“It made me learn how black history has impacted our lives and all the things they have done for the world.

Student

“I learnt that black people didn’t get credit for all the amazing and outstanding things they did and it was not fair on them.”

Student

“I was happy that we had these lessons, I learnt so much, I know a lot about the Egyptians now.”

Student

“There should be more lessons like this, I rate it 1000000 out of 10”

Student

“I have gained a lot of information from learning Black History because they are lots of black people who have impacted the world today.”

Student

“Students not only benefitted from growing their schema of knowledge with regards to Black history and Black achievement, but also have a better understanding of the systemic racism which precludes them from learning about these important peoples and events in mainstream education.

Furthermore, the students were given opportunities to build their independent research skills alongside their presentation and public speaking skills.

This unit improved relationships, increased engagement, improved attainment and improved mental health and well-being.

The workshop was phenomenally run, with great organisation and flexibility. Accessible resources, great leadership of sessions, knowledgeable and engaging session leader. Looking forward to having Holler at St Ignatius again next year!”

Teacher

“I learnt so much, the unit was amazing.”

Student

“I have learnt so much, normally teachers talk about racism but they don’t teach us other things about black history, like we learnt. If it wasn’t for this unit I would have never found out about Ancient Black Civilisations, Black Inventors and Black Influencers.”

Teacher

“I learnt about how many black people have changed the world we lived in today, however white people have taken all the glory for it and put black people down.”

Student

“I have learnt about my heritage from Ms Graham and about many incredible black people that aren’t heard of. The discussion activities were really good.”

Student

“The lessons have been brilliant and our teacher has helped us to nature our understanding of Black Excellence/Pride.”

Student

“Taking part in Holler sessions enabled me to learn so much about black history which isn’t taught in schools like it should be. I have thoroughly enjoyed all of the lessons and I have also learnt about topics which really intrigued me and I went on to do my own research because I was so inspired. Thank you Holler for these lessons.”

Student

“I learnt about the positive sides of black history and where I came from.”

Student

I have learnt a lot about black culture and good things black people do which has been neglected to be taught to us. Every topic Sula taught me helped me learn about black culture.”

Student

“My knowledge of topics that effect young people have increased and I know a lot more than I did in the first place and this has helped me on my way to becoming a young person.”

Student

“I learnt how to protect myself against social media, I really wanted to learn about the dangers and now I have found out.”

Student

“I have learnt more about what’s going on in the world and that has given me comfort. The unit was mazing and the teacher is amazing.”

Student

“I loved learning about setting goals, this helped me achieve me goals, I know this this because just the other day I passed my maths test and got a good score. Another lesson the benefitted me was social media and gangs.”

Student

“I feel I have benefited from tasking part in the sessions because it taught me a lot about what’s happening in reality and it has made me more aware about my surroundings as well as what is happening in the present day. It has also thought me how to protect myself and make myself more conscious about certain things like gangs.”

Student

“I have learnt a lot about peer pressure, racism, healthy relationships and bullying. This has helped me own my impact on how I see stuff and deal with it in a more mature way.”

Student