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Teaching Drums provide African educational workshops for schools, colleges, universities and youth groups in the UK. The overall aims of our drumming workshops are to have fun and to experience the thrill of making music together in a group. The drum circle is a very powerful method of building children’s confidence and self-esteem. Children love banging the drums and learning rhythm and traditional African songs and chants to accompany the drumming.
Teaching Drums also provide African Art and Craft Workshops. Children have the opportunity to make their own African mask, batik picture, Adinkra print, Kente cloth, African jewellery, Ashanti gold weight etc. Our workshops are interactive, fun and educational. Children will learn about daily life in Ghana and about African culture. The workshops also include display items, information sheets, PowerPoint presentations and follow-up worksheets for teachers. For further information please email info@teachingdrums.com
"I’ve never felt so much joy in the halls. The whole school was buzzing!” says Marnie Hurst, International School of Prague
Our Services:
Why teach African drumming?
● Fun and energising
● Encourages creativity
● Improves co-ordination
● Promotes diversity
● Enhance Recall
Teaching Drums provide educational materials for schools to promote cultural awareness, diversity and global citizenship. Schools can hire our Resource Box for one or two weeks. The resource box contains a huge variety of African crafts, masks, clothing, hats, leather bags, African jewellery, musical instruments, photographs, books, lesson plans and other educational materials. The Resource Box is an excellent opportunity for children to get a real taste of Africa.
NEWS & EVENTS
Chief Chebe appeared on the exciting new series for CBeebies called The Rhyme Rocket. He was commissioned by the BBC to create and perform a poem about transport. His poem describes the different types of transport he used as he grew up in Ghana, from being carried on his mother's back to flying to Glasgow on a huge jumbo jet! The show was aired on the 28 March 2012 on the CBeebies channel.
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For further news, events and recent photographs please check out our Facebook page.
Fair Trade Pack for Primary Schools
Buy our fair trade pack which includes activities for the whole school. Click here for further information.
Free Fair Trade Resources to Download
We have added new downloadable resources on our Fair Trade workshops page. These are suitable for Key Stage 1 and for Key Stage 2.
"African Dream - The dawn of a new day" by Chief Chebe
This book is a must read for all Africans or African-Americans with a dream that Africa can unite and take charge of her own destiny. To buy this book click on the Lulu button on the left. See bottom of the Lulu page to convert to US dollars. For more info visit www.theafricandream.co.uk
England visits week beginning 26 March, 23 April, 21 May 2012
We have dates available during these weeks for schools in England, both in the Midlands and the South for our African educational workshops; African drumming, African Arts & Crafts, Africa Day Experience and our Fair Trade Workshops. Please email info@teachingdrums.com for further details.
African Arts for Scotland, 80 Stirling Rd, Kilsyth, Glasgow, G65 0PT
For further information or to book a workshop please phone/email:
Tel: 01236 823869
Email: info@teachingdrums.com
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