Last week Creative Kids International spent 3 days (25th – 27th June) running workshops at Whitefield Primary School in Liverpool. Everyone involved had a fantastic time! We worked with 5 classes from Reception through to Year 3, as well as taking a whole school assembly.
The school was holding a multicultural week, focused on looking at community cohesion – locally and globally. The school are working hard to foster links with the local community, and create opportunities for children to develop their knowledge and understanding of culture and diversity in the wider community and beyond.
Creative Kids International were invited to come and share their experiences of working in Zambia, and offer students the opportunity to learn about life in Zambia. In the workshops students were encouraged to think about their school community, their local community, the wider global community, and the similarities and differences between life in the UK and Zambia.
"The children have gained knowledge about international cultures and have gained skills" - Teacher at Whitefield Primary School.
Workshops included:
Our Whitefield Community Banners – Looking at communities in Liverpool and Zambia, designing a picture to represent their local community and then transferring this onto fabric for banners. Zambian and British fabric was used to collage and boarder the banners (Year 1 & 2).
Above you can see the children’s drawings of; school breakfast club; teenagers 'hanging out'; the local park with “a slide that leads anywhere!”; The Liver Building in Liverpool; swimming and playing football with friends.
Our Liverpool Mandala Cities – Looking at the similarities and differences between cityscapes in Zambia and Liverpool, and making a Liverpool mandala city from recycled materials (Year 3).
Above you can see some of the children’s models including; St. Georges Hall, a local parkand churches.
Our Whitefield Wishing Tree – Looking at communities in Zambia and Liverpool, Zambian fabric and its’ various uses, drawing a wish for the community/a picture to represent our school and decorating the tree.
Above you can see some of the children's wishes/drawing hanging on the tree.
In all workshops students were able to access African artifacts to enhance their learning experience, and at the end of the week students work was exhibited in the school for parents and other students to see.
It was a great few days, and students and staff at the school made us feel really welcome! We were even given flowers and beautiful hand-made thank you cards from the children!
NB: More photos coming! We're awaiting permission from the school.
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