A Recent Survey…

86% of educators surveyed said our Once Upon A Tune shows are “ONE OF THE BEST educational performances” their school has attended.

Our in-school programs were also hailed by educators as among the best in-school programs they have ever had. 100% of respondents said the in-school programming was enjoyed by staff and students. 82% of respondents said the program was ONE OF THE BEST in-school presentations their school has had.

Once Upon a Tune Series

GOLDIROCKS | PIGMANIA | RED’S IN THE HOOD | BEANSTOCK

‘Hands down, the greatest and most entertaining show I’ve seen in my teaching career! The students were fully engaged and are still singing the songs from the show! I, myself, laughed out loud numerous times! They kids absolutely loved it! It was excellent!” – E Lepelaars, Gregory A Hogan School

“Each Education Arts Canada performance is extremely well-planned, engaging and an absolutely thrill for our staff and students to experience. Our students start raving about the amazing performance once the theater lights turn back on…and they continue to rave about it on the bus ride home and weeks that follow. The staff are most professional, helpful and courteous (a HUGE thank you to Melody and Sylvia!). Our school will start our ‘Countdown App’ until the following year’s exciting performance. To maximize our experience, we love to plan weekly primary fun sing-alongs and readings of different versions of the fractured fairy tales with our students. The entire primary staff and students are always all gamed to dress up according to the story (e.g. this year we had a sea of red hoodies and red shirts… may attempt to tie-dye all 275 attendees for next year’s BeanStock – again!).” – G. Westrick , Alvin Curling PS

“The story line was engaging and held the attention of my students while also giving them wiggle breaks throughout that kept even my busiest students entertained. The humor in the play kept the adults laughing, too! This was definitely a trip that was enjoyed by all! Fantastic performance!” – M. Hull, Gregory A Hogan School

“It is a wonderful way to introduce the young students to the theater. It can be linked to Drama, Oral communication, and the Language curriculum. Our school has attended productions for the past 4-5 years.” – S. Beauchesne, St Bernadette School

“This program is perfect for primary children. It allows them to interact with the performers on stage (they don’t have to sit quietly the whole time), and it gives students many opportunities to jump, dance and get the wigglies out so they can enjoy the show even more. The adults really enjoyed the humour geared for grown ups as well. Nice touch.” – St Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School

“My students thoroughly enjoyed the show! The performance tied in very well with our literacy and arts curriculum, and my students are still joyfully singing the songs in class. ” St Ambrose School

“Excellent resources for elementary grades! CD provides opportunity to learn words and theme of show before attending. Easy to integrate reading, writing, and media by using the suggestions provided.” Sandowne PS

“A great experience that ties in music, drama, and literacy components of the curriculum!” – William Winegard School

“There are many curriculum connections that can be made when using the plays and materials provided.” – Holy Spirit School

“A very high calibre production. Our school only comes to these productions now. We feel it is great bang for the buck!!!” – Greenwood PS

“Great twist on storylines, excellent singers/dancers, music is catchy, fantastic humour/dialogue for both adults and children, great audience movement and participation. We’ve been going for 10 years!” – Our Lady of Lourdes

“Great fun show, great price, presented locally! Perfect length for the younger kids.” –Braemar House

MathJam Series

“One of the best performances I have seen in the schools. Keep up the great work!” – Principal, Niagara Falls, ON

“Exciting and Engaging for students JK to 3! Our Grade 4’s even loved it!(Split class). Amazing and professional as always! Staff and students loved it!” – S Gibson, St Kateri Tekakwitha School Markham, ON

“Thank you for the interactive learning opportunity for our students. You combined the Arts with Math and Language for a fun and engaging experience for our students.” – R. Sullivan Markham Gateway School, Markham, ON

“They were riveted for the whole hour. Kudos to the performers who were respectful and engaging with the students. A great value for the money.” – Principal, Toronto, ON

“I will use the measurement song with [our] measurement unit to spark discussion about measuring tools” – Principal, Newmarket, ON

“I will use the CD to introduce the different math strands to the students. The lively beat of the music will allow the children to listen attentively to my lesson.” – Primary Teacher, Toronto, ON

“My grade ones loved it! It was just the right length of time. Excellent! All of the teachers enjoyed it as well.” – Teacher, Toronto, ON

“Well organized. Very flexible actors re: accommodating the use of the FM system for our hard-of-hearing students. Dynamic Duo! Great Team!” – Teacher, Waterloo, ON

“It was a very exciting show that held the students’ attention. Students in K – Gr 3/4 participated and were engaged.” – Principal, Hullett, ON

“[The] program was excellent. Professional acting and singing, staging and props. Well done!” – Principal, Burlington, ON

“The students participated and stayed engaged. They were definitely following and singing [along]” – Grade 1/2 teacher, Zurich, ON

“The students were very engaged and came out of the gym singing!” – Teacher, Niagara, ON

“[I] can tell you’ve done this often – very professional. Tailored to the age. Handled students well.” – Principal, St Marys, ON

“[We] love the online resources because then staff [can] go to print or view their specific grade materials. Everything went perfectly!” – Teacher, Grimsby, ON

One Deep Breath Series

“Thank you so much! We all thought it was an excellent performance! Students were saying how it felt good to know they weren’t alone. We all made a connection!” – Teacher, Hespeler PS

“We recently had Jay Vs. the World visit our school and our community has been impacted greatly by the music in this show.” – Teacher, Black Walnut PS

“The performance sent an important message about mental health and the importance of seeking help.” – Teacher Canadian Martyrs School

“The program was current and relevant to student’s lives by incorporating the impact of social media. I feel they were engaged and entertained while being provided very valuable educational content.” – Teacher, Baxter Central PS

“Sensitive content presented sensitively. Music and acting were amazing.” – Teacher, Hillsdale Elementary School

“Wanted to let you know that our students enjoyed the show and had some meaningful conversations about the messaging. It was good that we had the time after the show to debrief. A lot of them tied the messages/songs into what we have been discussing in class regarding some behaviours we are seeing. This has given us an extra tool to use to help guide decision making.” – Teacher, Mazo de la Roche PS

“The music brings the message alive and engages the heart. Thank you for bringing your talent and passion to Woodland PS. The messages and tools you shared with us will help us in teaching students how to regulate their emotions in a productive and conciliatory way. Your show was a treat for the heart and mind.” – Principal, Woodland PS

“I just wanted to let you know that our students LOVED the play. When we came back to the class, they only wanted to sing the songs. What a great production. We would love to have you back next year. Thanks a lot!” – Teacher, Thorncliffe Park PS

“This show was educational musical theatre that supports all of the work that we do in school with equity, wellness and mental health. I reviewed the music and lyrics with my students prior to the performance. They loved the songs. We now regularly refer to the lyrics and the strategies presented in the show. I look forward next year’s show”. – Teacher, Morton Way PS

ScienceJam Series

“Very well done. Engaging the students. Makes science topics accessible. Really like how students are introduced to famous people (especially women) in science. Shows students the importance of science.” Teacher, Ingleborough PS

“ScienceJam is a fun and engaging way to reach students with concepts of Science, Math, and History. Student engagement is fasciliatated through song as well as having students intereact with the performers.. It is time and money well spent to enrich our students learning. Keep on making interesting and engaging Science and Arts performances for students. Being able to blend Science, Art, and History into a fun performance really helps with the learning. Also, have parts where the student audience can intereact and be a part of the performance is really great too.” – Teacher, Ingleborough PS

“It is a really engaging and fun format for the kids. It was fantastic – thanks for all your hard work in putting the show together!” – Teacher, Nelson Mandela PS

“It’s a really fun way to learn the content.” – Teacher, Nelson Mandela PS

“The act was relevant and engaging. The staff and students had such a great time! Thank you! I would tell educators that it is not only educational but engaging and enjoyable as well. Students were engaged throughout the entire program. My students loved it!” – Teacher, Nelson Mandela PS

“Embedding music and singing into the science curriculum is very important in support of students’ understanding of science concepts and in support of student mental health and wellbeing. It makes a positive difference to hear singing in a school building.” – Teacher, Nelson Mandela PS

“It’s fun, and different from other performances because it’s about science, and it’s very interactive. Thank you for coming. My class and I really enjoyed the show.” – Teacher, Woodland PS

“The students were completely engaged throughout, learned tons, and staff were professional and friendly. I really appreciated the experience.” -Teacher, Alloa PS

“The program is very engaging and provides hands-on learning opportunity for students. The whole presentation was very engaging. The actors were full of life and connected very well with the students.” -Teacher, Edenbrook Hill PS

“Very entertaining and informative! My class was engaged, participating/answering questions, laughing, dancing along, and getting excited about science. They learned so many new things!” – Teacher, Roberta Bonds PS

“The songs are helpful for engagement and remembering concepts at this age group. The interactivity of the chat also helps with engagement.” – Teacher, Roberta Bonds PS

“This program was particularly well matched to our science curriculum.” – Teacher, Roberta Bonds PS

“Excellent presentation! So fun and engaging and I loved the science and musical theatre components combined! Lots of thank yous from students and positive feedback from staff.” – Teacher, Worthington PS

“This was a fantastic show! It was both engaging and educational. The students were very attentive throughout the presentation and even sang and danced along to the songs!” – Teacher, St Monica Elementary School.

“Engaging, high energy, great music! The presentation was engaging as it involved audience members to participate in their show. Very engaging! Loved the interactive experiments that got kids out of their seats!” – Teacher, Clarksdale PS

“The performance was excellent and incorporated a number of curriculum concepts.” – Teacher St Alphonse School

JiggiJump Series

“The performers were excellent! They engaged alL students. They brought so much energy to the performance. They engaged students who don’t usually participate, they had students smile that don’t often smile! It was an absolutely amazing performance! Staff have commented that it was the best ‘assembly’ we have ever had. “ Teacher, King Public School

“This experience was the whole package…language, math, drama, dance, music, science, social studies and more. It was FUN!!!!! The performers reached out to the students and staff in a wonderful way.. it was like a video game but even better it was…LIVE!!!!.” – Principal, St Charles School, Thorold

“All the teachers were very impressed and would love to have you back!” – Principal, Mississauga, ON

“It was wonderful! The kids loved it and were all up and dancing!” – Principal, Oakville, ON

“It was excellent. Fantastic job! The staff and students absolutely loved it.” – Primary Teacher, Mississauga, ON

“Please come again – it was so worth it. The staff really enjoyed how interactive with the students the performance was.” – Principal, Mitchell, ON

“A good experience with [an] interactive show, super performers, [and a] good message [delivered] through fun moves and lively music.” – Principal, Kingston, ON

“This is by far the best performance we’ve ever had for our primary students! Fantastic!” – Teacher/Librarian, Mississauga, ON

“Fantastic show! Information and engaging!” – Primary Teacher, Cambridge, ON

“All the classes genuinely enjoyed the mix of learning, moving and laughing! Two thumbs up!”
– Teacher, Conestogo, ON

“The show has just the right balance between activity and focused listening!” – Principal, Lucknow, ON

“The students and staff loved the show and the interaction/dancing/moving was a hit!” – Primary Teacher, Hamilton, ON

“A truly fantastic and engaging show!” – Primary Teacher, Hamilton, ON

Your Reviews and Feedback

If you have recently attended an EAC program with your school, you (or the lead teacher in your booking) should have received a survey link. If not, please contact us and we will provide you with the link. Comments and inquiries are always welcomed through our Contact Us page.

We also encourage you to share your thoughts with the Education Arts Canada community with Facebook.