Par­tic­i­pat­ing in per­form­ing arts ac­tiv­i­ties of­fers an in­valu­able op­por­tu­ni­ty for chil­dren to en­hance their self-es­teem, de­vel­op a strong sense of iden­ti­ty, and re­fine their prob­lem-solv­ing skills.

The in­te­gra­tion of these el­e­ments fos­ters an in­crease in con­fi­dence among young per­form­ers. Con­trary to com­mon be­lief, con­fi­dence is not in­her­ent­ly pos­sessed by per­form­ers; rather, it is cul­ti­vat­ed over time through the process of step­ping out­side one's com­fort zone, tak­ing ini­tia­tive, and hon­ing spe­cif­ic tal­ents. 

On De­cem­ber 1, the pupils of Curepe Fa­ti­ma RC School show­cased their ex­cep­tion­al abil­i­ties dur­ing their bian­nu­al Christ­mas con­cert.

The event, themed "A Tri­ni Christ­mas Car­ol", pre­sent­ed a Trinida­di­an in­ter­pre­ta­tion of the clas­sic tale of Ebenez­er Scrooge. Its cen­tral mes­sage em­pha­sised the im­por­tance of spread­ing joy dur­ing the Christ­mas sea­son by en­cour­ag­ing the spir­it of giv­ing in cel­e­bra­tion of the birth of Je­sus Christ.

The con­cert al­so aligned with the Min­istry of Ed­u­ca­tion's Cul­tur­al Trans­for­ma­tion agen­da, high­light­ing the chil­dren's tal­ents through song, dance, and dra­ma. The suc­cess of this pro­duc­tion was made pos­si­ble through the ded­i­cat­ed sup­port of the par­ents and the ex­ten­sive train­ing pro­vid­ed by the class teach­ers, un­der the guid­ance of prin­ci­pal Ms Ali­cia Clasp-Good­ing.—Mary Cuffy

 Mary Cuffy is an ed­u­ca­tor and lo­cal chil­dren’s au­thor. Ms Cuffy is the au­thor of the La­dy­bug book se­ries. Ms Cuffy be­lieves the best in­vest­ment we can make in chil­dren is in the ear­ly years. Email: mary.cuffy@ya­hoo.com • IG: marycuffy • FB: mary cuffy/Lo­la and the Danc­ing La­dy­bug