In celebration of 400 years of Shakespeare, both Junior and Senior School pupils from Wellington College International Tianjin commemorated the Bard - both in Tianjin and during a trip to Wellington College UK.
During a Junior School Trip to the UK, which took pupils to some of the UK's most exciting locations for learning - including the BBC, Natural History Museum, Science Museum and Windsor Castle, pupils visited friends at Eagle House School and the Wellington Primary Academy. The theme for the day was Shakespeare, with pupils taking part in Art and Drama-based activities based on the play A Midsummer Night's Dream.
On the same day a few hours earlier, the Senior School in Tianjin took part in an Assembly run by the pupils of Stanley House that celebrated the life of England's greatest playwright and poet. Weaved across a presentation of the Bard's life were a variety of pupil-inspired interpretations that explored a variety of themes and utilized a range of performance arts. This weekly event included a cross-gender skit on the plot of Romeo and Juliet by Year 7, a performance of Sonnet XVIII in Hip Hop style by Year 9, soliloquies from Hamlet and Macbeth performed by siblings in Years 8 and 10, a soprano duet of Taylor Swift's Love Story (Romeo and Juliet) with unplugged accompaniment on guitar and drums, among other unique and highly entertaining performances.
Judging by the peals of laughter and joyous ovations across both the Junior and Senior School activities, the spirit of Shakespeare has touched a new generation in Tianjin and across the Wellington family of Schools.
In celebration of 400 years of Shakespeare, both Junior and Senior School pupils from Wellington College International Tianjin commemorated the Bard - both in Tianjin and during a trip to Wellington College UK.
