshop is suitable for new screenwriters, for artists coming to screenwriting from other disciplines and for experienced writers in search of a boot-camp refresher.

    Book online www.raglanfilmfestival.co.nz

  • Whaingaroa Writers World - Lance King

    Category: Workshops Whaingaroa Writers World - Lance King


    February 22, 2024

    Lance King will host a discussion on Courage, Resilience and Failing Well – about parenting in today’s post-Covid digital children age. Lance is an internationally recognized author, teacher, and workshop facilitator who, in the last 28 years, has worked in over 300 schools in 39 countries with many thousands of students, teachers and parents. He is the author of seven books on the skills of thinking and learning, is married with four grown-up children, lives locally and divides his time between delivering workshops around the world and writing. Lance says, Today’s children are a unique group in the history of the world defined by engagement with the internet since birth plus the experience of the Covid pandemic. This seminar will show parents all the vital digital and non-digital skills their children need to maximise their success at school, at university and in all future careers and business opportunities and will give parents many practical tips on how to bring up children who are resilient, courageous and actively engaged with both the real and the digital worlds.  All welcome, koha entry.

  • Whaingaroa Writers World - Steve Horne

    Category: Workshops Whaingaroa Writers World - Steve Horne


    February 23, 2024

    Steve Horne, a teacher, Raglan writer and blogger. Steve with discuss his writing journey, the process, what helped him and what didn’t, getting published and effective marketing. His book ‘The Trouble with Twins’ is on its third reprint! He will also reflect on how writing has impacted on his life, and on the lives of children he has taught.  Koha entry.

    Whare Tapere | Upstairs in the Theatre Workshop at Old School
    5 Stewart St
    Raglan, Coastal Waikato 3225
    New Zealand
    078250023
  • Whaingaroa Writers World - Ann Neville

    Category: Workshops Whaingaroa Writers World - Ann Neville


    February 24, 2024

    A two-session workshop for students (11+ years) on writing and illustrating their own book. These sessions will be coordinated by Ann Neville (a Raglan publisher, biographer, editor and writer). The workshop will cover the essential techniques of fiction writing: character development, plotting, narrative viewpoint, dialogue, and description. There will also be time for individual feedback. Koha entry

  • Whaingaroa Writers World - Ann Neville

    Category: Workshops Whaingaroa Writers World - Ann Neville


    February 25, 2024

    A two-session workshop for students (11+ years) on writing and illustrating their own book. These sessions will be coordinated by Ann Neville (a Raglan publisher, biographer, editor and writer). The workshop will cover the essential techniques of fiction writing: character development, plotting, narrative viewpoint, dialogue, and description. There will also be time for individual feedback. Koha entry

  • Drum Firing Clay Experience - hand-building for adults

    Category: Workshops Drum Firing Clay Experience - hand-building for adults


    February 27, 2024

    Join local ceramics artists Merren Goodison & Robyn Marsters for this 4 week Tuesday evening workshop.  The class will cover making small decorative objects or sculptures and applying terrasigilata (an ancient clay finishing technique) over 3 weeks, guided by Merren, and will conclude with the exciting experience of a drum firing with Robyn. Suitable for beginning or intermediate clay artists.  10 students max, price includes clay and firing.

    Tuesdays, 27 Feb - 19 March, 6pm - 8pm

    $150 RCAC + Clay members |$170 RCAC members | $190 non-members

    If you have any questions please email info@raglanartscentre.co.nz or call the office on 07 825 0023 Mon-Fri 10-2.