Education for Sustainable Development and
Global Citizenship
Award Mapping
Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship award mapping
This document maps the seven themes of Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship referred to in “ESDGC A Common Understanding for Schools” (Welsh Assembly 2008) against the following award schemes:
· Eco-Schools page 1
· Fairtrade Schools page 6
· Healthy Schools page 9
· International Schools Award page 16
Examples in normal print come directly from the official award documentation. Examples in italics are some extra suggestions for highlighting ESDGC opportunities within each award scheme. This is not intended as an exhaustive list, but one which schools may wish to add to as they develop and embed ESDGC.
January 2011
Eco-Schools – Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship Award Mapping
Eco-Schools
ESDGC Theme / Eco-Schools Topics / ExamplesWealth and Poverty / Water / Access to clean water/water carrying game
Compare and contrast effects of floods/droughts in different countries e.g. Wales and Bangladesh
Healthy Living / Understand the components of a healthy lifestyle
School Grounds / Consider use of school grounds in other countries. Create a keyhole garden in own school and compare with one set up in link school
Global Citizenship / To raise awareness of how our actions can have consequences for people living in other countries
To explore some of the reasons for poverty
To appreciate actions being taken by organisations, and actions we can take to help reduce poverty worldwide
Transport / Compare and contrast ways of getting to school and public transport in e.g. Wales and Lesotho in terms of their sustainability
Identity and Culture / Global Citizenship / To enable pupils to explore the links between themselves and others in the (developing) world and in other countries
Choices and Decisions
Choices and Decisions
(cont) / Energy / To consider using alternative sources of energy
Water / Raise awareness that simple actions can cut down water use substantially
Transport / Making informed decisions about how we travel – travel to school survey, planning a walking bus
Healthy Living / Review food choices and consider locally produced and healthy food
Discuss relative merits of Fairtrade produce versus locally produced goods (Fairtrade versus food miles)
School Grounds / Pupils carry out schools grounds survey, creating a classification criteria (e.g. traffic lights), identifying and agreeing actions for improvement
Global Citizenship / Exploring needs and wants, rights and responsibilities in terms of the 8 Millennium Development Goals
Water / To raise awareness about the link between clean water and good health globally
Transport / To raise awareness of about the impact of transport on people’s health
To implement an effective road safety awareness programme for schools
Health / Healthy Living / To carry out an audit of the health and wellbeing of the school
Discuss value of different foods
School Grounds / To ensure that their school grounds provide recreational and exercise facilities
Global Citizenship / Understand that poverty and inequality cause health problems and vice versa
Waste Minimisation / Establish a working compost bin/wormery and measure inputs and outputs
Visit a municipal recycling facility
Energy / To make pupils aware of the link between energy supply, energy use and the potential for environmental damage
Run an energy saving campaign
Climate Change / Water / To help pupils and the wider community understand that conserving water is vital to our future
Transport / To raise awareness of adequate public transport provision and usage
Collect, map, interpret and present data in different forms relating to transport provision
Global Citizenship / To raise awareness of how our actions can have consequences for people living in other countries
Make personal choices to combat global warming such as reducing energy, travel and food miles
Litter / To demonstrate that litter reduction and prevention is an ongoing process and involves all members of the school community
Undertake a school litter survey using the litter grades outlined in the 1990 Environmental Protection Act
Waste Minimisation / For pupils, parents and teachers to understand that by minimising their waste, they are contributing to the national waste minimisation strategy
To raise awareness of what schools can do to minimise waste going to landfill
To reduce, reuse and recycle waste whenever it is practical
Work with/visit your local recycling/scrap store
Consumption and Waste / Energy / To raise awareness of the importance of monitoring energy consumption by regularly tracking the school’s use of gas, electricity or oil
To make pupils aware of the link between energy use and financial cost and show that simple, low or no cost measures to conserve energy can be effective and bring about significant savings
Water / Monitor water use by reading the meter regularly
Show pupils the link between water use and financial cost – and how it impacts on home as well as school life
Undertake a survey of toilet facilities in your school and fit water hippos where appropriate and calculate your savings
Global Citizenship / To realise that what some consider to be waste, others are recycling and reusing e.g. make a football from old plastic bags and string
Collaborate with a partner school on innovative ways of reusing and recycling
Litter / To show that litter is an environmental issue and that litter prevention improves the environmental quality of the school
Natural Environment / Healthy Living / To raise awareness of how health issues impact on the environment and vice versa
School Grounds / To provide schools with suggestions for creating habitats which will enhance the biodiversity of school grounds
To encourage schools to look upon their grounds as a place for pupils to gain aesthetic experiences through play and learning
Transport / To raise awareness of about the impact of transport on the environment
Water / Understand the water cycle
Pond dipping
Commitment & Leadership / Eco code / To provide adequate and safe facilities for pupils and staff walking and cycling to school
Set up a curriculum-based school link with a school in another country
Teaching & Learning / Linking to the Curriculum / Science – Learn about Climate Change and why we need to take action
Maths – Collect, record and analyse data relating to waste produced by the school over a period of time. Does the data show you are reducing your waste?
History – How have people affected their environments over time?
DT – Research, design, make and evaluate a more effective recycling bin/ compost bin.
To encourage the use of school grounds as a tool for learning and teaching opportunities across the curriculum and whole school community
School Management / Eco Committee (involve learners in decisions taken by the school) / To put a litter policy into place
To regard litter clearing as positive environmental action – not as a punishment
To encourage schools to put into place a sustainable plan for being a healthy school
To demonstrate that a healthy school is one that looks holistically at issues of exercise, diet, the aesthetic quality of the school and its grounds, bullying and the risks associated with sex, smoking, drugs and air pollution
Partnerships & Community / Involving the whole school and wider community / To work with the local community in raising awareness and facilitating waste minimisation wherever possible
To establish partnerships with energy providers, helping to put into place effective energy saving measures
To work with local authority, local transport officers, transport groups and police to put into place a safer routes to school plan
To raise awareness that the school grounds create the first impression to visitors and the local community
Research & Monitoring / Environmental review
Action plan
Monitoring action and evaluating progress / To carry out a survey and make an action plan
Eco-Schools – Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship Award Mapping
Fairtrade Schools
ESDGC Theme / Fairtrade goals / ExamplesWealth and Poverty / Learn about Fairtrade in the curriculum / Should we always try to be fair? If so, why should we try to be fair?
Do we have an impact on the lives of farmers in developing countries, and if so how?
Find out how swapping to Fairtrade products lets producers provide for their families and local communities
Choices and Decisions / Learn about Fairtrade in the curriculum / Why become a Fairtrade School?
Think about how some countries have fewer resources to produce products, and how Fairtrade can support them.
Should young people be responsible for shopping ethically?
Should governments/major retailers be more responsible towards tackling poverty, and if they are not, what can we do about it?
Debate “Is Fairtrade a good idea?”
Climate Change / Learn about Fairtrade in the curriculum / Investigate the relative merits of Fairtrade/Rainforest Alliance produce versus locally produced goods (Fairtrade versus food miles). How many of the things you eat come from abroad and how many are grown locally? What are the benefits of buying foods locally and buying foods from abroad?
Consumption and Waste / Conduct a class school/home survey of Fairtrade products
See Climate Change
Natural Environment / Investigate the way Fairtrade and non Fair Trade products are grown. Are these methods of farming environmentally friendly e.g. the use of pesticides, mono culture and irrigation?
Common Areas of ESDGC / Fairtrade Schools
The Five Goals / Examples
Commitment & Leadership / Use and sell Fairtrade products as much as possible
Set up a Fairtrade School Steering Group.
This may be the same as your eco or school council but please dedicate at least one meeting a term to Fairtrade / Sell Fairtrade fruit in your school fruit shop
Staff use Fairtrade tea and coffee. Use Fairtrade tea and coffee for parents’ evenings and school events. Ensure everyone knows you are using Fairtrade products at these events and that you keep the receipts to support your submission
Set up a Fairtrade School Steering Group with at least half the members being pupils and which meets at least once a term
Teaching & Learning / Learn about Fairtrade in the curriculum / Learn about Fairtrade in at least three subjects in two year groups e.g.
Geography – use the Oxfam Banana materials to trace the journey of a banana from the Caribbean to Wales.
RE – should young people be responsible for shopping ethically? Should governments/major retailers be more responsible towards tackling poverty, and if they are not, what can we do about it?
Language – imagine you are in a lift for 45 seconds with your Head teacher and the Chair of the Governing Body. You have to persuade them that the school needs to become a Fairtrade school – what would be the important points you would raise?
Write reports for your school newsletter/website describing the Fairtrade events in your school
IT – create a Fairtrade podcast/advert
Art – design and create a poster for your annual community action event describing what you are doing and why you are undertaking Fairtrade activities
Prepare a Fairtrade assembly for your school
School Management / Write and adopt a Fairtrade Policy which has the support of the board of Governors and is signed by the Head teacher / Identify a member of staff to take responsibility for the Fairtrade schools initiative
Research and write a whole-school Fairtrade Policy
Partnerships & Community / Take action for Fairtrade at least once a term in the school and once a year in the community / Undertake school Fairtrade events every term
Undertake a community Fairtrade event once a year
Link with your local Fairtrade group
Work with local shops such as the Co-op that promote Fairtrade activities
Build Fairtrade Fortnight into the programme of school events
Write accounts for your ‘papur bro’ of the Fairtrade activities undertaken in your school
Research & Monitoring / Learn about Fairtrade in the curriculum / Undertake a Fairtrade Curriculum audit to see where Fairtrade issues are raised in the curriculum. Use part of a staff meeting to review the audit and identify areas where other aspects of Fairtrade can be developed
Identify where the Healthy Schools and Eco-Schools programmes support the Fairtrade initiative
Fairtrade Schools – Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship Award Mapping
Healthy Schools
ESDGC Theme / Healthy Schools Actions / ExamplesWealth and Poverty / Food and Fitness
Mental and emotional wellbeing
Hygiene / Discuss how the purchase of Fairtrade goods reduces poverty in developing countries
Oral health initiatives – ‘Designed to Smile’. Modelling how to clean teeth effectively
Cooking on a budget. Strategies to promote good eating habits that are value for money
Breakfast initiatives. Endorsing the importance of breakfast as the first meal of the day
Nurture groups (secondary schools)
‘Teach Germs a Lesson’ pack (see for lesson plans)
Identity and Culture / Food and Fitness
Mental and emotional wellbeing / Different foods and cultures
Invite representatives of local ethnic minorities into school to share cultural experiences relating to food e.g. making food, tasting food, food consumed at ritual events e.g. honey and apple at Chanukah
Welsh Assembly Cooking Bus – contact Healthy Schools co-ordinator to arrange visit – effective preparation of different healthy foods
Engage with Red Card for Racism programme (www.srtrc.org)
Bullying and Sexual Discrimination – ensure schools have appropriate policies in place
Choices and Decisions
Choices and Decisions
(cont) / Food and Fitness
Food and Fitness (cont)
Mental and emotional wellbeing / Establish and run an effective School Nutrition Action Group – looking at all aspects of food consumption (see secondary school SNAG pack)