AGES 8 TO 15
The Holiday Newsroom Is Open
This November and December, children and teenagers enter a live newsroom situation at ACT 3 Drama Academy.
The newsroom gives them something to speak for. Across five days, they learn to organise a thought, ask useful questions, explain a point of view, listen closely, and respond when the conversation changes.
There is no prepared speech to memorise before they arrive. The material is built in the room through drama, role play, interviews, reports, commentaries and guided rehearsal.
By Friday, the group has created a live newsroom sharing for families.
At a Glance
- Ages
- Ages 8 to 11: The Holiday Newsroom
Ages 12 to 15: Voices of the Year - Venues and dates
- Cairnhill Arts Centre
Ages 8 to 11
Places available: 30 Nov to 4 Dec, 14 to 18 Dec
FULL:23 to 27 Nov,7 to 11 Dec
Ages 12 to 15
Places available: 14 to 18 Dec
FULL:30 Nov to 4 Dec
KOVARTS Arts Hub, Kovan
Ages 8 to 11
FULL:23 to 27 Nov,30 Nov to 4 Dec - Format
- Monday to Friday, 3 hours a day
- Family sharing
- Final 30 minutes on Friday
- Fees
- Ages 8 to 11: S$495
Ages 12 to 15: S$550
Choose the Right Workshop
AGES 8–11
The Holiday Newsroom
For younger participants, the newsroom gives speaking a clear purpose.
Children learn to find the main facts of a story, ask follow-up questions, turn notes into spoken reports, and explain what they think with reasons.
The assignment board is empty, and the Friday deadline is set. The children decide what story their newsroom needs to investigate. Through guided role play, they follow leads, interview characters and decide how the story should be reported.
Work begins in pairs and small groups, so every child has time to test what they want to say before sharing it with a larger audience.
A child who needs a lighter starting point may hold one clear part of a group report. A child ready for more challenge may follow an unexpected answer, compare different accounts or guide a newsroom segment.
WHAT PARTICIPANTS WILL PRACTISE
- Engage the room
- Speak in their own words
- Adjust to who is listening
- Stay with their ideas when questioned
- Find the who, what, when, where, why and how of a story
- Turn notes into a clear spoken report
- Ask follow-up questions based on what another person says
- Explain an opinion with clear reasons and examples
- Share responsibility for a live group presentation
No speaking experience or advance preparation is required.
Cairnhill
126 Cairnhill Road, Singapore 229707
Fee: S$495
23 to 27 November · FULL
9:30am–12:30pm
30 November to 4 December
2:30pm–5:30pm
7 to 11 December · FULL
9:30am–12:30pm
14 to 18 December
2:30pm–5:30pm
Kovan · FULL
KOVARTS Arts Hub, 206 Hougang Street 21, Singapore 530209
Fee: S$495
23 to 27 November · FULL
9:30am–12:30pm
30 November to 4 December · FULL
9:30am–12:30pm
AGES 12–15
Voices of the Year
For older participants, the newsroom becomes a place to test ideas in conversation.
They practise pitching a subject, shaping a commentary, conducting interviews, moderating discussion and responding when another person challenges or changes the direction of the conversation.
The editorial meeting has begun, but the Friday edition has no stories. Participants decide what deserves attention, why it matters, and how it should be spoken to an audience.
A personal experience may become a spoken story. A point of view may become a commentary. A question may open an interview or lead to a live panel discussion.
Participants learn to understand what they want to say, shape it clearly and stay responsive to the people speaking with them.
WHAT PARTICIPANTS WILL PRACTISE
- Command the room
- Speak without a script or a performed voice
- Read the room and respond as it changes
- Stand by their own ideas under challenge
- Pitch a subject and explain why it matters
- Select an angle and structure a focused commentary
- Conduct an interview without relying on a fixed script
- Moderate a discussion while keeping it focused
Participants do not need to prepare a topic or speech before the workshop. Their material is discovered, tested and developed during the week.
Cairnhill
126 Cairnhill Road, Singapore 229707
Fee: S$550
30 November to 4 December · FULL
9:30am–12:30pm
14 to 18 December
9:30am–12:30pm
FRIDAY FAMILY SHARING
Come Watch the Broadcast Go Live
On Friday, families are invited into the workshop space to watch the live newsroom sharing created by the participants.
Morning workshops: 12:00pm–12:30pm · Afternoon workshops: 5:00pm–5:30pm
Returning Student
10% OFFFor students who attended ACT 3 Drama Academy programmes from 2025 onwards.
Multi Workshop
10% OFFFor two or more holiday workshop bookings.
Let Them Build Something Worth Saying.
Choose a workshop week and register for Young Speakers Live.
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