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Young Co-operatives
International Dimension
Tibetan monks from the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery,
exiled in India, spent a day at KEVICC recently with
Religious Studies and Performing Arts students, who
were fascinated by the insight they gained into the
culture of their visitors.
Themonks ledhands-onworkshops inButter Sculpture;
Sand mandala making; writing Tibetan script; block
printing prayer flag designs and making Dukar
wheels. Then they invited students to participate in
a performance of sacred music and monastic dance.
Their costumes were stunning, made from patched,
appliquéd and embroidered Chinese brocades.
Students played the majestic Dungchen (long horns)
and joined in with Cham - dance, Taksel - the art of
debate, and the learning of hand gestures - Mudras -
that represent words in the chants.
They have an amazing culture, which I would love to
hear more about.
Louis
The discipline was inspiring!
Solly
It was a once in a lifetime experience to see how
people with such different religions live.
Seb
I was totally surprised about the fact that some of the
monks begin their training at age 6.
Angus
Tashi Lhunpo monks spend a day at KEVICC
Two of our young co-ops – the Folk Band and our Visual Arts Co-op–were involved in the
first ever local 'FunPalace', whilst our EcoCouncil was promoting their ideals inAssemblies
KFC – our folk band – said:
It felt good to play at a venue right in
the centre of town and in the middle
of the day. I liked that people of all
ages got involved, and danced!
More people kept coming in off the
street to listen. It made us more
confident in our performing, and it
felt amazing to be part of the first
ever Fun Palaces weekend!
Fun Palace
invited people to take part in 'arts and science' activities for
a day in October. It was a joint collaboration between the Dartington Hall
Trust, KEVICC and the Schumacher College.
The organisers said:
Thank you to KFC for performing.
They really lifted the day – and we
had an audience of 118 in total
throughout the hour they played!!
The Visual Arts Co-op painting
the fantastic banner they put up
outside the venue in the town, and
they brought other artwork – and
a skeleton – with them too (he
represented science ..).
Eco Council held a day of 'waste'
Assemblies for Years 7, 8, 9 and 10
with help from Resources Futures
Amy Allen, one of the Year 11
members of Eco Council, with
Melissa Harvey of waste educators
Resources Futures.
We want to tell other students who we
are; what we believe can be achieved;
what we've done so far and what ideas
we've got about what we can do next.
