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Cheza Nami CAL (Cultural Arts and Leaning) School Assembly Program

Need a great assembly idea for your school?

In today’s economy when our schools are faced with budget cuts, the first programs to go are the arts programs.

Let Cheza Nami artists come to you and expose your students to African culture through dance, music, games, wordplay and instruments with our interactive assemblies!

A Cheza Nami cultural enrichment assembly will not only support your educational curriculum but will also allow students to:

Develop creative expression, practice active motion and develop rhythmic awareness as they explore African dance and movement.
Develop general fitness, coordination, and balance as the students explore African dance and instrument play.
Stimulate creativity and enhance self-expression through imaginative play and creative movement.
Have an enhanced sense of cultural awareness and understanding of the concept of diversity.

Elementary and Middle school assembly program

Suitable for K - 12 grade students. A Cheza Nami cultural assembly is generally 1 hour long with a minimum of two artists. These assemblies are high energy and require a lot of active participation from both students and teachers. A multipurpose room or a stage is the best suited room for this program, however, we are willing to work with whatever resources are available to your school. You can prepare your students for our visit by requesting our "School Assembly" kit and by visiting our Teacher resources page for class discussion ideas and lesson plans.

African culture lesson plan included

In the lead up to the assembly, teachers are provided with a pre-visit lesson plan with materials that includes facts about Africa, music, videos, worksheets and carefully selected videos and audio from Listen for Life.

What educators say about Cheza Nami's assembly

" That was a fantastic program. All the children were fully engaged. There was never a dull moment. There was movement, there was music. All the kids were excited and I felt that they learnt so much about the culture. All the students from our 6 year-olds all the way to up to our 11 year-olds were fully engaged and had a wonderful time" - Jennifer Loewen. Teacher, Orion School

What the students say

"During the assembly I learnt that a kid can't go to school if they don't have uniform. My favorite part was when Ibou played and Catherine danced" - Jessica, 11 yrs.

"The assembly was so fun. We danced a lot. I got tired. I turned around and around. I wish we could do it again" - Daniel, 2nd grade

"I would like to go to Africa. I want to hear them play all of the drums and I want to wear the jewelry. The jewelry is so pretty. They wear a lot of necklaces. I would like to wear them. I want to see some animals too. I want to see a lion. I hope I can go to Kenya"
- Samantha, 4th grade

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