THE MANILA CARD CONVERSATION

The manila card conversation was done at a Global Roots partner meeting in September 2021 in Veszprém, Hungary. It was the first time the Global Roots partners met in person. The exercise was a great way to get to know each other and to share perspectives on being together with a shared purpose. The partners have different perspectives on the addressed subjects of Global Roots, and the exercise challenged them to be present, reflect on their own preconceptions and enter a conversation based on curiosity and interests.

This experiment was done at Nordre School in Viborg, Denmark, and involved two classes at year 6. It was a part of a series of workshops involving four primary teachers, an external visual artists and a museum educator from Viborg City Museum. The overall theme of the workshops was ‘the meaning and expression of identity’. The workshops were a combination of different learning processes and development of skills in artistic expression, communication and curating.