This is Dr. Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots program which started in Tanzania and encourages young people to identify issues in their communities and take action. All about empowering kids to bring about change. Anyone can enroll their class, and even request a JGI speaker for their school so thought it might be worth a look!
http://janegoodall.ca/get-involved/rootsandshoots/
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I just came across a lovely story by Chris Van Allsburg called “Just a Dream”. It supports many of the ideas that we are discussing in our class. I have borrowed it to bring to class tonight. See you all in a couple of hours! Cheers, Sonia
Just reminded me of our conversation about young people, and the loss of identity and sense of community. Amazing how social media is changing our behaviour and relationships so quickly.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6Bkr_udado[/youtube]
This free online summit with big-name keynote speakers started yesterday, but the videos can be viewed until Friday.
Speakers include:
and many more.
Read the full article about the latest ‘energy literacy’ in curriculum on the Desmog Canada blog.
Learn more about the Peru Summer Institute here.
A blog post from Systemic Alternatives explaining deglobalisation through deconstruction and reconstruction of global economic and political governance.
Find the new curriculum drafts and feedback forms on the Ministry of Education’s Curriculum website.
