About the Trinity Stars: Young Performers in English Award in the UK and Ireland
The Trinity Stars: Young Performers in English Award is designed to encourage the teaching and learning of English language through music, drama and performance. The awards allow young learners between 3 and 12 years old, in groups, with their teachers, to use English language in the classroom in the performance of songs, poems, short plays, stories and/or musical works.
Four awards
- Stage 1 - 5-15 minute performance for up to 40 learners
- Stage 2 - 10-20 minute performance for up to 40 learners
- Stage 3 - 15-30 minute performance for up to 40 learners
- School Show award - 30-90 minute performance for up to 300 learners
The performance
Learners are expected to undertake a language-driven performance in English that is assessed by a Trinity Stars expert. Participants may produce their own material for their performance for the award. This might include props, costumes, songs, scripts, stories, poems and so on. Teachers may also select performance material from published works or from the Trinity support materials which can be found online at trinitycollege.com/supporttrinitystars.
Teachers are encouraged to link performances to themes which they are covering in class.
The Trinity Stars project
Alongside the performance, and for each award, learners must produce a class or individual project based on their performance or performance theme. The project encourages holistic learning by integrating the performance or performance themes into the young learners’ learning routine.
What do learners and teachers receive?
- Each learner receives a Trinity Stars: Young Performers in English Award certificate with their name and the name of their group or school show printed on the certificate. Certificates are issued after the performance date.
- Learners who participate in the awards will each receive a Trinity Stars medal. The medals reflect the stage the learners were entered at. Medals are awarded on the performance day by the Trinity Stars Expert.
- Project work undertaken by the children will be reviewed and stamped by the Trinity Stars Expert.
- All teachers who prepare learners for the award will receive a certificate for participating in the reflective feedback session with the Trinity Stars Expert.
