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Our school collaboration projects
At Indian Futures, we believe in the power of education. We have worked with schools in the UK and Spain for a number of years, sometimes as a cultural exchange between the school and our Indian counterpart, others as part of a fundraiser organised by teachers and students.
So far, we have run two collaboration projects:
Project 1 - FUTURE COMMUNITIES
Future Communities is a collaboration / online exchange project between UK/Spanish students and the students from one of our after-school centres in Vedanthangal, India.
The aim of Future Communities is to exchange bits of children's own realities, from making models of their own neighbourhoods or cities to playing a traditional game or singing a popular song.
Over the space of a few weeks, students from both countries prepare their topics which are then exchanged over a video call. This provides both groups of students with a unique opportunity to learn about each other and experience what life is like for children who live thousands of miles away and in such a different reality.
Future Communities is, without a doubt, an immersive cultural activity for both students and teachers.
It helps to develop global thinking and values such as
solidarity and justice.
Project 2 - TRIANGLE OF FREEDOM
Funded by the Chalk Cliff Trust, Triangle of Freedom was a joint project between Indian Futures and two Brighton Primary Schools: Goldstone and West Hove.
The project explores the meaning of freehand drawing, to what extent children are influenced by their environment when asked to draw freely and whether these influences vary from one country to another.
Indian Futures, in conjunction with ceramicist Monir Amiri and art therapist trainee Kirsty Lumm, ran some fun exercises to distract students then asked them to draw the first thing that came to their minds. Those drawings were later transferred on to tiles and exhibited for families to see and buy.
The exhibition showed the drawings and tiles created by children from the UK, India and Iran - hence the name,
Triangle of Freedom.
'During our discussions (...), we navigated this question: how able are the children to truly engage with the unconscious, while situated in a school environment, under the gaze of their teachers and peers, in which they are used to existing within expected behaviours and boundaries' - Kirsty Lumm, art therapist trainee
Other school initiatives
Schools often decide to support Indian Futures by organising their own fundraising events. From school walks to hot chocolate days, we encourage schools to come up with their own ideas. A member from Indian Futures will usually come to your school to present the charity to your students and discuss potential fundraising activities.
If you would like more information about how your school and Indian Futures can work together for the benefit of both, please email us at indianfuturesfundraising@gmail.com
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