Workshops
2015
4th February - Drumming Workshop at Meadowfield School
11th February - Meadowfield ‘No more sorrows’ presentation at South Avenue Primary School
17th to 19th February - Half Term Youth Club (The Youth Club helped children and adults engage with one another through various activities – Dancing, Drumming, Zumba, Painting, Stories, Puppetry, Drama, Picnics, Healthy Eating workshops.)
2nd March - Celebration of International Women’s Day at Meadowfield School
9th March - Celebration of International Women’s Day at South Avenue Primary School
27th March - Youth Summit at Meadowfield School
29th April - British Museum Trip with Meadowfield School
6th May - Mask Making workshop at Meadowfield School
20th May – Mask Making workshop at Meadowfield School
3rd June - Meadowfield Library visit and trip to the Historical Research Group Sittingbourne (HRGS) and CSI, Sittingbourne (Students attended a newspaper workshop in the library and tour around HRGS nd CSI. Looking at newspapers of 1897 and present date, the students compared the size, colour, writing styles of the East Kent Gazette)
10th June - Meadowfield Sheerness and Faversham Historical Walks
16th and 17th June - South Avenue Primary School Library visit and Sittingbourne Historical Walk (Students attended a newspaper workshop in the library and tour around HRGS nd CSI. Looking at newspapers of 1897 and present date, the students compared the size, colour, writing styles of the East Kent Gazette. Students then explored the Sittingbourne High Street and visualised what it was like in the past.)
8th July - Benin and British Heritage Civic Day Celebration (It was a celebration event of Benin and British culture from 1897 – 2015. Exhibition was held to showcase the Arts and Crafts, Drama, Music, Food Tasting, Museum Experience.)
17th July - South Avenue Primary School Summer Fair
18th July - Art in the Park event ( Diversity House exhibited stalls at this event to spread a word across about the Heritage project and to communicate with people about African culture via Mask Making workshop, African Clothing, Food Tasting, Drumming and Jewellery making workshops)
13th September - Activities at Maidstone Mela – Celebration of Cultures event (Diversity House exhibited stalls at this event to spread a word across about the Heritage project and to communicate with people about African culture via Mask Making workshop, African Clothing)
October 2015 - Black History month
Our team would be celebrating Black History month throughout October 2015. Please get in touch with us if you would be interested to get engaged with us in this celebration. Our team would be pleased to conduct creative workshops and educational session at your school and community on related topics. Please have a look at the poster for more details and stay connected with us on our Facebook and Twitter page.
6th October - Black History month workshop at Kemsley Primary School
16th October - Black History month workshop at Westlands Primary School
3rd November - Black History month workshop at South Avenue Primary School
2014
14th May – Workshop with Meadowfield School
19th May – Meeting with Mr North at South Avenue Primary School
5th June – Meeting at Meadowfield School
7th June – Staff meeting at South Avenue Primary School
16th June – Staff meeting at South Avenue Primary School
17th June – Meeting with Lynn Simpson at South Avenue Primary School
27th June – Meeting with Meadowfield School
14th July – Staff meeting at South Avenue Primary School
30th July to 29th August - Summer Youth Club (The Youth Club helped children and adults engage with one another through various activities – Dancing, Drumming, Zumba, Painting, Stories, Puppetry, Drama, Picnics, Healthy Eating workshops.)
8th September - Introduction of Project to Meadowfield School
10th September – Introduction of Project to South Avenue Primary School
18th September – Introduction of Project to South Avenue Primary School
24th September – Staff training at Meadowfield School
25th and 26th September – Workshop at South Avenue Primary School (Year 1)
15th October – Meadowfield ‘Living in a diverse society’ workshop
17th October – Workshop at South Avenue Primary School (Year R)
27th October - Fairy Tales Session (Half term activities for children to retell stories and create fabulous works. Diversity House team narrated stories and songs at the event)
28th to 30th October - October Youth Club ( Several activities were conducted at Diversity House, like, Dancing, Drumming, Zumba, Painting, Stories, Puppetry, Drama, Picnics, Healthy Eating workshops. This was followed by a visit to Powell Cotton Museum where children enjoyed learning and discussing about different animals, the adventures of Powell Cotton, an explorer, hunter and early conservationist.)
3rd – 14th November - 2 weeks Celebration of Cultures at South Avenue Primary school (During this 2 week cultural Exchange of inter-generational activities, children were engaged in Dance, Drama, Music, Cloth Printing, Bead Threading, Story-telling, Debate, Traditional & Modern costumes, Masquerade, Drumming, Arts & Crafts, cuisine.)
19th November - Powell-cotton visit to South Avenue Primary School
20th November - African world visit to South Avenue Primary School
26th November - Meadowfield visit to African World
27th November - Activity Session with Westland’s Primary Brownies
4th December - Play viewing at South Avenue Primary School (to Meadowfield students)
8th December - South Avenue Primary School Year 5 visit to the British Museum for Benin workshops
10th December - Mask Making workshop at Meadowfield School