Moor Hall School
Oral History Project
As you know History is an important part of the curriculum
at school. The children enjoy the visitors and trips out which we use to engage
the pupils in their learning.
I would like to add to this engagement by starting an oral
history library of the memories of parents, grandparents and friends of the
children who attend our school. I see it as a resource which teachers can use
with pupils immediately to give greater perspective to how life has changed in
the relatively recent past.
Adult participants can record or video short clips (no more
than a minute) of themselves talking about specific subjects.
At the moment I suggest participants talking about subjects
such as:
·
Moor Hall School (for past pupils or neighbours)
·
My School Life
·
Mere Green
·
Sutton Coldfield
·
Birmingham
·
Transport
·
My home – to include domestic items like
telephones- how soon will it be before landlines are a thing of the past?!
·
Toys and games (what did we do before
computers?!)
I would also love to get people talking about their memories
of World War Two- does anyone know people who were evacuated?
This is not an exhaustive list, if you have any ideas please
feel free to follow them up.
When you record your piece, it does not need to be scripted
or formal. I would like every clip to start with the participant saying their
month and year of their birth, this will add to the historical perspective.
I would like this to be an ongoing resource library which we
can build up and use for years to come.
In the first instance please send your video or audio clips
into school via email to
enquires@moorhall.bham.sch.uk
so Mr Pittaway (our ICT technician)
and
I can sort and store them safely. If you have any questions, comments or
queries please come and discuss them with me.
Thank you in anticipation of your support for this exciting
project.
Your sincerely
Roger Winter
