Extra Curriculars

By Isaac Strauss

Ever since we moved to Australia our time-line has been packed! On Mondays we have Netball, Wednesdays we have YABC (I’ll explain what it is later), Thursday is Screen-Acting, and Friday is Basketball. It might be full, but it’s really fun.

Netball:

Every Monday my sister, Abigail, goes to netball practice. Netball is like basketball but without a backboard and you’re not allowed to move if you have the ball. Netball practice is 1 hour long and in the meantime my brother and I play soccer and footy in a nearby field with our Dad. At the end of the practice they play a 15 minute game.

Musical Theatre:

YABC(Young Australian Broadway Chorus) was the first extracurricular we signed up for. YABC is a singing, dancing, and acting group. We go to class every Wednesday, and our performance is next month. This performance theme is Dance! I’m singing/dancing/acting to Cats, and Call me Madame. Evan and Abigail are doing Footloose and Teen Beach Movie. 

Screen Acting:

On Thursdays we do Screen Acting, which is a 1 ½ hour class, where we learn about what to do and not to do when acting for a camera. We also practice scenes and commercials and then get feedback from our teacher. Last time we learned about coming of age movies, which is basically about important parts of life, such as getting a job, or meeting a new friend.

Basketball:

On Fridays, Evan and I have basketball practice with the Little Dribbler. We practice shooting at different angles, layups, and dribbling. At the end we play a 15 minute game. Last week our game ended in a tie. We’ve only been once, but I am really looking forward to doing it again tonight.

That’s what we’ve been doing for extra-curriculars. I hope you liked reading about it.

Personal note: I really liked writing this blog post because I got to write about my experience with activities that I do regularly instead of once in a lifetime experiences.