What is Cultural Capital?
Cultural capital is the gathering of knowledge, behaviours, and skills that a child can draw upon and which demonstrates their cultural awareness, knowledge and competence; it is one of the key ingredients a child will draw upon to be successful in society, their career and the world of work.
‘The essential knowledge that pupils need to be educated citizens, introducing them to the best that has been thought and said, and helping to engender an appreciation of human creativity and achievement.’
Ofsted 2019.
At The Avenue Primary School, we offer a lot more than academic excellence. We offer a wide range of activities and experiences for all of children, which assists in their journey to become lifelong learners. The development of Cultural Capital and enrichment through our wider curriculum, fosters children who are confident, creative, independent, healthy, reflective and resilient. These are lifelong skills which will form the cornerstone of their journey through life.
Do you know what it feels like to have the wind blowing through your hair as you’re tucking into your tasty fish and chips at the beach?
Have a best friend on the other side of the world? Watch stones bounce across the sparkling surface of a lake? No?
Well, now is your opportunity to do all of this… and more! Buckle up as you’re about to embark on a truly magnificent journey through cultural capital!
Cultural capital is absolutely everywhere in our world: in our own house, our town/city, across the nation and even across the globe. In order to embrace cultural capital, all you need is the urge, the impulse and desire to find out more.
Once you have sparked your curiosity, you will be able to learn more about yourself, who you are as a person and where you feel like you belong. Along your journey, you will accumulate all sorts of knowledge, skills and new behaviours that will help you to become more culturally aware.
Why do you need to be culturally aware?
This is the key ingredient to help achieve your goals and to become successful in the future – whether in your career or in society.
It will help you become the well-rounded citizen you have always aspired to be. Cultural capital is a real superpower to have!
Get ready to enrich your life and create great memories with your friends and family that will last a lifetime. Grab your cultural capital passport, journey through the 50 activities of none-stop fun and laughter to help you live your childhood to the fullest.
Good luck!
