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Mask Detective
Time to be a mask detective and ask, ‘what is a mask?’ Children explore the rich masking tradition in Africa and consider their design and purposes, looking at lots of examples from across Africa.
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Creative Designs
Applying their knowledge of Mozambique batik, children plan and design a wall hanging. Children sketch their designs bearing in mind the techniques of batik and the need for clear, simple images.
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Beautiful Batik
Focus on the beautiful batik found in Mozambique. Explore the visual and tactile elements, including use of colour and pattern.
Children use sketchbooks to copy and explore sections of these designs concentrating on composition and subject matter.
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Batik Technique
Introduce children to the techniques of flour resist batik and explore the history of batik in Africa. Children get a chance to practise the methods themselves.
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Olympic Games: an African Aim
The host of the 2020 Olympic games will be …? The groups present their Olympic bids before the winner is announced. The real decision won’t be made until 2011, but will Africa be awarded the games for the first time?
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Building a Sporting Future for Africa
In this session children take a look at successful Olympic bids from London and Rio before starting to put together their own 2020 bid on behalf of one of the World Cup host cities.
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Eye On The Ball
With the World Cup in full swing both in school and in South Africa it’s time to become a statistician mathematician! Children use real data collected on their World Cup wall charts to find answers to their own questions.
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Fair Trade Tuck Shop
Children consider arguments for and against fairtrade. They plan to set up a fairtrade tuck shop to raise awareness.
Design and make posters to advertise the tuck shop and explain some of the issues surrounding fairtrade. Some children organise the stock and accounts.
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Mini World Cup
Is your school ready for kick off? In this session you help the children plan a mini world cup for your school. How can you get other children involved? Who will take responsibility for each aspect of the mini tournament?
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World Trade Game
Through playing the Christian Aid Chocolate Trade Game (need internet) children come to understand, in a fun way that world trade rules are unfair to developing food producing countries. They think about human causes of food security issues.
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Spotlight on South Africa 2010
In 2010 the eyes of the World will be on South Africa and a country where once no sports teams visited will be a focal point for 32 teams and their fans. Children find out more about the 9 host cities and create tourist guides for each.
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World United
260 million people can’t be wrong! In this session children discover that there are few differences between the sports they like and participate in and those that children in Africa enjoy, before experiencing some traditional African games.
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African Sporting Stars
Who is your sporting hero? Children consider who their sporting heroes are, what makes them great and introduces the idea of sportspeople as role models. Children then investigate some African football idols for a game of top trumps.
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From the Sporting Shadows
Since the ban was lifted South Africa has become one of the World’s top sporting nations and has even been awarded the World Cup in 2010. But what impact did the ban have on the lives of South Africa’s sporting stars of the past?
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Sporting South Africa: The Past
On 18th August 1964 South Africa’s invitation to the Olympic Games was withdrawn. What followed was nearly thirty years in the sporting wilderness. In this session children study key dates and events which are added to a timeline.
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Beads On The Catwalk
Hold a fashion show in class! Children create their own beadwork belts based on Ndebele designs and using traditional methods. Sensational!
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Beadwork Fashion
Ndebele beadwork is a thriving tradition and can be found on all sorts of modern items. Children explore how it has been used in fashion and design simple belts based on the geometric designs of the Ndebele people
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Get Beading!
Time to have a go at beading! The traditional Ndebele methods of beading are demonstrated and children have a chance to experiment with this new technique.
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Ndebele Beadwork
Zooming in on South Africa, children are introduced to the incredible beadwork of the Ndebele people of KwaNdebele.
Through web images children explore the history of this craft and investigate its key visual elements.
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Cloth Creation
Inspired by the Adinkra cloths worn on special occasions all over Ghana, children create their own versions. Children think carefully about overall design of their cloth and how they will block print using stamps.