INSPIRATION AFRICA! Project description
(as described at the commencement of the project in July 1999)
Cloth of Gold and the education department of the Horniman Museum have secured funding from the DFEE for an exciting series of school based Art, ICT and Literacy projects called Inspiration Africa!
The projects will be inspired by the Horniman Museum's new African Worlds exhibition -the only permanent gallery in Britain dedicated to African related cultures.
Each project aims to explore and expand pupils' reaction to African objects, encouraging and stimulating a range of exciting creative responses that develop ICT, Art and Language skills as well providing an increased respect for African culture.
Over the next two years 12 schools from the London Boroughs of Lewisham and Bromley will be taking part - 2 secondary, 2 primary and 2 special schools from each borough.
One class from each school (or equivalent) will participate in the project and over six days they will work with an African or Caribbean storyteller/poet, a textile artist, a Website designer and an outreach worker from the Horniman Museum.
Each project will include the following activities:
The class will produce their own artwork that will be exhibited at the end of the project before being returned to the school. They will also contribute to the formation of the Inspiration Africa! project Website. This site will offer opportunities for sharing experiences with all those involved in the project and explore creative ways of interacting using e-mail and the World Wide Web.
The projects are free to the schools except for the transport to and from the museum plus any teacher cover that may be necessary for your school's full involvement.
The only two criteria for schools participating in the project are:
1. That children involved must have good and frequent access to the Internet
2. A member of staff must agree to act as the school co-ordinator for the project. They need to attend the inset, meet with the project co-ordinator when necessary, assist in practical arrangements for the workshops and project evaluation and, above all, be enthusiastic and supportive of the project aims and objectives.
The first school project with Kemnal Technology College (Bromley) is now documented (follow this link to project 1 and the second, with Sandhurst Junior School, Lewisham, commences on February 10th and the third, with New Woodlands (EBD) School, commenced March 13th (both of these projects' Introduction and Visit to the Horniman Museum days have also been documented) . Please see the diary/calendar section for dates, links and further information.