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Multicultural Workshops in Clonmel Library

Clonmel Library staff presented a series of six workshops for children over the Summer holidays The six countries chosen this year were Poland, Lithuania, India, Malaysia, Ireland: the Travellers, and Australia. Anne Marie organized these very successful and very well attended workshops. Each day children took part in art and craft sessions, food tasting, customs and traditions with a native from each country now resident in Clonmel. David let the kids have a go with an Australian Rules ball, Pinky from Malaysia let children taste some Malaysian foods, Damian had some tasty Polish sweets, Sangeeta wore her traditional sari, Laura from Lithuania showed children pictures of Lithuania, Ellen made fabulous paper roses.

 

Australia

Pictured beneath is David DeGrandi from Victoria, Australia. David and his family spoke to the children about their life in Australia and what the differences are between both Ireland and Australia. The children coloured the Australian flag, did puzzles and an animal search. David treated the kids to Vegemite sandwiches and Timtam biscuits and they sang their national anthem and we all sang Waltzing Matilda. 35 kids attended.

David DeGrandi from Victoria, Australia talking about the Australian flag in Clonmel Library

 

Poland

Damian Lizun from Poland tells us all about life in Poland and shows us how to create some paper crafts very popular in Poland.

Damian Lizun from Poland tells children in Clonmel library all about life in Poland

 

Our Irish Heritage.

We decided to focus our Ireland Workshop on the customs and traditions of the Traveller Community.

Ellen O`Reilly told children all about her life growing up and all the traditions and customs in the Traveller community. Ellen showed us how to make paper flowers, a very old Traveller craft. Every child got to make a beautiful paper flower. 

 

 

 

India

Pictured above are a group of children who attended the India workshop with Sangeeta Molloy who told kids all about what life in India is like. Sangeeta told them about school, customs, food tasting, the use of agricultural implements such as hoes, which are all part  of life of India.

 

Lithuania

Laura from Lithuania tells kids all about her country

 

last updated on: Wednesday, 09-Dec-2009 08:04:38 GMT