Our
Classes
Welcome to Medway Academy of Performing Arts! We specialize in providing children aged 3-19 with the best training in Singing, Dancing, and Acting. Our weekly classes take place every Saturday from 10am to 1pm and Wednesdays from 5-8pm, with specialist teachers delivering each class. At MAPA, we strive to build our students' confidence, teamworking, and social skills, all while having fun and learning new talents. Check out our classes below!
The Little Academy
3 - 6 Year Olds
The Little Academy offers Singing, Dancing and Acting classes to children aged between 3 and 6 years old. Our students are taught through a variety of fun games, engaging activities and inspiring exercises.
​
At MAPA we strive to instil confidence within all of our students. We value and teach the art of teamwork and communication in all of our students encouraging personal and creative growth, and discipline in all three art forms.​
​
Classes take place every Saturday from 10am-1pm at The Howard School, Rainham and every Wednesday from 5pm-8pm at Waterfront UTC, Chatham.
The Infant Academy
6 - 10 Year Olds
The Infant Academy is tailored for 6-10 year olds offering Singing, Dancing and Acting training in specialised one hour classes dedicated to teaching essential skills in each art form. ​Our students continue to find their voices, exploring rhythm and vocal techniques in their Singing classes; in their Dancing class, students learn a variety of combinations and routines covering an array of dance styles. In their Acting classes, our students continue to explore what it means to be a character by exploring their voices and physicality.
​
Classes take place every Saturday from 10am-1pm at The Howard School, Rainham and every Wednesday from 5pm-8pm at Waterfront UTC, Chatham.
The Junior Academy
10 - 13 Year Olds
The Junior Academy offers bespoke Singing, Dancing and Acting training in specialised one hour classes dedicated to teaching and refining essential skills in each art form. At MAPA we develop and nurture skills students already have and we encourage new skills or previously yet unexplored skills to grow and thrive. In their Dancing classes, our students continue to broaden their dancing vocabulary learning new routines inspired by a variety of choreographers. In their Singing classes, our students will continue to work on their ensemble singing skills whilst developing the confidence to sing solo and in large harmony groups. The continuation of exploring characters is important in their Acting classes as they look at different extracts from a variety of different scripts and look at individual characters and their emerging vocal and physical skills to portray a character.
​
Classes take place every Saturday from 10am-1pm at The Howard School, Rainham and every Wednesday from 5pm-8pm at Waterfront UTC, Chatham.
13 - 19 Year Olds
The Senior Academy
The Senior Academy offers bespoke Singing, Dancing and Acting training in specialised one hour classes dedicated to teaching and refining essential skills in each art form. ​ Students are encouraged to integrate their learned skills into each discipline presenting musical theatre-inspired performances testing and developing their performance skills. In their Singing classes, students are encouraged to sing by themselves and are placed into small harmony groups to advance their harmony-singing skills as well as ensemble singing in unison. Students will be challenged in their Dancing classes by more advanced choreography inspired by musical theatre choreographers past and present. In their Acting classes, students will be challenged by learning and performing longer extracts with more complex characters and also incorporating their acting skills within their Singing and Dancing classes to develop the well-rounded triple threat performer.
​
Classes take place every Saturday from 10am-1pm at The Howard School, Rainham and every Wednesday from 5pm-8pm at Waterfront UTC, Chatham.
