The story of Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection was brought to life by the students of Alofi-o-Taoa College in Savai'i on Thursday. 

To end the school term, the college hosted an English Day, to commemorate the death of Jesus. 

The occasion was well-attended by parents and the community who assembled at the school hall to witness the different performances from the students. 

Guided by the theme, "God loves people more than anything," the performances varied from poetry recitals, action songs, biblical skits, and soliloquy. 

The school Principal Fepulea'i Lene So'oalo said encouraging students to be confident in speaking and performing in English in front of people was the main drive behind the initiative. 

Fepulea'i believes that the event also provided a platform to showcase the different talents of the students. 

"It's our way of encouraging our students to practice their English and be confident in speaking the language in front of people," Fepulea'i said. 

"We understand that English is our second language, but we must push our children to practice communicating in English not only in the classrooms but also in front of an audience."

Moreover, Fepulea'i said it was also the perfect opportunity to bring Easter fever not only to the school but also to the audience. 

"We are commemorating the death of our Lord and savior this week, so we thought it would be better to use that as our theme for this year's English day, so that we get that Easter feeling. 

"It's a way to remember the suffering and pain of our Christ and get our kids to perform biblical skits in front of their parents." 

Pastor Pagaiali'i of Letui expressed the same sentiment during his sermon. 

"Practice makes perfect," he highlighted. 

"I believe that although we are not perfect English speakers, we should encourage our children and people to use the language as it is useful for their learning." 

The English Head of Department of the school, Mrs. Failelua Levi said the hope is for the students to gain their confidence in speaking the language. 

"The main purpose is to encourage, motivate and push our students to speak in English," Mrs. Levi said. 

"We also thought that it would be great to use this as an opportunity to commemorate the death of Jesus Christ and ask our students to be creative and come up with skits, songs, and poems about Easter."