Arts Education Access: Key to Successful Artistic Careers

Michael Wamaya

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About the talk

In this inspiring talk by Founder, Project Elimu and Global Teacher Prize finalist Michael Wamaya shares learnings from his work at Project Elimu, a non-profit organization that champions access to quality education for children living in informal settlements. Witness how in the Nairobi slum of Kibera, new hope is raised as underserved students, dissatisfied by the local education system, are inspired to learn and succeed, gain scholarships and develop successful artistic careers.

Key objective

Walk away with strategies to instill in your classrooms, the drive to develop problem solvers of the future. The emphasis will be on exploring individual human potential and creativity to invoke self-belief

Speaker

Michael Wamaya

Founder, Project Elimu

Disclaimer - This event is organised independently of and not endorsed by the IB. Toddle’s events and webinars are organised to enable an exchange of practices and ideas within the educator community and are not a replacement for official IB workshops. Views and opinions expressed by the speakers are their personal views and should not be construed as official guidance by the IB. Please seek assistance from your school’s IB coordinator and/or refer to official IB documents before implementing shared ideas and strategies in your classroom.

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Michael Wamaya

Forced to drop out of school due to financial constraints Michael Wamaya succeeded as a dancer with the Kenya Performing Arts group before moving on to become a well-known dance instructor with Anno’s Africa, a UK-based charity that offers alternative arts education to orphans and vulnerable children in Africa. Michael’s dedicated teaching of ballet in the Kibera slum area of Nairobi led to many underprivileged students becoming accomplished dancers and winning educational scholarships. His accomplishments in the field of arts education earned him a nomination as a top ten finalist for the Global Teacher Prize 2017 after which he founded Project Elimu to continue his mission of learning through the Arts.

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Arts Education Access: Key to Successful Artistic Careers

In this inspiring talk by Founder, Project Elimu and Global Teacher Prize finalist Michael Wamaya learnings from the work of Project Elimu, a non-profit organization that champions access to quality education for children living in informal settlements. Witness how in the Nairobi slum of Kibera, new hope is raised as underserved students, dissatisfied by the local education system, are inspired to learn and succeed, gain scholarships and develop successful artistic careers.