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The Results Announcement of the 15th English Radio Drama CompetitionPosted by Smart Education Charitable Foundation (June 13, 2023)
“The Past is History
“Fifteen years” is a tradition that we all treasured and enjoyed. “The next fifteen years” - we will continue to have a platform for all of you to shine! The Final and Prize-giving Ceremony of the 15th English Radio Drama Competition for Schools, organized by Smart Education Charitable Foundation and sponsored by SCOLAR for the 5th consecutive year, were successfully held at the Chiang Chen Studio Theatre of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University on June 10 2023. 14 teams (chosen from over 500 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) Fifteen Years Later, 2) Our Metaverse and 3) Parting and Reunion. We are very proud of our team and all our participants, who worked through all the challenges and completed this year’s competition with a bang! This is the 15th year that we hosted the Radio Drama Competition and we would like to take this opportunity to convey our deepest gratitude to all the schools, institutions, principals, teachers, students and parents who supported the event. The Radio Drama Competition aims to stimulate students’ personal development, cultivate their language skills and creativity, and spark their interest in learning and teach them the importance of teamwork. Panel of Judges for the Final: (listed in no particular order) * Dr. Marine Yeung * Ms. Shida Lee * Mr. Alexander Colon Senior Manager- Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong Director, Post Secondary education, Hong Kong College of Technology Native English Teacher, EF English Centers Guests of Honor for the Final: (listed in no particular order) * Mr. Kevin Chan * Ms. Elsa Tsang Official representative of ETS TOEFL & TOEIC in Hong Kong and Macao President of Smart Education Co. Ltd. President of Smart Education Charitable Foundation The followings are the competition results:
We welcome your input!
We hope that all of you have enjoyed the 15th English Radio Drama Competition for Schools, and look forward to your active participation again next year. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all our sponsors for their generosity. Sponsored by: (Listed in no particular order) |
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Finalists have been chosen! Posted by Smart Education Charitable Foundation (May 5, 2023) 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 15th English Radio Drama Competition for Schools in Hong Kong & Macau held at Chiang Chen Studio Theatre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University on June 10, 2023. You may now listen to the radio drama performances and may vote for your favourite radio drama from May 4 to May 15, 2023 (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 2023, 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, Best Script Award 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 May 4 to May 15, 2023 (12:00 noon). The winners of each section will be invited to attend the final and receive their awards. List of finalists: (sorted by team code) 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 (May 4, 2023) Thank you again for your support in our 15th 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 May 4 to May 15, 2023 (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 2023, and winners will be invited to the ceremony in June 2023 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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Posted by Smart Education Charitable Foundation (2 May 2023) Our judges needed more time to narrow down the finalists due to the vast number of participants. The list will be announced on the 5th May, 2023. Please visit the competition’s official website for the latest updates. Thank you for your support and understanding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
THE 15th ENGLISH RADIO DRAMA COMPETITION 2023Workshops on Script Writing and Voice/Sound EffectsPosted by Smart Education Charitable Foundation (21 April 2023)
Smart Education Charitable Foundation hosted two Radio Drama workshops on April 13th via Zoom. The Workshops, conducted by Mr Alexander Colon from EF English Centers,
gave insight on how to write narrative effectively, utilize voice acting and sound effects to boost storytelling and enhance emotional interpretation.
Over 300 students and teachers joined the workshops! We are delighted to see the active participation of students.
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THE 15th ENGLISH RADIO DRAMA COMPETITIONWorkshops on Script Writing and Voice/Sound Effects TrainingPosted by Smart Education Charitable Foundation (27 Mar 2023)
Thanks to the support from principals, teachers, parents and students, the 15th English Radio Drama Competition has entered the second phase!
IMPORTANT NOTES:
About the competition:
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The 15th English Radio Drama Competition Posted by Smart Education Charitable Foundation (20 Mar 2023) Smart Education Charitable Foundation is excited to announce our Phase 1 results and the teams that can enter the next phase of the 15th 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 over 50 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. Please note that teams entering Phase 2 of our competition will be invited to Workshop on Script Writing and Voice Training on 13 April, 2023(Primary Division: 4:00p.m. - 5:00p.m.; Secondary Division: 5:15p.m. - 6:15p.m.). We will send you the details once we have that confirmed. Please stay tuned! We noticed that the works created by all the entrants are full of creativity and literary talent. In order to encourage students to make further breakthroughs in writing, this year's competition will add a "Best Script Writing Award" for each division. Congratulations! Here are the semi-finalists:(Team Code is randomly assigned)
Congratulations to the short-listed teams! Note: The submission deadline of phase 2 recordings is on April 24, 2023. Please submit your recording(formart: mp3 or wav) together with your script by email to Drama@MySmartABC.com. 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. Sponsored by: (Listed in no particular order) |
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Posted by Smart Education Charitable Foundation. (September 15, 2022) 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 participate in our 15th 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 2023. 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 showcasing their talents in teams to create amazing radio drama programs! Smart Education Charitable Foundation has also established the Radio Drama Resources Center where students can get help on composing radio drama scripts, training voice and performing radio drama programs (please visit the following website for more details: https://bit.ly/smartdrama).
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PRIZES FOR EACH LEVEL:
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JUDGEMENT CRITERIA FOR RADIO DRAMA:
Highlights from previous years' English Radio Drama Competition: http://www.MySmartABC.com/drama2022 Enquires: Please contact us at 2851 3822 if you have any enquiries. Sponsored by: (Listed in no particular order)
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