Art, Culture & Heritage for Peace
ARROWSA (Reg 088-058 NPO) is one of the partners in the eThekwini Local History Museums' Passbook Competition and facilitates educational programmes at two of the participating sites: The Bergtheil Museum and The Palmiet Nature Reserve. There is funding available for some schools otherwise the cost is R30 per child (or as agreed upon) for the programme below. (Participation can also be directly with the museums at no cost).
ARROWSA interactive storytelling Bergtheil Museum Westville
ARROWSA PASSBOOK COMPETITION EDUCATIONAL
EXCURSION to the
PALMIET NATURE RESERVE & BERGTHEIL MUSEUM
WESTVILLE
Maximum
no of learners per morning: approx. 90
Visit other Passbook Competition sites before the Palmiet
Nature Reserve e.g. Pinetown Museum or Mariannhill Monastery or after e.g. Cato
Manor Museum or Old House Museum
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Background information on the Passbook Competition by Local History Museum
Mohau Qalaza
1.
What
is the aim and what are you hoping to achieve with the
competition?
A: Background
eThekwini
Municipality currently has seven Local History Museums (LHM)
under its stewardship.
These
museums fall under the Libraries and Heritage Department of
the Parks, Recreation and Culture Service Unit (PRC).
Despite outstanding collections in museums that lie beyond
established tourist routes of the inner city, sites such as
Old House Museum, Cato Manor Heritage Centre, Bergtheil
Museum and Pinetown Museum (Area 2 Museums) face challenges
such as competition with more established museums, limited
funding and resources, and the difficulty of building a
wider audience. In response to these issues, a ‘Passbook’
Competition was launched in 2013 to increase recognition of
such sites.
History
of the Passbook (‘dompass’) and
the Local History Museums Passbook Competition
The
passbook, once a hated symbol of apartheid oppression, has
been creatively adapted by LHM to:
·
Promote
Social Cohesion
·
Develop
empathy through experiential learning
·
Capture
enthusiasm of young people
·
Market
the Area 2 Museums and participating Heritage Sites
·
Increase
visitor numbers and exposure of people to these spaces
·
Make
museums viably functional and encourage schools to use them
as tools in their curriculum
Social
Cohesion
The call
for social cohesion especially within the eThekwini
Municipality has become a major theme for Parks, Recreation
and Culture (PRC) unit. This project further supports that
ideal. The competition serves to promote values of
tolerance, empathy and respect, as well as achieving social
cohesion and nation building through public institutions.
According to statistics the demographics with regards to LHM
vary immensely, this includes aspects such as content,
location, reputation, accessibility. Our aim is to bridge
these gaps and make each museum relevant in its own right.
As such we aim to partner with other heritage practitioners,
in and around the Area 2 museums such as Marian Hill
Monastery and Palmiet Nature Reserve including a partnership
with IGR, the Durban West Community Tourism Organisation
(DWCTO), The Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of
Germany (Durban), The Local History Museums Trust, ARROW-SA,
Cato manor and INK ABMs so as to bring social cohesion to
the forefront.
2.
Briefly
tell me about the participating sites and prices.
A:
Selected Sites
•
Bergtheil
Museum
•
Cato
Manor Cultural Centre
•
Old
House Museum
•
Pinetown
Museum
•
Mariannhill
Monastery
•
Palmiet
Nature Reserve
3.
Please
take me through the entry process an requirements.
A:
TERMS
& CONDITIONS
1.
INTRODUCTION
a.
Entry into the Local History Museums Passbook Competition is
deemed acceptance of the competitions Terms and Conditions.
b.
eThekwini Municipality is the Promoter of this competition.
c.
The Passbook Competition is open to Schools and
Learners from Grades 4-11.
d.
The Passbook competition is open to Learners with
Special Educational Needs (LSEN) Schools with Intermediate
and Senior Phase LSEN Learners.
e.
Mainstream grades within LSEN Schools may enter and
will be judged under the mainstream school categories [see
e, f and g(i) below].
f.
The Passbook Competition comprises of 2 parts:
Compulsory Visitation to Sites, and a Completion of a
Worksheet Component.
g.
Worksheets fully explain the Written and Visual Art
Component of the competition. The onus is upon individuals
and Educators to fully utilise Worksheet Questions and
directives for school, assessment and competition purposes.
h.
The competition concludes at the end of August each year.
j.
All entries must be submitted in person at any of the
participating sites no later than 15h30 on the last working
day in August. No late entries will be accepted. eThekwini
Municipality accepts no responsibility for any lost, late or
misdirected entries.
k.
eThekwini Municipality reserves the right to verify the
validity of entries and to disqualify any entry, which are
not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.
l.
The judge’s decision is final.
2.
HOW TO ENTER:
a.
Individual Learners and School Groups are required
to visit at least three of the six sites depicted in this
Passbook. It is compulsory to include two of the Local
History Museums sites, namely Bergtheil Museum (Westville),
Cato Manor Heritage Site (Cato Manor), Old House Museum
(Durban CBD) and Pinetown Museum (Pinetown) to qualify for
the prizes.
b.
Learners and Educators can collect the ‘Passbooks’ from a
LHM site. The ‘Passbook’ has an entry form attached to it as
well as spaces for stamps. This ‘Passbook’ needs to be
produced and stamped twice at every participating site- once
on the Museum Site page and once on the “Lucky Draw Entry
Form” page.
c.
WORKSHEETS: Learners/Educators will receive worksheets on
site, outlining in greater detail themes related to each
Museum and the Competition topics. Educators may use this in
class assessments
d.
ADJUDICATION: Educators who have learners that have
participated in the competition are requested to mark and
hand in only five top entries per grade for final
adjudication to LHM. Final winners rests solely at the
discretion of designated external Adjudicators and may
differ from school assessments as per LHM judging criteria.
Passbook Competition winners 2014
4.
COMPETITION BREAKDOWN:
a.
LUCKY DRAW FOR LEARNERS: To qualify learners must tear out
from their Passbook, the “Lucky Draw Entry Form” page with
at least 3 compulsory Site Stamps on it and return it to a
LHM Site with full contact particulars filled in. There will
be a lucky draw for one learner in each grade.
b.
LUCKY DRAW FOR WINNING SCHOOL:
(i) Each school and institution that signs up and actively
participates as per the Terms and Conditions for the LHM
Passbook Competition is automatically entered into the draw.
(ii) At least one representative from the school or
institution needs to be present at Prize Giving Day in order
to receive the Grand Prize.
c.
WRITING COMPETITION: Open to learners in Grade 8, 9, 10 and
11 only. Two learners from each grade who have written the
best Essay or Poem, relevant to the theme as explained in
the worksheet, will each win a prize.
d.
VISUAL ART COMPETITION:
(i) Open to learners in Grades 4, 5, 6 and 7 only. Two
learners from each grade who create an artwork relevant to
the theme as explained in the worksheet will each win a
prize.
(ii) Open to Learners with Special Educational Needs (LSEN).
Two Prizes will be awarded for LSEN schools for group work
done within the intermediate phase and group work done
within the senior phase.
e.
All top entries in both Writing and Visual Art will
each receive a Certificate of Participation.
f.
OUTSTANDING EDUCATORS: Gifts and a Certificate of
appreciation will be awarded to Educators whose assistance
in the progress of this competition is deemed outstanding.
5.
Briefly
explain about different categories.
A: The competition is
divided into the following four categories:
Category 1 (Grades 4
and 5)
Category 2 (Grades 6
and 7)
Category 3 (Grades 8
and 9)
Category 4 (Grades 10
and 11)
6.
For this year's competition what are you
expectations regarding participants?
A:
Our aim is to recreate the experience and give
the learners a brief idea of how carrying a “Passbook” would
have felt like five decades ago. This concept is
significant, symbolic and a throwback to racial South Africa
in an educational and strategic way.
We want to highlight our history through the
retelling of the “Passbook” / Durban System story while
enticing learners to visit our sites for a chance to learn
as well as possibly win a prize for themselves and / or
their school
7. Additional information
We
have already hosted a Teachers’ Workshop where we sold the
idea to the teachers and explained the terms and conditions
of the competition. We also involved the teachers in
decision making regarding the running of the competition and
we are hoping that they will bring the students in numbers
and make this year’s instalment a huge success. The teachers
who were not able to make it to the workshop are welcome to
enter the competition and they can obtain the relevant
information from the LHM.
Palmiet Nature Reserve Westville
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