bringing global learning to abbotswood primary school

Bringing Global Learning toAbbotswood

Primary School

Our Project:Global Citizenship

• To immerse the children in different cultures from around the world -

starting with Kenya.

• We chose Kenya so that we could compare the similarities and

differences between children’s lives.

Initial Assessment

14th November 2010 – Su (Year 4)

From our initial assessments we found that the

children had limited geographical

knowledge of the world.

Throughout the term we decided to

dedicated 15 minutes a week to

improve this. In Busy book time, we set the children a

task involving map

work.

Within our class we introduced a ‘Global learning log’. Each

child was then paired up with someone

they wouldn’t usually work with.

We decided to work in this way because

we wanted the children to experience

challenging and conflicting views

different from their own.

Before…

We taught lessons focusing on everyday life (making comparisons) and the culture of Kenya.

Music

Art:Batik

When teaching the children about everyday life in Kenya, we thought it would be more relevant to the children if we

were to teach the facts through a character.

Through teaching the children about different cultures in Kenya they have become more interested in the world

around them.After…

Su

Where do we go from here?

• Staff training to introduce Global learning to the school (March ‘11).

• As a school, we have subscribed to the children's newspaper (first news) and will encourage other teachers to use and focus on the world news section.

•More books to be added to the school library about different cultures.

•Plot subject throughout the school linking where possible with Edison curriculum.