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LAMDA Skills

All LAMDA courses offer the keys to personal growth and self improvement. Below is a breakdown of what key skills are learned and developed at each grade. Each child will begin their journey at different stages, but the progression and achievement will remain the same.

Entry Level Skills

  • Communicate the sense of the written word

  • Perform from memory with fluency

  • Develop concentration and focus

  • Speak audibly and clearly

  • Developing language and vocabulary skills

  • Introducing listening skills

  • Introducing interpersonal skills and empathy

1

Grade 1 Skills

  • Communicate the meaning of the written word

  • Perform from memory accurately

  • The ability to recognise our thoughts and feelings

  • The ability to express inner feeling

  • Speak audibly and with clarity of diction

  • Using pace and pause to communicate effectively

  • Developing listening skills

  • Introducing critical thinking and analytical skills

2

Grade 2 Skills

  • Communicate the written word clearly

  • Building memory and concentration skills

  • Recognise and manage thoughts and feelings

  • Developing ability to clearly express inner feeling

  • Speak audibly, with clarity of diction and spontaneity

  • Using contrast to engage an audience

  • Building listening skills

  • Building critical thinking and analytical skills

3

Grade 3 Skills

  • Communicate the written word accurately

  • Building memory and concentration skills

  • Building interpersonal skills and empathy

  • Developing audibility and clarity of speech

  • Effective use of pace and pause in speech

  • Physical expression and self-ease

  • Developing listening skills

  • Building critical thinking and analytical skills

4

Grade 4 Skills

  • Building interpersonal skills and empathy

  • Developing the ability to recognise and manage our thoughts and feelings

  • Building memory and presentation skills

  • Introducing sight-reading skills

  • Introducing language and vocabulary skills

  • Developing listening skills

  • Embracing one’s own personal style of expression

  • Develop audibility, speech clarity and modulation

  • Further development of physical expression and self-ease

  • Further development of critical thinking and analytical skills

5

Grade 5 Skills

  • Developing interpersonal skills and empathy

  • Developing the ability to recognise and manage our thoughts and feelings

  • Developing memory and presentation skills

  • Developing sight-reading skills

  • Developing the ability to speak believably and with authority

  • Building physical and vocal presence

  • Developing physical expression and self-ease

  • Developing critical thinking and analytical skills

  • Developing the ability work under pressure and in the moment

6

Grade 6 Skills
Bronze Award

  • Building language skills

  • An awareness of different writing and speech styles

  • Developing negotiation skills and respect for others

  • Presenting with energy and spontaneity

  • Developing sight-reading skills

  • Building physical, vocal presence and clear communication

  • Ability to be adaptable and flexible

  • Ability to work outside one’s comfort zone

  • Developing the ability work under pressure and in the moment

  • Critical and creative thinking skills

  • Ability to work independently

  • Knowledge of voice health and voice projection techniques

7

Grade 7 Skills
Silver Award

  • Developing an awareness of using language effectively

  • Developing negotiation and interpersonal skills

  • Presenting with energy, presence and spontaneity

  • Developing sight-reading skills

  • Self-ease and the ability to build a rapport with any audience or with anyone

  • Developing physical and vocal expression

  • Ability to work outside one’s comfort zone

  • Developing the ability work under pressure and in the moment

  • Developing creative thinking

  • Developing critical and analytical skills

  • Ability to work independently

  • Developing research skills

  • Developing initiative

  • In depth knowledge of techniques required to engage an audience

8

Grade 8 Skills
Gold Award

  • Mastering language skills, vocabulary skills and an in-depth knowledge of different writing styles

  • Mastering empathy, negotiation and interpersonal skills

  • Build a rapport with any audience or anyone in any situation

  • Presenting with presence, energy and spontaneity

  • Mastering sight-reading skills

  • Mastery of physical and vocal expression

  • Mastery of the ability to work outside one’s comfort zone

  • Mastering ability to work under pressure and in the moment

  • Mastery of critical and creative thinking skills

  • Developing initiative and self-discipline

  • Developing the ability to work independently

  • Mastering research skills

  • Developing attention to detail

  • Developing the ability of doing things at your very best level

  • Developing stamina

  • In depth knowledge of techniques required to persuade an audience

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