Galle Children's Mini Fest
Saturday 21st February 2015
Dharmapala Children's Park was a buzz of excitement and creative fun on Saturday 21st February 2015 as over 3500 children took part in the Galle Children's Festival!
The Galle Children's Festival was founded in 2011, with regular festivals being held three times a year as well as smaller outreach events ensuring children of all backgrounds and abilities can participate.
Held at Dharmapala Children's Park in Galle, this event offered thousands of primary and secondary students from schools in the southern province a day of interactive and innovative workshops and come and try activities.
Activities included Korean Drumming, Japanese Calligraphy, Eastern Dance, Yoga, Painting, Pottery, Mandala Arts, Crafts, Football Coaching Clinics, Jump Rope, Recorder Workshops, Theatre Skills, Story Telling, Origami and Face Painting.
Huge thanks to the 100+ volunteers who all contributed their time and talents to make this event a huge success. Stay tuned for future Galle Children's Festivals including a special GCF Outreach Event 'Butterfly Wishes' for children with disabilities and the next school-based Galle Children's Festival in May 2015.
Click here to check out photos from the February 2015 Galle Children's Festival
Click here to download the print-friendly 1 page greyscale program
Click here to download the full program with workshop descriptions
The Galle Children's Festival was founded in 2011, with regular festivals being held three times a year as well as smaller outreach events ensuring children of all backgrounds and abilities can participate.
Held at Dharmapala Children's Park in Galle, this event offered thousands of primary and secondary students from schools in the southern province a day of interactive and innovative workshops and come and try activities.
Activities included Korean Drumming, Japanese Calligraphy, Eastern Dance, Yoga, Painting, Pottery, Mandala Arts, Crafts, Football Coaching Clinics, Jump Rope, Recorder Workshops, Theatre Skills, Story Telling, Origami and Face Painting.
Huge thanks to the 100+ volunteers who all contributed their time and talents to make this event a huge success. Stay tuned for future Galle Children's Festivals including a special GCF Outreach Event 'Butterfly Wishes' for children with disabilities and the next school-based Galle Children's Festival in May 2015.
Click here to check out photos from the February 2015 Galle Children's Festival
Click here to download the print-friendly 1 page greyscale program
Click here to download the full program with workshop descriptions
gALLE cHILDREN'S FESTIVAL PROGRAM
21ST February 2015
Tent A: Sports
11am: Parachute Games (4+ years)
12pm: Jump Rope #1 (5+ years)
1pm: Football Coaching Clinic #1 (Under 10s)
2pm: Jump Rope #2 (5+ years)
3pm: Football Coaching Clinic #2 (10+ years)
Tent B: Arts and Crafts
11am: Scrabble (10+ years)
12pm: Paint like Picasso (5+ years)
1pm: Shodo (Japanese Calligraphy) (5+ years)
2pm: Fabric Painting (4+ years)
3pm: Origami (8+ years)
Tent C: Storytelling Tree
11am: The Umbrella Thief (All Ages)
12pm: Kakadu Jack (All Ages)
1pm: The Written Word - Gruffalo (All Ages)
2pm: The Spoken Word (All Ages)
3pm: The Best of Both Worlds (All Ages)
Tent D: Music
11am: NANTA Korean Drumming #3 (5+ years)
12pm: Learn the Recorder #2 (10+ years)
1pm: NANTA Korean Drumming #1 (5+ years)
2pm: Learn the Recorder #3 (10+ years)
3pm: NANTA Korean Drumming #2 (5+ years)
Tent E: Music and Theatre
11am: Learn the Recorder #1 (10+ years)
12pm: Theatre through Fun #1 (5+ years)
1pm: Let's Make Music (5+ years)
2pm: Theatre through Fun #2 (5+ years)
3pm: Learn the Recorder #4 (10+ years)
Tent F: Drop-In Arts #1
Anytime between 11am to 1pm: Print Making (All Ages)
Anytime between 2pm and 4pm: Mandala Arts (All Ages)
Tent G: Drop-In Arts #2
Anytime between 11am to 1pm: Pottery Painting with Nadia (All Ages)
Anytime between 2pm and 4pm: Illustration with British Council (All Ages)
Tent H: Dance & Movement
11am: Jazz & Hip Hop (10+ years)
12pm: Kids' Yoga #1 (6+ years)
1pm: Eastern Dance #1 (5+ years)
2pm: Kids' Yoga #2 (6+ years)
3pm: Eastern Dance #2 (5+ years)
Tent I:
Anytime between 11am to 1pm: Face Painting (All Ages)
Anytime between 2pm to 4pm: Face Painting (All Ages)
Our thanks also to the Ministry of Education (Southern Province), the Department of Education (Southern Province) and the Galle Municipal Council for supporting Serendipity Trust’s program of events for children in Sri Lanka.
11am: Parachute Games (4+ years)
12pm: Jump Rope #1 (5+ years)
1pm: Football Coaching Clinic #1 (Under 10s)
2pm: Jump Rope #2 (5+ years)
3pm: Football Coaching Clinic #2 (10+ years)
Tent B: Arts and Crafts
11am: Scrabble (10+ years)
12pm: Paint like Picasso (5+ years)
1pm: Shodo (Japanese Calligraphy) (5+ years)
2pm: Fabric Painting (4+ years)
3pm: Origami (8+ years)
Tent C: Storytelling Tree
11am: The Umbrella Thief (All Ages)
12pm: Kakadu Jack (All Ages)
1pm: The Written Word - Gruffalo (All Ages)
2pm: The Spoken Word (All Ages)
3pm: The Best of Both Worlds (All Ages)
Tent D: Music
11am: NANTA Korean Drumming #3 (5+ years)
12pm: Learn the Recorder #2 (10+ years)
1pm: NANTA Korean Drumming #1 (5+ years)
2pm: Learn the Recorder #3 (10+ years)
3pm: NANTA Korean Drumming #2 (5+ years)
Tent E: Music and Theatre
11am: Learn the Recorder #1 (10+ years)
12pm: Theatre through Fun #1 (5+ years)
1pm: Let's Make Music (5+ years)
2pm: Theatre through Fun #2 (5+ years)
3pm: Learn the Recorder #4 (10+ years)
Tent F: Drop-In Arts #1
Anytime between 11am to 1pm: Print Making (All Ages)
Anytime between 2pm and 4pm: Mandala Arts (All Ages)
Tent G: Drop-In Arts #2
Anytime between 11am to 1pm: Pottery Painting with Nadia (All Ages)
Anytime between 2pm and 4pm: Illustration with British Council (All Ages)
Tent H: Dance & Movement
11am: Jazz & Hip Hop (10+ years)
12pm: Kids' Yoga #1 (6+ years)
1pm: Eastern Dance #1 (5+ years)
2pm: Kids' Yoga #2 (6+ years)
3pm: Eastern Dance #2 (5+ years)
Tent I:
Anytime between 11am to 1pm: Face Painting (All Ages)
Anytime between 2pm to 4pm: Face Painting (All Ages)
Our thanks also to the Ministry of Education (Southern Province), the Department of Education (Southern Province) and the Galle Municipal Council for supporting Serendipity Trust’s program of events for children in Sri Lanka.
