Several classes prepared for the presentation in advance. For example, the kindergarten students learned a song about the continents. Click here if you would like to hear their song.
The Continents Song
Students in French classes visited web sites from francophone countries in Africa and learned about the tradition of the griot, a professional oral historian. They learned about various instruments used in traditional African music, about the origins of their names, and listened to clips of musicians playing. Cassandra, a fifth grader, did these sketches of the beautiful stringed instrument, the kora, and of the percussion instrument known as the skekere. |
