Galle Children's Festival
May 2015
This Galle Children's Festival was held on Saturday 30th May 2015for over 500 students from 13 primary and secondary schools. Students had the chance to get involved in a huge range of creative and active workshops and participation opportunities.
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Creative Workshops Included:
Invited schools:
Friends of the Festival:
The Serendipity Trust is incredibly grateful to the hundreds of individuals, groups and small businesses who come together each Festival, volunteering their time, talents and resources to make the Galle Children's Festival possible.
Special thanks to:
Want to get involved?
We are on the hunt for creative individuals and organisations who are keen and available to run children's workshops at the next GCF in October 2015. If you can spare a day and would like to share your talents with local children please contact us.
Big thanks to our Refreshments Sponsor Anchor Newdale!
Click here to download the full program
Click here to see all the photos!
Creative Workshops Included:
- Dance Workshop with The AgenZ (Freestyle & Hip-Hop Acrobat 'Senses')
- Beatbox Workshop with The AgenZ (Frizzy Beat)
- Kids' Yoga with Anita Amendra, Rainbow Kids
- Classical Music with Serendip Strings
- Storytelling with British Council
- Sinbad and the Seven Seas with Ramla Wahab
- Lace Making Workshop with The AgenZ (Beautin)
- Publish Your Own Book! with Nirosha Ambagahawatta, Serendipity Trust
- Make Your Own Jewelry with Alke Designs
- Face Painting with KOICA
- NANTA Korean Drumming with KOICA
- Korean Traditional Games with KOICA
- Origami with JICA
- Japanese Quiz with JICA
- Recycled Flower Pots with Greener Galle
- Parachute English Games with Volunteer Sri Lanka
- Jungle Boogie Mask Making with Nafla
- Paper Tissue Pom Poms with Volunteer Sri Lanka
- Speed Sketch Workshop with The AgenZ (Janaka)
- Cookery with Mihaza
- Flower Crafts with Nimnaz
- Upcycled Fashion & Accessories with The AgenZ (Lonali)
- Mehendi Art Workshop with The AgenZ (Rizna)
Invited schools:
- Janadhipathi Balika MV
- Manavila Upandanda N.S.
- Panagamuwa Amarasinghe Primary
- Kalahe Sumangalodaya MV
- Sumangala Kuruduwaththa KV
- Kapuhenpola Nandimithra KV
- C.W.W. Kannangara MV
- Pilana Thakshila KV
- Meegoda Sararamitha KV
- Anula Devi Balika
- Bataduwa Ratyhanajoth MV
- Thittagala Primary
- Pilana Vidyathrodaya MV
Friends of the Festival:
The Serendipity Trust is incredibly grateful to the hundreds of individuals, groups and small businesses who come together each Festival, volunteering their time, talents and resources to make the Galle Children's Festival possible.
Special thanks to:
- Host School: Janadhipathi Balika MV
- Food & Beverage Sponsor: Anchor Newdale
- Department of Education (Southern Province)
- The AgenZ
- British Council
- Greener Galle
- Korea International Cooperation Agency
- Japan International Cooperation Agency
- Volunteer Sri Lanka
- Alke Designs
- Rainbow Kids Yoga
- Serendip Strings
- All participating artistes, workshop facilitators and volunteers
Want to get involved?
We are on the hunt for creative individuals and organisations who are keen and available to run children's workshops at the next GCF in October 2015. If you can spare a day and would like to share your talents with local children please contact us.
Big thanks to our Refreshments Sponsor Anchor Newdale!
