Schools celebrate Shakespeare

LOCAL colleges Oakgrove Integrated and Foyle & Londonderry last night Tuesday, October 12, performed Macbeth and The Tempest at The Playhouse as part of the Shakespeare Schools Festival 2010.
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Oct 2010, 11:25 BST

Students from the local colleges joined 13,000 young people in the UK's largest youth drama project, aimed at empowering and developing a sense of self-worth among students from all backgrounds and abilities.

Foyle MP Mark Durkan said: "I congratulate all of those involved in this project. It is great to see young people and teachers from Oakgrove and Foyle & Londonderry grasping the opportunity to take part in the Shakespeare Schools Festival.

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"This project is really important in helping students to develop their communication skills and ability to work as a team - not to mention the academic benefit they also receive.

"I congratulate both schools on their impressive achievements. Through working towards these performances the young people have taken on a significant challenge, and their resulting self-confidence and pride is well justified.

"They have also learnt self-discipline and a can-do attitude which will take them far. Indeed, I wish my own experience of Shakespeare at school had been as engaging and exciting as this."

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