DRAMA: Tech-Driven performances leave rural schools behind at national drama festival

Tech-Driven performances leave rural schools behind at national drama festival..

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The 64th Kenya National Drama and Film Festival in Nyeri has highlighted a growing divide between well-resourced urban and private schools and marginalized rural schools, largely due to technology disparities within the Competency-Based Education (CBE) model.

Rural schools are being left behind at the festival because they lack access to the technology and digital tools increasingly integral to CBE performances.
Institutions like BuruBuru 1 Comprehensive School and Adonai Growland Schools showcased how CBE can effectively integrate technology with creative storytelling, addressing real-world issues.
The festival is also drawing attention to the importance of nurturing children's natural talents over parental imposition, as demonstrated by several impactful student productions.

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