The students of St Mary’s Primary School took a journey to Africa and had a close look at black history.
This was accomplished through their observation of African Awareness Month as they participated in activities such as an African dress day when students and teachers were decked out in African attire, and also through research and the viewing of artifacts.
Teacher Kamille Marshall told the MIDWEEK NATION that it was the school’s first year observing black history on a wide scale where teachers took the students to where it “all began when the slaves came from Africa, so we told them about the slave trade and how the slaves got to the Caribbean”.
The treatment of slaves and the fact that even after slavery black people did notg enjoy equal status with Whites was also a focal point.
“But then despite all of what black people went through we still were able to overcome that to the point where black people are now allowed to vote and be educated and become very successful,” Marshall recalled.
“We looked at politics and the involvement of black people. We talked to them about black inventors and they did their research on some of those people and also black people who are successful in areas such as music, like Michael Jackson, and Bob Marley. . . ,” she said.
The school also set up a temporary exhibition coordinated by teacher Shelly-Ann Devonish. The exhibition included African artifacts, clothing and information provided by the class 4’s on countries in Africa. (AH)
