Agenda
Field Experience: Zanzibar, 18-24 April 2009
Saturday, 18 April: Arrive in Zanzibar
Sunday, 19 April: Suggested free activity: day at Mangapwani Beach, to be arranged through Serena
- 19:00 – 20:00 Welcome, presentation of Academies programme and AKDN activities in Zanzibar and ‘getting acquainted’ activities (Serena)
- 20:00 onwards Dinner at Serena
Monday, 20 April
- 08:30 – 12:00 Orientation and visit to Zanzibar restoration project in Stone Town – guided walking tour (guide: Historian John Da Silva)
- 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch at Serena
- 14:00 – 17:30 Curriculum and organizational work session (AKDN office)
- 19:00 – 20:30 Session on Zanzibar history: talk by Professor Abdul Sherif, Zanzibar Indian Ocean Research Institute (Serena)
- 20:30 onwards Dinner at Serena
Tuesday, 21 April
- 08:30 – 09:00 Pick up from Hotel and drive to community Madrasa (pre-school)
- 09:00 – 10:00 Visit a community owned preschool, see teaching and learning environment, meet pre-school teachers and members of school management committee
- 10:00 – 10:30 Drive back to Stone town and go to Madrasa resource centre office
- 10:30 – 12:00 Visit centre, model classroom, meet and discuss with staff, question and answer, exchange experiences
- 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch at Serena
- 14:00 – 17:30 Debrief, reflection, curriculum work session (AKDN Office)
- 19:00 – 20:30 Panel presentation on chosen topics about Zanzibar history and culture (Serena) Panelists: Farouque Abdallah (fashion); John da Silva (art); Hilda Kiel (traditional music; history of tarab); Yusuf Mahmoud (festival); Mshai Mwangola (kanga/lesso: cloth); Yvonne Owuor (film, culture)
- 20:30 onwards Dinner at Serena
Wednesday, April 22
- 09:00 – 10:30 Presentations and discussion with Mshai Mwangola and Yvonne Owuor from the future Aga Khan University Arts and Sciences Faculty in Dar-es-Salaam on the interdisciplinary core programme for the future faculty: aims, themes, concepts (AKDN office)
- 10:30 – 13:00 Spice tour
- 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch at Serena
- 14:00 – 17:30 Debrief, reflection, planning, curriculum work session (AKDN office)
- 17:30 – 18:30 Visit to Dhow Countries Music Academy and refreshments
- 19:00 – 20:00 Dinner at Serena
- 20:00 – 21:30 Depart from Serena and visit Maulidi Ya Homu rehearsal
Thursday, 23 April
- 08:15 – 08:30 Pick up from the hotel and drive to Rahaleo Health Facility
- 08:30 – 09:15 Briefing about the health facility, concept of Public-Private Partnership, cost sharing and visit the health facility
- 09:15 – 09:30 Drive to Mtopepo community
- 09:30 – 10:45 Visit community projects and have discussion with school management committee, teacher and have a look on classroom environment
- 10:45 – 11:00 Drive back to NGO Resource Centre office
- 11:00 – 11:45 Presentation about NGORC, see the mini library, see the NGO dataset, discussion, question and answer session
- 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch at Serena
- 14:00 – 18:00 Debrief, reflection, curriculum work session (AKDN Office)
- 19:30 onwards Dinner at Serena
Friday, 24 April
- 09:00 – 12:00 National Museum (teachers to concentrate on areas of their choice, depending on their chosen topic for curriculum development)
- 13:30 – 14:30 Lunch at Serena
- 14:00 – 18:00 Debrief, reflection, curriculum work session (AKDN Office)
- 19:30 onwards Depart hotel for celebration dinner on beach at Mtoni Marine
Saturday, April 25: Depart Zanzibar
