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To create a greater appreciation of the legitimacy and vibrancy of African cultures and of the capacity of African traditions to speak to universal human aspirations and dilemmas
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To have UW–Madison students, with input of faculty and staff, engage in global diversity outreach to hundreds of elementary school children across Wisconsin.
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To encourage students of African origin to take pride in the oral literary tradition of African culture, and share it enthusiastically in the form of storytelling, African style
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To promote a “visual” mode of teaching young children
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To act as UW–Madison student ambassadors to “future Badgers”
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Curriculum Specialists for Schools
The Program's Outreach staff have broad backgrounds in African Studies and specialize on Africa in the curricula of kindergarten through college. The Outreach staff consults with teachers, organizes teachers' workshops, evaluates materials, and provides resources for teaching about Africa. Visits to schools and classrooms throughout Wisconsin, and in some cases other states in the Upper Midwest, can be arranged. For further information, write: Outreach, African Studies Program, 204 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53711 or call 608.265.9151 or email, Toni Pressley-Sanon at outreach@africa.wisc.edu.
Resource Collection
This small library includes collections of books for teaching at all levels, and other reference works such as maps, video tapes and art objects. Use of the collection should be scheduled through the Outreach staff, who will assist users of the collection.
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Conferences/Workshops for Educators
The African Studies Outreach staff tries to coordinate at least one teachers' workshop or conference each semester. Past workshops have focused on teaching Africa through literature, environmental sciences, social studies, language and visual arts. If you would like to receive advance information about these programs, please send your name and mailing address to the African Studies Program through US mail or email: outreach@africa.wisc.edu. You can also learn of upcoming workshops and similar programs by visiting the Outreach Events Calendar. The Outreach staff also delivers presentations at Wisconsin teachers' meetings and consults with teachers at professional meetings.
Audiovisual Materials
Films from and about Africa for use in schools and colleges are available for viewing. The ASP's video catalog is available by clicking here [this is a pdf file]. The African Studies Program assists in the selection of films for purchase, reviews new films, and produces listings of films of high quality for use in the school and college curriculum.
An extensive collection of over 7,000 35mm color slides catalogued by country and subject area, is maintained at the African Studies Program office to assist teaching about Africa at both university and K-12 levels. Most are available on AfricaFocus.
Speakers Bureau
The Program encourages its faculty and students to make themselves available for speaking engagements on African topics. Individual Africanists are available for consultation on programs, curricula, or issues concerning Africa. The Outreach office seeks to identify experts on the topic at hand and to place the inquirer in touch with the relevant individuals. The office also arranges school presentations by African graduate students during the academic year.
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