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Creative Workshops Week at Kitanga Primary School’s Special Needs Education Centre, July 21st – 27th.
We are happy to share the success of our Creative Workshops Week, a week-long intense program focused on bringing creative, innovative, artistic and play centered activities to both impaired (special needs education center) and able-bodied children at a village public school – Kitanga Primary School in the Rukiga district of Southwest Uganda.
Throughout the week, we engaged 173 students (79 girls and 94 boys) everyday in a variety of activities including dance, creative movement, traditional drumming, beatboxing/vocal percussion, rap, singing, poetry, graffiti, street art, illustrating, drawing, mural painting, recycling through art, beading, making play toys, and many other improvisational activities.
The week ended with a vibrant performance by the students, showcasing their newly developed abilities and skills to the entire school community. This student-led event saw them organizing, hosting, and performing various acts, giving the students a chance to demonstrate their growth and leadership potential.
We are thankful to our partners, Edirisa UK for collaborating with us for a 3rd year in a row to bring this transformative and unique experience to the students, positioning them as leaders and creators in their school community.
Tuesday 24th/June/2024 – we organized a workshop for visiting breakdancers; Bgirl Paula (Germany) and Bboy Jeian (Colombia). These 2 shared extensive knowledge, breakdance skills, effective approaches & practice based on their international experience. Workshop attendees were active male and female breakdancers from Kawempe Suburbs of Kampala.
Collaborators: Sweet Champs dancesport club, Street anatomy international and Morris Photography.
3rd/June/2024 – we held yet another Creative development engagement with a team of teachers at Kennedy primary school, Namulanda – Entebbe.
TEN volunteering and us design and facilitate tailor-made, creative based, hands-on and highly engaging seminars for local school teachers. We are together providing opportunities to highlight & bring back creativity, professional enrichment, growth & development, exposure to creative tools, 21st century skills, knowledge, shifting mindsets, expanding Imagination, approaches and practical skills for teachers which will positively impact children, families and society.
Enjoy some of the photos.
We are introducing ongoing BREAKDANCE classes for children.
Every Saturday (Starting 30th/March).
Ages:
4-6yrs / 7-9yrs / 10-12yrs (age groups are divided & taught by different instructors).
Time: 10am – 11am.
Fees: 50,000ugx per child a lesson / 180,000ugx per child a month (4 lessons).
IB dance studio at Tirupati Mazima mall in Kabalagala (opp Le Chateau restaurant) on Ggabba road.
Objectives of the classes;
-learn breakdance moves.
-engage in a creative activity.
-develop rythm & musicality.
-have fun!
Instructors: Mr.Flower, Mr.Mark and other instructors of Imagination Circle who have many years of experience in teaching children.
Sign up:
+256775101122 or +256756788190 (WhatsApp).
Imagination Circle assists young people to find, grow and learn to use their strengths and talents well.
Teaching creative arts, developing skills and hidden abilities among children of with special needs at Kitanga primary school through play centred learning, engaging and participatory approaches while working together and supporting each other.
In March 2022 we collaborated with Edirisa UK to bring creative learning opportunities to a village-based school, Kitanga primary school in Rukiga district of western Uganda region.
The creative workshops project was a one week long and intense series of workshops in Dance, beatboxing/vocal percussion, singing & poetry, creative movement, drama & theatre improvisation, fun games, illustration, drawing and graffiti art.
They were facilitated in way that placed learners at the centre, they contributed to what they wanted to come out of the session, collaborated with each other to prepare the wrap-up performance and taught each other to ensure that all they learned stayed within them and can build on it further after the program.
We also facilitated professional development sessions with the teachers to ensure that the approaches we used stayed and can be practiced and adapted to become part of learning and school culture. We explored areas such as perspectives, creative approaches, using small focus groups, games & other tools, making learners teachers and setting up an environment that is suitable for students to thrive.
Creative facilitators: Kaweesi Mark, Kimuli Steven Valentine, Apio Sharon, Keti Igulu, Sunday Darius Davis, Stephen Ntulume Mukisa Jerome and Ajatum Mercy.
Enjoy the photos.
