Principal:

Camilla May

Contact:

42 Manuwai Drive
Matua
Tauranga

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About the Academy

The Helen O'Grady Drama Academy is now in its fourteenth year of operation in the Bay of Plenty. During this time our programme has helped many thousands of our children develop self-confidence, gain valuable communication skills, and realize their own creative potential.
As the area has grown, and word has spread, we have been able to open new studios to enable more of our young people to benefit from this fabulous self-development programme.

Judith Macneil started this Academy in 1996. Camilla May took over the reigns in July, 2008.

I am a UK trained primary teacher and have taught in New Zealand for the past two and a half years since arriving in Tauranga from England with my family. As Principal of the Helen O’Grady Drama Academy in the Bay of Plenty, I feel extremely privileged to be part of such an exciting, creative, and fun organization. 

I strongly believe that if children have high self-esteem, they are more likely to reach their full potential in any situation in which they find themselves. Through developing their self-confidence, communication and social skills, our young people will be valuable members of society, comfortable taking risks and able to mix with people from all walks of life. They will be abe to express themselves easily and make a positive contribution. In this rapidly developing technological age where computer games, iPods, cell phones and the TV are constant companions for so many youngsters, it is vital for us as parents to ensure we give our children every opportunity to develop life skills which they will take with them into adulthood and ultimately be successful in life. The Helen O’Grady Drama Academy has made such a difference to so many children’s lives, and their parents too! How fortunate I am to be involved!