What is Global Awareness?
Global Awareness is an ability to understand, respect and work well with people from diverse cultures which is increasingly important for social and academic success in an interconnected world. The idea behind global awareness is to create global citizens who are open to those raised in different countries, cultures and religious settings.
What will children learn?
In these lessons students will learn what is meant by global awareness. They will explore the global issues that are affecting us today and ways in which they think they can help. They will participate in activities that promote global awareness such as learning about other cultures through music, food and language.
Inquiry based learning
Students enjoy a student-centered, engaging approach to the discovery and exploration of this skill.
Cross-curricular
Each lesson has cross curricular links as well as links to national objectives/standards allowing for seamless integration into your daily curriculum.
Multiple lessons
This skill comes with a fully stacked resource pack including detailed plans, flip-charts, resources, useful links and feedback tools.