This week was our last week working in the schools. We looked at a piece of animal skin that was stretched out to be a bit of fabric. We asked the children about the cloth and told them about a story that was written on there. The children discussed what the cloth could have seen, felt or heard and they each came up with different explanations (e.g. it witnessed a robbing with the villagers).
Afterwards we went into our teams and drew a map of what the new village could potentially look like and what rules could be in place. My group came up with many different rules and set out that the village was in between the two rivers with houses, shops, barns etc there for their supplies, food and homes.
Then we got them to create a still image based on 4 different titles (worship, home, community and work) and how it would look in the new village. My group was given ‘home’ and we showed what life was like for the children in the village, playing games and having freedom. We also had a mum working and showed her happiness for her kids playing about.
Finally we got them to discuss why the story is important that we taught them about, what could it say to other people and explained this to UNESCO. My group said that the story could bring hope to other families and show that no matter what happens, you can always start again.
My group were very into this week’s session and created the map by themselves and explained to each other why they wanted buildings in the places they had them and why they said what they answered. I was happy with the way my group approached this week’s session.
Caitlin Freestone-Deeming 