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#4 ....................... A Publication Of SchoolNet Global
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In This Issue
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This month we journey with SchoolNet Global's, Carole Fletcher and Bob Hart as they take SchoolNet Global to another culture in another part of the world. They travel all the way to South East Asia to the country of Thailand.
Then to add a little spice we go back to the United Kingdom and learn what it was like to go to the "Flicks" in the 1940s. Not only is there a SchoolNet Global page but there is also a link to videos of Summer and her grandmother, Jean at work. Then we are off to the West Coast of Canada where we learn about the "Potlatch"
SchoolNet Global Directors Carole Fletcher and Bob Hart were invited by the British Council to Bangkok, Thailand where they presented SchoolNet Global to 200 Thai Educators, including Ministry of Education staff, school principals and teachers. The presentation, to yet another cultural group, was met with enthusiasm and a great deal of interest. It was followed by a number of seminars for teachers and for parents. Many teachers signed up to become part of the SchoolNet Global Community.
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The intrepid SchoolNet Global leaders also wanted to meet children outside the city and so they journeyed to Chaing Mai in the far North of the country and took an elephant ride deep into the jungle, where they met families in the Hmong hill tribe village. While there are no computers here yet, the government plans to put computers in the temples so that these children will have a chance to use the Internet.
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Then they took a bamboo raft down river where they met three river children aged 6 to 11. They boarded the raft like pirates to sell their beads. They rode together down river for a while and had a laugh and joke together.
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Carole and Bob were made very welcome in Thailand by people who were amazingly friendly and hospitable. Teachers, parents and children all loved SchoolNet Global, so watch out for Thai children joining our Cultural Conversations in the coming months.
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Thailand is indeed a "Land Of Contrasts"
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A Visit to the Cinema in the 1940s
by Summer
St.Mary's CE Primary, Folkestone UK
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I remember as a child there were 2 cinemas in Ashford one was slightly more plush that the other and the seats were more expensive. The tickets had 2 prices, the cheaper ones were nearer to the front where it was less comfortable to look up and see the screen. You would be shown to your seat by an usherette who used a torch to shown you to the right area.
The programme usually consisted of 2 films, the shorter one was often a Travelogue followed by a Newsreel and then the main film. It was always very interesting to see the Newsreel because it was the only opportunity that most people had to see the current news because nobody had televisions at home. During the interval a lady would walk through the aisles carrying a tray of drinks and icecreams. A visit to the cinema was always very special because it was quite a rare occasion. More
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Meet Summer and Her Grandmother with Video
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For a treat, click on the image to the right and meet the authors of this SchoolNet Global page. Summer and her grandmother, Jean, worked on it together at St. Mary's CE Primary in Folkestone UK. See this video and others and catch a glimpse of future exciting directions for SchoolNet Global.
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Customs Of the First Nations... The Potlatch
by Cameron
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A potlatch was the most important event in the Coast Salish way of life.
The celebration in the longhouse overflowed with generosity, sharing and friendliness. Each potlatch involved a ceremony, a feast and gift giving. The guests included the longhouse residents, their relatives plus neighboring clans. All in all, they might have had 200 or more people.
The host was expected to provide food and gifts to the guests. It was an expensive affair, but the host didn't mind.
The main purpose of a potlatch was to display a chief's prestige and status. The title of a 'chief' was an inherited one. The chief's son automatically became the next chief. A potlatch was the event whereby a new chief was introduced. Here, his new status became established. Through his gift giving, he also gained prestige in the group. In addition, it was the chief's opportunity to display his inherited rattle and to sing his inherited song. This song belonged only to the chief.
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