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The Atlantic Slave TradeMAJOR GOALS: Cooperation between schools in economically resourceful and less resourceful areas thereby stimulating professional, cultural, and social contact between students and teachers. The desired end is to increase and strengthen students and teachers international, professional, cooperative and communicative competence through curricular, cultural, social and UN-related activities.
SHORT DESCRIPTION: The Atlantic Slave Trade-The movement of a large group of people against their will from the West coast of Africa to the Caribbean. The Slave ships were owned by the Europeans, and the sugar plantations as well. The dislocation of a large group of people resulted in the creation of a new society and the underdevelopment of another. The economic, religious, political and social system of the Countries involved in the slave trade during the 17th and 19th centuries will be examined.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
(a)To examine the economic reasons why the Europeans participated in the Slave trade and slavery.
(b)To discover the background and the immediate and long-lasting effects of the Slave trade on the West African Society
(c)To analyze the social, political, economic, and religious effects of slavery on the West Indian SocietyRATIONALE: To sensitize students and teacher to the diversity in Social, Political, Economic and Religious development of the peoples of Trinidad, Ghana and Norway, and so to develop a culture of peace, tolerance and cooperation between the different nationalities.
PROJECT'S ACTIVITIES: Students will visit museums and sugar estates to see remains of slave ships and tools and implements used, sugar mills (17th and 19thCenturies). Norwegian students will visit Trinidad and Tobago to see sugar plantation, and the manufacturing of sugar, rum ,and molasses, and to live with families. Students from Trinidad will visit museums in London, Norway to see remains of ships and implements used by slave masters. Students will also construct a slave ship and an 18th century sugar plantation. Students will do research ,using books, old newspapers and the Internet. They will write up of a report on their findings, and create a website to display their findings.
Sponsoring Organizations:
Hydro-Agri Trinidad, Hydro Agri Norway
The Ministries of Education of Trinidad and Tobago and Norway
The County Authorities of Nordland County-Norway
El Dorado Secondary School (Trinidad and Tobago)
Monica Regisford-DouglinSaltdal Upper Secondary School (Norway)
Jon Moller