Hermanus Follow-up workshop

On the 21st October 2009 we held a one-day follow-up workshop for the Hermanus teachers that have already completed the Facing the Past Introduction Seminar. This was held at Volmoed Retreat in the Hemel and Aarde Valley. 12 teachers from the group attended. The focus was on sharing experiences they had around integration in their schools post the seminar. We also spent time working at a...

Hermanus Anti-Racism Teacher Seminar

Shikaya was invited by the Western Cape Education Department to use aspects of the Facing the Past programme to work with teachers from the six schools in the Hermanus area as part of the WCED’s anti-racism work. The seminar began with the exploration of individual and group identity and the creation of ‘difference’ within a group. Understanding how race was constructed in the 19th...