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Children take to stage to play Little Red Riding Hood (Layla and the Wolf in Arabic), a play organised by Lebanon’s Education team in the Bekaa Valley to mark the end of the school year.
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The children demonstrated their acting talents and enjoyed performing roles they always watched on the TV.
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From left to right: Hala*, Saad* and Faten*; the protagonist, antagonist and the grandmother in one snap.
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Hala is a bright student who enjoys being at Save the Children’s ECCD centre. She likes learning English and can count all letters in the right order.
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Faten is Hala’s closest friend. The two girls met at this settlement in the Bekaa Valley and always sit on the same table.
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Saad is the two girls’ friend. He plays Big Bad Wolf and persuades Little Ride to take the wrong path to her grandmother’s.
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Shadi* tries his hand at the Big Bad Wolf.
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Children sing and dance.
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The play is followed by dancing performance by the children, who had been trained by their teachers and look in complete harmony.
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The play is followed by dancing performance by the children, who had been trained by their teachers and look in complete harmony.
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Friends and relatives applauded and cheered as they watched the children deliver a great performance.
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The parents spoke of their pride and delight to see their children learn and be active.
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Children wait for the next sketch, in which they will be quizzed about animals’ sounds.
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Save the Children’s ECCD programme, funded by Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration in the United States, has reached nearly 400 children across seven sites in the Bekaa Valley.