Global Citizenship

The devastating earthquake in Haiti has stimulated a huge international Aid and relief effort to assist the local population.

Oxfam Education has already produced educational resources on this natural disaster. The presentation slides and notes will help schools that intend to run assemblies or fundraising activities to support the relief and recovery work in Haiti, and facilitate discussion of issues of responsible global citizenship

The Oxfam website also has an online diary written by one of its Aid workers in the country, which provides a fresh perspective on the charitable relief operations and the situation in Haiti.

Mercy Corps and the Edinburgh Disasters Response Committee has also produced an Education pack, available in our Glow Group for International Education.

LTS is inviting applications from Scottish teachers for a SCIPD group study visit to Nova Scotia, Canada, in October 2009. The theme is Homecoming, and the teaching of culture and history, and takes advantage of the shared history and cultural expression of Scotland and Nova Scotia. This visit has been developed to complement the Scottish Government’s Homecoming 2009 programme and to contribute to its educational legacy.

Full details will appear on the LTS International Education website this week.

This summer there has been some useful, informative and even entertaining blogging done by Scots enjoying an International and Educational experience. Here are two examples:

A teacher from Dean Park primary school in Edinburgh created frequent reports from a SCIPD group study visit to Uganda, organised by Link Community Development in partnership with LTS. Her ‘Miss A in Uganda’ blog helped keep pupils, staff, friends and observers informed about developments.

And an ex-pupil of Currie High School has just cycled across Canada, raising funds for the Mary’s Meals charity which  runs school-feeding projects in countries such as Malawi. A BBC news story reports on the experience too.