Around 50 street children and kids from financially- challenged families joined a summer camp that used the arts to enhance their creativity, and build a better sense of self and community.
An initiative under the Child Network project of the Cultural Affairs Committee, and the College of Performing & Visual Arts Extension Program, the four-day camp treated children from 8 to 12 years old to a series of activities towards developing their talents, encouraging them to express themselves, and developing in them Christian values.
ChildNet administered skills and character enhancement modules that gave emphasis on music, visual arts, and theater. Youth volunteers from the College and two youth groups, the Youth Advocates through Theater Arts, and the Christian Youth Fellowship, facilitated the activities.
Visiting Japanese performing artists Yuko and Mana Takahashi, who are on campus for a separate summer dance theater camp, also pitched in, handling some sessions with the children.
The four-day camp culminated with a performance and an exhibit of the artworks of the children at Silliman Hall. (SU OIP)
