Students learn about the development of cinema, photography, TV, advertising, the power of the internet and much more. At the same time they also work on creative projects using tablets and sometimes their own computer at home. The course is taught by a native English teacher with a background in cinema and TV.
Practicing English and developing visual communication skills: Speaking, listening to and watching English for an additional two hours per week improves students' vocabulary, especially their fluency.
Exploring your creative side: 1. Fundamental for intellectual and emotional growth, their studies and the world, working on creative group projects also develops their problem-solving skills.
Having fun!
The course is open to high school students of all ages.
Weekly course in the afternoon
Lessons are 2 hours long
Minimum 10 students
For more information about the course, please call David Dennehy on 329 6319015 or send an email to david.dennehy@parlainglese.net
No-one knows what the future holds and how our lifestyles will change. It’s also impossible to predict how today’s teenagers will be working in tomorrow’s world. One thing is sure! Everyone will have to be more flexible and adaptable, and developing a young person’s creative abilities will better prepare them for an exciting and challenging future.
Ken Robinson, a leading education expert believed “creativity now is as important in education as literacy”. Many teachers, including me, share this view. I believe everyone has creative potential, but in too many cases it’s locked away and untapped by the traditional school programme. The idea for this after-school course is born out of the need to encourage greater creativity in students.
Furthermore, this course can be especially attractive to some neurodivergent teenagers who are are more motivated when learning through visual stimuli than traditional book-based methods.