By Sarah Geller | Project Leader
We are thrilled to announce that our program in Kroo Bay begins tomorrow, Monday January 16th! This past month was full of exciting preparations for our team in Sierra Leone. Our staff held meetings with the local chieftaincy and council to coordinate our efforts in Kroo Bay. We are very grateful to have been offered full access Kroo Bay Day Care Center for our workshops as a community contribution. We completed registration for all 50 students participating in our program, and held two introductory workshops addressing the vision and mission of Arts Education International, our expectations for the students, and the schedule of classes. The senior artistic instructors enjoyed a fantastic series of Teacher Leadership workshops taught by Audrey Sanchez, Program Director for Teach for America Greater New Orleans. During the workshops, the instructors learned strategies for creating a culture of achievement for extremely disenfranchised students, backwards planning, and assessment protocol.
Finally, we conducted interviews with each of our new students to learn more about their circumstances, struggles, and hopes for the future. The children we are serving in Kroo Bay have never been to school, have no family support, and have to do degrading and dangerous work to survive. Despite this hardship, they are each dedicated to making the most of the opportunity we are providing. We are excited and honored to be offering a transformative threee-month intensive program for these remarkable young people.
Attached to this report are the syllabi for our batik fabric-dyeing and stencil printing workshops. I hope you'll enjoy reviewing our plans and learning about all of the exciting work we have planned for the next three months. We look forward to giving you our first program update in two weeks! As always, thank you for your support. We are thrilled to have you as a partner in our work!
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