Wellingara
Lower Basic School drama club has recently launched a new cassette dubbed
‘Education is the key to success’.
The
launching, attended by school children and teachers, parents, other dram clubs,
was held at Marie Benet Skills Training Centre in Wellingara, Kombo North.
Kebba
Saine, a mathematics teacher at Wellingara Lower Basic School and the one
behind the scene, said the cassette is “very educative and touching”.
He
said the cassette mainly teaches students who are not serious with their
education.
“Any
students of that nature who listened to the cassette will learn more and will
be encouraged to be serious with his or her school education,” Mr Saine said.
Producing
the cassette, according to the mathematics teacher, has helped the school
children to have self-confident in themselves to be able to stand in public to
speak and send their messages across.
He
lamented that the biggest challenge they are faced with is lack of sponsorship,
saying it is not easy to produce such a cassette but hopes are that people will
appreciate it.
He
pointed out that the cassette is dedicated to President Yahya Jammeh for the
love and care he has for Gambian children. He appealed to the president to sponsor them to produce part two of the
cassette.
“If
we have sponsor, we will produce part two,” he said.
“We
also want the GRTS to play this cassette so as to show to the whole country
what we are capable of doing,” Mr Saine added.
The
teacher hailed the participating children in grades six and five at Wellingara
Lower Basic for their commitment and sacrifice in the production of the
cassette.
“I
was very impressed with the level of the participation of the school children
and their parents, too, were full of surprise about the performance of the
children,” he said.
He
further disclosed that they have plans to promote the cassette throughout the
country.
“We
need more visibility,” he said, calling on the parents to allow their children
to come out to show their talent during the promotion tour.
