HOPE?

What exactly is HOPE? I'm sure by now those who have been following this blog (I am certain that it comprises of me, Chumi and perhaps one other person...sigh) know that HOPE ENGLISH ACADEMIA is a English language training provider. Not only do we have the various courses for learners of all ages, but we also have activities/programmes that are centred around the language of English.

"Like what?" you ask.

Well, for this school holidays, we are running a drama workshop for students between the ages of 6 and 12. We meet trice a week, two hours each session for four weeks and then one week of rehearsals. The students are being exposed to the fundamentals of acting as well as preparing for their short play The True Story of the Three Little Pigs whiwhich will be performed by our little darlings on December 21, 2008. For most of them, this would be the first performance of theirs which is not part of a school/kindergarden event. They are quite excited about it especially since people would have to purchase tickets to come watch them. That does do wonders to their confidence.


Sometime in 2009 (most likely in March), we will be launching the HOPE BOOKERS CLUB. The BOOKERS CLUB's sole purpose is to expose the community to reading. For learners between the ages of 7 and 18, we will be using a literature programme by the Oxford University Press (all of our teaching materials and student books are from OUP). Those above 18 would be part of our Reading Cirlce, where we read the Book of the Month and have a monthly coffee and discussion session. Fun times ahead.


Then by mid-2009, we should be able to launch the HOPE CINEMA CLUB. This I am really excited about. Most of the movies we show would be independent films and art house productions. We are still contemplating whether to show films in languages other than English or not. There are a lot of really good movies in virtually every language in the world. That we will have to wait and see.

So, darlings, let's keep our fingers crossed and hope that we can manage to execute all that we have planned.

Cheerio.