Lincolnshire Echo
LINCOLN, UK, September 24, 2003: In a novel project to develop their drama, art and music skills, 14 children from the Beckett School and eight from Charles Baines are teaming up. Using the Hindu, African and Apache cultures as a spring board, they are working towards a performance in March to show how they have developed confidence and communication skills. Over the coming weeks, drama and art specialists will attend sessions to share their knowledge and skills. The initiative kicked off with Mrs. Basu explaining aspects of the Indian Hindu culture. Susan Hayter, headteacher at the Beckett School, said the project was “extremely exciting for all of us,” and had been made possible through a grant from the Children’s Fund for Lincolnshire. She said: “The aim is to raise awareness of children with a different range of needs and celebrate the diversity of life.”