LEARNING JOURNEYS & PROGRAMMES
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LITERATURE FESTIVAL CELEBRATES THE
BEASTLY AND THE BEAUTIFUL
SJI holds the Literature Festival every year to promote the love for English Literature through a wide range of activities beyond the classroom . The theme of the festival in 2023 was ‘ The Beastly and the Beautiful ’.
A spin on the title of the classic fairy tale , ‘ Beauty and the Beast ’, the theme invited Josephians to examine how these two concepts have often been used to represent opposing forces that exist within human nature . Students were challenged to consider that even those who exhibit negative behaviour or traits may justify their actions as necessary based on their personal beliefs and experiences .
This further underscored the importance of empathy and understanding , as everyone has the potential for both beauty and beastliness within them .
The most exciting segment was the costume competition when students dressed up as their favourite character . The final activity was a game conceptualised and designed around Shakespeare ’ s ‘ Macbeth ’ to stretch the creative and critical thinking skills of the participants .
The Literature Festival was a collaborative effort by the English Language and Literature teachers who believed in learning beyond the classroom .
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