PICTURES: MTN Bushfire 2014 Schools Festival

Students from around Swaziland are gathered at House on Fire.

The MTN BUSHFIRE 2014 Schools Festival kicked off with a bang as students and teachers from all over the country took part in various workshops in the Malkerns Valley.

MTN Bushfire’s Schools Festival exposes children and teachers to the many “languages of the arts”, inspiring and nurturing young minds, instilling confidence and encouraging creative self-expression.

Lusweti's Nontobeko takes the teachers through Advocacy skills.

Under the tutelage of musicians, artists and other creative industry professionals, the Schools Festival counters the lack of a formal arts and culture curriculum in public schools by presenting activities, workshops, educational seminars and interactive competitions for participants from high schools throughout Swaziland, and provides teachers and students with tools to bring continuity and sustainability to the matter in their schools throughout the year.

 

Teachers from schools around Swaziland met at the Malkerns Country Club where they were facilitated by two Arts gurus,  Pedro the Music Man and Abramz Tekya from Uganda in order to workshop ideas and techniques for inspiring young students in the Arts. 

All photos are courtesy of MTN Swaziland and MTN Bushfire.

The outcomes included basic acting, singing and hip hop dances skills, and concepts on how to work with children on such.

"Our children are our future, and by empowering our teachers we are investing in that future. Thank you to all of the teachers and to the facilitators who took part in this great workshop!"  ‪#‎BringYourFire‬

MTN Bushfire 2014 starts on Friday 30 May to Sunday 1 June. For more infor: www.bush-fire.com

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