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Aldar Academies, one of the UAE’s largest providers of world-class private education, held its first We’ve Got Talent show, a charity event that took place at the Emirates Palace Theatre on June 15th to raise funds for the children of Nepal orphaned by recent earthquakes.
More than a thousand family members and friends attended the 2-hour performance, raising AED98,390 for the orphaned children of Nepal.
The competition, based on the successful Got Talent television franchise originating in Britain and the US, drew over 570 student participants from across all seven of Aldar Academies’ constituent schools in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain.
The students delivered exciting and diverse solo and group performances in music, dance, drama, poetry, live art, Brazilian Capoeira and Jiu-Jitsu. Family and friends paid AED30 per person, with all the proceeds going to assist in providing emergency food, first aid, shelter and other basic amenities for children orphaned by the devastating earthquakes that struck Nepal in April and May.
Aldar Academies focuses its extracurricular activities on events and initiatives that benefit both students’ immediate education as well as their personal development beyond the core curriculum. "We are pleased to hold an exciting event such as We’ve Got Talent. This event has given our students a chance to show off their creative talents to their friends and families, while at the same time engaging them in philanthropic work which contributes to their development as responsible, knowledgeable world citizens," explained Nilay Ozral, CEO of Aldar Academies.
She continued, "Artistic expression is something that we at Aldar Academies embrace as a key element to our students’ personal development. Creative skills such as music, drama, poetry or live art are widely recognised as valuable contributors to a child’s self-confidence, cooperation, collaboration, concentration, memory, communication skills and self-discipline.
"The arts offer children new ways to understand both themselves as individuals as well as their position within collaborative processes. Performing also allows students to present themselves in front of an audience with confidence and helps them to expand their cultural horizons.
"And of course," she concluded, "all of our students are acutely aware of what they are raising money for. Being confronted with the realities of the tragedy in Nepal, and with the knowledge that they can do something about it, helps to develop knowledgeable and active members of our global community."
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