Lucy's blog

Lucy Quick - Principal of Perform

10th May 2022

Mental health immune system

We all know that young children build up their immune systems through catching colds and minor illnesses. But is it possible to help build their 'mental health immune system'?. Building resilience…

Tags: drama, bullying, mental health, immune system, empowering, resilient

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3rd May 2022

Mental Health Awareness Week

Mental health has always been fundamental to well-being but, only recently, has it been given the attention it deserves. The month of May shines a spotlight on mental health with Mental Health…

Tags: families, mental health awareness, emotional wellbeing, support

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7th February 2022

The man behind the music

One of the reasons children love Perform is the catchy songs which are all written by co-founder, Will Barnett. We talk to Will about his process for creating Perform's creative resources and Perform’s…

Tags: west end, performing, children's theatre

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14th December 2021

Experiences for Christmas

With Christmas approaching, it's almost inevitable that our homes are about to be hit with an onslaught of ?stuff? that our children will obsess over for a week and then deposit into the toy graveyard.…

Tags: christmas, theatre, experiences, toys, gifts, tickets

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18th August 2021

How to recruit a fabulous teacher

If your child has ever been to a Perform class, you'll know that all our teachers are brilliant - enthusiastic, energetic and extremely professional. Not only are they talented performers…

Tags: teachers, recruitment,

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21st July 2021

5 Top Tips on choosing a holiday course for your child

With the summer holidays fast approaching and the new academic year hot on its tail, there are a multitude of children’s courses to choose from but how do you choose? And how can you be sure…

Tags: holiday courses, extra-curricular, top tips

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20th July 2021

Creating Wonderland

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland - a story that has been told to generations of children and passed down through families across the world. 156 years after the book was first written by Lewis…

Tags: things to do, summer holiday, holiday course, alice in wonderland

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2nd March 2021

World Book Day - 6 ways to get your child to read

On the first Thursday of every March, millions of children celebrate World Book Day - a charity funded by publishers and book -sellers across the UK and Ireland. Their mission is to promote reading for…

Tags: confidence, reading, role play, communication, literature, encouragement, english, stories, literacy, world book day

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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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10th November 2020

The pandemic and children's mental health

Something I love about working with children is their general positivity and upbeat attitude but it’s often easy to breeze over the fact that many share some of the same worries, concerns and anxieties…

Tags: child development, parenting, confidence, , social interaction, communication, mental health, coronavirus, covid 19, pandemic, self esteem

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