North East schools can now access a fantastic free educational package from our ENACT partners at Newcastle University. Schools can set up their own Around the World Clubs. Children of all ages can then learn about different languages and cultures while doing a hands-on cultural activity with the help of a free online resource, ENACT. The Around the World Club helps teachers bring the world to their classroom!
Click here or on the image to download the information pack for teachers about setting up and accessing Around the World Club free activities for North East schools.
The ENACT web app develops cross-cultural understanding and global citizenship and its use in schools therefore helps develop policies and agendas in the areas of globalisation, equality, diversity and inclusion.
It can be used in schools with any number of children of all age groups and from all backgrounds. It is suitable for lunchtime and after-school clubs and is for use by teachers in classes for: Personal and Social Education lessons/tutorial groups, lessons in Human Geography, Global Citizenship, Modern Languages, Religious and Moral Education, Food Technology, Craft, Cross-Cultural Studies and Communication Studies.
Many activities produce a craft item which children can take home with them, while some produce food which they can eat.
The package will work on any web device so activities can be given as homework for individuals, provided they have a device with an internet connection at home.
Children can work on their own, in pairs or in groups. It can be used to help English speaking children learn other languages and to help speakers of other languages to learn English language.
All children can learn about cultures around the world. It can be helpful in bringing the cultures and languages of countries to life and in preparing students for an overseas trip as it helps engage them with the culture and language in advance.
If you would like to set up an Around the World Club in a school anywhere in the North-East, please contact the ENACT team at Newcastle University on enacteuropa@newcastle.ac.uk. They may be able to visit or give advice via zoom.
If you would like to set up an Around the World Club in a school in the Newcastle area specifically for refugee/asylum seeker children, contact NEST on advancement@newcastle.ac.uk