Guidance
Register your interest in joining the Seeds of Hope for a Better Future!
If you would like to discuss participating in this new initiative please register your interest by contacting the UK National Coordinator in the first instance who will be happy to explore how you might participate with you and your National Coordinator.
United Kingdom
Ms Ann BEATTY, ASPnet National Coordinator. Chief Executive, The Steve Sinnott Foundation, Arnold House, 15 Clarendon Road, Watford, WD17 1JR.
Phone: (+44)1923 230208. Mobile: (+44) 7958 696316. email: unescoaspnet@stevesinnottfoundation.org.uk
Outline schedule and resources
Schools decide their own schedule and draw on their own local communities and contacts for support and resources (if needed). They can also draw on the following resources to support their participation:
online links to a range of resources from Kew Millennium Seed Bank and others
webinars organised by ASPnet UK
potential access, via the National Coordinators, to a voluntary group of mentors and artists if a clear need is identified*.
*These will be expanded if needed and as discussions and engagement with other countries and National Coordinators join the initiative.
Recording and Sharing Project Outcomes
Recording and sharing the engagement and output of these activities is not only a way to provide a good record of the students’ and teachers’ efforts for themselves and their local communities, but will also be the main means of sharing the outcomes with others and ASPnet members internationally.
If possible schools should connect with local photographers who support their efforts so high quality photos of the young people’s work can be recorded.
Creating these artistic and cultural outcomes will provide a means for society to appreciate what young voices have to say on these important thematic action areas.
Sharing activities internationally
The sharing of activities internationally should be as follows:
the narrative description of the project should be between 400-600 words
a maximum number of artistically good quality project photos 10
if you have made a video which its central to your project upload it to a local site (school or community project, for example) and send a link only to the national coordinators to share on the Arts & Culture for Peace site.
If you or your school/organisation is interested in joining the Arts & Culture Initiative, Seeds of Hope Project the link below gives some additional practical notes and answers frequently asked questions.