In light of the circulation on social media of recordings of school children engaged in sexual activity, the Buxton Arts Theatre (BAT) has embarked on a project to empower vulnerable students at five schools on the East Coast of Demerara using the arts.
The project, which has already begun, is targeting the five East Coast Demerara secondary schools under the theme ‘REACH’—Respect yourself and others; be Empowered; Aspire for greatness; Conquer all fears; and Hold on to your dreams.
The project was launched on March 3 at the Bladen Hall Multilateral School with the group performing skits, poems, and songs, as well as with a motivational speech being done by Wil Campbell, Founder and Managing Director at Solutions Training Consultancy and Counselling Services.
On March 10, BAT visited the Buxton Secondary School. BAT will visit the Annandale Secondary School tomorrow, where Pastor Marvyn Smith, the Director of Youth Ministries within the Guyana Seventh Day Adventist Conference, will present a motivational talk. BAT will next proceed to the Lusignan Primary Top on March 24 and the Beterverwagting Secondary School on March 31.
BAT is a group comprising almost two dozen young Buxtonians, who have been acting together for over ten years and who have been seeking to educate and entertain through performances.
The group, which was established in January 2012, has done several projects that have sought to empower the Buxton community. In February of last year, BAT conducted a Suicide Awareness Activity under the theme “I Hope You Dance.”
The activity, which took the form of a concert, saw motivational talks being delivered, one of which was done by the Minister within the Ministry of Public Health Dr. Karen Cummings.
