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Posted by Smart Education Charitable Foundation (Sep 14, 2022) The Final and Prize-giving Ceremony of the 14th English Radio Drama Competition for Schools, organized by Smart Education Charitable Foundation and sponsored by SCOLAR, was successfully held at the Chiang Chen Studio Theatre of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University on July 16 2022. Thanks to the great support from principals, teachers, parents and students, the competition continues to receive very positive feedback and participation from schools. It is our pleasure to interview the award winners of The 14th English Radio Drama Competition. Let’s watch the interviews together to learn their winning tactics and compete again next year!
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Posted by Smart Education Charitable Foundation (Jul 18, 2022) The Final and Prize-giving Ceremony of the 14th English Radio Drama Competition for Schools, organized by Smart Education Charitable Foundation and sponsored by SCOLAR, was successfully held at the Chiang Chen Studio Theatre of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University on July 16 2022. 11 teams (chosen from over 200 teams in the previous rounds of the competition) performed their radio drama LIVE in front of our judges and audience in the Final. Our judges were very impressed with each team’s excellent performance, as they all showcased their teamwork and creativity. There were three themes for this year’s competition. They are: 1) Our new normal, 2) In Uncharted Waters and 3) It’s the little things that count. This year’s competition is particularly challenging under the pandemic. We are grateful that our team and all our participants have worked through all the challenges and completed this year’s competition with a bang! We hope that all of you have enjoyed the 14th English Radio Drama Competition for Schools, and look forward to your active participation again next year. Next year marks our 15th anniversary and we are planning some exciting activities to cerebrate such an important milestone. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all our sponsors for their generosity. Panel of Judges for the Final: (listed in no particular order) * Dr. Marine Yeung * Ms. Sharon Wong * Mr. Alexandar Colon Head of Centre for Academic and Professional Language Enhancement, Tung Wah College Assistant Lecturer, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Native English Teacher, EF English Centers Guests of Honor for the Final: (listed in no particular order) * Mr. Kevin Chan * Ms. Elsa Tsang President of Smart Education Co. Ltd. Official representative of ETS TOEFL & TOEIC in Hong Kong and Macao President of Smart Education Charitable Foundation The followings are the competition results and highlights:
Please scan the QR Code to complete the survey and thank you for your time! Your answer will help us improve our Radio Drama Competition in the future! Enquires: Please contact us at +852 2851 3822(Hong Kong) / +853 6261 6000(Macao) or email us at Drama@MySmartABC.com if you have any questions. |
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Announcement of The Most Popular Performance Award Winning Teams Posted by Smart Education Charitable Foundation (Jul 8, 2022) Smart Education Charitable Foundation is excited to announce the winner of the Most Popular Performance Award of the 14th English Radio Drama Competition which gained the highest number of votes in the online voting event that had successfully taken place from June 21 to June 30, 2022 (12:00 noon) via our website! We highly appreciate the active participation of all voters in the voting period. The following are the winners of each division. Primary Division: P24 St Paul's Co-educational College Primary School Secondary Division: S09 Hong Kong and Kowloon Chiu Chow Public Association Secondary School Congratulations to the winners of the Most Popular Performance Award. The winners will be invited to the final and the prize ceremony of the 14th English Radio Drama Competition to receive their prizes. |
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Finalists have been chosen! Posted by Smart Education Charitable Foundation (Jun 17, 2022) It is our pleasure to inform you that our judges have selected the finalists for the competition, and they have been invited to perform LIVE in front of our audience and panel of judges in the final and prize giving ceremony of The 14th English Radio Drama Competition for Schools in Hong Kong & Macau held at Chiang Chen Studio Theatre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University on July 16, 2022. You may now listen to the radio drama performances and may vote for your favourite radio drama from June 21 to June 30, 2022 (12:00 noon)! Each person can cast one vote per day for each level. The team from each level with the most number of votes will win the "Most Popular Performance" award. The Most Popular Performance Award will be announced in June 2022, and winners will be invited to the ceremony to receive their trophies.
Awards: There will be Gold, Silver, Bronze and Merit Awards for each section. Best Performer and Most Popular Performance Award will be announced and awarded during the ceremony. Certificates will also be awarded to all the finalists. Moreover, we would like to remind everyone that the voting period for your favourite radio drama performance will last from June 21 to June 30. The winners of each section will be invited to attend the final and receive their awards. List of finalists: (The list is in accordance with the order of appearance; and the order is randomly assigned) Thank you again for your support, and look forward to a successful final competition. Congratulations to all the finalists!
Should you have any enquiries, please feel free to call us at +852 2851 3822 or email us at Drama@MySmartABC.com. Sponsored by: (Listed in no particular order) |
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Enjoy Our Contestants’ Radio Drama! Posted by Smart Education Charitable Foundation (June 13, 2022) Thank you again for your support in our 14th English Radio Drama Competition for Schools. We have just uploaded the radio drama audio files from the short-listed teams onto our website, and it's time for you to enjoy! We would also want to thank our participating teams for submitting their radio dramas, well done! You may now listen to the radio drama performances and vote for your favourite radio drama later from June 21 to June 30, 2022 (12:00 noon)! Each person can cast one vote per day for each level. The team from each level with the most number of votes will win the "Most Popular Performance" award. The Most Popular Radio Drama Performance Award will be announced in June 2022, and winners will be invited to the ceremony in July 2022 to receive their trophies. Stay tuned!
I don't have an account. Step 1: To register an account. Simply use your email address as your login name. Step 2: You will receive an email and you need to validate your account before you can vote. Step 3: Go back to www.mysmartabc.com/drama and sign in. Step 4: Vote for your favourite radio drama. I have an account already. Step 1: Sign in. Step 2: Vote for your favourite radio drama. List of semi-finalists: (The order of the teams is randomly assigned)
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THE 14th ENGLISH RADIO DRAMA COMPETITION 2022 Posted by Smart Education Charitable Foundation (17 May 2022) Smart Education successfully held the Script Writing and Voice Training Workshops for contestants of primary and secondary levels through Zoom on May 14. The workshops conducted by Mr. Kristopher Jordan, Center Education Manager in EF English Centers, provided valuable insights to our contestants on how to write narrative effectively and utilize voice acting and sound effects to improve the skills of storytelling and enhance emotional interpretation. Over 200 students and teachers joined the workshops! Reminder: Please submit your MP3 files on or before May 31 to Drama@MySmartABC.com
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THE 14th ENGLISH RADIO DRAMA COMPETITION Posted by Smart Education Charitable Foundation (April 21, 2021) Thanks to the support from principals, teachers, parents and students, the 14th English Radio Drama Competition has entered the second phase! In order to help students master the techniques regarding script writing and production of radio drama more effectively, Smart Education Charitable Foundation is honoured to invite Mr. Kristopher Jordan, Center Education Manager in EF English Centers to host the workshop. IMPORTANT NOTES:
About the competition: We are honoured to have Mr. Kristopher Jordan share his expertise with us, which provides students with a valuable opportunity to learn more about script writing and the production of radio drama. Students are encouraged to actively participate in this workshop! Please visit our website www.mysmartabc.com/drama for more details. Should you have any questions, please feel free to call us at 2851 3822 or email us at Drama@MySmartABC.com. Sponsored by: (Listed in no particular order) |
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The 14th English Radio Drama Competition Posted by Smart Education Charitable Foundation (22 Mar 2022) Smart Education Charitable Foundation is excited to announce our Phase 1 results and the teams that can enter the next phase of the 14th English Radio Drama Competition! This year we have a record-breaking number of teams participating and we are thrilled by the schools’ active participation in this competition! Moreover, entries from our students are in superb quality. To allow more students to gain valuable experience in the competition, we have decided to increase the number of shortlisted teams to more than 30 for each division! We are honored to receive the support from principals, teachers, parents and students, and we certainly hope students can enjoy our competition under the new normal. Please note that teams entering Phase 2 of our competition will be invited to Workshop on Script Writing and Voice Training in May 2022 (date/time to be confirmed). We will send you the details once we have that confirmed. Please stay tuned! In response to the latest development of the epidemic, the Hong Kong SAR Government has announced on February 22, 2022, that all kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, including international schools and special schools in Hong Kong will advance their summer holidays to March and April, and are expected to resume classes after the Easter break. In view of the situation, we would like to give students more time to prepare work on the audio program, collaborate with their teammates and teachers when they return to school. Smart Education has adjusted the dates of the 14th English Radio Drama Competition as follows:
March 22: Announcement of the semi-finalists
Congratulations to the short-listed teams! Note: Please help ensure that your students submit the 5-minute radio drama (in MP3 format) with the script to us ON OR BEFORE May 31, 2022 (Tue). Files can be sent to us via email to Drama@MySmartABC.com. Please visit our websites for more details.
Enquires: Please contact us at +852 2851 3822(Hong Kong) / +853 6261 6000(Macao) or email us at Drama@MySmartABC.com if you have any questions. The team codes are assigned randomly. Sponsored by: (Listed in no particular order) |
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Posted by Smart Education Charitable Foundation. (October 15, 2021) Would you like your students to write the play script of a radio programme, showcase their talents and perform a creative English Radio Drama LIVE in front of audience? We are extremely proud to write to you and invite your school to participatein our 14th English Radio Drama Competition for Schools. Last year, over 400 teams participated in our Radio Drama Competition. We were overwhelmed by the positive responses from the participating schools. This year, we are extremely excited to inform you that the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR) continues to sponsor our Radio Drama Competition! We also had to thank all the students that participated in last year’s competition, despite all the difficulties we faced during the COVID-19 pandemic! We had our Radio Drama Competition online for the very first time! Through this competition, your students will experience the magic of sound and the creativity of their voices. Students can learn and enjoy the fun of script-writing and acting; they can also develop team spirit, improve English language skills and build their confidence in expressing themselves in English. It will certainly be a marvelous learning experience for them. The participants will be divided into two levels, primary and secondary. The shortlisted teams from each level will be invited to showcase their talents and perform their English Radio Drama LIVE. NO participation fee is needed in this competition, thanks to the generous support from our sponsors, including SCOLAR, Educational Testing Service (ETS), EF English Centers, KEA Learning International Ltd, etc. The final competition and prize-giving ceremony will tentatively be held in May 2022. If you are interested in joining our Radio Drama Competition, please complete the enclosed application form, then either fax or email it to us at your earliest convenience. For more details about this competition, please visit our website www.mysmartabc.com/drama. Should you have any other questions, please feel free to call us at 2851 3822 or email us at drama@mysmartabc.com. Look forward to hearing from you real soon. Participating teams can choose from the following themes for this year’s radio drama competition:
Students will be inspired to practice and improve their English language learning skills, take pride in showing off their expression in teams to create amazing radio drama programs!
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PRIZES FOR EACH LEVEL:
JUDGEMENT CRITERIA FOR RADIO PLAY SCRIPT:
JUDGEMENT CRITERIA FOR RADIO DRAMA:
Highlights from previous years’ English Radio Drama Competition: http://www.MySmartABC.com/drama2021 Enquires: Please contact us at 2851 3822 if you have any enquiries. Sponsored by: (Listed in no particular order)
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