We're now five days into the workshop in Cape Town South Africa, and everybody seems to be getting something unique from the experience. For me, the most interesting aspect of the workshop thus far was on Sunday. As part of the Bridges to Understanding workshop, we were invited by Bram, a local parishner, to attend a service for the Methodist Church of Southern Africa. The service itself is very different from a Western Christian service as it has an infectious vocal choir who fill the room with their song. The sound was enchanting and made the service all that more enjoyable. The people were warm and inviting and seemed to appreciate our presence on their special day.
BRIDGES to Understanding engages K-12 students worldwide in direct, interactive learning and storytelling to build cross-cultural understanding (www.bridgesweb.org). Once a year, we visit each of our international sites - Peru, India, Guatemala and South Africa - with volunteers who learn the building blocks of digital storytelling and then mentor students as they create their own stories to be shared with their partner classes around the world. This blog will tell the story of our 2nd workshop in Capetown, South Africa from July 31-August 10, 2008.
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We're now five days into the workshop in Cape Town South Africa, and everybody seems to be getting something unique from the experience.
For me, the most interesting aspect of the workshop thus far was on Sunday. As part of the Bridges to Understanding workshop, we were invited by Bram, a local parishner, to attend a service for the Methodist Church of Southern Africa. The service itself is very different from a Western Christian service as it has an infectious vocal choir who fill the room with their song. The sound was enchanting and made the service all that more enjoyable. The people were warm and inviting and seemed to appreciate our presence on their special day.
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