Here's a little synopsis of what MAD is about
The Music, Arts and Drama program is a publicly-funded high school program that works to provide experiential learning in theatre, film and more. We incorporate our English, Social Studies, Physical Education, and more into working in our theatre environment, and perform a number of shows per year.
Your teachers for your year at MAD are Carolyn Westberg and Ken Symanski.
Carolyn is your teacher for Drama and English classes, while Ken teaches Social Studies, PE, Dance.
The first semester of the year is for Grades 9 and 10, while the second semester is for our Grade 11 and 12 students.
*Previous experience in Music, Dance, or Theatre is not a requirement for entrance to the program.
The Music, Arts and Drama program is a publicly-funded high school program that works to provide experiential learning in theatre, film and more. We incorporate our English, Social Studies, Physical Education, and more into working in our theatre environment, and perform a number of shows per year.
Your teachers for your year at MAD are Carolyn Westberg and Ken Symanski.
Carolyn is your teacher for Drama and English classes, while Ken teaches Social Studies, PE, Dance.
The first semester of the year is for Grades 9 and 10, while the second semester is for our Grade 11 and 12 students.
*Previous experience in Music, Dance, or Theatre is not a requirement for entrance to the program.
This website is for the M.A.D. students.
This site will provide you with a schedule of lessons, a calendar, handouts, assignments and due dates. Pictures will also be posted throughout the semester.
In the event that you are absent it is your responsibility to catch up on outstanding assignments.
This site will provide you with a schedule of lessons, a calendar, handouts, assignments and due dates. Pictures will also be posted throughout the semester.
In the event that you are absent it is your responsibility to catch up on outstanding assignments.
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Welcome to the MAD Program!
Welcome to our MAD class!
Here are some important details:
Here are some important details:
- MAD is at Wood Street Centre (411 Wood Street, corner of 5th Avenue and Wood Street)
- We begin our day at 8:45am, but most students will arrive between 8:30 and 8:40am, and we finish at 3:00pm
- School buses arrive around 8:40am, and pick up around 3:10pm, city bus drops most at 2nd and Steele and they walk)
- Dress for mess! We get dirty and sweaty because we lift, carry, and paint everything! Work clothes in class is absolutely necessary. While in theatre classes our theatre wear is super-neutral, industry standard of high-neck t-shirt and gym pants or leggings for easy movement, with an eye on being able to perform as any one and anything (referred to as blacks), the tradition of no jeans has been altered to an only in the classroom setting. When weʼre in the theatre weʼre in our traditional blacks.
- You all get your own locker in the classroom which you can design with chalk.
- Student phones go in the "phone jail" for privacy concerns around performing and to avoid unnecessary distractions while in class, so please direct all calls to the Wood Street office at (867) 667-8413. Students get their phones at lunch, but lunch can be little short on busy show days!
- No visitors upstairs, please, but parents are welcome to come up at lunch if you need, just check in with the office to the right as you come through the doors, where L.J. can greet you!