Global Citizenship
Hello and welcome to our learning on Global Citizenship!
Students, throughout this project, you will be challenged to think about the following things that you can do:
Task 1: Which would you support, why would you support it?
Students, throughout this project, you will be challenged to think about the following things that you can do:
- I can make a positive change in the world.
- I can understand that there are organizations helping people around the world and I can be a part of that.
- I have the right and responsibility to become a global citizen.
Task 1: Which would you support, why would you support it?
Persuasive writing is when you try and convince someone to understand and choose your opinion about a certain topic. Please review the following two charities. Choose which one you would support and write a letter persuading your classmates to pick the same one.
Task 2: Explore the organizations below. Click on the images and links to visit their websites. As you are scanning their websites, consider the following questions:
- How is this group contributing to a positive change in the world? How do you know?
- What does this group do to make the world a better place? How do you know?
- Would you support this charity? Why/why not?
Brown Bagging for Calgary's Kids is a charity that provides lunches to students who may go hungry, or who may not have access to a healthy lunch and snack at school.
Kids Cancer Care is a charity that supports children with cancer and their families in Alberta.
- International Organizations - governments
- UN
- Unicef http://www.unicef.ca
- United Way
- WWF – ANIMAL based http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/
- Red Cross http://www.redcross.ca/where-we-work/in-canada/alberta
- First Among Equals https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/primeministers/kids/index-e.html
- Kids for Saving Earth http://www.kidsforsavingearth.org
- Local - individuals
- Food bank http://www.calgaryfoodbank.com
- Habitat for humanity – Calgary http://habitatsouthernab.ca
- Drop-in center http://www.thedi.ca
- Inn from the Cold - http://innfromthecold.org
- Boys and Girls’ Club http://www.boysandgirlsclubsofcalgary.ca
- CUPS (Calgary Urban Project Society) http://cupscalgary.com
- Bikes without borders (other bike companies?) http://www.bikeswithoutborders.org
- Alberta Children’s hospital
- Non profits - individuals
- Dr. without borders http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org
- Free the Children (Me to We) http://www.freethechildren.com - Both domestic and international
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