In 1994, under the leadership of Wong May Lan, the Student’s Theatre Exposure Project was started, thus establishing The Theatre Practice as the first theatre company to commit to theatre training for the young. The project proved to be successful as it saw much support from students and teachers alike. It has instilled such great confidence in educators that upon the exhaustion of financial support provided by the Georgette Chen Fund, the project was inducted as part of the Arts Education Programme, managed by the National Arts Council.

This Training programme has been enriched by the expertise of Wong May Lan after her study visit to Eastern Europe in June 2002. The company aims to improve its content and to work closer with the schools on their needs. This year, besides bringing both English and Mandarin versions of “The Coffin is too Big for the Hole” and “The Day I Met the Prince” to student audiences, STEP is also currently engaged by numerous schools to conduct long and short-term theatre courses for their students.