Unlock Africa
Experience enriching mixed activities days for schools
Mixed Activity Days No Extra Cost
Discover the captivating world of Africa with African Activities’ Mixed Activity Days – immersive experiences designed to engage students in a variety of enriching activities and art forms. Our dynamic workshops, blending rhythm, movement, creativity, and culture, are the perfect choice for schools exploring Africa, globalism, fair trade, or celebrating Black History Month.
What African Activities can we do?
Drumming!
An engaging and fun way to get everyone working in rhythm. Everyone gets a drum to play on.
Dance!
High energy but easy to follow moves. A really fun way to get a full body workout!.
Recycling!
Learn about the world largest e-waste dump and turn milk bottles into useful objects, masks, elephants or birds.
Adinkra!
Find out about the symbols and proverbs of the Akan people. Then either make your own symbol or use ours to print your Adinkra Cloth.
Storytelling/ drama!
Learn about Anasi the cheeky West African Spider. Question and answer sessions facilitate student led learning, bring Africa right into your classroom.
Art!
Our highly accessible activities allow you to explore creativity whilst gaining a deeper understanding of African Culture.
Gender stereotypes
Did you know that there are Matrilineal societies in West Africa where property descends through the female line? Did you know there is a strong history of female warriors in West Africa and the Caribbean? A rediscovery through discussion and debate.
Poverty of aspiration
An inspirational workshop based on drama, story and the drum. Whilst poverty of circumstance is higher in Africa poverty of aspiration is relatively unheard of. An exploration of the fear of succeeding in Britain and issues surrounding a lack of motivation.
BHM
Black History Month specialists, we have covered many issues and are happy to work with you. Previous topics include: Slavery, the creation of ‘Africa’, racism, Black people in Britain, The Windrush, South African emancipation and much more.
Painting
Working with Kwame who was the artist in residence at Ghana’s Centre For National Culture. Learn his unique style and recreate paintings with your own twist.
Pottery schools
Explore African traditional pottery artefacts and then set about making your own. Learn a simple coil technique and then use Adinkra to decorate your pots.
Storytelling workshops
Learn about Anasi the cheeky West African Spider. Question and answer sessions facilitate student led learning, bring Africa right into your classroom.
Textiles
Explore a wide variety of cloths from Ghana. Learn about what they are used for and how they are made. Make your own cloth to take home or to form a large installation within school.
Kente
Explore a wide variety of cloths from West African including Kente one of the most famous and expensive. Looms mean there is a 15 student limit for this workshop.
Beads
Learn about the history of West Africa’s trade beads, explore some artefacts and make your own colourful beads from magazine and newspapers.
Why choose Us?
An Africa Day from the experts
Variety
Authentic variety – Students can delve into drumming, dance, recycling, Adinkra art, storytelling, drama, and more—all in a single day.
Bespoke
Designed to meet your learning objectives: Ideal for schools studying Africa, globalism, fair trade, and perfect for Black History Month celebrations.
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Authentic
We are a Black African led organisation. All of our workshops are designed to encourage children to explore viewpoints and allow the reframing of naratives.
A mixed activity day how does it work?
How do we timetable?
Our team will work with you to get the best outcome to reach your objectives.
A session can be from 7 separate classes a day or we can work intensively with one class.
How many students?
As standard we work with a class at a time, if you have space we are happy to work with 2 classes at a time (or up to 60 students) in your hall or larger room.
Maximum – 7 workshops or up to 420 students in a day. Story telling enables us to work with even larger groups.
How long is a class?
We are very happy to work on longer more in depth projects and instilations and plays, or simply by working with one class for a full day.
Can we mix activities?
What do you need?
How much is it?
Options run from £2 – £16 per student. Please fill out our quick quote form and we will get right back to you with a proposal.