Inclusion through storytelling and arts
: Heli Ketovuori, Mikko Ketovuori
: Not known
Publisher: International Journal of Arts & Sciences
: 2013
: Journal of Teaching and Education
: Journal of Teaching and Education 2
: JTE
: 1
: 2
: 2
: 2
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: 7
: 7
: 2165-6266
: 2165-6266
The project described herein took place in Pokomo, Kenya and Turku, Finland. The idea behind the project was to provide tools for language learning by gathering local stories from schoolchildren and collecting drawings, narratives and photos for a book telling about the lives of children in both places.The material was released also in an exhibition held in both Kenya and Finland. While working with children in Kenya, local teachers were trained in using computers, in the arts and, above all, ininclusion. By using story crafting method the “unique opportunity to tell their stories with their own voices and, at same time, to compare life from another country’s perspective.