Schools

www.peacekids.net is a site with information on all sorts of issues relating to world peace, and it welcomes contributions from teachers and students from all around Australia. So follow the link, and check it out.

Charter for Connected Communities

Recently the 2002 Conference of the International Baccalaureate Schools was held in Adelaide, and the students present set down a Charter for the future of global communities and education, which will be forwarded to the 1329 International Baccalaureate Schools around the world.

Charter for Connected Communities:

We believe:

that all members of the community should live with consideration and in harmony with each other.
that everyone has the right to an equal education and the responsibility to contribute to their community.
that our cultural diversity should be respected and considered in our decision making at all levels.
that all individuals should be respected and their voices heard equally.
that the environment which supports our lives should be respected, valued and acted upon in our everyday lives.
that we should respect the customs and beliefs of all cultures.

We act to improve:

understanding between all community members through communication.
our communities by being active citizens and participating in community groups.
the opportunities for all young people to access education.
the local and global environment by considering the impact of our lifestyle and by participating in its care and restoration.
the acceptance of all people from all places.

We call upon:

all people of the world to work together to build connected communities based on acceptance and understanding and to consider the views of the youth.

leaders in society to promote the youth voice and opinion.

governments of the world to consider equal education as a priority.

everyone to provide a place where we can feel safe and loved.

students of the world to participate in friendship building so that we may forge a global community for the future.

Landmines

Students at Pembroke School in suburban Adelaide have been working on PROJECTS about the world-wide problem of landmines placed and abandoned by the military. Follow the link above and look under "Examples".

'On a Paper Crane' Teaching Kit

'On a Paper Crane' is a gently told, animated story of Sadako, the girl who was told that if she could make 1000 paper cranes she would survive the leukaemia which she contracted as a result of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945.

The film presents children with a positive view as to the possibility of achieving a peaceful and cooperative world.

The Kit is particularly useful for upper primary & lower secondary level Japanese language classes, although the video is in English language and is excellent for all Humanities classes.

The $A20:00 price of the 'On A Paper Crane' Teaching Kit includes post and packing. This charge covers production costs and p&p only.

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Charter for Connected Communities

Landmines

'On a Paper Crane' Teaching Kit