Empower 450 Vulnerable Children & Families

Collaborating with passionate teachers who want to change their teaching practice.

Schools are now open to all children in Mauritius and our artistic workshops have also resumed for the greater enjoyment of children. This year, we are working in 3 ZEP schools and like every year, each session brings its share of surprises (good surprises) and discovery.

TIPA's art facilitator has programmed a calendar of activities with different themes to tackle with the children. But this work could not have been done alone. Thus, 3 teachers with whom we have been collaborating for more than a year held a brainstorming session and shared ideas on the way they teach and how we could apply art in teaching.

Several positive points emerged from this session. These teachers, Miss Razia, Miss Virginie and Miss Lisiane shared that teaching is really a vocation for them and that they would be ready to do more than they are asked for, because they know that pupils need their teachers to give them value, support them and reach out to them through innovative pedagogical approach so as to prevent school dropout.

For a greater impact on the children, we also plan to resume our interventions with their parents. In order to respect the restrictions of sanitary measures, TIPA will welcome no more than 10 parents per session and per class where our art facilitator intervenes. We look forward to these enriching moments and we will be happy to share news of the outcome in our next report.

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