CONFIDENCE AND A LOVE OF DRAMA Last year, over 90% of teachers and parents said S4A students have improved pronunciation and more confidence in speaking English. Every year, they report that S4A sparks a great passion in drama and the world of Shakespeare. “When my English teacher and some S4A alumni told me that the both learning process and performance helped to boost their confidence in speaking English in public, I decided to join the programme because I would like to try and see if the same could happen to me too.” Wendy Fong, Secondary 3 Popilius Lena in Julius Caesar. 一份信心，一腔戲劇熱誠 回顧去年，超過90%的老師和家長表示，小莎翁學生的英文發音改善了，以英文溝通時更有自信。每年，老師和家長不約而同的指出，小莎翁燃起了學生對戲劇的興趣，令莎劇大放異彩。 「聽了英文老師的意見，還有參加過這計劃的學長分享，他們都說戲劇班提升了他們以英文溝通的信心，我因而決定參加，看看能否收到相同功效。」 Wendy Fong，中三學生， 在《凱撒大帝》中飾演 Popilius Lena LIFE’S OTHER LESSONS By taking students deep into Shakespeare’s characters — to see motives and examine consequences — S4A nurtures emotional intelligence. Kids learn to feel for others. What does it mean to love or to be jealous? Or to be ambitious? “Sometimes, it really helps to be another character and I can forget my worries for a short time. And then when I really have to come back to the real world and do what I have to do, I find, often, I have all the answers to my questions.” anessa, Primary 5 Octavius Caesar in Julius Caesar. 寶貴的人生經歷 小莎翁帶領學生投入莎劇角色，了解人物動機，探究箇中聯系，藉此培育他們的情緒智能。學生繼而學會設身處地，領略他人感受。愛是甚麼？甚麼是嫉妒？野心勃勃的感覺又是怎樣？ 「代入角色使我能暫時放下憂慮。每當我回到真實世界，面對困難時，總會找到所有答案。」 Vanessa，小五學生， 在《凱撒大帝》中飾演 Octavius Caesar WORK ETHICS AND COMMITMENT Contributing to a large scale, professional group project pushes kids to take pride in their work, to be committed, persevere and to work through challenges even if they might be difficult. “Being one of the lead actors, I have a lot of responsibility. If I make a mistake, it will affect the whole cast, so I have to be alert at all times.” Tong Chi-Kin, Secondary 3 Bassanio in The Merchant of Venice. 工作道德和信守承諾 學生有機會參與專業表演，無疑驅使他們對工作深生自豪，樂意承擔責任，挑戰縱大，他們亦不畏懼，勇於解決困難。 「我獲選為主要演員，肩負重任。因出錯將連累全組演員，所以時刻都要抖擻精神，不容錯失。」 Tong Chi-Kin，中三學生， 在《威尼斯商人》 中飾演 Bassanio