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Achievement objectives | Teaching and learning
sequence | Case study | Resources
Case study: Introduction | Finding
the idea | The synopsis | Presenting
the idea and selecting students | Creating the
work | Student reflections | Teacher
reflections
Case study – Maidstone Intermediate School
Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.Mahatma Ghandi
Introduction to Satyagraha
This case study describes the process of putting together Satyagraha, as seen through the eyes of the two teachers and the students involved in the project.
For Stage Challenge 2004, the students of Maidstone Intermediate School presented an 8-minute dance drama based upon the life of the great Indian pacifist Mahatma Gandhi. Working with performing arts teacher Annette McCrae and visual arts teacher Kerry Sherrard, 100 students spent 6 weeks creating dances, props, backdrops and costumes that culminated in their performance at the Events Centre in Wellington in May 2004.