CoLab Senior Drama Workshops
The CoLab Senior Drama Workshops promote collaboration between NSW public school teachers and Year 12 drama students in preparation for their HSC drama group performance.
CoLab workshops provide opportunities for teachers and students to bring together their diverse expertise to further develop and refine the skills needed to succeed in group performances. Students are supported to develop and refine their HSC group performance with HSC drama teachers and students from a wide variety of NSW public schools.
The group workshops also focus on building students' collaborative skills and teaching varied approaches to devising original theatrical works, a core component of the HSC Drama course.
The CoLab Senior Drama Workshop program is implemented over 2 separate days:
- Day 1: students participate in workshops with industry drama practitioners
- Day 2: students participate in a performance skills workshop and spend time developing, refining and rehearsing their group performance piece to present to teachers and their peers for review and feedback.
Teaching opportunities
In 2025, the CoLab Senior Drama Workshop program has expanded to include workshops in Sydney North and a virtual option for regional, rural and remote schools.
We are seeking a passionate drama teacher in Sydney North to facilitate this series. Please contact the program coordinator to express your interest.
Enquiries
2025 dates and venues
CoLab workshop series A
Macarthur Girls High School Parramatta
- Workshop 1: Monday 5 May (Term 2 Week 2)
- Workshop 2: Monday 26 May (Term 2 Week 5)
CoLab workshop series B
Sydney North (location TBC)
- Workshop 1: Tuesday 6 May (Term 2 Week 2)
- Workshop 2: Tuesday 27 May (Term 2 Week 5)
CoLab workshop series C
Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School
- Workshop 1: Thursday 8 May (Term 2 Week 2)
- Workshop 2: Thursday 29 May (Term 2 Week 5)
CoLab workshop series D
Virtual workshops
- Workshop 1: Friday 9 May (Term 2 Week 2)
- Workshop 2: Friday 30 May (Term 2 Week 5)
Time
8:30 am – 3:00 pm each day
Cost
- $20 per student – students attending in person workshops
- $15 per student – regional, rural and remote students participating in the virtual workshops
- Schools will be responsible for collecting participation fees from their students.
- Schools will be automatically direct debited for their participation in CoLab.
How to apply
School applications for the 2025 CoLab Senior Drama Workshops are now open to teachers. Applications close Friday 28 March 2025 (Term 1 Week 9).
Students are required to complete an online permission and authority to publish form by Friday 4 April 2025 (Term 1 Week 10). Students are only permitted to attend with their students group and teacher.
Teachers, are required to collect their own excursion permission forms and follow their schools excursion processes.
CoLab 2022
Programs
All Arts Unit programs are inclusive. If support is required to participate in the CoLab Senior Drama Workshops, please email lily.ferres@det.nsw.edu.au so that we can assist.
