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Citizenship

Migration, Citizenship & History

at the Ulster American Folk Park

MOVING ON is a specially designed classroom pack for teachers written around the needs of the Northern Ireland citizenship curriculum, dealing with pupils' personal experiences of migration, family migration and historical migration, finishing with an action project on current immigration issues.

Downloadable Units
Teachers Pack Moving On
Famine ship Role play
Famine ship letter

NEW WORLDS: A new on site programme at the Fok Park where students explore the experiences of the 19th century immigrant to America through the dramatised stories of individuals who settled in urban and rural areas. Highlights issues of diversity and inclusion, which are relevant to present day immigration to Northern Ireland.

I MMIGRANT OBJECTS : view an on-line exhibition of
objects selected by present day immigrants to Omagh to
represent their home countries.( www.folkpark.com/tours/ )

CENTRE FOR MIGRATION STUDIES : visit the
specialist research library situated at the Ulster American
Folk Park. MSSc in Irish Migration Studies is also available.
COMENIUS NETWORK : become a member of the
Comenius Three Network Learning Migration to share
experiences with other European teachers on the theme of
teaching immigrant children.
For more information contact the Education Department on:
Tel: 028 8225 6320 or by e-mail

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