Speech & Drama

Primary 3 students build confidence and communication skills through an 8-week Speech & Drama programme, culminating in a poetry theatre performance for parents and teachers.

Last updated 27 August 2026

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Speech & Drama

Children in red uniforms perform with raised arms before seated peers wearing masks in a school hall.

The Speech & Drama programme presents opportunities for our Primary 3 students to build upon the skills learnt from undergoing the Orators@Waterway curriculum while in Primary 1 and 2.

Two boys in school uniforms perform a drama tableau, one kneeling and one standing with hand pointing down.

During the 8-week programme, drama techniques such as role play, tableau, mime and improvisation are revisited before students embark on the interpretation and dramatisation of poetry. Together with their group mates, they collectively devise a creative piece of poetry theatre based on a selected poem. The process includes visualising, verbalising and expressing poetry through physical movement. At the end of the programme, students present a class masterpiece to an audience of parents and teachers.

Children wearing face masks stack their hands together in a team huddle on a gymnasium floor.

Students cheering for one another before the performance. Teamwork makes the dream work!

Through the enriching and enjoyable experience of learning to dramatise a poem and putting together a performance for an audience, our students develop their proficiencies in vocal expression, facial expression, gestures, spatial awareness and stage presence. They also improve in collaboration skills, strengthen their self-confidence and derive a sense of personal achievement.

A smiling girl in school uniform with glasses raises one knee while moving on a wooden floor indoors.