Time for good climate action in schools.
GAP Ireland have been working with schools for nearly thirty years, and in that time, we’ve learned a few things.
We know that teachers want students to develop as resilient, creative global citizens. We know that teachers want their students to understand how they relate to local communities and global challenges. And we know that action for a fairer, more sustainable world is important to everyone; students, teachers, principals, and communities.
At the same time, we know that teachers feel under-supported and under-resourced, uncertain of explaining (much less teaching!) the complexity of climate change, and unsure of how best to approach global citizenship education (GCE).
Just Action aims to help solve this problem. Pick-up-and-go lesson plans for primary and secondary resources explore a range of topics relevant to primary and secondary curricula, and offer a journey from the classroom to the community. A one-stop training course upskills teachers in engaging ethically with global themes. And all of these resources were developed with teachers, for teachers, so we know you’re going to find them useful!
Best of all, these resources are free! Click the links below to register and find out more.
Our journey so far...
In developing these resources, we consulted extensively with teachers in the partner countries of Ireland, Spain, Italy and Norway. We used a design thinking approach to make our activities and resources as user-friendly as possible. Here’s what we did!
- We asked focus groups of teachers some key questions; about whole-school climate action, about GCE, and about time management.
- We analysed the answers to discover what difficulties teachers in each country face, and asked “How might we…” questions to imagine new solutions.
- These solutions were then refined, together with teachers, at a learning event in Oslo.
We’re currently trialling our nearly-finished resources and would love to hear some feedback! If you’re interested in trying them out, visit the Just Action platform to register. Don’t forget to give us feedback!
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Project Partners
Project number: 2021-1-IE01-KA220-SCH-000031615
Project Official Website: www.justactionproject.eu
Duration: 36 months (from 01/11/2021 to 01/11/2024)
