African Activities for education

We have been working in a wide range of UK schools since 2000, we now work with hundreds of schools and thousands of students every year!

Educational establishments as customers across the UK

Passionate, professional and talented African Arts Specialists

Years delivering workshops. Tried and tested specialists

Authentic cultural arts forms as standard

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.

All our school workshops aim to introduce positive views of Africa and challenge stereotypes. Activities are unifying, adapting to the differing abilities of those within the group.

African Activities works hard to redress an imbalance that we, as Africans, perceive in the west.  We simply do not recognise the one dimensional view of the rich and diverse continent that we derive from!

At African Activities we are proud to be the leading supplier of African themed workshops across England. An African Activities workshop guarantees an authentic and quality experience from our exceptional artists. We are proud to work with international musicians who we believe are the best you will find outside Africa, our musicians work across every continent except Antarctica and the Arctic! Of course we are CRB checked and insured.

You can view our workshops on CBeebies and the BBC. We invite you to view our testimonials and see what those who work with us think of our outcomes!

Our workshops will bring Africa into your school, workplace, community group or festival and we feel we have a lot to offer!

Why choose us?

We are dedicated African Arts specialists, passionate about the transformative power of education

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Experienced

Our practitioners are all professional artists. The best in their field – fully trained, CRB checked and insured.

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Authentic

Our practitioners are all from Africa and the Caribbean. Enabling your students to explore, discuss, and learn in a context that involves real-world problems and experiences.

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Effective

98.8% of teachers felt we met their expectations, including 95.2% who felt we exceeded them.

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What our customers say

We are deeply proud of the service we provide.

“This was an absolutely fantastic and worthwhile experience for our students. The performance at the end of the day made them feel incredibly proud and confident – a brilliant day facilitated by the happiest workshop leaders I’ve ever worked with. Thank you so much.”

The Hurlingham Academy

“The children were inspired by his knowledge and energy. The activities were engaging and the children enjoyed each one with the diversity and fun that they offered, they did not stop smiling!

“Keep it up – as a teacher I have never gone home feeling so inspired and thankful.”

Colwall Primary School