Room 13 opens at Kewtown Primary (Art Education)
Posted by Ingrid Thomson | 4 Sep, 2008Spotted on BizCommunity.com
Room 13 ... "recently opened at the Kewtown Primary School, Athlone, Cape Town. Room 13 is literally a room where young children, often attending underprivileged schools with no extra-mural programmes whatsoever, are given the opportunity to express themselves artistically and in a non-academic way"
Room 13 started out in Scotland at the Caol Primary School when primary school learners wanted an art room of their own. From there is has developed into an international network. Four studios are already situated in KwaZulu-Natal, two in Mpumalanga, two in Soweto and the Free State.
Quoting from Room 13's website:
"Room 13 has gained an international reputation for good practice in the field of arts education. This is largely based on the well publicised work of our Primary School studios, where the combination of professional arts practice, philosophy and business management has been regarded as “ground-breaking” and “exceptional.”