Kids from different barangays in Cebu City learned the value of appreciating, understanding, and preserving one’s culture through weekly activities from the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. – Culture & Heritage Unit’s (RAFI-CHU) ‘Kids at the Museum’ program.
Last October 3, children got to experience how to make traditional ‘tableya” or pure chocolate tablets made from ground cocoa seeds. They were also exposed to the works of legendary Cebuano composers at the Jose R. Gullas Halad Museum and familiarized themselves on how various musical instruments works.
The following Saturday, the children went to Fo Guang Shan Chu Un Temple and were introduced to calligraphy and performing arts and a storytelling session.
The calligraphy session included a brief background on the artform and its history while the performing arts activity taught kids a dance.
The storytelling session treated the kids to a story about values and manners, particularly the three acts of goodness: do good deeds, speak good words, and think good thoughts.
On the third Saturday, the children paid a visit to the Archdiocesan Museum of Cebu where they were taught how to make rosary beads and got to experience what it was like for Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
The ‘Kids at the Museum’ culminating activity, held on October 31, featured the participants’ performance of the dance they learned from the Fo Guang Shan Chu Un Temple and those who excelled in the activities were also given special recognition.