A celebration of the Trace and Place project exploring what community cohesion means to children and young people living in this rural area.
Trace and Place Project - Young people from four schools in and around Tenbury have produced a film highlighting what it is like growing up in their area.
Children from Malvern Parish Primary School took part in this creative school and community project for the Malvern Time Capsule by creating historic podcasts.
This creative school and community project hosted at Lindridge Primary School included a series of family learning sessions inspiring children and parents to use creative digital media together.
The local community in Malvern are making history by creating a time capsule for the new community hospital to be opened in 2048 on the anniversary of the NHS.
Abberley Primary School reflect on their historical journey and encourage other schools in the Martley Pyramid to get involved in creative school projects.
Trace and Place Celebration
As part of the Tenbury Annual Mistletoe Festival, the Trace and Place project gave participants the chance to showcase their work on the 4th December 2010 at the Regal Theatre. Trace and Place is an ambitious culture and identity project working with five schools within the Tenbury Pyramid - Bayton, Burford, Lindridge, Tenbury Primary and Tenbury High.
85 children aged 7-16 have worked together over the past six months exploring perceptions of local heritage and cultural diversity through drama, dance, music and media. The aims are based on three key themes:
- Celebration of local cultural heritage
- Look at how we belong to the whole country
- Discuss how we belong to one world
The project has been highlighted to be used as a national case study by The Institue of Community Cohesion (ICoCo) and the final evalutaion toolkit including a DVD created by the children will be promoted to schools across the country.
"This ambitious community and school project has exceeded all expectations. The children have found the opportunity to explore their heritage fascinating and the project has also provided a platform to dispel a number of preconceived prejudices about other cultures, which the children have found empowering. A number of children have expressed an interest in continuing to develop their newly acquired skills in drama, music, dance and media so watch this space!" Caroline Palethorpe, Project Co-ordinator & Creator
