At the secondary school “Herz Jesu Institut” in Rio di Pusteria in the north of Italy there are special project weeks on various topics which take place regularly. During this time, the pupils work independently on their own or in groups on topics of their choice and interest. The outcome of their research and work … Continue reading
More about Sobhia Anfal Boularas and her painting
‘Anfal’s painting was inspired by ‘Ba Ayoon El-Akhbar’ by Ali Omar Ermes and features the same ‘Ba’ letter shape as in the work by Ermes. Ba Ayoon El-Akhbaar (1992) by Ali Omar Ermeshttps://www.aliomarermes.co.uk/blogs/ali-omar-ermes-art/ba-ayoon-el-akhbar (with permission of the artist) a) The large figure in gold at the centre of Ba Ayoon is the Arabic letter, Ba, … Continue reading
Yusra Budraa (Peace School, London)
(2021) كوكبنا بين يديك Our planet in your hand Poem by Yusra included in her painting You say what you don’t doYou claim that you love meSo why the killingWhy force people away from their homesWhy warWhy animal extinctionDo you say what you do not doYou laugh and you playAnd you use my bountyWhilst pain … Continue reading
Project summary and film sample
The Critical Connections: Multilingual Digital Storytelling Project (2012 – Present): Project summary and film sample Introduction The Critical Connections Project, initiated in 2012 with funding from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, is about enabling young people to create and share multilingual digital stories. It has brought together students and teachers of Languages (foreign, community/heritage, English as … Continue reading
Deptford Storytelling Project 2020-2021
Figure 1: A multilingual community film-making project celebrating Deptford’s rich history and diverse community Deptford Storytelling Project was launched in 2020 and brought together people of different ages, languages, and backgrounds to make films about people’s lives in Deptford. Film workshops were run from January-March 2020 resulting in 10 films and two screenings in March … Continue reading
Our Planet Festival 2021
Critical Connections Project (2012-ongoing) Figure 1: Our Planet Festival Languages by Yu-Chiao Chung In these uncertain times the theme of ‘Our Planet’ is a crucial topic for young people to engage with, research, and think about how to change their environments. In the online festival in June 2021, as well as the digital stories on … Continue reading
Clémentine Caron (Europa School UK)
(2021) PROTEGER NOTRE PLANETE PROTECT OUR PLANET BESCHÜTZE UNSEREN PLANETEN Poem by Clémentine Caron included in her paining PROTEGER NOTRE PLANETE Poème écrit par Clémentine CaronNotre planète, il y en a qu’ une,Et on peut y vivre, pas comme Neptune.Ou allons nous nous réfugier,Quand on l’aura ravagé?Nulle part,Ça, c’est vraiment un cauchemar.C’est le seul endroit … Continue reading
More about Yusra Budraa and her painting
‘Yusra’s painting was inspired by ‘Ba Ayoon El-Akhbar’ by Ali Omar Ermes and features the same ‘Ba’ letter shape as in the work by Ermes. Ba Ayoon El-Akhbaar (1992) by Ali Omar Ermeshttps://www.aliomarermes.co.uk/blogs/ali-omar-ermes-art/ba-ayoon-el-akhbar (with permission of the artist) a) The large figure in gold at the centre of Ba Ayoon by Ali Omar Ermes is … Continue reading
Reflections on multilingual digital storytelling at the Peace School By Fatima Khaled (Head Teacher)
The Peace School, located in the London Borough of Brent, is a voluntary, community-based complementary school which teaches Arabic and Islamic Studies to students both from an Arabic speaking and a non-Arabic speaking background. Our aim is to inspire a passion for Arabic language and culture in our students and to develop a sense of … Continue reading
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