Drama Workshop 2.0

Today we went to drama workshop with Miss Olivia and put the rest of the Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe play together. The activity was very tiring. we had to act out the play out many times. in the end we managed to speed it up to 14 minutes (meh) but we still have improvents to make but we have done much better. After dinner we played some party games - one of the games, sleeping lions ,was a game in which we had to pretend to be dead and we had to control our breathing *.

There were constantly people getting knocked out because it was very hard# but we agree it was a very good day because it was very meaningful and enjoyable as well . We both looking foward to having a great time on the trip to the Globe Theatre tomorrow.

Authors: Ethan Pan and Ryan "MIDGET" Liu
* Noone died
# It wasn"t that hard ehan just couldnt stop laughing. Sorry Ethan

Acting as furniture 

Warm up games

A card game gets tense

British party games

Playing Sleeping Lions

Playing Musical Chairs

Day 7 - Relaxing Day

This morning we took a train to Tunbridge Wells and it was very exciting because this is the first and last time we could really shop in England. When we arrived we went to Waterstone’s book store first and we all bought three books. In the store it was old fashioned because there was so much wood and it had rare books that we couldn’t find in Hong Kong.

After we walked across the street and went into Victoria Place for shopping. We bought a lot of souvenirs and stuff which was a lot cheaper than back home.Carroll and Matthew bought a bag and a pair of shoes which were amazing.

For lunch we had fish and chips but it was shame because Carroll couldn’t have it because he had a sore throat and it was very yummy.

In the afternoon we had a writing workshop which was a really good tool for us to enhance our creativity. As a treat the teachers allowed to play a football game which happened to be physical and involved lots of teamwork. After we watched the movie Matilda written by Roald Dahl which was definitely funny and to finish the teachers brought us noodles to remind us of home.

Authors. Matthew and Carroll

Photos. Angus Chan and Marcus Chan

Penalty Kick

Eating fish and chips

Outside Waterstone's

Inside Waterstone's

On the train to Tunbridge Wells

Watching Matilda

Day 5 - Drama and Acting

Today was quite a fun day. The activities and workshop were both great, and the lessons were also better than a normal day. During the lessons, we did a script of a reporter asking questions to the characters from our current drama novel, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, the second book in the Chronicles of Narnia series during the drama lesson.

In Miss Lisa’s lesson, we described an imaginary planet named Ironite. We also did a debate and role-play related to Ironite. Finally, we had a “draw what you hear” contest using our describing skills to recreate a scene and the winner was awarded with 2 credits.

During the afternoon, we had our first drama session. Our drama was again The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Miss Olivia, the drama teacher, was very generous and gave us a lot of credits. We acted and improved our acting skills and we actually feel ready for the performance

At night we had a very challenging and fun treasure hunt. However, it took us a long time to beat it.

Tomorrow we have more lessons and sports which will be exciting but we’ll need to store our energy!

Authors - Adrian and Howard
Photos - Sum Wu and Edwin

Treasure Hunt

Walking to breakfast

Lunch, yummy!

Playing sport with friends

Sport - A Panoramic view

Practising drama

Nicholas the good hearted worker

Doing Homework

Trip to the British Museum and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Hello dear parents , us boys have travelled to the lovely British Museum and watched a spectacular musical - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. We first woke up around 7:00 to the chirping of birds ,then had a scrumptious breakfast provided by the school. Then we set off for the British Museum. It was a fifteen minutes walk from Tonbridge School to the train station. After a long while , we finally arrived there. The main entrance was PACKED with people , so we decided to go through the back entrance to get inside. As we entered, it was like a rainbow standing in front of us . We were amazed by the sight of the many artefacts there. Some of us thought that they were scary , some thought they were funny. We had a fantastic time.
Then we went to watch the musical Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, which originated from Roald Dahl's book. It was really good and has cool effects. The funniest part was when the old people got surprised by the Golden Ticket Charlie got.
Tomorrow we will get more lessons and homework. Yay...


                                                                                                                             Authors:                                                                                                                   Alex Pang    Jonathan Cheung                                                                                                  Bill Koo    Marcus Wong

Group photo in front of the British Museum #NotinGreece #ProvidedbyPY

Second day of lessons

We woke up today especially early because we are still jetlagged. Although we are exhausted from yesterday’s trip, we can still move!

Our first lesson today was with Miss Lisa and it was a combination of drama and writing on the theme of space. We played some games involving the theme of space including a game on word association and we got our first homework which surprised us because we thought there would be no homework at summer school! Afterwards we switched classes to Miss Hannah which was all about writing. We learnt how to make a good diary entry and we made a list poem using lots of unique adjectives.

After we had a break where we bought snacks and sweets from the tuck shop including candy and crisps such as Skittles and Pringles.

The final lesson was with Mr. Jamie in which we did drama based on the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The story was interesting and exciting as it had a lot of good vocabulary and scenes that made you very nervous! We were lucky enough to watch the film afterwards and it was similar to the story that we had from Mr. Jamie.

In the evening we began to do our homework which took over an hour to finish and when it was finished we felt tired.

Tomorrow we are going on another trip to the Blritish Museum and to watch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in the theatre which makes us feel excited.

Blog by: Anson and Angus Xu
Photos by: Paul and Arthur

Doing hard work - especially the person with the black shirt!!!!

Our trip to Leeds Castle - The loveliest castle in the world

Today,we went to the Leeds castle in Kent. This castle was voted the loveliest castle in the world. The first thing we did was we went to feed the birds. There were geese, ducks and doves and we thought the birds were very cute.

Next, we went through the castle grounds, there were many different kinds of plants and trees around which were gorgeous.Then we saw a moat surrounding the castle to prevent enemies from the past but now is used as a tourist attraction. After that we went inside the castle we were all very excited because we were to see weapons, rooms and portraits from the past which were really creepy but cool.

Following the castle we navigated through a complex maze which made us exhausted and then we saw birds of prey swooping through the sky in a falconry show and they were awesome! To finish we ate ice-cream and got to play at the famous knight's realm theme park. It was entertaining but sadly we had to leave. 

Tomorrow we are going to have more fun in our English lessons.

Blog Authors: Ho Ming and Kelvin
Photographers: Marcus and Benedict

The castle and moat

The front view of the castle

The loveliest castle in the world

One part of the group in front of the castle 

      

Playing in the Knight's Playground

An eagle preforming in a show

The Queen's room inside Leed's Castle

The Arrival at Tonbridge

After a long trip of 13 hours of flight, we arrived at London, Heathrow. At first, a lot of us felt quite homesick as we were far from Hong Kong our home. We were very excited to meet our activity teachers James and Dan, they are friendly.  After a trip by tour bus, we arrived at our boarding school, Tonbridge. We were awestruck because the school is really large and looks like a little historic town. We had an orientation and an etiquette workshop based on British table manners which we used during dinner time. We are all hyped for tomorrow's trip to Kent where we will go back in time...

Authors: Ryan Wong and PY Shum
Photos: Gary and Douglas

The beautiful sunrise at London Heathrow

#Selfie

The lush fields of Tonbridge

The view from the school