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Move beyond a charitable approach to global citizenship education

“It is a natural response for communities to want to offer ‘help’ to their partners in the form of money and some partners may expect it. However, successful partnerships depend on equality and mutuality, and such charity can actually hinder development. The importance of reciprocity or ‘mutual exchange’ must be Read more…

By dev_lcpnub, 2 monthsJanuary 15, 2023 ago
Education

Incorporate global citizenship education everywhere

“With my Grade 1 students I have tried to create opportunities to engage reflexively by focusing on themes of identity, difference, power, and relationship. I use a great deal of critical multicultural children’s literature to initiate discussion on these themes, and I emphasize the informal curriculum in terms of intervening Read more…

By dev_lcpnub, 2 monthsJanuary 15, 2023 ago
Context

Global citizenship education in context

In a fast-changing and globalized reality, there are many who believe that education can, and should, help young people to meet the challenges they will confront now and in the future, and that educating for global citizenship is now more important and urgent than ever before. Upon reflection back over Read more…

By dev_lcpnub, 2 monthsJanuary 15, 2023 ago
Case Studies

School twinning between Calgary and Grenada

Contributed by the Alberta Council for Global Cooperation Bill Robinson is one of those fearless and motivated teachers who actively pursues education for global citizenship in his teaching. A teacher at St. James in Calgary, Bill is dedicated to sharing his knowledge, questions and reflections surrounding global citizenship with his Read more…

By dev_lcpnub, 2 monthsJanuary 15, 2023 ago
Case Studies

Human Rights Day (a student’s perspective)

At St. James elementary/junior high, the grade 9 Global Leadership class held our very own Human Rights Day. The Global Leadership class worked extremely hard, and everyone dedicated their time to making this day a success. After three months of planning and organizing, it was game time. Every student voluntarily Read more…

By dev_lcpnub, 2 monthsJanuary 15, 2023 ago
Case Studies

Food for thought: Teaching food issues in a grade 8 classroom

This is the reflection of Laurel LaBar-Ahmed, a Saskatchewan teacher, on how she engaged with global citizenship education. Contributed by Laurel Labar-Ahmed At the start of this academic year, I was faced with the daunting task of how to actively engage 37 grade 8 Social Studies students while meeting the Read more…

By dev_lcpnub, 2 monthsJanuary 15, 2023 ago
Case Studies

Active citizenship for sustainable communities

Laurel LaBar-Ahmed, a junior high school teacher in Saskatchewan, shows a good example of an innovative and ongoing action project that began with her 2011-2012 grade 8 Class. Entitled Active Citizenship for Sustainable Communities, it involves the creation of a three-part DVD series and teacher’s manual. You can view the resource manual here. The Read more…

By dev_lcpnub, 2 monthsJanuary 15, 2023 ago
Case Studies

‘Stories of hope’ inspire action on water issues

Contributed by CAWST’s Youth Wavemakers program The Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST) Youth Wavemakers Program uses ‘stories of hope,’ like the one below, to empower youth in Canada to become global citizens. The stories that are shared have inspired youth to take action in their own communities Read more…

By dev_lcpnub, 2 monthsJanuary 15, 2023 ago
Case Studies

Canadian Hunger Foundation in the classroom

Contributed by the Canadian Hunger Foundation Ms. Lafond balances the curriculum of her World Issues class with hands-on activities that empower her grade 12 students to make a difference in the world. “It’s a better formula than just learning about sad or corrupt situations and feeling helpless,” she says. While Read more…

By dev_lcpnub, 2 monthsJanuary 15, 2023 ago
Education

It’s easy to confuse progress with effectiveness

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By dev_lcpnub, 1 yearJanuary 2, 2022 ago

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