Drama helps us to make sense of the world and find our place in our community. It celebrates and explores our heritages and helps us to prepare for the future by challenging us to explore the attitudes and beliefs of characters from other worlds. Through drama, students develop a deep understanding of themselves and others. Westlake offers Drama from Year 9 all the way through to Year 13. Students learn how theatre is created, its role in history and its transformative power. Students create their own drama from a variety of stimuli, rehearse scripted work, and make rich contributions to group projects.
Co-curricular drama opportunities include: The annual joint production with Westlake Boys High School, theatresports, and the University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival. These all offer vertical integration, the opportunity for senior students to mentor and guide juniors, and the chance to perform for a public audience and work alongside students from other schools.
After the glorious success of Crazy for You and The Three Musketeers in 2024, the 2025 Productions will be Mamma Mia! (the 2025 musical) and Three Birds Alighting on a Field (the 2025 play). See here for more information.
We have many Dance opportunities at Westlake Girls’ High School, some of these include:
Dance Club: Want to learn some new moves? Want to try some new genres and styles of Dance? Come and have some fun and learn from other students in our Dance studio.
Dance Troupes: Dance Troupes provides an extension activity for dancers who have a background in: Jazz – Lyrical – Hip Hop – K-Pop, Latin American – Contemporary. Students compete and represent Westlake Girls at the National Dance Competition in June.
Bollywood Dance Group: Bollywood Dance Group is an opportunity for students to experience popular and energetic styles of dance. Participating will help you explore Bollywood from its origins in classical to modern trends of dance style as it is today. The existing leaders will guide students on this journey through the history, language, stories and dance styles.
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Y9 and 10 Students finish early this Thursday.
On the afternoon of Thursday, 21 November, there will be a PPTA Paid Union Meeting for teachers. As a result, Year 9 and 10 students will finish at 12:30 pm, and no classes will run for them in the afternoon.
Students in Years 11, 12, and 13 sitting NCEA exams will not be affected. Exams will continue as scheduled.
If you wish your child to be supervised at school on that afternoon, please contact the school so that arrangements can be made.
Library : Open from 8:00-5:00. All students on study leave can study in the library including. Y9s. The library is a silent study zone from Tuesday, 5 Nov to Thursday, 29 Nov.
