Collège Samuel de Missy
IES Josep Miquel Guàrdia
Liceo Linguistico, sez. staccata Liceo Classico “G. Leopardi”
Radyr Comprehensive School
Rsg de Borgen
Salzmannschule Schnepfenthal
1ο ΓΕΝΙΚΟ ΛΥΚΕΙΟ ΤΡΙΑΝΔΡΙΑΣ 1st lyceum of Triandria
By pupils from Radyr Comprehensive School
There are lots of views as to what a global citizen is. You may just think it means that everyone is a citizen of the world, but we need to realise that it goes far beyond just that. We need to recognise and acknowledge our responsibilities both to each other and to the Earth itself. Global Citizenship is about understanding the need to tackle injustice and inequality, and having the desire and ability to work actively to do so. It is about valuing the Earth as precious and unique, and safeguarding the future for the next generation. Global citizenship is a way of thinking and behaving. It is an outlook on life, a belief that we can make a difference.
We are keen to develop the global dimension at Radyr so we are taking part in a Comenius funded project named ‘Kaleidoscope’. The project aims to build sustainable school partnerships, which will support the aims of national education systems to educate young people as global citizens and broaden the international view of young people. The partnerships will be between our school, Radyr Comprehensive and 6 European countries, which include Spain, Italy, Germany, The Netherlands, Greece and France. We aim to create lasting relationships through collaborative curriculum embedded and project-based exchanges.
The aims of the project are to:
Broaden the international view of young people, developing a deeper understanding and awareness of different world views and practices in their country and in the UK through school partnerships;
Broaden the international view of teachers, developing a deeper understanding and awareness of different worldviews and practices in their country and in the UK through school partnerships;
Support the aims of national education systems to educate young people as global citizens through school partnerships;
Enrich the international dimension of school curricula through school partnerships.
Discussions and projects with the partner-schools involve issues such as these:
1 - Climate changes.
2 - Sports & Health.
3 - Global citizens.
4 - Business.
5 - Tomorrow’s world.
6 - Science & Inventions.
7 - Environmental science.
By discussing these issues with pupils in such diverse countries we can recognise and accept that we are a multicultural society where everyone is equal, we can understand that everyone is different in many ways and recognise their worth as individuals, knowing that they are unique.
By getting involved in the ‘Kaleidoscope’ programme we will understand that we can all learn from each other’s cultures. We are using the website at home and in school to communicate with pupils from our partner schools in other countries; connect with people worldwide to share creative ideas and build lasting relationships between the UK and the other countries; to learn about cultures in other countries to help us develop an international dimension at Radyr.
Miss Cowling also sent our penpal letters to the pupils in the European countries and in return they wrote back to us. We were all very excited to receive our replies and it was good to get to know what the pupils were like and how they live.
