Last Updated on February 13, 2025, 2:15 PM AST by Anthony Morris
St Kitts and Nevis welcomed twenty three (23) students, and three (3) teachers from Tring Park School for Performing Arts, led by Edward Applewhite, along with Lionel Wallece, a citizen of the twin island nation and a former High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, for a 7-day cultural collaboration on Tuesday, February 11th, 2025.
Ministries of Education in Basseterre and Charlestown supported and helped initiate this collaboration. The aim of this collaboration is to advance the local creative sector.
The Tring Park School students, led by Edward Applewhite will be performing and conducting workshops in the Performing Arts in schools in both St Kitts and Nevis. The students will be performing at least two performances of the play “The Roses of Eyam” in the schools in the twin island nation.
Minister Denzil Douglas welcomes the collaboration
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Denzil Douglas welcomed this collaboration and thanked Permanent Secretary Pistana and her team in the Ministry of Education for their positive response for this collaboration.
He added that this collaboration is an opportunity for the young and talented children to learn from their peers, interact with them, and build strong friendships. Minister Douglas also said that this collaboration will also create opportunities for capacity building, that is in line with their commitment of providing exposure and opportunities for the local creative artistes.
Tring Park School for Performing Arts
Tring Park School for Performing Arts is an co-educational boarding and day school in Hertfordshire, England. The school combines academics with vocational courses in performing arts for students aged between 8 and 19.
Students participate in an audition to attend the school and only 1 in 7 students manage to pass the audition. The school also provides government-funded scholarships to reduce some cost of professional dance and drama training.
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