Congratulations to our English Debating Team for getting through to the semi-final of the HKPTU Primary Debating Competition (former NESTA Competition) by consecutively winning over three prestigious local schools, including Pui Ching Primary School, St. Francis of Assisi’s English Primary School and Kwun Tong Government School (Sau Ming Road) on 21st February, 2017.    
 
The motion of the three matches is that “Pokemon Go is a great outdoor activity”. Our team won a stunning victory and Isaac Chan (6A) was named “Best Debater” in two of the debates. The adjudicators praised our debaters’ manner, confidence and tactful rebuttals.

The details of the semi-final are yet to be confirmed but without a doubt, the competitions ahead will be tough and challenging. I hope our debaters can be more driven and determined after the win. I wish them all the best in their upcoming competitions!


Mr. Dennis Tam        
Coach of Debate Team

These are our Primary Six boys' 1-min video challenge productions. Selected by our English teachers, these 10 clips display a spectrum of interesting contents and demonstrate effective use of English in a natural setting.

Please enjoy them and if you are P.6 students/parents or teaching staff of YWPS, login to e-class to cast your vote for your favourite clip(s) from today till the end of February (can choose more than one!). Happy viewing!

Who wouldn't love to see these talented boys performing English on stage at such a high level year after year?

One of YWPS's unique events - Speech Gala - has its Grand Finals held yesterday (14 Feb) at our school hall. We were fortunate enough to have had Ms Tanya Kempston, lecturer at HKU and experienced language arts judge, adjudicating our speech and drama event this time. 

This is our 7th year running the event, and the finals were as competitive as ever! I was personally amazed by the P.5-6's Duologue and Public Speaking performances the most, with these events only existing at secondary school levels at the Hong Kong Speech Festival! Our boys delivered their acts so maturely and stunningly whether or not they were experienced as a stage performer. After all, Speech Gala is a celebration of English as an art form for all. We particularly welcome students who might yet to have a lot of successes in the areas of speech and drama. 

Everybody tried their very best showing their most impressive performance to their peers and the adjudicator. Embraced by the beautiful voices and the vibrant energy from the audience, I am glad to have witnessed another year of dramatic blast!

I sincerely thank the School Headmistress and all the English teachers of YWPS for creating and valuing the magic of the Speech Gala! And of course, I thank our devoted boys, for whom the Gala was invented.

While videos of the event will come out shortly, in the meantime, visit our gallery and be entertained by the glorious faces of our performers, audience, and a very satisfied adjudicator!

Dr H C Lee

P.S. Ms Kempston sent me the following message:
"It was a joy to come to the Speech Gala yesterday. The standard was very high across all the categories and the accuracy of the pronunciation was  of a particularly high level. The students really gave their best effort and I could see there was careful thought which went into the preparation. lt was a very professional event indeed! Thank you again for inviting me."