CDEC is now home to the large collection of artefacts and resources that used to be housed at the West Walls resource centre in Carlisle.  The collection of over 30 boxes arrived with us a few months ago and boxes have been regularly borrowed by many of the schools around Cumbria subscribing to CDEC.  This fantastic collection of RE resources is a definite boost to our resource base and includes boxes on; Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, Islam and Sikhism.

CDEC has a range of authentic artefacts from all over the world which can really bring the global dimension to life.  We also have musical instruments, textiles and baskets for loan. 

Elmer is not like the rest of the elephants in the jungle, he's a multi-coloured patchwork elephant!

Handa takes seven different fruits to Akeyo, her friend in another village. Her walk takes her past different animals who steal the fruit but leave Handa with a surprise!

A selection of activities and artefacts to get primary pupils thinking about the lives of people in Brazil. 

This story box is based on 'Laterns and Firecrackers', a story of a family enjoying the fun of Chinese New Year. It contains books, artefacts and follow-up activities to spark enthusiam amongst students. 

This beautifully illustrated big book follows Zogg on his adventures to planet earth.

A topic box for primary students exploring our environment and how we can help conserve resources through recycling. 

The tale of a traditional fisherman and his survival through difficult times. 

This topic box explores issues of fair trade, the impact of unfair trade and how to make your school more fair trade friendly. 

A little girl plays with her mothers hijaab, turning it into many different things depending on the game she plays. 

A fantastic topic box for primary students packed full of ideas for games from all over the world. Includes example of toys from other countries. 

A popular topic box looking at the country of Ghana to help students connect to the wider world around them.

This topic box explores in depth the many faces of this fascinating country. Includes activity packs and artefacts.

Musical instruments, artefacts and books looking at these two countries with a particular focus on fair trade. 

This unique topic box has been specially created for CDEC by volunteers from the Global Xchange programme, pairing young people from Mongolia and the UK to work together to promote citizenship.  This is a valuable collection of authentic artefacts with a wealth of information on everything from geography and ethnic groups to recipes and language.

A topic box for primary children exploring the varied and colourful ways that people live all around the world.

This topic box helps support the use of Philosophy for Children (P4C) in the classroom. P4C is a challenging and stimulating methodology which aims to improve pupils' abilities to think creatively, caringly, critically and collaboratively. CDEC runs accredited P4C courses regularly throughout the year. Please see our Events and CPD section for futher details. 

This topic box is packed full of games, activities, video clips, posters and poems to encourage children to think about the water they use and sustainability issues.