| Resources |
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| Bridges'
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| Artefact Boxes for Schools |
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| Information about Bridges |
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| Bridges'
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| Views from Shropshire – Celebrating
Diversity |
| The Views from Shropshire
resources provide a unique showcase of diversity in Shropshire.
Click here to find out more about the project and to download
or purchase the resources available. A summary of the resources
available is listed here. |
Exhibition to hire
eight
and three panel displays suitable for community venues, schools
etc. Available from £10 for two weeks. |
Book
a collection
of 30 oral histories from around the county. |
Film
Short DVD featuring
participants who have come from around the world to live
in Shropshire. |
Workbook
A workbook
can be purchased
to accompany the film. The book is available to buy for £7.00,
the film and Workbook is available to buy for £4.50.
Please add £2.50 for p&p. |
| KS2 & 3 lesson plans
and activities |
| Lesson plans and activities
can be downloaded from the 'Views
from Shropshire' website. |
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| The World In Shropshire |
| Making Global Citizenship
Relevant in a Rural Area. |
| Our new booklet for
primary schools on ways into Global Citizenship is available
to download here or as hard copy from Bridges @ £5.50
+ £2.50 p&p. The booklet contains tips and examples
from Shropshire schools, plus ideas for activities on World
News, Fairtrade, Recycling and Diversity. |
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| G8 Challenge clips |
| Click below for 6 short
video clips featuring primary school council members from
the G8 Challenge project. The clips include extracts from
our Making the World of Difference conference and all end
with a question or two to inspire discussion and action. |
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| Harab aw Salam – Teaching
About Darfur |
| Using Experiential Education
to Tackle Controversial Issues. |
| Bridges has developed an
online resource about the crisis in Darfur for use at KS3
year 8 or above in secondary schools. All the materials you
will need to complete the day or half day sessions are available
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| www.taw.org.uk/lic/projects/bridges |
| Click on the ‘teachers’ section
of the site to download the accompanying resource booklet
and gain passwords to access the site. |
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| Artefact Boxes |
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| Eight themed artefact boxes
are available to hire at £5 per week. The boxes are
designed enhance children’s learning of different countries
and topics. Each box has about ten artefacts and accompanying
resources for teachers of 7 – 11 year olds (Key Stage
2). |
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| India at Home and Abroad |
| A box full of colour and
sparkle, including clothing, bangles, food platters and cups.
As well as ideas for activities, there is a fascinating DVD
on children’s life in Kolkata and there are books and
photos taken of the Indian community (Ladypool Road) in
Birmingham |
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| Ladypool Road in Birmingham |
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| Fairtrade |
| A box packed with items
to help pupils find out more about fair-trade. Includes lots
of fair-trade goods – toys, food, clothes- posters,
leaflets and books with a host of activity ideas. |
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| Life in Mexico |
| This box contains plenty
of eye-catching objects such as a Mexican chocolate whisk,
a donkey rattle and skeleton decorations for the Day of the
Dead. There is a guidance pack with background to the objects
and ideas for the classroom, including recipes and piñata
instructions. A CD Rom full of photos of city and country
life is also included. Amongst some of the objects are cooking
items, toys & decorations, religious artefacts. |
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Zinacantan Backstrap Loom
(Credit:Julia Ruxton) |
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| My Brand New Bicycle - global
solutions to rubbish |
| Over a dozen artefacts from
Africa to inspire pupils to reduce, re-use and recycle. Includes
toys and instruments made in Zambia out of recycled materials
and unusual items such as a horsehair flywhisk and a goatskin
fan. Five books compliment the artefacts with ideas on how
to use everyday objects to make new things in Design and
Technology and Art. |
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A Zambian toy made out of
recycled
materials |
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| Southern Africa Boxes |
| We hire out 4 artefact boxes
containing resources collected from ordinary people in southern
Africa. They come with a pack of lesson plans, worksheets
and a CD Rom. The focus is KS2, but the boxes can be adapted
for use with other age groups. |
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| Farming and food |
Cooking and food preparation |
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| Games and music |
Village Life |
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| Resource Guidance |
| We are able to give guidance
to educators who wish to resource their work on global issues.
The ‘Global Dimension’ www.globaldimension.org.uk is a useful search engine for globally themed resources and
will tell you the best way of purchasing a resource. Those
organisations involved in project work are able to use a
resource loans service. |
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| Information
about Bridges |
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| Newsletters |
The Bridges Bulletin and
Global Planner are published three times a year. The bulletin
gives readers an update of current opportunities and events
organised by Bridges. It also highlights forthcoming educational
opportunities for those wishing to raise awareness of global
issues and diversity.
The Global Planner is our very popular calendar that lists
events from around the world and at home that are interesting
or useful for educators or individuals with an interest in
world affairs.
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| Back copies of the Bridges
Bulletin and Global Planner can be downloaded
here. (Download section at the top of the this page). |
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| Annual Report |
| Our Annual Report 2008-2009
is now available to download – click
here |
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