Active Citizenship
- Enhanced Global Curriculum Days
(an ideal after SATS activity!)
Overcoming
poverty is not a gesture of charity.
It is an act of justice.
Nelson
Mandela
Childrens Day celebrations at a Brazilian
slum
Our fun and participatory programmes
will enable students (aged 14 to 19) to:
- Think critically
- Express informed opinions
- Take
effective action
We can offer a choice of four programmes
1. Health, Poverty and Wealth
The interactive and informative workshops featured
in this day use material collected from a recent study visit to Senegal.
Activities include a fun role play on mosquitoes being killed by Supanet and
testimonies from Senegalese street children.
2. United Nations Summit Simulation
Students
are divided into 14 groups to play the roles of country governments, NGOs (non
governmental organisations), businesses and the media. They are offered the chance to successfully
implement one of the eight Millennium Development Goals, but which should it
be? Through lobbying, negotiation and
debate they must decide which one has priority.
At the end of the day the governments meet to vote,
and the press records the days events.
3. Slumdog Survivor role play
Students have the opportunity to
build their own slum dwellings in the school environment and experience some of
the challenges faced by people living in slums for this half day activity. By
having the opportunity to empathise with those for whom this is a daily
reality, students will be challenged to explore their personal and moral
response to social injustice and to initiate ways of making a difference in the
wider world.
4. Taking Effective Action
This workshop will enable students to plan and deliver successful actions
on Global Citizenship issues and contribute their ideas to the
Peer Educators: As part of these programmes we can train
and brief Peer Educators so they can play an active role on the day.
We can also deliver shorter workshops/ programmes if
required.
This programme is free for the first 10 schools that
register for the summer term. Please return the tear off slip to Adam Ranson or
adam@leedsdec.org.uk,
trish@leedsdec.org.uk
(0113) 3805655
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project is funded by the EU