{"id":7906,"date":"2025-06-26T17:09:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T17:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/?p=7906"},"modified":"2025-06-26T17:09:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T17:09:38","slug":"nkyinkyim-drama-and-storytelling-at-trrs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/2025\/06\/26\/nkyinkyim-drama-and-storytelling-at-trrs\/","title":{"rendered":"Nkyinkyim: Drama and Storytelling at TRRS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"ember6546\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">On 24 June 2025, the Primary Block at The Roman Ridge School was transformed into a vibrant stage for \u201c<em>Nkyinkyim<\/em>\u201d a captivating cultural and literary showcase presented by Middle School students from Class 5 to Form 2.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember6547\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\"><em>Nkyinkyim<\/em>, meaning <em>&#8220;twists and turns&#8221;<\/em> in Twi, brought our class readers to life through dramatic adaptations of students\u2019 impactful literature books including:<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember6548\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\"><em>In the Chest of a Woman \u2013 by Efo Kodjo Mawugbe<\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember6549\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\"><em>The Gods Are Not to Blame \u2013 Ola Rotimi<\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember6550\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\"><em>The Dilemma of a Ghost \u2013 Ama Atta Aidoo<\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember6551\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\"><em>Kensuke\u2019s Kingdom &#8211; <\/em>Michael Morpugo<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember6552\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">The event also featured spoken word, musical interludes, and exhilarating African dance performances from our Saturday and After- School Dance Clubs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember6553\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Spearheaded by the Middle School English Department, this programme encouraged students to engage with meaningful, thought-provoking themes and uphold high standards in society. Beyond performance, <em>Nkyinkyim<\/em>nurtures confidence, creativity, critical thinking, and teamwork all while deepening students&#8217; appreciation for literature and culture by bringing texts to life.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember6554\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Bravo to all our young performers and facilitators for making <em>Nkyinkyim 2025<\/em> a memorable journey through drama, identity, and storytelling.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7907 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_6360-1024x801.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_6360-1024x801.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_6360-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_6360-768x600.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_6360-1536x1201.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_6360-2048x1601.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7908 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_6331-1024x659.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_6331-1024x659.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_6331-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_6331-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_6331-1536x989.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_6331-2048x1318.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_6331-700x450.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7909 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_6366-1024x713.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_6366-1024x713.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_6366-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_6366-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_6366-1536x1069.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_6366-2048x1426.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 24 June 2025, the Primary Block at The Roman Ridge School was transformed into a vibrant stage for \u201cNkyinkyim\u201d a captivating cultural and literary showcase presented by Middle School [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7910,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7906"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7911,"href":"https:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7906\/revisions\/7911"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theromanridgeschool.org\/therr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}