NAC Dance continues to invest in the creation and development of new work, and to date we have supported dozens of co-productions that have gone on to tour worldwide, carrying our name alongside. From Vancouver to P.E.I Shakespeare is performed in parks and on beaches, music of all kinds drifts through the warm night air and during the day families gather to watch buskers,…Ī creative collaboration by two of Canada’s most adventurous artists
#CLASSICAL CONVERSATIONS NATIONAL MEMORY MASTER FULL#
and Albert St.…įestival season is in full swing and Canadians everywhere are gathering to enjoy cultural activities outdoors. "I couldn't stop thinking about what had happened to me in the theatre," says Lois, “when I was in that space with the lights down - being drawn into a story that was live."Ĭelebrating Oscar Peterson’s 90th birthdayĬome and wish Oscar Peterson, one of the world’s greatest jazz musicians “Happy Birthday” on Saturday, August 15 at 1:00 p.m. The National Arts Centre will be hosting a jazz concert by the Clayton Connell quartet beside the statue of Oscar Peterson on the corner of Elgin St. When actor Lois Anderson attended the theatre as a grade 10 student it had a profound impact on her. But all that time training is paying off…we can’t wait for her to show her stuff on April 28th!” Melissa commented.Arts Education: An opportunity to talk heart to heart. With the competition coming up, that dedicated time has grown to 1-2 hours each day. As with a marathon, she began small, just half an hour each day in practice. While Leah’s siblings are at soccer practice, or out riding bikes, she is frequently pouring over flashcards or drawing out an enormous map of the world. “It is an enormous task that requires focus and commitment. Leah’s preparation could be compared to readying for a marathon or an event in the Olympics. I am so proud of the strength and the determination she has shown,” stated Melissa. Although Leah is tremendously gifted academically, it is her perseverance, which doesn’t come naturally, but has been consciously cultivated and helped her to overcome her doubt, that has made this possible. “While she was still a baby, I would hear her over the monitor practicing enunciating words or naming animals or colors in the middle of the night. One of the best parts of this experience as her mom is to see her set a big goal at such a young age and the incredible gratifying joy it is to watch her make that dream become a reality,” Melissa commented.įrom a very early age, Leah had a good memory.
She couldn’t stop jumping up and down and felt as though it was a dream. “There was so much excitement when we received the call that she had been selected. Although Leah’s friend was not selected to compete, she learned enough about the competition to know that she wanted to be a part of it one day. Leah’s interest in National Memory Master began around age five, when an older friend of hers auditioned for it. This means that students in this program memorize around 600 individual pieces of information every year! Leah has been a Memory Master, meaning she has recited the entirety of each year’s memory work five times throughout her school career,” said Melissa Strassner, Leah’s mom. “Each year, students build their academic background through three year-long cycles of memory work that includes seven subjects: History, Science, Math, Timeline, English Grammar, Latin, and Geography. Leah Strassner, the oldest of five in her family, has participated in Classical Conversations, since the age of four. This year’s competition is on April 28th in Southern Pines, NC. 16 children are chosen from Classical Conversations programs nation-wide to compete for a $10,000 prize. Students must recite a passage in Latin, draw and label a map of the world, and write a creative story that features selected memory- work facts. National Memory Master is a competition for students in the final year (age 12) of the Classical Conversations, a homeschool program founded in North Carolina, which combines all the years of memory work that a student does in a single, spelling-bee style competition.
We’ve all heard the saying “They have a memory like an elephant,” and while not many of us have any idea if that is true or not, there’s definitely evidence that Leah Strassner, a 12-year-old, 6th-grader from Kernersville, NC, would put any elephant to shame with her memory and will soon compete in the National Memory Master.
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