And so I was roped in to replace Vickie on 16 and 17 December to help out in conducting a two-day camp on the various language skills. I had to give them a brief lecture on what is public speaking and the do's and don'ts.Believe me, trying to communicate with a group of children ranging from 8-17 is one mammoth task. Most of the participants were from shelters and homes such as Good Hope and St. Agatha's. Some of the seniors were eager to learn. The younger ones were more interested in creating mayhem, disrupting class presentations and occasionally fighting among themselves.
Sandwiching guitar lessons between Public Speaking for the students just do not work. I do hope Vickie and the other organising parties will find a better way to ensure there is no disruption of English just because of a few music lessons.
A 10 year old girl called Navitha was selected as the best speaker. She received her prize from one of the organisers.
