Al Sadu Educational Programme: Train the trainers in the art of weaving

Overview

The Al Sadu Society developed the Educational Programme: Train the Trainers in The Art of Weaving in collaboration with the Arts Department in the Ministry of Education, in order to raise awareness about traditional Al Sadu weaving among younger generations in Kuwait. A national curriculum was developed, along with training workshops to help teachers learn contemporary weaving techniques and how to transmit this traditional craft to students. End-of-year school textile artwork exhibitions are also hosted at Sadu House to showcase the programme outcomes. Since the programme's inception in 2018, 30,959 students have completed the course, and sixty male and female art teachers from the six school districts have successfully completed the initial training at Sadu House, going on to train an additional 220 teachers. The programme has had a significant impact on students and art teachers,...

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Community and Authority

Communities: Kuwait
Languages: Not specified in UNESCO dataset
Cultural territories: Kuwait
Countries: Kuwait

How the System Works

Material Culture, Design and Technology Food, Agriculture and Seasonal Practice Ways of Knowing and Knowledge Transmission

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inscription_year2022

title_enAl Sadu Educational Programme: Train the trainers in the art of weaving

title_frLe programme éducatif Al Sadu : former les formateurs à l’art du tissage

type_of_element_enRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices

type_acronymArt18

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http_url_enhttps://ich.unesco.org/en/Art18/01905

concepts_primary_namesTextile arts, Weaving

concepts_secondary_namesCreativity, Educational programmes, Educational publications, Family, Handicrafts, Natural dyes, Spinning, Technical skills, Traditional tools, Tribes, Workshops (teaching method)

main_image_urlhttps://ich.unesco.org/img/photo/thumb/15755-LRG.jpg

main_image_caption_enA young female student from a public school in Kuwait training on the traditional Al Sadu weaving loom

main_image_copyrightAl Sadu Society, Kuwait, 2018

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Textile arts Weaving Creativity Educational programmes Educational publications Family Handicrafts Natural dyes Spinning Technical skills Register of Good Safeguarding Practices

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