That’s because it’s easier to learn and remember when we learn through song. Scientists say that singing can also be used to teach challenging concepts and develop language, while our brain is fooled into thinking that we’re having fun rather than learning.
This is why sharing a song with a refugee is such a good idea – we learn something of their culture, they learn something of ours and we all get to have a little bit of fun along the way.
Of course, if you don’t know anyone from another culture you don’t have to miss out on the fun. You can always start sharing music written by refugees with your mates – get them listening to Wyclef Jean, M.I.A, Gloria Estefan, Bob Marley, K’naan or Mika to name a few.
The Year Five Choir at Godwin Junior School, London, have written and shared a song!
And class 6KS of Weddington Primary School in Nuneaton have also shared a song – by creating their own take on ‘Consider yourself’:
i would share a song to tell them a song and could learn new words
60 Children in Nursery singing in Vietnamese.
I sung in front of the whole school.
I shared a song called Halima Pakasholo with my cousins and sisters.
at school i shared a song whith my school
I am a Year One Teacher at Salusbury school and we learnt a Polish song.
I am a refugee from Palestine and I love this song about justice for the Palestinians which I would love to share with you - please buy the song from iTunes or HMV Digital to help get the song into the charts and so allow even more people to learn about the plight of the Palestinians.
I shared a song with my cousins.
I sand the song we had shared at school to my mum.
myself and 350 other students sang a song called halima pakasholo.
the juniors sang a song in assembily. the song was called halima pakasolo
350 people sang a funny song in assembly
i sang a song from somalia: halima pakasholo
350 people sang some funny song
I recorded myself singing Glad You Came by The Wanted.
I Sang A Song I Wrote Myself. (: Its Called Stay Wiv Me.
Listened to a song by an African band at glastonbury about child soldiers
SHARE A SONG
we done a song called smile
are class made up a song for refugeea
we wrote a song
we turned the song sout into a refugee song called smile and put it on you tube
song
we found lyrics for a song from football and we made some new lyrics for the same song and we sang it
We made up our own lyrics from shout and we sung it
we turned shout into smile
We made a song
we made up a song for refuges
we made a song called smile
we made up a song about Refugees
we wrote a song with our class called smile
we made a sond
we made up a song about refugees
The Tricycle's singing group sang songs written by refugee Bob Marley to an audience.
We held a refugee event in Barnsley where people sang all different ranges of songs
We created our own version of consider yourself at home...
18 members of class shared a song
We sang a song about refugees
everyone sang
I put a refuee song on my laptop and my friend came to my house and we both singed the song togeher.
I sang a song and i danced to it with my family and we put the music really high.
loved learning and singing a new song it was amazing !!!!!!!!!! Also well done to the people who have done a simple act !!!!!!!!! I love refugee week and all my friends to at my school including my teacher ms McCue
This wass fantastic! We all enjoyed it!!!! We love Refugee week! Well done to everyone who has done a simple act, every little simple act helps!
I absolutely loved learnnig a song. soo did dylan !! :) lol
Here is one of my favourite songs about refugees http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WHOF8wuUl0
We listened to music by refugee artists, Gloria Estefan and Shakira. We danced a Conga around the classroom!
i listened and sang a song with my best friend which i always do
It was a nice song to help refugees out
I have share my song to my friend it is call Lean On Me.
We all sang Gloria Estefan's song 'Conga' and danced to the beat!
We sang Little Jack Horner in Hindi and Enlish
Sang in English and Hindi 'Little Jack Horner'
I shared a refugee song with to people
SINGSTAR!!! and we shared it with my mum who is now part deaf :-)
It went well
At Celebrating Sanctuary 2010
One of your volunteers, Jaz, commented on my blog and told me about this site. Her comment prompted me to reflect on some of the many songwriting projects I've led over the years, for performance during Refugee Week in Australia. The children I work with are all newly-arrived in Australia - many are refugees. If you're interested in stories from outside the UK, then it might be of interest. If it is, I'd be delighted! I think that your site is a great initiative. http://musicwork.wordpress.com/2010/06/14/thoughts-about-refugee-week-compositions/
Well. All the children in our assembly (aged 5-7) listened to a song in another language...and tried to join in!
I went to the festival at Southbank in aid of Refugee Week. We sang and danced to some great music.
I went to the festival in aid of Refugee Week. We sang and danced to some fantastic musicians
I shared lots of songs on the main stage of Celebrating sanctuary! It was wicked!
Held a fantastic event of songs and dances from a variety of musical cultures accompanied with live music. Involving three classes of primary school age children.
