- May 26th, 2011
Developing Global Citizens – Open day study visit programme proves highly successful
- kmayer
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Schools around the country have been opening their doors to practitioners in order to share their successes in embedding global citizenship in the curriculum. This encompasses environmental issues, aspects of citizenship and international education. Participants explore the educational benefits of global citizenship as a highly relevant and challenging context for improved learning and teaching across the 3 – 18 curriculum.
14 schools across the country have already taken part in the programme by hosting around 200 practitioners and education managers. Key themes included: ‘Leadership – global citizenship at the heart of curriculum for excellence’; Games Legacy in Scotland’; ‘Sustainable development education and eco schools’; and ‘Stirling Council – a local authority approach’.
Due to the success of the programme further events are planned at Bellahouston Academy (6 June), Lawthorn Primary School (15 June) and Woodacre Nursery (tbc).
Up-take and feedback from participants have provided an overwhelming endorsement for this innovative and highly effective programme of professional development.
Participants commented:
I found that actually being in a school and observing their good practice was invaluable. Seeing another school doing what I would like to do enabled me to take away and pass on real practical solutions and ideas that were tried and tested. It was a very inspiring visit, ……”
Very welcoming school with extremely polite pupils. Vibrant learning environment. I am going away feeling very inspired – thank you!
Categories citizenship, international, sustainable development
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