Brining local culture to your classroom

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Do you want to make the most of your local cultures in the classroom and are looking for ways to implement it?

Incorporating local cultural heritage
in education can reconnect schools
with their communities.
As a benefit, it can foster respect and appreciation for cultural diversity and strengthen a sense of belonging and social cohesion.

UNESCO Bangkok has released an bunch of educational resources and materials which can help teachers to make learning more relevant and engaging for students and raise awareness about the importance of safeguarding living heritage.

Here's an online course on how to bring #LivingHeritage to the classroom
Here's the resource kit
Here's the video series for you and your students

What activities or teaching tips can you advise to integrate the students to their community?

@Ana_moderator

Thanks for sharing these valuable resources from UNESCO Bangkok! For me and based on my experiences, incorporating local cultural heritage into education is a fantastic way to reconnect schools with their communities and foster a deeper appreciation for cultural diversity.

Some effective activities include community interviews with local elders, local history projects where students research and present on significant events or figures, organizing cultural festivals to showcase traditional foods and arts, planning field trips to local museums or historical sites, inviting guest speakers to share their knowledge, encouraging art and storytelling projects inspired by cultural heritage, and incorporating basic lessons in local dialects or languages.

These activities can make learning more relevant and engaging while strengthening students' sense of belonging and social cohesion.

Best,
Mr. Bryan

Volunteering, Spend a day @ my Mom's/Dad's office, Reading contests "My favourite classical writer/composer/artist" are inregular practice within our schools.
We recently enjoyed a Night @school library.

Integrating local culture is a good strategy to be embedded by educators.

Thank you for your great ideas!
I find some ideas fresh to myself like reading contests , interviews with local elders or spending a day at a parent's office - sounds encouriging!

@Ana_moderator
Amazing idea!
The living heritage is around us formal and informal.
Our relationships with family, neighbours, and citizens change the landscape slowly. Rivers, Trees, and buildings have lives. Human beings and animals are not the only creatures who dominate the world. We create the heritages, live with them, nourished by them.
It is not about the fame of the heritage; it's about cherishing everyone, everyone and every moment.

@Vanny said in Brining local culture to your classroom:

It is not about the fame of the heritage; it's about cherishing everyone, everyone and every moment.

I really like the flow of your thoughts

Hello,

Integrating local culture in the teaching and learning process promotes values among our young learners. The aim of education focuses on the holistic development of the child and when the child is exposed to the local culture, he develops empathy, caring and respect. Le Morne Brabant is a rugged mountain that juts into the Indian Ocean in the southwest of Mauritius. It was used as a shelter by runaway slaves, and has been recognized as the World Heritage Site by the UNESCO. It has been included in the Curriculum of primary education so as to educate young learners about the importance of our ancestors and respect for them.

Integrating local culture into the teaching of life sciences in Tunisia is an enriching approach to engaging students and connecting them with their environment. This can be achieved by studying local flora and fauna, analyzing traditional agricultural practices, exploring traditional medicine, organizing field trips, and inviting local speakers. By adopting this approach, students can gain a better understanding of their natural and cultural environment, fostering appreciation for their heritage.

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My activities already carried out with my students:
You tube Link :
1)- Learning Apart Together (LAT)
https://youtu.be/kaj3DO2Bot4?si=Oe0HADuIf8pyeoqr
2)- No Violence by my Students
https://youtu.be/mRRxZ8fkP_c?si=DGaDrbY56ZNnQqLv
3)- Trip to TBARKA (Jendouba) and After Trip :
https://youtu.be/qc7d6R03qT8?si=hzHTSLNFDlG9nskg
https://youtu.be/OSYjJtTjwrE?si=oZwQKfp75yoUtKi1
4)- Collaboration :
https://youtu.be/PtkgIG0XF6M?si=jQCjr93ZXxr5YORa
5)- e learning
https://youtu.be/TwiFJIe0khY?si=lfNMZnlepFAVJ25E
6)- TUNISIA uncovered: The most impressive North African country?
https://youtu.be/QF7kYKPVqvw?si=EjgDZKOrfK6XBvJk

7)- strengthen citizenship among students :
First Work of our students – Website of our Jendouba-Tunisia Secondary School (wordpress.com)