One World Centre educating for a just and sustainable world

1. One World Centre educating for a just and sustainable world

2. What’s Global Education? “Enabling young people to participate in a better shared future for all is at the heart of global education. Global education promotes open-mindedness leading to new thinking about the world and a predisposition to take action for change. Students learn to take responsibility for their actions, respect and value diversity, and see themselves as global citizens who can contribute to a more peaceful, just and sustainable world” Global Perspectives: A framework for global education in Australian Schools Commonwealth of Australia, 2008

4. Goal 2: All young Australians become successful learners, confident and creative individuals, and informed citizens 2008 Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians.

5. Active and informed citizens: • are committed to national values of democracy, equity and justice, and participate in Australia’s civic life • are able to relate to and communicate across cultures • work for the common good, in particular sustaining and improving natural and social environments • are responsible global and local citizens. • act with moral and ethical integrity

6. Perspectives: Ruane & Kavanagh et al (2010) Children are capable of seeing another’s perspective • Poverty: Ramsey (1990) Children could categorise pictures of people according to perceived affluence • Fairness: Theimer (2001), Ramsey (1991) Children believe certain situations are unfair • Active citizenship:Ramsey (2008) Children as young as 4 can engage in social activism. Ruane & Kavanagh et al (2010) Young Children’s Engagement with Issues of Global Justice

7. Global parallels to classroom experiences • Name calling, exclusion (prejudice) • Sharing, working together (interdependence) • Arguments over materials (resource distribution) • Protests that the rules are unfair (human rights) • Use of consumable materials (sustainability) Fountain, Susan. 1990. Learning Together: Global Education 4-7 pp3-4

8. Early Years Learning Framework • Children have a strong sense of identity • sense of agency, interact with care, empathy and respect. • Children are connected with and contribute to their world. • Understanding of rights and responsibilities, respond to diversity with respect, become aware of fairness, become socially responsible Hygiene education. Cambodia Image Credit: Cathy Reid, AusAID

9. AC: 3 Cross curriculum priorities • Sustainability: • environmental • social • political Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia

10. Interconnectedness – here in Australia and beyond Diversity – being culturally competent, valuing the lives and stories of others Taking informed action for the future

11. AC: General Capabilities Critical and creative thinking Personal and social capability Ethical understanding Intercultural understanding Context for literacy, numeracy, ICT capability

12. Know your potato

13. The Danger of a Single Story – Chimimanda Adiche Image Credit: Chris Boland

14. 4 ways of thinking about culture Contemporary / Traditional Everyday / Ceremonial Commonalities / Differences Within / Between

16. Interconnection and Globalisation Year 2 (and Year 6) Geography The connections of people in Australia to other places in Australia, the countries of the Asia region, and across the world. (ACHGK012) Yr 3-4 Visual Arts draft Explore and explain visual arts works and comment on the connections with Australia, the Asia region and other world regions Image Credit: Adam Cohn

18. Image credit: jasimsarker Social Justice & Human Rights Year 6 Geography Differences in the economic, demographic and social characteristics between countries across the world. (ACHGK032) Yr 6 Civics and citizenship draft Identifying the obligations people may consider they have as global citizens, such as an obligation to be aware of human rights issues

19. Identity & Cultural Diversity F Languages: Indonesian draft 1.14 Identify own language and culture and notice that these impact on how we communicate with others who may or may not share the same language and culture. Yr 2 Maths:Measurement and Geometry Name and order months and seasons  (ACMMG040) Image credit: DIAC Images

20. Peace Building &Conflict Resolution Yr 2 English Use interaction skills including initiating topics… and voicing disagreement in an appropriate manner… (ACELY1789) Year 6 History Experiences of democracy and citizenship, including the status and rights of Aboriginal people and/or Torres Strait Islanders, migrants, and women.(ACHHK114) Image credit: Cameron Tero

21. Sustainable futures Yr 1 Science People use science in their daily lives, including when caring for their environment and living things (ACSHE022) Year 5 Geography skills Reflect on their learning to propose individual and collective action in response to a contemporary geographical challenge and describe the expected effects of their proposal on different groups of people (ACHGS039) Image Credit: Se Hasibagen, AusAID

24. From the rationale of AC: History: The study of history is based on evidence derived from remains of the past. It is interpretive by nature, promotes debate and encourages thinking about human values, including present and future challenges.

25. From the rationale of AC: History: • The process of inquiry develops transferable skills such as: • the ability to ask relevant questions • critically analyse and interpret sources • consider context • respect and explain different perspectives

30. Reconciliation: Ideas for the upper primary Classroom

32. There needs to be more talking with, and less talking about, Aboriginal people - more sitting down together and less shutting out - Patrick Dodson

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