Network Newsletter No. 4: "Teach Global Citizenship"
Småland
& Copenhagen, May 2013
To everyone who is engaged in developing global citizenship This time the focus is on inspiring examples of how to understand and practice global citizenship education for kids from 3 to 19. And have a laugh: Watch "Africa for Norway"
"Developing
a Global Citizenship Education Programme for 3 to 6 Years Olds"
This
Irish action research project states “... Given the evidence which
suggests that young children are already constructing racialised,
discriminatory and prejudiced world-views by the time they come to school,
there is a strong imperative towards including global justice education in
early childhood contexts. “
A
global perspective is introduced into early childhood education using
open-ended and active methodologies such as drama, art, play and discussion,
and the children connect with children in Africa through children's literature.
The
findings suggest young children have the capacity to engage with complex issues
of justice and fairness and are able to develop global citizenship skills,
attitudes and understanding. There is a balance,though, that needs to be
maintained between enabling children’s growing understanding of poverty in a
global context while guarding against "exoticisation" and a deficit
view of developing countries.
Inclusion
of learning about global poverty in early childhood citizenship education
programmes is necessary to deepen and complexify the messages children receive
from outside the classroom.
See the research article
"Get Global!" Tools for teaching active global citizenship for
10 to 16 year olds.
This toolkit contains
practical ideas, activities and games to facilitate and assess active global
citizenship. "Get Global" is based on a skills-based,
participatory approach and can be used across multiple subject areas for a long
term project or some lessons.
Presented in easy-to-follow steps,
the games and activities support learners to identify an issue through dialogue
and take action to affect change. There are also assessment and evaluation
activities for learners to reflect on their work. The toolkit has been
developed on basis of the pedagogy of Paulo Freir and experiences in developing
countries.
"Global
Citizen Diploma" as a supplement to high school diploma
Yokohama International School creates opportunities for
students to develop the "qualities, attributes and skills" ( besides
academic skills) that are necessary as engaged global citizen. The school has
therefore developed a supplementing diploma, which is awarded when students have
done volunteer activities etc. successfully and have reflected on what they
have learned.
The program includes a number of specific challenges on 3 levels,
but there is room for student engagement and decisions when it comes to
defining how to solve the challenges. Every school has the possibilities to
develop a "Global Citizen Diploma" that involves school staff,
students and parents and fits the local situation.
See
intro and newsletter no. 1-3 at http://teachglobalcitizenship.blogspot.dk/
Yours
Egon
Hedegaard
independent
instructor and developer of education
My
mailing address is: eghedegaard@gmail.com
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