Poverty 2 Prosperity - Challenge Pack

What are these Challenge Packs all about? These Challenge Packs are designed to encourage pupils to think about their place in the world, and how they are connected to the rest of it; about what they can do at school, at home or in the community to help contribute to the global community that they live in. They are designed to encourage self belief, self confidence and a sense of responsibility, for their own and one another’s actions. The Challenge Packs do just as they say. They create challenges for pupils at a variety of levels; they challenge stereotypes, they challenge preconceptions and they challenge the pupils’ individual and collaborative thinking about global issues, in particular climate change and poverty, and what they can actually do about them. They are designed to enhance a pupil’s ability to think critically about issues, so their outlook on life is broadened based on core values and is about being a valued and respected global citizen whilst developing value and respect for fellow global citizens. The Challenge Packs focus on two overarching themes: Biodiversity and Poverty , and Climate Change and Economy . The aim is to show the relationship between the issues, thus highlighting interdependence, inter connectedness, and local - global links. The approach should stimulate pupils to begin to assess and understand their place in the world and work out what they believe in, have a passion for and want to make a difference about, such as seeking a more equitable development. Challenge Packs There are five stand-alone sessions in each Challenge Pack which are presented in a loose running order that offers development, but one that does not need to be followed strictly. Each lesson follows the same format: a launch activity – an introduction to the lesson; group work – a plenary session; and then the opportunity for working towards active citizenship. All of these can be undertaken as individual elements leading directly to pupils putting together their School Development Charter ideas. Action Active Citizenship P2P www.poverty2prosperity.eu -> -> -> Launch Group Plenary/ Extension -> -> -> -> 7 which may be set as homework or extension work: · 10 minute activities · Half hour activities designed to encourage pupils to take interest and responsibility and become part of their community as they realise that their actions do make a difference. · Two hour activities · Longer activities, which might be ongoing research or campaigning that goes on throughout a half term, or surveys to be carried out over a few weeks. Charter ideas The purpose of the activities is to enable young people to come up with their own ideas to put forward for a School Development Charter. These ideas could be pledges they could do as individuals, as school groups, as a whole community or even share nationally and internationally.