Joanna Foster, an examiner from London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art (LAMDA) says students that go through LAMDA certificate examination can build-up their Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) points which will enable them get easier admission into UK universities.
Foster, a seasoned London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) examiner stated this during a recent visit to Greensprings School, Lagos to examine 111 students across both campuses who sat for the LAMDA examination.
She observes that the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is one of United Kingdom’s oldest and most respected awarding bodies. According to her, “The academy has been offering practical examinations in communication and performance subjects to students and adults for over 130 years. LAMDA has helped hundreds of thousands of candidates of all ages and abilities to develop lifelong skills”.
Foster opines that LAMDA is also a three-year full-time professional training school for actors and actresses in London. It is the home of the LAMDA exams for students from age five right up to adulthood. The LAMDA training and examinations cover areas in communication, performance and musical theatre, etc.
When asked about her experience at Greensprings, especially in her interactions with the students, Foster stated that the students are very polite and have done very well in the examinations, adding that the standard of education at Greensprings is excellent.
She said that as a professional LAMDA examiner with over five years’ experience, there is a big team of examiners at LAMDA, nearly 200 and the list is rapidly growing.”
In the same vein, Grant Maclean, a secondary school music teacher at Greensprings School, Lekki Campus, further explained that “LAMDA improves a child’s communication and acting skills, thereby making the child more confident in his or her approach to life, as well as developing the ability to speak eloquently when engaging with people.”
To him, “LAMDA is excellent at instilling the right foundation of learning to the child’s education”.
Greensprings School is said to be the first centre for LAMDA in Nigeria and this feat is quite commendable.
