Global Citizenship

What is Global Citizenship?

The starting point for Global Citizenship is to teach children to be aware of and learn about their place in the world, and how they connect to each other both in this country and around the world. However, we believe it is also about responsibility and action, and there should be practical outcomes for children.

We are basing our week of global citizenship studies on Oxfam materials and ideas.

 

As Oxfam puts it:

Global Citizenship is more than the sum of its parts. It goes beyond simply knowing that we are citizens of the globe to an acknowledgement of our responsibilities both to each other and to the Earth itself. Global Citizenship is about understanding the need to tackle injustice and inequality, and having the desire and ability to work actively to do so. It is about valuing the Earth as precious and unique, and safeguarding the future for those coming after us. Global Citizenship is a way of thinking and behaving. It is an outlook on life, a belief that we can make a difference.

For more information, ideas and activities please click here and you will go to the Oxfam site

Please click on the attachments below for more information, and how you can help.

  Other good sites to visit:

http://www.rednoseday.com/

 

http://www.globalgateway.org/

 

Please email us to let us know of any more sites to add, or of any other ways we can develop this page.