“African history is the missing pages of world history”
- John Henrik Clarke
Mission & Approach
Though the feature of Africans in antiquity has advanced and increased lately in popularity in the pedagogical and academic world, there are still very little accessible resources on these topics for key stage 2-aged children. Our aim is to create accessible lesson plans and worksheets for teachers, students, and parents who wish to learn about Africans in the Classical world. Each lesson plan has a thematic focus and targets those with little to no prior knowledge regarding our topic to create a broad, beginner view of Africans in antiquity as a whole. Lastly, our website aims to include further resources for teachers, parents and pupils alike to continue their research into Africans in antiquity.
Our Course Outcomes
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To engage the community in deep discussion about the texts and themes we will be exploring.
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To build the writing skills necessary to communicate deep, reflective, and critical thinking.
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To cultivate a person’s curiosity and willingness to share that curiosity with others.
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To develop an appreciation for Classic literature by seeing the role it has played in the creation of subaltern literature.
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To develop a desire to read constantly from various sources and backgrounds to learn the full story of humankind.
Our story
The Equity in Classics Project was created in 2022 as part of the Applied Classics unit of the University of Bristol's Classical Studies course. Since graduating, our founders Tom, Tabitha and Emily have pursued Equity in Classics and its application to real-world classrooms in the name of widening accessibility to Classics.