Purpose

The purpose of Project MaP is to encourage and increase already instilled artistic talents within the students of Maru-a-Pula and members of the community of Gaborone, Botswana. Moreover, we strive to deliver new forms of art, and to demonstrate to the students and community that there is opportunity for life, progress and success through the performing arts for any persons, not based on racial, economic or social background. As part of the Black Student Union Initiative we strive to be ambassadors for the arts and beacons for social justice. 

Objective

The members of the Project MaP 2011 Team will participate in a community service effort with the Mmanoko Primary School. There, they will continue to work on the community garden, created in 2010, engage the students with interactive/educational games, and also help structure the school’s library that was built in 2010.  Daily, the Juilliard teaching artist will disperse into their respective divisions and teach a two hour master class, followed by a two hour rehearsal session in preparation for the Tapestry Performance at the Maitisong Theater on June 17^th & 18^th. Each division will have its own lesson plan, which will be taught to the students of MaP.