Connecting with Other’s through Global Citizenship

Through the auspices of Orkney Schools of Ambition ‘Connecting with Others’ Theme Group, colleagues from a number of schools across Orkney attended a highly interesting Global Citizenship twilight workshop run by Janis Keast, a Global Citizenship development officer based in Dingwall.

Aims of the twilight were:-

1. What is Global Citizenship?

2. Why include a Global Dimension in the curriculum?

3. What does a Global Dimension in the curriculum look like?

Using photos and real issues

Can every area of the curriculum have a global dimension?

4. Tools to make a Global Dimension manageable.

5. Whole schools approaches. Joining-up other intiaitives.

6. Resources to browse and borrow and sales offers.

Janis provide a sea of resources to take away, borrow or purchase.

For further information contact:-

Janis Keast, Development Education Worker, Education Centre, Castle St, Dingwall

Tel: 01349 863441(Tuesdays) or 01381 621265 or email janis.Keast@highland.gov.uk