Tips for your student group! Suggestions for a Successful Meeting (from Development and Peace’s Guide, Working Together for a Better World) check out this full resource and more at http:// youth.devp.org/take-action/
Prepare the site before the participants’ arrival. Eg. arrange chairs in a circle to encourage eye contact and discussion. First impressions are critical. Take the time to say hello and welcome them individually. Smile! Begin the meeting with introductions. This gives everyone the chance to speak and helps you assess the group’s energy level. Introduce the agenda. If possible, send a copy of the agenda prior to the meeting. Stay flexible, people will be more motivated to participate if you follow their rhythm and give them the opportunity to participate in setting priorities. Ask if someone is interested in taking notes in order to divide up the tasks and get more people involved. This allows for better follow-up over the course of the year. Set a decision-making process (for example, by consensus or majority) to make sure that everyone participates in decision-making. Take a break and, if possible, offer some refreshments or snacks. Agree on the time and place of the next meeting. Decide together who will prepare and host the next meeting. At the end of the meeting take a quick survey of the group to get their assessment of how it went. Distribute additional materials to the members for them to take home to read or encourage them to check out social media related to the topic.
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Educator Profile: Jennifer Lasychuk
Educator Profile: Tanya Braybrook Tanya Braybrook is an enthusiastic eleJennifer is an innovative and passionmentary teacher ACGC is excited to to ate teacher thatthat ACGC is delighted collaborate with. As to a grade three have the opportunity work with! teacher River Valley SchoolComposite in Sundre, She is aatteacher at Leduc AB, she strives to High School where encourage she creates daily the opportunities nto challenge her stustudents at her ts e d u ngisst rig with that promote powedents a practicesschool Em to look Teachin becomingvo a global beyond themselves r, citizen. a re eur hulegnegeinngdeca a al isch at the world very st o around them, in m Meeting with Jennifer, it is easy to see e th f o e n utuose you don’t bca an effort to help her enthusiasm for bringing global e b thuart alsyo oss ge tn them linking become nit aw oilrt p opportunities to her class, the im y passionate global necessar s. rd a Alberta curriculum and passion for a w ork to citizens. teachersinw fluence. I
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representing various national and inteaching of ternational NGOs. Eachsocial year, justice Jennifer’s grade 12s define, plan, execute and reflect on their Shake the World
issues. At that for point, elementary project, aiming thethe various levels Development a Box program Jennifer was just of citizen in participation. being and shethese jumped at the states drafted that through projects, opportunity to provide feedback on this most students achieve empathy and valuable resource. Since receiving the find they care, while others demonelementary version, she has been exstrate to to actmake and social parcited tothe use courage the activities ticipate in thecome community. justice issues alive for the young students she works with.
Jennifer explains that the philosophy The extra-curricular cluba at Leduc Compositesocial is tojustice provide that she started the grade two and foundation in for responsible citizenthree students school instudents January ship. The goal atis her to engage 2011 ignitedopening a movement among in thehasworld, their future the students. Through the activities that up to giving back to the world, crethey engage in during the club’s meetating an impact on and local,committed national ings, these energetic and international communities. students have learned how small acts Whether it isimpacts volunteering a sencan have big and thatinthey are iors’ centre, tutoring ESL students capable of making a difference in their world… at the classroom, school, in conversational English, or comexmunity and world levels. A large variety pressing their passionate opinion in of speakers, from immigrants and theguest newspaper, Jennifer sees her refugees from around globe students making a positivethe move to (including a former child soldier), to contribute to the world. Jennifer youth involved in the Canada World says, students are reaching Youth“my program, to people workingout in and in the words of Mohandas Ganinternational development have shared dhi “shaking the world”.” their stories with the club’s members.
this club was expanded to include students in grades 4-8. As a result of the club’s activities, River Valley School formed a partnership with Free The Children. The clubs have already had an exciting beginning. Their first big action for this year is going to be the “We Scare Hunger” food drive on Halloween night to help fight local hunger.
As stated in the Chinook’s Edge School Division vision statement, Tanya believes in helping “… all students to achieve success as compassionate and innovative global citizens.” Each day, she tries to live that statement through her own actions and the conversations that she During the 2011-2012 school year, with has with staff and students. the help of other teachers in the school,
Top 30 Under 30
Development in a Box—Elementary
Young people are changing the world! Extraordinary young people are engaging themselves and others in After a very successfultheresponse Development a Box fight for to a more just and insustaingrade 7-12, ACGC is pleased to launch Development in a able future for everyone. ACGC Box GRADES 1-6! wants to find these youth and share their commitment and their stories Designed as a toolkit for with educators, Development in a Box aids all Albertans! in the incorporation of global citizenship issues into the Alberta curriculum and classroom. The resources in DevelopIn February of 2012, ACGC ment in a Box grades 1-6 include lesson plans, hands-on activilaunched its first, Top 30 Under 30 ties, as well as connections to local organizations working Magazine, which profiled 30 both locally and globally to address social justice issues. The
amazing young people. It received great feedback—so this year we are doing it again! themes Water, Global ACGC isinclude: lookingPoverty, for Alberta youth and Citizenship, youth from Peace Studies, Environmental Sustainability andedition. Takthe Global South to be profiled in the second ing Action on Global Issues. Visit acgc.ca/teach to The magazine will be widely distributed during Intersign your school up for a free kit today! national Development Week taking place from February 3-9, 2013. This year’s theme is “Empowering women and girls—I am making a difference.”. Visit acgc.ca to nominate that amazing young person that you know!
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Educational Opportunities!
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The 2012 Change Your World Alberta Youth Leadership Tour is now complete! 5 Albertan Youth left for Peru on July 29th to visit “ It’s reall y affected th think abo e way I international deut change . This tou velopment prohas had a r n impact on my life jects by ACGC and chang ed me, an Members. Accomd I hope to go back to panied by the exm impact oth y community and perienced staff er people with my from Sombrilla Instories ” ternational Develop- Chance, 2 012 tour ment Society and the participan t Alberta Council for Global Cooperation, the tour participants s travelled a to w n io t esenta “ The pr d I loved that Sombrilla’s partner an of - community genuine ere pas Yurac Yacu, in the w s t n e the stud out trying to highlands of Peru. ab sionate The Alberta youth ifferent. ” make a d were paired with indigenous Perut, n e d 10 stu h School - Grade ig vian youth and H g in n an Ernest M
spent two weeks living, learning, and sharing with each other.
Since returning to Alberta, the 5 participants have been visiting Alberta schools to share their experience with their peers. While in Peru, the participants filmed a documentary which they screen during their Alberta presentations to help other young people gain a better understanding of the work Alberta organizations are doing in Peru.
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ACGC is hoping to offer the Change Your World tour again in 2013, so stay tuned for more information on how you can nominate a student from your school to take part! www.acgc.ca www.sombrilla.ca/
If you would like to share any of the Change Your World Alberta Youth Leadership Tour documentary with your class, check out the ACGC YouTube channel at ACGCNow. **
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January 31st, 2013 The Alberta Council for Global Cooperation (ACGC) and the University of Alberta International Global Education Program are pleased to announce our second annual International Development Week Youth Day program for global-minded high school students. Students are invited to join us January 13, 2013 for a day of engaging and relevant educational and interactive activities as part of the University of Alberta’s International Week. In addition to having the opportunity to participate in youth-focused education activities, students will also be able to take part in International Week programming alongside University students, professors and community. This is a great opportunity for students to: Explore local and global issues; Strengthen their understanding of key development strategies – e.g. the empowerment of women and girls –
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CAUSE Canada CAUSE Canada, based in Canmore, AB is excited to be launching a new program this Fall called, The Poverty Project & Early Entrepreneur Experiment. This program provides Canadian classrooms seed money to collaborate in an entrepreneurial project, where the students are challenged to “make a difference” by becoming social entrepreneurs and creatively raising funds to support CAUSE Canada’s micro-credit programming in Sierra Leone. Aligning actions
To access the Change Your World blog that the participants kept up to date with information and reflections throughout their travels, visit Change Your World! Participants and partners from Peru.
International Development Week—Youth Day
One of the 2012 break out sessions with Change for Children
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and how all of us can make a difference; Investigate the concepts of unity, diversity, global interconnectedness, human rights and responsibilities; and, 2012 Workshop—some of the Participate in interactive workshops, attend issues that are important to us! keynote lectures, and action-plan with other youth.
Teachers are encouraged but not required to accompany their students. Registration is free. Lunch will be provided. Students will be expected to arrange their transportation to and from the University of Alberta. For more information please visit www.acgc.ca or contact Conor McDonald at idw@acgc.ca or at (780) 988-0200.
with one of the organization’s mandates, striving to support local youth to become informed and active global citizens. Within this program, students will have an opportunity to learn about the reality of global poverty, including what poverty means at its most basic form. This is done while simultaneously teaching about entrepreneurship. Blending practical implementation of knowledge with hands on experience is exciting to students as they watch their business plan come to life. The program incorporates role playing, games, videos, theatre, and discussions to support the students in becoming better global citizens and entrepreneurs. This
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CAUSE Canada is seeking to expand this program and is seeking to connect with educators in the Calgary area who are interested in participating. If you’re interested in participating with your school, contact Joanne Carry, Cause Canada Youth Program Coordin at or at joan n ecarrycauseed@gmail.com for more information. This program was successfully piloted in Duncan, BC with students aged 611. Since then it has expanded to include students from grade 1-12. You can see a short video for more information at http://bit.ly/Tv1n35. The video, discusses the pilot where students were using their creativity and skills to support school programs in Kenya. www.cause.ca
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Sombrilla: Youth Tour
Light Up the World & EF Tours
Sombrilla International Development Society will be leading a trip to Peru for high school students in 2013. They will visit Sombrilla's projects in the Cordillera Blanca, where students, working with a group of local youth, will be fundraising for and help build some outdoor play structures for the preschool that Sombrilla supports in the community. The trip will also include hiking in the mountains, visiting ruins and taking part in cultural activities with the local community. The trip will either take place during spring break, (March 23 to April 1) or the first two weeks of July. Cost is anticipated at $2000 to $2500 per person and that will be fundraised for as much of that as possible. Five students are signed up and have started to raise funds for the trip, and there is space for 5 more participants.
April 20 & 21, 2013 will host the first annual Earth Day Environmental Conference for Youth, in Costa Rica. Light Up the World is one of the partners of EF tours, supporting their work in the Talamanca region of Costa Rica. For more information on how to get involved in the tour visit: www.eftours.ca/~/media/Files/ETCA/FS13/ ENGF13_GreenTours_newsletter_final3.ashx
Interested students should contact Jeff Goldie or Sarah Cashmore at 780-988-2976 or email sombrillahome@gmail.com www.sombrilla.ca/
Light Up the World has Work in Costa Rica since 2004, to build local capacity to install and maintain solar home energy systems in rural households. providing local partners with technical expertise, technical training and equipment to increase energy access and eliminate the need for candles for home lighting. Renewable energy access improves the standard of living, saves families money, provides a better learning environment for youth, and enables households to expand activities the evening. www.lutw.org/
CHF: Global Citizenship in Canadian Classrooms
The Canadian Hunger Foundation has a reputation for helping teachers across Canada to develop active global citizens in the classroom through its Global Education Program. CHF provides teachers with free curriculum-linked lessons, presentations and workshops, school-wide activities and community events. To find out more about how you can work with CHF's Global Education Program contact Kim Bouffard, Global Education Manager globaled@chf.ca or call 1-866-242-4243 ext.229. www.chf.ca