Global Citizenship

September 29th, 2009

Rainforests, Education and Competitions

nickmorgan

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The Prince’s Rainforests Project for Schools aims to raise awareness and stimulate discussion in schools about the importance of rainforests and their role in mitigating Climate Change. The project is running two competitions for pupils which offer opportunities for creative activity.

The ‘Sony World Photography Awards / Prince’s Rainforests Project Schools’ competition invites pupils to take and submit a photograph on one of four themes, such as ‘what climate change means to you’. The contest website has full details, and the closing date is 23rd October 2009.

And the ‘Frog competition’ offers the chance to design a ‘look’ and colour scheme for a large fibreglass sculpture Frog. Closing date is 15th October.

September 20th, 2009

Climate Change - film competition

nickmorgan

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Here’s a great opportunity for school students (and in fact anyone) to communicate effectively about an international theme. The ’1 minute to save the world’ competition website asks people to make a one-minute video which clearly expresses an opinion about the issue of Climate Change, and then upload the video to the website for others to view and vote on. The wide range of video already on the site, and the different approaches used by the filmmakers, makes for an illuminating way of raising public awareness and participation in Sustainable Development.

Full details are on the web, with a closing date of 30th October for submission of entries. Three finalists will be chosen to show their films at the UN Climate Change conference in Copenhagen in December. Wouldn’t it be great if a Scottish school entry was one of them?

September 5th, 2009

Nova Scotia

nickmorgan

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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.