When acting out a character from one of Shakespeare’s plays, it is more than just the fancy English accent. It is about understanding what Shakespeare wrote when he wrote it. That was one of the key takeaways for the youths attending the Masterclass with Simon Purse on 4 April 2013. Simon, a Shakespearean drama expert [...]

The only US Marines most of us know are probably from the movies or television dramas. Hence, it wasn’t unusual for all 21 youths to stand in a line to take picture with one of our guests from the US Embassy, Detachment Commander Rudy Duran. Detachment Commander Duran was at LAA on Saturday, 13th April, [...]

Pupils from the First Toa Payoh Primary School were kept on their toes as they keenly listened to celebrated author Paro Anand’s narration of Wingless, a story about a beautiful Angel princess born without her wings. Paro Anand, author of 18 children and young adult books, plays and short stories,was in town as part of [...]

The Youths @ LAA got the opportunity to hosts representatives from the Japanese Cultural Centre at the Arts Connection: Little By Little programme on March 2. They learned about various Japanese customs and traditions like the tea making ceremony, good luck charms as well as how to differentiate between the slippers for men and women. [...]