Description
“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” ~ Marcus Garvey
 ✨ CULTURE STORIES AND CONNECTION ✨
Ever wondered why certain stories stick with you, or why different groups of people have their own special tales they love to tell? That’s the power of narratives! This workshop, “Culture Stories and Connection – The Impact of Narratives,” is like going on an adventure to explore how stories help shape who we are and the communities we belong to. We’ll look at some of our favourite stories, the messages that they teach us. Next, we’ll explore how to make that story relevant to us today.
✨ BUILDING BLOCKS FOR OUR STORY ✨
Some of my favorite culture stories are about being brave, good friendships, or what symbols mean. These stories have lots of cool parts, like the friends who help out and who we let into our group. We also see how some of these stories have found its way into our customs, and practices, like how we celebrate. For example, I’ve adopted the practice of eating noodles during festivities to symbolise longevity and prosperity.
Some stories show us how people can misunderstand each other, and it’s interesting to think about how they could have talked differently to avoid that. It makes me think about how we sometimes guess what others are thinking or say things like ‘always’ or ‘never’ – and then we wonder why we’re not understood!
Another awesome thing about culture stories is all the secret meanings behind characters or symbols. For example, the big elephant-headed Lord Ganesh rides a tiny mouse! It seems strange, but because Lord Ganesha helps us to remove obstacles in our path. The mouse shows how he can get into all the little places to clear them away. Cool, huh? Just like these examples, we’ll share some stories from our cultures and learn some tools we can use every day to make our own life stories amazing!
✨ WHAT IS IT ABOUT? ✨
“The Culture Stories and Connection” is all about looking closely at the stories we’ve heard and maybe never really thought about. We’re going to take a break and ask ourselves if these stories still make sense today and what they mean to us now. Then, we’ll add what we know now to these old stories. We’ll also pick up some cool tips to help us create our own way of sharing our story with others.
✨ WHEN & WHERE ✨
60 minute online workshop takes place on the following dates:
Thursday 6th November 2025 ~ 12:30pm (UK, GMT Time)
