Today is a very, very, very special day at More Than English.
A day when we celebrate students’ efforts and a day when students really, truly step outside their comfort zone. Everyone is down at the local art deco cinema for a feast of entertainment. Ladies and gentlemen, take a seat, grab some pop-corn, make a *smoothie and settle down in your favourite armchair for THE BIG SHOW:
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On the stage tonight:
- The Dance Choreographers (Get Ahead)
- The Film Makers (Get Ahead)
- The ‘Club Time’ Dramatists
First ladies and gentlemen, please give a huge round of applause for the greatest dancers the world has ever seen:
Next up, our feature film: The Alien Invasion
Rated PG
Warning: contains scenes of extreme comedy.
And now ladies and gentlemen, a feast for your eyes. This is the first year that we have had the pleasure of welcoming Greek students to More Than English, and so it gives us particular pleasure to present to you a drama inspired by the most eminent writers from ancient Greece: Homer, Herodotus, Sophocles and Virgil. Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you the story of The Troy War adapted for the stage by our so, so hardworking Activity Design Manager, Anna:
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A note for the audience:
“I could never do that.”
Is this what you are thinking?
If so, we’d like you to think again.
‘Talent’ or ‘Hard work’?
Sitting in the audience and watching such an amazing show it’s easy for us in the audience to think that we could never do that. It’s easy to think “those people are so talented, I could never do that.”
At More Than English we prefer to talk about hard work and practice, NOT talent.
People are not born good at dance, acting, film making or anything else. People become good at something because of hard work and practice. Lots of practice. This is the basic idea behind “Growth Mindset”, which is the theory that every single one of us (yes, including you) can become good, very good at anything.
Read more about "Growth Mindset"
So, next year, it’s your turn.
