Last Thursday and Friday, June 13 and 14, fourteen Daraja students spent the days in Nanyuki town, where they participated in a large, government-run music festival. Dozens of high schools from across the local county of Laikipia gathered to sing songs, recite poetry, and do (traditional Kenyan) dances.
Prior to the festival, the fourteen participants gathered with Daraja teacher Doreen, and as a group they agreed who would proceed to the festival to represent the Academy. Form 3 Claris was one of the participants, and she reported on the two-day event. “We had fifteen performances presented by fifteen girls,” she wrote. “Although they were few, they didn’t lack hope after practicing thoroughly for one week. Among the fifteen, eleven of them would proceed to the next level” (which will be held in two weeks in a different town).
Claris continued, “Congratulations to everyone who participated in the music festival. You really showed a lot of strength. Music festivals are very important to students. They help people to develop their talents through speaking and acting. Participating also develops the students’ thinking capacity to come up with something influential to other people. Finally, performing helps students to interact with other students from other schools and share views. Personally, I would like to encourage teachers to allow students to participate in music festivals.”
Despite their busy schedule, the Daraja participants had a great time. We’re excited to see how the eleven winners do when they perform at the next leg of the competition!
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