HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1986-09-17, Page 30PAGE 30. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1986.
Theatre techniques used in Biyth
workshop for nurses
A new kind of theatre is coming
to Biyth September 27 with
“Normal Values, Vital Signs,’’ an
innovative workshop technique
which has been developed to
encourage people with no acting
experience to use a theatre format
to define and discuss personal and
professional issues in their every
day lives.
The open workshop will be led by
Cecille O’Connor, a registered
nurse and performer, and by Lib
Spry, director, actress, writer and
workshop leader, who developed
the technique while researching a
musical play to communicate
nurses ’ feelings and concerns from
a nurse’s point of view. Realizing
the enormous potential of using
theatre as a tool for nurses, the two
women proceeded to develop
‘ ‘Normal Values, Vital Signs, ’’ and
to make it available to the nursing
profession in rural Ontario.
The facilitators will begin by
Grey Central
Echo
BY ANN MORTON AND
SAND EARL
As school commenced once
again at Grey Central, there were
several changes which had been
made.
Oneofthe major changes was
the replacementof our previous
principal, Mr. Axtmann. In his
place is Mr. Rick Whiteley, past
vice-president of Wingham
School.
To benefit those parents whose
children are not fortunate to have
Mr. Whiteley as a teacher, we
decided to interview him so you
may all come to know our new
principal.
Mr. Whiteley has been teaching
for 16 years. His first outing into
the teaching world started in Essex
County at Jack Miner Public
School. He taught there for two
years and then he moved on to
another school, Maidstone Public,
outside of Essex. He also taught
there for two years. Mr. Whiteley
just concluded his 12 year term at
Wingham for eight of which he was
vice principal. During his employ
ment at Wingham he was fortunate
enough to teach primary junior
and senior divisions.
Mr. Whiteley was “very excit
ed’’ when he was informed of his
transfer to Grey because it is his
“first shot at principal’’. He also
pointed out that this school has
many positive traits. He used the
enormity of our school yard and our
bush as examples.
He believes we benefit from the
fact that this is a country school and
“the kids here are real”. He also
thinks school, for us, is a “social
thing ” where as pu pils in town may
see friends as often as they wish.
Mr. Whiteley hopes that he can
maintain our standards of being
“as good a school as it has been.”
He has no major changes in mind
because he says, “why tamper
with something that’s working this
well?”
We all welcome Mr. Whiteley to
our school and fully believe he can
maintain our standards.
Also, Mr. Whiteley was pleased
to announce the enrolment this
year at 245, including our 34 new
kindergarten pupils.*****
Grey students will be busy
practising for the marching compe
tition, which is one of the many
exciting events that make up the
annual Brussels Fall Fair, being
held on September 16, 17. This
year all pupils from Grey Central
and surrounding public schools
will be releasing helium balloons.
We would all like to see you
participating in the events, so
come join the fun!
introducing games and exercises
to get participants relaxed and
workingtogether, and then will
gradually lead them in to using
verbal and non-verbal techniques
to define issues and concerns in
their lives, as they work together
constructively toward change.
“The workshop has been de
signed to show professional wom
en that they are not alone with their
concerns, and that there are
practical ways of solving problems
which affect them all,” said Joan
Chandler, Theatre Group Facilita
tor in Biyth. “At the beginning of
the day, the women may not know
each other at all, but by the end of
the workshop, they will have
developed a marvellous closeness,
and a feeling that some problems
are common to them all, and can be
solved.”
The workshop has had a very
positive response from the Ontario
Nurses’ Association, the Ontario
College of Registered Nursing
Assistants, and the College of
Nurses of Ontario, and the Huron
County one will be extremely
important to the group’s overall
goal to be truly representative of all
nurses in Ontario, including small
communities, explained Shelley
Hartman, a project co-ordinator for
Women Today.
The open workshop has been
sponsored by the Huron County
Women’s Group under a project
called “Reaching Out”, which is
funded by the Secretary of State.
The workshop fee is $25 for the
day-long event, and lunch will be
provided. For information, cal.
Shelley Hartman at529-7657 or
Joan Chandler at 887-6021.
NORMAL VALUES/
VITAL SIGNS
WORKSHOP
FOR NURSES
SAT. SEPT. 27,1986
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. — Biyth
FEE-$25.00 Lunch Provided
LIMITED REGISTRATION
For Information Call:
SHELLEY HARTMAN — 529-7657
Project Co-Ordinator Reaching Out
CALL NOW
Project “Reaching Out" funded by The Secretary of State
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PRESENTS
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Saturday, September 20
Dancing 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
BRUSSELS, MORRIS AND GREY COMMUNITY CENTRE
Age of majority card only.
Tickets available from any Lions member
$8 per person in advance - $9 at the door
Proceeds for community betterment
BLYTH FESTIVAL PRESENTS
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