planning for this year's various student FOBISIA DRAMA and festivals and events. However, when the pandemic hit the opportunity to travel and collaborate with peers vanished. eCONFERENCE: practically In response, FOBISIA Drama hosted six online professional development sessions affectionately titled Drama Thursdays in an LEAP NOW, effort to maintain some sense of community and collaboration during the school year. The LEARN HOW. response was overwhelmingly positive and the proposal for a full day eConference was made.
Paul Hannon Head of Visual and Performing Arts, The British School Manila
O n 30th September 2021, the British School Manila in collaboration with Red
“First day-long web conference that I have been on where I do not feel like I have been on a computer all day… I have learnt so much as someone that is new to international teaching.”
Forty-two FOBISIA schools from across Asia, Leap Theatre Company and the FOBISIA ranging from Kathmandu to Jeju Island and Drama Committee were excited to host a total of sixty four FOBISIA Drama teachers the first FOBISIA Drama eConference: signed up for the LEAP NOW: LEARN HOW LEAP NOW. LEARN HOW. event. The conference was centred around a masterclass with award winning Red Leap In a normal academic year, FOBISIA Drama Theatre. In the two hour session, Artistic teachers would have the opportunity to come Director Julie Nolan and Associate Director together for a weekend of training, sharing Katrina George shared the company’s 38
