During the week commencing 13th November 2023, we embraced National Geography Week at Martha House! We had a number of sensory activities throughout the week to promote understanding of different cultures, which was not only beneficial for the residents, but the staff too.
The activities for the week were:
Monday: Making Mayan Masks
Tuesday: Around the World TACPAC (taking a concept and experiencing it through music and a tactile experience)
Wednesday: African Sensology (Sensology is experiencing something through all 5 senses; taste, touch, smell, sound and sight)
Thursday: Around the World Playdough activity (different coloured and scented playdough to represent a country, and building things associated with that country with the playdough)
Friday: Around the World OMI Activities (OMI is an interactive projector which reacts to residents voluntary and involuntary movements)
The residents were given different cuisines to experience each day at lunch, and our staff members from different countries really helped pull it together by cooking and bringing in traditional food from their country. We had Indian, African, Asian (Filipino and Cambodian) and Eastern European.
We’ve had lots of lovely comments from staff members and residents family saying how lovely it was to bring everyone together and learn about different cultures, and I think the week was a total success!
We look forward to repeating it again at Sophie House early next year
