Global Citizens Taking Action to Preserve Earth’s Resources in Grade 2
12/31/24 • 15 min
Guiding Question
- How might we use our understanding of Earth’s resources to inspire our school community to take action for a sustainable future?
Key Takeaways
- A deep dive into a grade 2 unit on sharing the planet focusing on preserving Earth’s resources
- Starting with a hook and really connecting students from a place of care and empathy
- Grade 2 students using their learning to inspire members of their school community by sharing small actions that they can take to work towards a sustainable future
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- Learn more about how Inspire Citizens co-designs customized student leadership and changemakers programs
- Connect with more stories from the Inspire Citizens network in our vignettes
- Access free resources for global citizenship education
- You can book a discovery call with Inspire Citizens at this link
- Share on social media using #EmpathytoImpact
Episode Summary
On this episode, we are off to Lincoln Community School in Accra, Ghana. I had the privilege of connecting with two grade 2 students, Anaya and Leonel, who had just finished up their Sharing the Planet Unit in the PYP. This is a thematic unit that is based on resource management and making sustainable choices. There was also a service learning component to this unit where students shared their learning by running workshops for other students at their school to inspire them to take action for a sustainable future. Big shout out to all of the grade 2 students for championing sustainability, and also to their teachers for empowering them to take action.
Discover a transformative podcast on education and learning from a student perspective and student voice, exploring media, media literacy, and media production to inspire citizens in schools through a media lab focused on 21st-century learning, empathy to impact, Global citizenship, collaboration, systems thinking, service learning, PBL, CAS, MYP, PYP, DP, Service as Action, futures thinking, project-based learning, sustainability, well-being, harmony with nature, community engagement, experiential learning, and the role of teachers and teaching in fostering well-being and a better future.
Guiding Question
- How might we use our understanding of Earth’s resources to inspire our school community to take action for a sustainable future?
Key Takeaways
- A deep dive into a grade 2 unit on sharing the planet focusing on preserving Earth’s resources
- Starting with a hook and really connecting students from a place of care and empathy
- Grade 2 students using their learning to inspire members of their school community by sharing small actions that they can take to work towards a sustainable future
If you have enjoyed the podcast, take a moment to subscribe so you don’t miss these inspiring stories from young people around the world, and also leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. The way the algorithm works, this helps our podcast reach more listeners. Thanks from IC for your support.
- Learn more about how Inspire Citizens co-designs customized student leadership and changemakers programs
- Connect with more stories from the Inspire Citizens network in our vignettes
- Access free resources for global citizenship education
- You can book a discovery call with Inspire Citizens at this link
- Share on social media using #EmpathytoImpact
Episode Summary
On this episode, we are off to Lincoln Community School in Accra, Ghana. I had the privilege of connecting with two grade 2 students, Anaya and Leonel, who had just finished up their Sharing the Planet Unit in the PYP. This is a thematic unit that is based on resource management and making sustainable choices. There was also a service learning component to this unit where students shared their learning by running workshops for other students at their school to inspire them to take action for a sustainable future. Big shout out to all of the grade 2 students for championing sustainability, and also to their teachers for empowering them to take action.
Discover a transformative podcast on education and learning from a student perspective and student voice, exploring media, media literacy, and media production to inspire citizens in schools through a media lab focused on 21st-century learning, empathy to impact, Global citizenship, collaboration, systems thinking, service learning, PBL, CAS, MYP, PYP, DP, Service as Action, futures thinking, project-based learning, sustainability, well-being, harmony with nature, community engagement, experiential learning, and the role of teachers and teaching in fostering well-being and a better future.
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Holistic Global Citizenship: A Deep Dive Into Inspire Citizens’ Stories & Services
Guiding Question
- How do Inspire Citizens promote holistic global citizenship in schools around the world?
Key Takeaways
- Designing a systemic approach to holistic global citizenship through whole school programs
- Professional development for educators to build capacity for this work through the Global Citizenship Certificate program
- Inspiring stories from around the world of what this work looks like, sounds like, and feels like in schools just like yours
If you have enjoyed the podcast please take a moment to subscribe, and also please leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. The way the algorithm works, this helps our podcast reach more listeners. Thanks from IC for your support.
- Learn more about how Inspire Citizens co-designs customized student leadership and changemakers programs
- Connect with more stories from the Inspire Citizens network in our vignettes
- Access free resources for global citizenship education
- You can book a discovery call with Inspire Citizens at this link
- Share on social media using #EmpathytoImpact
Discover a transformative podcast on education and learning from a student perspective and student voice, exploring media, media literacy, and media production to inspire citizens in schools through a media lab focused on 21st-century learning, empathy to impact, Global citizenship, collaboration, systems thinking, service learning, PBL, CAS, MYP, PYP, DP, Service as Action, futures thinking, project-based learning, sustainability, well-being, harmony with nature, community engagement, experiential learning, and the role of teachers and teaching in fostering well-being and a better future.
Next Episode
Talking Education for Sustainability with Jaimie Cloud
Guiding Question
- How might we integrate education for sustainability into teaching and learning in schools?
Key Takeaways
- What is education for sustainability, and what is it not?
- How might we integrate education for sustainability into our existing curriculum?
- Where might we utilize education for sustainability to inspire hope for the future?
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- Resources from The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education
- Standards
- Benchmarks
- Rationale for Curriculum Documentation and Mapping
Other recommended resources from Jaimie Cloud
Inspire Citizens
- Learn more about how Inspire Citizens co-designs customized student leadership and changemakers programs
- Connect with more stories from the Inspire Citizens network in our vignettes
- Access free resources for global citizenship education
- You can book a discovery call with Inspire Citizens at this link
- Share on social media using #EmpathytoImpact
Episode Summary
Jaimie Cloud is the founder and president of the Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education in New York. As a pioneer in the field of Education for Sustainability (EfS), Jaimie is an international keynote speaker, author, thought leader and educational consultant. She is a leadership advisor and curriculum development coach to administrators, teachers and curriculum specialists in schools and school districts around the country and in other parts of the world. She writes and publishes extensively, and is currently working on Response-able, a book project addressed to young people. I am a big fan of Jaimie and her work and much of what she has created has inspired our work at Inspire Citizens. Join us as I get to have a conversation with Jaimie about her work in Sustainability Education, what inspires her, and her aspirations for the future.
Discover a transformative podcast on education and learning from a student perspective and student voice, exploring media, media literacy, and media production to inspire citizens in schools through a media lab focused on 21st-century learning, empathy to impact, Global citizenship, collaboration, systems thinking, service learning, PBL, CAS, MYP, PYP, DP, Service as Action, futures thinking, project-based learning, sustainability, well-being, harmony with nature, community engagement, experiential learning, and the role of teachers and teaching in fostering well-being and a better future.
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