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Drama - better to be oldest in little class or youngest in big class?

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shaniahoo · 12/07/2025 13:49

DD is nearly 7 and in a 4-7s drama class, the next one is 7-12s. She is one of the oldest and most confident in the class, clearest speaking, gets big parts. I'm not sure whether to move her up next term or stay put. She loves her class and isn't bored with it, doesn't have much desire herself to move up. But I wonder if she'd be better off now with kids she can learn from and look up to. It would probably feel like a scary transition to suddenly be one of the youngest, but also I watched her in the end of term show with mostly 4 & 5 year olds who have to be so heavily prompted and kept on task and I couldn't help but feel she would look less out of place in the older group. Has anyone been in a similar situation?

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Tinseltotties · 12/07/2025 14:26

I’d probably move her. If she gets too used to being ‘the best’ when she does move it’s going to be a difficult transition.

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