Educational Programming

Jacmel, Haiti + New Orleans, LA

Educational Programming / Pwogram Edikatif

Haitianola is passionate about the documented and oral history that connects Haiti and New Orleans. We have found that most New Orleanians have an imagination for Haiti and really want to know more. We have found that most Haitians know very little about New Orleans, but are interested to know more. In order to facilitate dialogue and learning opportunities we have created multimedia presentations that help share what we know - so far! Our curriculum is ever changing, as we keep learning ourselves.

We are able to offer these presentations and discussions to private and public groups, large and small. Our programming is designed to be accessible to a variety of audiences in both Haiti and New Orleans and is available in both Kreyol and English.

Haitianola also offers a 2 Hour Multimedia Presentation, 1 Week, 3 Week or 6 Week after-school or in-school programming that includes age and grade level appropriate lessons, activities, and project-based learning designed to meet Louisiana State Student Standards.

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Topics covered in Haitianola educational programming include

● A multimedia introduction to Haiti showing the cultural echoes that exist in both places which leads to the question “Why are we so similar?”

● A look into colonial Saint Domingue and colonial New Orleans. How were they similar?How were they different?

● An exploration of the demographics in each colony and the unique impact of the Free People of Color on each society.

● An examination of the Haitian Revolution - how it happened, the key players, and the impact of the end of slavery in Haiti, both domestically and internationally.

● Tracing the exodus of refugees from Saint Domingue through the Caribbean to New Orleans where they more than doubled the population of the city in 1809-1810.

● A look into the new country of Haiti and the newly American city of New Orleans and the influence of the refugees on the social and cultural fabric of the Crescent City.

● After surveying the new New Orleans that emerged in the early 19th Century, we pivot to learning about the current-day cultural manifestations of this awe-inspiring history.

● We delve into the performative cultural traditions of Second Lines, Jazz Funerals, Haitian Rara, Mardi Gras Indians, Carnival celebrations and triangulate this study to its shared West African roots.

● A deconstruction of the common stereotypes of Haiti through an exploration of present-day Haitian culture and current events.

Pwogram Edikatif

Haitianola trè pasyone de listwa ki dokimante avèk listwa oral ki konekte peyi d’Ayiti ak Nouvèl Orleans. Nou jwenn ke pi fò moun Nouvèl Orleans kenmbe yon imajinasyon pou Ayiti epi nou jwenn ke pi fò Ayisyen pa vrèman konn tande pale de vil Nouvèl Orleans la. Men nou jwenn tou ke nan tou de kote yo, moun vle aprann plis. Pou nou ka fasilite diyalòg ak opòtinite poun aprann nou kreye prezantasyon miltimedya ki ede nou pataje sann konnen yo - kounyea! Kourikoulòm nou toujou ap chanje paske nou toujou ap aprann plis.

Nou gen kapasite poun fè prezantasyon ak diskisyon sa yo nan gwoup prive oswa piblik, gwo gwoup oswa piti, epi nan lang Kreyol oswa ann Anglè.

Haitianola ofri pwogram 2zè de tan, 1 semen, 3 semen oswa 6 semen ki kreye pou lekòl ki genyen aktivite ak pwojè ki fèt pou laj elèv yo epi ki alinye ak standa elèv eta Louisiana yo.

Men Ki Sijè nou Pataje nan Pwogram Haitianola Yo

● Yon prezantasyon miltimedya ki prezante peyi d’Ayiti epi ki montre kijan kilti nou yo sanmble youn lòt ki mennen nou nan kesyon, “Poukisa nou telman sanmble konsa?”

● Koloni Saint Domingue ak koloni Nouvèl Orleans la - Kouman yo te sanble epi kijan yo te diferan?

● Yon eksplorasyon demografik koloni yo epi ki enpak Gens de Couleur Libres, oswa sa yo te rele Affranchi yo, te genyen nan sosyete yo.

● Revolisyon D’Ayiti - kijanl te fèt, kiyès ki te la nan moman sa yo epi ki enpak abolisyon esklavaj te genyen nan peyia epi nan tout rès mond la.

● Egzod refijye ki te kite Sanit Domingue pou yal nan lòt kote nan Karayib la epi nan Nouvèl Orleans kote yo te double popilasyon vil la nan 1809-1810.

● Nou gade nouvo Repiblik D’Ayiti epi nou gade tou Nouvèl Orleans, nouvo vil Ameriken an nan 1800 epi nou cheche konpran enfliyans refijye Saint Domingue yo sou kilti a ak sosyete a.

● Yon refleksyon sou nouvo vil Nouvèl Orleans ki te paret nan 19 syèk la epi nou pivote poun egzamine manifestasyon kiltirel jounne jodia de liswa ekstraodinè saa.

● Tradisyon kiltirèl ki se parad Second Line, Fanfa, Rara, Endyen Madi Gra, epi selebrasyon Kanaval yo - nou montre kijan tradisyon sa yo se nan Afrik Lwès yo sòti.

● Yon deskonstriksyon sou kèk estereyotip ki fèt sou peyi d'Ayiti ak yon eksplorasyon sou kilti d’Ayiti ak evenman kap fèt jounne jodia.