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September 01, 2010
Both Bubwith Primary and Anlaby Junior School designed kites for an exhibiton at The Gallery on the Wolds in October 2009. They used acrylic paints on 30 x 30 cm block canvases.
Together the designs were very striking! Which is your favourite?
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September 01, 2010
Walkington School’s Y3 and Y4 pupils downloaded images of Afghan landscapes from the Internet. They used these as inspiration for their landscape paintings. The paintings were exhibited at The Gallery on the Wolds at Bainton, East Yorkshire in October 2009.
September 01, 2010
In September 2009 some Y7 pupils enjoyed a curriculum morning learning more about the country of Afghanistan. They found out about the Millennium Development Goals and tried their hand at weaving Afghan Style- see schools resources -Art section for an activity plan.
September 01, 2010
Earlier this year (2010) pupils at Newbald Primary School found out about Afghanistan. Although they were very young, aged 5-9, they knew a lot about events in the country. They had fun finding out about clothing and learning some words in Dari language with Zia.
September 01, 2010
In September 2009 Year 5 pupils learned about Afghanistan through one of our workshops. Then they created some beautiful kite designs which were exhibited at The Gallery on the Wolds, East Yorkshire. We are publishing the designs on the gallery section of our resources for schools. The pupils voluntarily donated stationery and school materials for school students in Afghanistan.
August 10, 2010
Here you can see an animation created by Mr McGrath’s Y8 Art students from Lady Lumley’s.
July 26, 2010
About our school
Walkington Primary School is located in Walkington village – a short distance away from the market town of Beverley. There are approximately 250 pupils in our school and most of the pupils are from a white, British ethnic background. The majority of our pupils live in the village itself although some children do come to Walkington from the surrounding area.
Why we joined
We were excited to join the Afghan Action project as it provided a unique experience for the children to access the global community around them. It was also a chance for us to explore the ‘real’ Afghanistan rather than the image portrayed from the current war and media coverage. We felt that many of our pupils already knew a little about Afghanistan but their knowledge really didn’t go beyond the images of soldiers and war. So having the opportunity to have an afghan visitor come to school to talk about afghan culture and traditions was a great way to balance the children’s perceived thoughts about the country.
The impact on the pupils
We decided to start the project in the middle age range of the school with our 3 mixed Year 3/ 4 classes. The children thoroughly enjoyed our Afghan project work and their opinions changed dramatically throughout the course of our studies. We began the project by writing our thoughts about children in Afghanistan and what they might see on their walk to school. Many pupils wrote about bombs, soldiers and broken houses. In fact many pupils were surprised that children actually had a normal daily routine and even went to school. Then, after studying the country and culture in greater depth, and after meeting a positive representative, Zia (from Afghanistan), the children changed their opinions completely. They painted beautiful watercolours of the afghan landscape and quoted ‘I’d love to go there one day!’ These paintings were then displayed at Bainton Art Gallery and were sold to raise £90 for Afghan Action. The pupil’s money went towards buying a goat which they were thrilled about! They enjoyed dressing up in traditional costume and loved the carpet designing and weaving. Zia even taught the pupils how to write their name in Farsi which some pupils continued to do on their own work throughout the week! We then revisited the children’s thoughts about Afghanistan and what they thought afghan school pupils would see on the way to school. This time more positive ideas flowed, such as trees, birds, goats, traditional clothes and chatting in Farsi with friends. We feel that our Year 3/ 4 pupils now have a much more balanced opinion of Afghanistan and a positive attitude towards the country and people from there. We look forward to continuing the project and learning more with other year groups in our school.
March 20, 2010
When we started this project we knew there was a war in Afghanistan and that soldiers were fighting there. This mind map shows you what we discovered about the country.
Click the links below to download our Power Point Presentations.
All About Afghanistan
Afghanistan Topic
Afghanistan Slide Show 2
March 20, 2010
The Afghan Action project appealed to us as it provided an opportunity for our children to develop awareness of Afghanistan beyond the images that they seen and discussed within our lessons during our topic – “What’s in the News?” Living where they do, the children have little opportunity to engage with cultures other than that of the predominantly white communities in which they live. They learn, in school, about other cultures through Geography, PSHCE and RE lessons, but we felt that the Afghan Action project would provide an opportunity to engage with Afghan culture on a deeper level, learning through their own first-hand experiences and from people with first-hand experience of living and working in the country of Afghanistan.
March 20, 2010
School Background
Bubwith Community Primary School is situated on the border of the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire authority boundaries, near the banks of the River Derwent. We have approximately 100 children on roll taught in four, mixed year group classes. The children are all white, British and live either in the village of Bubwith itself or are transported by bus from the local outlying villages.
March 16, 2010
About our school
Walkington Primary School is located in Walkington village – a short distance away from the market town of Beverley. There are approximately 250 pupils in our school and most of the pupils are from a white, British ethnic background. The majority of our pupils live in the village itself although some children do come to Walkington from the surrounding area. Written by Classteacher Julie Cottis
Why we joined
We were excited to join the Afghan Action project as it provided a unique experience for the children to access the global community around them. It was also a chance for us to explore the ‘real’ Afghanistan rather than the image portrayed from the current war and media coverage. We felt that many of our pupils already knew a little about Afghanistan but their knowledge really didn’t go beyond the images of soldiers and war. So having the opportunity to have an afghan visitor come to school to talk about afghan culture and traditions was a great way to balance the children’s perceived thoughts about the country.
The impact on the pupils
We decided to start the project in the middle age range of the school with our 3 mixed Year 3/ 4 classes. The children thoroughly enjoyed our Afghan project work and their opinions changed dramatically throughout the course of our studies. We began the project by writing our thoughts about children in Afghanistan and what they might see on their walk to school. Many pupils wrote about bombs, soldiers and broken houses. In fact many pupils were surprised that children actually had a normal daily routine and even went to school. Then, after studying the country and culture in greater depth, and after meeting a positive representative, Zia (from Afghanistan), the children changed their opinions completely. They painted beautiful watercolours of the afghan landscape and quoted ‘I’d love to go there one day!’ These paintings were then displayed at Bainton Art Gallery and were sold to raise £90 for Afghan Action. The pupil’s money went towards buying a goat which they were thrilled about! They enjoyed dressing up in traditional costume and loved the carpet designing and weaving. Zia even taught the pupils how to write their name in Farsi which some pupils continued to do on their own work throughout the week! We then revisited the children’s thoughts about Afghanistan and what they thought afghan school pupils would see on the way to school. This time more positive ideas flowed, such as trees, birds, goats, traditional clothes and chatting in Farsi with friends. We feel that our Year 3/ 4 pupils now have a much more balanced opinion of Afghanistan and a positive attitude towards the country and people from there. We look forward to continuing the project and learning more with other year groups in our school.
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