Dang Bao Duy, students of class 4.2, is the youngest one among UTS “little actors” participating in the drama “Make friends with the sky”. However, he excellently takes on the role of Teo – the main character of the drama. Bao Duy shared: “I was picked and then joined the casting. I was very excited when being chosen for the role of Teo. May I and Teo have the same personality that directors set this role for me.” Participating in the drama “Make friends with the sky” helped Bao Duy challenge himself on big stages and experience brand new things. “I love the scene near the end of the drama when everyone crowded around Teo and gave him most sincere loves. I believe that Teo is happiest in this moment and so am I!” At UTS, Bao Duy loves learning Maths and STEM. He loves doing sums and assembling, programming smart robots. Bao Duy revealed that balancing studying and acting was not difficult since both brought him lots of joy. Therefore, Bao Duy always dedicated to all activities that he joined to achieve best results. Talking about the future dream, Bao Duy expressed he wants to do Art-related jobs since he has singing and acting hobbies. At present, he still makes use of every chance to experience, then finds out his real talent and develops it. On 27th of March, he will come back with the drama “Make friends with the sky” at HCMC Youth Cutural House. Wish Bao Duy to complete the performance perfectly and always be strong to conquer your dreams!  

  At UTS, learning English is not just understanding vocabulary or using the grammar properly. Developing creative thinking for students in language lessons is very essential. According to a paper of Cambridge University, creativity is a skill that we must include in our curriculum because it challenges our students to think on a different level and to use parts of their brains that complement critical thinking. In class 6.1, UTS-ers could develop creative thinking through their English classes. They learnt about “foodscape” – a modern art which creates pictures with foods and vegetables. Then they brainstormed, prepared simple materials such as cookies, bread, etc. and created their own products. The final models are combination of creative thinking and excellent craft skill. This is the first step for UTS-ers to form their various thinking and creativity – necessary qualities in the modern world.

  According to recent reports of Microsoft, about more than 5 of 10 Internet users in Vietnam are related to cyber-bullying. Cyber-bullying left negative consequences for victims and bullies as well. Therefore, educating students carefully and timely about this problem is very essential with rapid growth of social media. With the Life Skills subject of Class 9.1, UTS-ers shared their own thoughts about cyber-bullying in various forms: making short film, designing poster, presenting or making animated cartoon. Each product made by UTS-ers includes a meaningful message to raise awareness about cyber-bullying and limit wrong actions on the Internet. Hope that after this lesson, UTS-ers are equipped with precious soft skills in communicating and behaving with people around them. Let’s build a friendly and lovely UTS community together!