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The Virtual
Golden Tapestry

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 Guildford Cathedral show opens 27th June for a month

An estimated 31,870 visitors admired the work of  about 350 schools in 31 different Commonwealth countries in what proved to be a hugely successful launch of the programme of major exhibitions.

BBC World Class

The BBC has launched a very exciting initiative to help and encourage school links across the world.  The team meets once a month to report on progress, to plan the best ways to help schools develop links and to suggest international projects they can work on


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The World Class partners outside Broadcasting House on 12th September 2005. Lizzie Owen is 5th from the left and Robyn Owen 4th from the right


School2School

Link with a school in Victoria, Australia.  You can do so through the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Education Program

 

The Golden Tapestry

An arts project linking schools across the Commonwealth
 

The Golden Tapestry is a project for primary and special schools across the Commonwealth. Hundreds of thousands of children are contributing their own ideas and portraying their own lives and experiences in a unique collaborative artwork that is being exhibited around the world. But the Golden Tapestry is far more than that. Within the project, schools are working together with schools in other countries. Some we are introducing to each other for the first time, others are using the project to strengthen their existing links. Our aim is that all these links will endure beyond the project, providing a valuable legacy on which schools and their communities can build. Through working on the Golden Tapestry children are learning to see their lives in a global perspective, to take pride in their own communities and culture and to understand and respect others’. 
HE the Rt Hon Don McKinnon, the Commonwealth Secretary-General, says “The Golden Tapestry is a project aimed at promoting the value of diversity throughout the Commonwealth. It involves Commonwealth schoolchildren and offers them an opportunity to express what it means to them to be part of the Commonwealth.” 
Please visit the Virtual Golden Tapestry to see, as we receive them, photographs of the individual schools' finished tapestry canvases, often with descriptions written by the schools themselves. The Golden Tapestry page will bring you up to date on the progress of the whole project.  
The Millennium Tapestry page is a record of the United Kingdom project that was the predecessor of the Golden Tapestry. You will find a link to the Virtual Millennium Tapestry, which is a unique archive of Britain at the time of the new millennium through the eyes of its children. 
The Commonwealth page tells you something about this association of diverse independent countries across the world that share common goals and ideals.  
We are proud to include a Sponsors page where there are links to the websites of the companies and organisations that have generously supported the Golden Tapestry. 
In our News and Events page you will find details of forthcoming exhibitions and displays, as well as other events in which the Golden Tapestry is involved. There is also a link to recent events, where you can see photos and descriptions of past events. 
You can download fuller information about the Golden Tapestry in the Just for Schools page, which also contains a number of useful links. The About Us page contains some details about the people who are running the project. 
We have tried to make this website both informative and enjoyable. We hope it provides you with what you are looking for, and we love hearing your suggestions for improvement.  Please explore our site and send us your comments in the 'Contact us' sections you will find throughout the site.
The Golden Tapestry at the Coronation Day Children's Party at Buckingham Palace, 2nd June 2003

Trademarks & Copyrights

Mpower1 International
Principal Sponsor

 

Mpower1 is an international operation, headquartered in the UK and operating from offices around the world, specializing in business creation, turnaround, growth and development.  Mpower1 provides an infrastructure that incorporates management, support, sales and all other aspects of a successful business operation to companies looking to expand into new markets, achieve exponential growth, consolidate an existing position or recover from a challenge.
Visit Mpower1 at www.mpower1.com 

 

jBASE, a subsidiary of Mpower1, were our first major sponsor with the Millennium Tapestry, and continue to be a principal sponsor of the Golden Tapestry. 

We are delighted that jBASE International - a top British software company - continues to support the Golden Tapestry.

 

Can you help?

With up to 1,800 schools throughout the Commonwealth taking part of the Golden Tapestry project we need the help of companies, education authorities, associations and individuals.

If you can help in any way, or would like to find out more about the benefits of sponsoring the Golden Tapestry, please email us.

 

We enjoy hearing from you! If you would like to contact us, please email us: 

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