Festival promotes ‘rap’ as a teaching tool

Literacy Officers of the National Literacy Unit performing at the Rap Fest (GINA photo)

The National Literacy Unit of the Ministry of Education is using students’ love of rap music to make teachers aware of the possibilities of using this medium as a teaching tool.

A ‘Rap Fest’ competition held at the North Ruimveldt Multilateral yesterday, saw nine secondary students drawn from Regions Two, Four Five and Six singing rap songs