Gurdwara Sahib Northampton and Sikh Community Centre held an amazing Sikhi Camp for the sangat and children of Northampton. We came together to improve the childrens understanding of Sikhi and boost their self-empowerment skills and connection.
A Joyti Kaur Expedition Stall was available on the day as well as merchandise available.
Joyti Kaur held a workshop: WARRIORS, which covered self-identity, anti-bullying, and ways we can come together as a community to support the child.
Did you know Sikh children can suffer from bullying due various factors stemming from their religious and spiritual beliefs, the main factors can be:
Appearance, skin colour, kes (long uncut hair)
background, child’s family members appearance and religious beliefs
their name
their wishes to be a positive and helpful person
As well as this, teachers are often described as ignoring the bullying. When family members become involved, the children feel there is not an appropriate response from the educational providers, an hours detention for example. Lets come together to think of ways we can education those who are there to safeguard children, to educate and empower the child and to educate children and young people overall on the importance of beliefs in Sikhi
The aims of the workshop were:
To strengthen self-identity
To understand the relevance and importance of Sikhi presence and history
To explore creativity, art and link to lifestyle
Children (aged 10 – 17) were guided to understand their name, pronunciation, their meaning, how they got their name as well as the importance and meaning of the Sikh ceremony of Naam Karan.
Children reflected on the bad experiences and negative comments as well as the positive. Building on a healthier and wider picture of being proud of their history, present and future. This workshop was a way for children to be able to understand how to refute illogical statements regarding their Sikhi, background and appearance.
The first half of the workshop focused on self-identity and the second discussing the resources guru ji has given to Sikhs as well as how Guru ji is the ultimate artist and the reasons why. We explored how creativity and being reflective supports us in a healthy lifestyle and how Sikhi supports us in this empowerment and creative freedom.
We used the therapeutic scratch art method to understand the way we use a Kirpan, such as after humbly reciting an ardaas and blessing langar, as well as how a kirpan is protection not only externally but internally.
A second workshop was provided was children aged 3 – 9 where children also explored images of guru Ji’s creatively formed Shastar and the importance behind this. Children created their own shastar art and considered what is great about themselves
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