PUPILS FROM SCHOOLS ACROSS SWANSEA HAVE BEEN DISCOVERING THE WAYS PEOPLE LEARN HOW TO BELONG IN OUR COMMUNITY IN A SERIES OF SPECIAL EVENTS ORGANISED BY SWANSEA UNIVERSITY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH SWANSEA MUSEUM’S ONE SWANSEA EXHIBITION.
The University’s Centre for Migration Policy Research [1] brought Journey | Settlement | Home to the museum, a pair of day-long events which saw pupils exploring the experiences of migrants to Wales and how they find homes and community here.
Nearly 150 children aged from 10 to 14 from Parkland Primary School, Bishop Vaughan Catholic School, St Joseph’s Cathedral Primary School and Ysgol Gymraeg Bryn y Môr took part in the two-day workshop.
One of the activities in full flow at Swansea Museum.
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They joined in a diverse range of activities, led by Howard Ingham and Dr Sergei Shubin from Swansea University [4], which also involved several community organisations including Swansea City of Sanctuary, Circus Eruption, dance and movement company Draig Tân Productions, Dr Gwennan Higham and local artist Simeon Smith.
The enthusiastic pupils and teachers used the arts to tell the stories of how and why people come to the UK from different countries and what they find when they get here.
Positive feedback after the event praised it for not only supporting the school curriculum, but also encouraging young people to rethink attitudes to migrants and helping them to develop new perspectives on the impacts of migration on local communities.
One of the youngsters taking part in the workshop._
CERIAN APPLEBY, YEAR FIVE TEACHER AT ST JOSEPH’S CATHEDRAL PRIMARY SCHOOL, SAID:
“Our pupils thoroughly enjoyed taking part and it fitted in so beautifully with our own school project which also revolved around the themes of journey, settlement and migration.
“It was fascinating to see how the children interacted in the different workshops and engaged with the activities and each other.
“In particular it was very insightful when a child in the class, who has settled here from Egypt, talked about he was persecuted because of his faith, the reasons his family migrated to Swansea and how he felt when this happened.”
Dr Shubin explained that these events have helped continue to forge links between the university and different communities in Swansea.
The workshops followed on from the Journeys exhibition and Make It Happen community activities, a successful series of similar events held in Scotland, and a part of the Social Support and Migration in Scotland
(SSAMIS) [5] project.
Pupils working together as part of the project.
DR SHUBIN SAID:
“The key aim of the SSAMIS project is to give voice to migrants and generate new thinking about migration through Participatory Action Research.
“We are delighted about the enthusiasm and fantastic contribution to co-producing and delivering community engagement events from everyone involved in the project.
“We hope that by sharing migrant knowledge we can improve awareness about their contributions and encourage long-term behavioural change for migrant integration.”
SSAMIS is collaboration between Swansea and Glasgow universities which explores the experiences of migrants from Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union in the UK to generate new thinking about migration through public engagement, improve community cohesion and encourage behavioural change for migrant integration.
The University is now hosting a special event at Taliesin Arts Centre on Thursday 28 June when collaborators involved in the project will be given a chance to see a short film detailing the engagement activities.
Set to be opened by Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Martin Stringer, it will summarise research developed during the SSAMIS project and celebrate the collaboration with Swansea Museum and its community engagement activities.
To demonstrate this and the ongoing partnerships with schools, the event will showcase the Journey exhibition developed in collaboration with St Joseph Cathedral Primary School and local artist Bill Taylor-Beales which was previously displayed at Tate Modern Gallery in London.
Find out more here https://www.hushlandcreative.com/schools [6]
Plant ifanc yn cydweithio i ddeall mwy am siwrnai ymfudwyr i ymdeimlad o berthyn
Mae plant ysgol Abertawe wedi bod yn darganfod y ffyrdd gwahanol mae pobl yn perthyn yn ein cymunedau mewn cyfres o ddigwyddiadau arbennig a drefnir gan Brifysgol Abertawe, mewn cydweithrediad gydag arddangosfa Un Abertawe, Amgueddfa Abertawe.
Daeth y Canolfan am Bolisi Ymchwil Ymfudo’r Brifysgol a’i phrosiect Siwrnai | Anheddiad | Cartref i’r amgueddfa, sef pâr o weithgareddau diwrnod o hyd a welodd disgyblion yn darganfod mwy am brofiadau ymfudwyr yng Nghymru a sut maent yn dod o hyd i gartrefi a chhymunedau yma.
Cymrodd bron i 150 o blant o 10 oed i 14 oed o Ysgol Gynradd Parkland, Ysgol Gatholig yr Archesgob Vaughan, Ysgol Gynradd Eglwys Gadeiriol San Joseff ac Ysgol Gymraeg Bryn y Môr rhan yn y gweithdy dau ddiwrnod.
Un o’r gweithgareddau ar y gweill yn amgueddfa Abertawe.
Ymunodd y plant mewn gweithdai amgen a arweiniwyd gan Howard Ingham a Dr Sergei Shubin o Brifysgol Abertawe, a oedd yn cynnwys sawl sefydliad cymunedol lleol gan gynnwys y Swansea City of Sanctuary, CircusEruption, cwmni dawns a symudiad Cynyrchiadau Draig Tân,Dr Gwennan Higham a’r arlunydd lleol Simeon Smith.
Defnyddiodd y disgyblion a’r athrawon brwdfrydig y celfyddydau i adrodd storïau o sut a pham mae pobol yn dod i’r DU o wledydd gwahanol a’i phrofiadau pan maent yn cyrraedd yma.
Derbyniodd y digwyddiad adborth da, nid yn unig am gefnogi cwricwlwm yr ysgol, ond hefyd am annog pobl ifanc i ailfeddwl eu hagweddau tuag at ymfudwyr a’u helpu i ddatblygu safbwyntiau gwahanol ar ymfudwyr ar gymunedau lleol.
Un o’r disgyblion yn cymryd rhan yn y gweithgareddau
Meddai Cerian Appleby, athrawes blwyddyn pump yn Ysgol Gynradd Eglwys Gadeiriol San Joseff:
“Roedd ein disgyblion wedi mwynhau cymryd rhan yn y gweithgareddau yma yn fawr iawn, ac mi wnaeth y digwyddiad cyd-fynd â’n thema ni y tymor hwn, sef siwrnai, anheddiad ac ymfudo.
“Roedd hi’n hynod o ddiddorol cael gweld sut oedd y plant yn rhyngweithio gyda gweithdai gwahanol a chydweithio yng ngweithgareddau gyda’i gilydd.
“Yn benodol roedd hi’n hynod o ddiddorol clywed plentyn o’n dosbarth a ymfudodd o’r Aifft yn siarad am ei brofiadau ef, wedi iddo gael ei erlid o’r Aifft am ei grefydd a’r rhesymau tu ôl penderfyniad ei deulu ymfudo i Abertawe a sut yr oedd ef yn teimlo pan ddigwyddodd hyn.”
Esboniodd Dr Shubin bod y digwyddiadau yma wedi parhau i greu cysylltiadau rhwng y Brifysgol a chymunedau gwahanol yn Abertawe.
Dilynodd y gweithdai yma arddangosfa Journey, gweithgareddau cymunedol MakeitHappen, a chyfres lwyddiannus o weithgareddau tebyg a gynhelir yn yr Alban, fel rhan o brosiect SocialSupportandMigrationinScotland (SSAMIS).
Plant ysgol yn cydweithio fel rhan o’r prosiect.
Meddai Dr Shubin:
“Prif nod prosiect SSAMIS yw rhoi llais i ymfudwyr a chreu meddylfryd newydd am ymfudo trwy Ymchwil Gweithred Gyfranogol.
“Roedd yn galonogol i weld cymaint o frwdfrydedd a’r cyfranogiad ardderchog yn cyd-gynhyrchu a thraddodi digwyddiadau ymgysylltu’r gymuned o bawb sydd yn rhan o’r prosiect.
“Gobeithiwn trwy rannu gwybodaeth am brofiadau ymfudwyr y gallwn wella ymwybyddiaeth pobl o gyfranogiad ymfudwyr a hybu newid hir dymor yn agweddau pobl tuag at ymfudwyr ar gyfer integreiddiad ymfudwyr.”
Cydweithrediad rhwng Prifysgolion Abertawe a Glasgow yw SSAMIS. Mae’n ymchwilio mewn i brofiadau ymfudwyr o Ganol a Dwyrain Ewrop a’r cyn-wledydd yr Undeb Sofietaidd yn y DU. Ei bwrpas yw creu ffordd newydd o feddwl am ymfudo trwy ymrwymiad cymdeithasol, gwella cydlyniad cymdeithasol ac annog newid ymddygiad ar gyfer integreiddiad mewnfudwyr.
Bydd y Brifysgol nawr yn cynnal digwyddiad arbennig i yng Nghanolfan Celfyddydau Taliesin ar ddydd Iau 28 Mehefin lle fydd cydweithredwyr y prosiect yn cael cyfle i weld ffilm fer yn manylu eu gweithgareddau ymrwymiad.
Bydd y digwyddiad yn cael ei hagor gan Uwch Ddirprwy Is-ganghellor yr Athro Martin Stringer, lle fydd yn crynhoi datblygiadau ymchwil yn ystod rhaglen SSAMIS a dathlu’r cydweithrediad gydag Amgueddfa Abertawe a’u gweithgareddau ymrwymo cymunedol.
I ddangos hyn a’r partneriaethau cyfredol gydag ysgolion, bydd y digwyddiad yn arddangos arddangosfa Siwrnai a ddatblygwyd ar y cyd gydag Ysgol Gynradd Eglwys Gadeiriol San Joseff a’r artist lleol Bill Taylor-Beales a chafodd ei arddangos gynt yn oriel y Tate Modern yn Llundain
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