| Name of programme |
Jellikai - Chavi
: Traveller Traditional Tales and Rhymes |
| Where it operates |
Playgroups / Nurseries / Schools
/ Groups in Cambridgeshire |
| Contact details |
|
Name |
Mrs
J Loaker |
Address |
8 Cambridgeshire
Close
Ely
Cambs |
Postcode |
CB6 3BX |
Telephone: |
07884 114666 |
Fax: |
01223 508013 |
Email: |
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|
| How the need was identified |
Contact with parents
and carers. |
| Aims of the project |
- To produce materials reflecting Traveller culture.
- To enable parents
to encourage their own children to look at books.
- Basic skills possibilities.
|
| How the project operates |
- Gathering important oral tradition to convert into written/ practical
formats.
- Copies to go to nurseries / schools/ playgroups.
- Involving parents
in storytimes / groups.
|
| How is the programme innovative |
- Disseminating cultural material from an individual to many families.
- Original
nursery rhymes written by grandmother for her grandchildren reflecting
their culture.
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