Cultural
Supplementary School Rose
Young, 01225 752503 or 07920409156,
WWIFG
– SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS
Program 5th
February 2011, Venue: The
Clarendon College, Frome Road Trowbridge BA14 0DJ
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Time |
Oliver Building Children activities |
Edward Hyde Hall Migrant History and ‘See
me’ |
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11.30
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Registration |
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Registration for Supplementary School |
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12.00
– 12.10 |
Welcome |
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All parents/young people interested in
the supplementary school. |
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12.10
– 12.30 |
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All parents/young people interested in
the supplementary school. |
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12.30-12.45 |
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Welcome |
All except young people attending the supplementary
School |
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12.35-12.40 |
Move
to sessions |
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Some of the adults may wish to move to
the Hall to attend presentation on the history of Migrants |
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12.45.
13.30 Session
1 |
Maths |
Migrant
History |
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English |
See
me |
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13.30-14.05 |
Open
Session |
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14.10
– 14.55 Session
2 |
Drumming |
Migrant
History |
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Pottery |
See
me |
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15.00-15.30 |
Food
Sharing |
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15.30-14.00 |
Performance & Close |
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In Partnership
with West Wiltshire Interfaith Group, West Wilts Community Club, Black History
Month-‘See me’ (WWIFG Contact Farzana Saker,
07834812663, westwiltsinterfaith@googlemail.com
)
We will welcome
any suggestions from students/staff for events in 2008 that will bring young
people from diverse cultures and faiths together and help build understanding
and friendship.
Contact
Farzana (Sakerf@aol.com or 01225 868042) or
Michael (mcadavies@uwclub.net or 01225 863626) with your suggestions.
The West Wiltshire
Interfaith Group can organize speakers from different
faiths to visit schools.
We can organise
talks for the whole class or a combined assembly.
Speakers can be asked to answer
questions, or to give a talk on their respective faiths followed by questions.
Since
we has not been able to secure long term funding we ask schools to pay the
travel expenses of our speakers.
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Date of Visit |
School |
Topic |
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02/02/2010 |
St Augustine's
Catholic School and Technology College |
Hindusm |
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03/02/2010 |
St Augustine's
Catholic School and Technology College |
Judaism |
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08/03/2010 |
St Augustine's
Catholic School and Technology College |
Buddhism |
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23/03/2010 |
St Augustine's
Catholic School and Technology College |
Islam |
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01/03/2010 |
Corsham Primary
School |
Combined assembly
'Love your neighbour' |
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24th Sep 2010 |
The John of Gaunt
School, Trowbridge |
Multifaith/Multi Cultural Day for Year 7 |
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25th Sep 2010 |
Venue to be
confirmed. |
Learning Together
(in partnership with WWCC) |
|
15/11/2010 |
Maltravers School, Westbury |
Assembly 'Love thy Neighbour’
by a Christian |
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16/11/2010 |
Maltravers School, Westbury |
Assembly 'Love thy Neighbour’ by Muslim |
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17/11/2010 |
Maltravers School, Westbury |
Assembly 'Love thy Neighbour’ by a Buddhist |
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18/11/2010 |
Maltravers School, Westbury |
Assembly 'Love thy Neighbour’ by a Hindu |
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19/11/2010 |
Maltravers School, Westbury |
Looking for a Sikh or Bahai |
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24/11/2010 |
Maltravers School, Westbury |
Multi Faith & Multi Cultural Day |
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26/11/2010 |
The John of Gaunt School, Trowbridge |
Human rights discussed from different faith perspective |
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Oare School, Oare, Marlborough |
Kishan and Manju Agrawal to inform children all about Hindu festival
Diwali. |
Report of visit to St Laurence School,
Bradford-on-Avon
The group was
requested to send a Muslim speaker to answer questions from students of year 8
class who had studied Islam in the previous term. We were able to arrange for
our Muslim speaker to visit St Laurence School on 5th November 2007.
The visit by a Muslim speaker was an opportunity for the children to ask
burning questions. It was also an opportunity for them to distinguish between
culture and the Muslim Faith Islam.
There were
questions around “Arranged Marriages”. The students learnt how 2 people are
brought together by family and friends and marriage only takes place with the
consent of the individuals concerned. If it can be proved that a couple are in
a “Forced Marriage”, that would be deemed illegal. “Arranged Marriages” are about introducing
single people and provided two individuals agree and like one another then
organising a wedding.
There were
interesting questions around prejudices/racism. In an answer to one question
Farzana was able to inform the class that racism is not unique to the UK. Tribal
prejudices exist in Pakistan and elsewhere in the world. What is good about the
UK is that there are laws in place to control prejudices. Farzana admitted
culturally women are often treated very badly in Muslims country that is
contrary to the teaching of Islam.
One of the teachers
made a comment ‘I know the students
gained an awful lot from your visit and it made the subject more real for them.
I would like to repeat the visit next year’
Report
of Visit to Warminster Sambourne Church of England
(Voluntary Controlled) Primary School on 15th May 2008.
Farzana spoke to Year 3 & Year 4 children about Islam and Muslim. People who believe in Islam who are called Muslims. As in all societies there are good and bad people as are also found in Muslim societies and countries. Bad people are misguided or have had unfortunate experiences in life that fills them with anger and hatred.
Farzana was very impressed by the children. Children in Year3 and Year4 knew the fundamentals of Islam. They knew more than some Muslim children would know at this age. It is a credit to the school that they inform their children of different faiths & cultures to build better understanding.
The children at reception knew of Islam. They were more interested in how people different to them live. Questions such as where Farzana lived as a child and what the house was built from were asked. Such questions from Reception class has been asked in the past but a strange feeling overwhelmed her on this occasion. Farzana wondered if these questions will continue to be asked in 10 to 20 years time. Farzana’s niece and her niece’s son of 18 months accompanied Farzana to the school. Farzana was trying to visualize how little Isa will answer such questions in 20 years time if asked. His experiences will not be any different than the majority community having lived in the country he was born & brought up in-England.
At a personal level Farzana admitted she
liked to be asked about her childhood place. She enjoys telling children of
difficult & good times she had in