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Schools use magic as tool for enrolment, learning

BSS, Dhaka
Several hundred children were bubbling with excitement and joy as a celebrated magician performed his jugglery, a technique that appeared very fruitful in delivering messages to kids at rural schools.
The performance of Magician Ulfat Kabir nicknamed Gili Gili at Chhoigharia Government Primary School of Kochashahar. a remote village of Govindaganj of Gaibandha, was part of an innovative teaching campaign for school children.
The kids screamed in joy and responded enthusiastically as Kabir, attired in a red robe, delivered health tips alongside infuse into them self-confidence and social skills among the kids through his performance.
The presence of another celebrity, pop singer Mehrin, gave the joy of the children to a super height, turning occasion to a red letter day of their boyhood.
UN World Food Programme (WFP) is taking the celebrity magicians and pop singers to schools also to promote school enrolment and attendance in rural seminaries.
The magician interacted with his audience to get to know their perspective, the magicians uses his magic to deEver massages that promote healthy behaviour and sway the opinion of adults in favour of school feeding and personal hygiene.
"This is a lifetime show for my students. I think it is a unique process to teach the children through entertainment. They are learning about hygiene from the messages of magician which is much better than only listening to someone through lecture and remembering them by heart."
WFP's head of external relations Emamul Huque said, bringing celebrities amidst the children certainly would work as an inspiration for them. "This will encourage them to attend school and instill into them an inspiration to become
one of their idols."
Besides, he said, promoting health messages and developing skills in a practical active environment was better than sitting and listening in the classroom.
"Magic fascinates everyone and explanations from a magician during his or her presentation make deeper impact in the minds of people of all ages to think about how they can apply the knowledge of health and hygiene, * Huque added.
WFP officials said under a pilot project they were employing "resident magicians" for their different regions of opera -tions including the major school feeding activities, to stage magic shows at school premises throughout the year.
The resident magician will deliver messages in an entertaining way in accordance with the essential package, health and nutritional information of the school-feeding programme, they said.
The experience of the Chhoigharia Government
Primary School performance also enthralled the magician himself.
"I feel so good in performing in front of the children especially who have hardly any chance to enjoy live magic shows and above all it is my greatest pleasure that I could give them very strong messages that would protect them from health hazards,' Kabir said.
The presence of a celebrity singer Mehreen at the function made the programmes more lively and vibrant.
"I feel so linked with these tiny tots fans of mine at this remote village... 1 will treat it a great achievement even if one of these children is inspired to become a great artist because of my presence here today" Mehreen said.
WFP Bangladesh currently assists 600,000 primary school children in over 4000 schools under the food for education programme and magic for learning is being planned to be covered under the programme.