The last two days of the Children’s Mashramani Competitions at the National Cultural Centre featured a bust of energy, creativity and innovation and this bodes well for the national competition next week.
Yesterday, the Georgetown Department of Education put on their costume competition that saw the participation of several schools.
Long past the end of the regular school day, children still crowded the National Cultural Centre.
The competitions energy was bolstered by an enthused audience, urged on by chairpersons Mr. Travis Chase and Ms. Colette Horatio.
The competition was participants in various categories: nursery level students, and school children aged five to seven, eight to 10, 11 to 13 and 14 to 17.
Coupled with the various themes for the entries, which covered several topical issues, the performances encapsulated this year’s theme, ‘Embracing diversity, Celebrating our heritage.’
Principal Education Officer Mr. Marcel Hudson said this year’s activity was one of the best over the years.
“The costumes spoke to extensive and impressive efforts,” he said as he lauded the commitment of those involved.
“In visiting schools, I saw the PTAs at work,” he said appealing for a strengthening of the partnership between the associations and schools.
The PEO affirmed that the quality was impressive.
The Costume Competitions’ creativity mimicked that seen on Wednesday at day two of the Dance and Masquerade competitions.
Colour and more colours, along with spritely movements, popular tunes and the general excitement were also features of both days’ performance.
Innovation was taken to another level when one school, the Tutorial High School, enlisted popular local artiste Jumo Primo to accompany their performance.
Singing one of his hit songs, the artiste had school children out of their seats in excitement as the dancers from the school performed ‘Overload’.