About Radacadabra
The
Royal Academy of Dance created Radacadabra (a mixture of the words
'RAD' 'Academy' and 'Abracadabra') as a web site for children from
the ages of 5 - 10 who love dance. The rationale for creating a
virtual theatre was that we felt it was important to relate learning
to dance in a studio to the exciting, magical world of the theatre
and the performing arts. Theatres are colourful and sometimes mysterious
places, with a language, geography and customs all of their own,
and this seemed an ideal way to engage children's interest in dance
in a stimulating way.
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Helping
your child to use Radacadabra
There
are a few places on Radacadabra where a parent's/guardian's helping
hand may be useful.
If
your child has a picture that they would like to appear on the site,
please send it
to:
Radacadabra Gallery
Royal Academy of Dance
36
Battersea Square
London SW11 3RA
United Kingdom
We will select the best pictures received, scan
them into digital format and upload them on to the gallery area.
Please
remember to include your child's name, their age, and the school
which they attend. Unfortunately, due to the large volume of mail
we receive, we are unable to return your child's picture once it
has been received at RAD headquarters. However, if you are very
keen to have the picture returned, please remember to enclose a
stamped addressed envelope at the time of sending.
Postcards
Page
The postcard page should be straightforward to use - just make sure
that the email address of the person you are sending the card to
is entered accurately. Please note that your child's address is
only given for the benefit of the recipient, and is not used or
accessed by Radacadabra for any purpose.
Screensaver
Please note that the screensaver is for PC only - it won't work
on a Mac. To download a special Radacadabra screensaver to use on
your PC, follow these simple instructions:
1. Click on 'download screensaver'
2. When asked whether to 'open' or 'save' the file, select save
to disk.
3. You will be prompted for a location on your computer in which
to save the file. Choose any folder - but remember where you saved
it!
4. Go to the folder where the screensaver file is saved,
and double-click on it.
5. A message will come up saying "OK to install screensaver?"
6. Select 'yes'. The Radacadabra screensaver will be automatically
installed.
7. To change defaults such as the length of time before the screensaver
comes into operation, go to the Control Panel of your computer and
select 'Display', and 'Screensaver'.
GREEN ROOM
Guest Book
If your child sends a message to Radacadabra Guest Book, please
help them to understand that messages do not go automatically on
to the site - they go first to the Radacadabra webmaster, and are
monitored before being posted (by the webmaster) on to the site.
This means that there may be anything up to a whole working day
before messages appear on Radacadabra. By monitoring messages before
they are posted, we are able to ensure that content is suitable
and appropriate for children. Please also note that messages may
be edited depending on space and spellings/punctuation.
The same principle applies to the Jokes
Page and Ask Vanessa.
Ask
Vanessa
Vanessa is a real person! Your children's questions will be
answered by Vanessa Donkin, a registered RAD teacher and ex-professional
dancer who not only teaches children, but also appears in Angelina
Ballerina in the USA.
OTHER INFORMATION
About
us
The Royal Academy of Dance was founded in 1920 to advance the standards
of teaching in classical ballet. Today it has become the world's
largest international dance organisation with over 5,700 Academy
Registered Teachers training 250,000 children in 84 countries. To
find out more about the Academy visit www.rad.org.uk
The
Royal Academy of Dance is committed to protecting your online privacy
when visiting any web site operated by us. We do not collect any
online personal information from you unless you volunteer it and
you are 13 or older. We also do not collect and keep personal informaiton
online from children under the age of 13 without their parents consent.
The
Royal Academy of Dance, although not bound by the USA regulations
set out in the Children's Online Privacy Protections Act of 1998,
adheres to the best practices set out by this law as well as following
the Data Protection Act 1998 (UK). The Royal Academy of Dance will
endeavour to protect a childs information from misuse.
If
you are under 18, please be sure to read this policy with your parents/guardians.
Children under 13 should get their parents permission before giving
out your email address or any personal inforamtion to the Royal
Academy of Dance.
Safety
tips
At www.radacadabra.org
we want to make sure that children can use the internet safely.
The following are a few suggestions for safe use of the internet:
- Adults
can help by spending time online with children to explain the
kind of sites they are happy for them to access and those that
they shouldn't.
- The
Royal Academy of Dance will endeavour to protect a child's information
from misuse however you can help by advising your children not
to disclose their personal information to strangers and to inform
you if they come across anything strange or unusual.
- Limiting
the time your children spends online every day will ensure that
they are more focused about the material they want to find from
websites.
The
linked sites are not under the control of the Royal Academy of Dance
and we are not responsible for the contents of any linked site or
link contained in a link site, or any changes or updates to such
sites. The Royal Academy of Dance is not responsible for webcasting
or any other form of transmission received from any other linked
site. The Royal Academy of Dance is providing these links to you
only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any other link does
not imply endorsement by the Royal Academy of Dance of the site.
If
you would like further information about the dangers posed by new
technology and what safeguards you as parents can use visit Childnet
International. To ensure complete safety, we do not use any
live chat rooms on Radacadabra - all messages and postings are sent
directly to the webmaster at RAD headquarters, and are moderated
before being posted on the site.
News
Parents/guardians, don't forget that you can now buy 'radacadabra'
merchandise for your children, just visit www.radenterprises.co.uk
Or phone +44 (0)20 7326 8080 or email sales@rad.org.uk to order
a mail order catalogue.
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