CIVICS: Youth Volunteerism and Service

CIVICS: Youth Volunteerism and Service

CIVICS: Youth Volunteerism and Service

Language:

English

Grade/Age:
Subject:

Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM), Social Studies, Creative & Language Arts

Global Goals:

1: No Poverty; 2: Zero Hunger; 3: Good Health and Well-Being; 4: Quality Education; 5: Gender Equity; 6: Clean Water and Sanitation; 7: Affordable and Clean Energy 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, 13: Climate Action; 14: Life Below Water; 15: Life On Land

Dates:

August 2024 – July 2025

Project Description:

The CIVICS project serves as a platform for young people to be actively involved in their communities. Groups of students will be guided to work around Sustainable Development Goals focusing on issues like environment, eradication of poverty, women’s education, and education and literacy.

Students will plan action projects and respond to some of these issues through a process of reflection, dialogue and action.

When is the project most active?

December to January, April to June

Length of time to complete project:

4-5 Weeks

Instructional time required for project:

1-2 hours per week

Facilitator(s):
Facilitator country:

Pakistan

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CIVICS: Youth Volunteerism and Service

QRWEEK

QRWEEK

Language:

English, Spanish, Catalan

Grade/Age:

Primary (5-11), Middle (12-14), Secondary (15-18)

Subject:

Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Creative & Language Arts, Social Studies

Global Goals:

1: No Poverty, 2: Zero Hunger, 3: Good Health and Well-Being, 4: Quality Education, 5: Gender Equality, 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, 10: Reduced Inequalities, 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, 13: Climate Action, 14: Life Below Water, 15: Life on Land, 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Dates:

September 2024 – March 2025

Project Description:

Los estudiantes elaboran codigos QR en un mural colectivo en linea, compartiendo mensajes significativos a partir del topico “Ideas para mejorar el mundo”. URL: http://qrweek.iearn.cat

To incorporate QR codes made by students in a collective online mural, sharing meaningful messages to the topic: “Ideas to improve the world”.

We want to take a more social approach to the project, focusing on the little things that are at our disposal to improve our environment. Therefore, with the topic “Ideas to improve the world,” we invite students to send us their message contributions to improve their immediate environment.

“Think globally, act locally”
It’s important that the content is meaningful to the student or group of students, and we advise the authors to be themselves

When is the project most active?

April

Length of time to complete project:

4 – 5 Weeks

Instructional time required for project:

1-2 hours per week

Facilitator(s):

Margarita Guino, margarita.guino@iearn.cat 

Facilitator country:

iEARN Pangea – Catalunya

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STEM

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Heritage (To Be Preserved) / Patrimoine (a preserver)

Heritage (To Be Preserved) / Patrimoine (a preserver)

Heritage (To Be Preserved) / Patrimoine (a preserver)

Language:

English, Spanish, French, Catalan

Grade/Age:

Primary (5-11), Middle (12-14), Secondary (15-18)

Subject:

Social Studies

Global Goals:

 3. Good Health and Well-Being; 6: Clean Water and Sanitation; 7: Affordable and Clean Energy; 9: Industry Innovation and Infrastructure; 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities; 12: Responsible Consumption and Production; 13: Action; 14: Life Below Water; 15: Life on Land

Dates:

September 2024 – August 2025

When is the project most active?

Partners join from various parts of the planet. Southern Hemisphere are more active during their schoolyear, whereas Northern Hemisphere is active between September and June.

Project Description:

Welcome/ Bienvenue (bilingual project) The project consists in choosing the part of YOUR HERITAGE you want to PRESERVE MOST. Once you have chosen the topic(s), whether it is Famous Buildings, Landscapes, Cooking, Emblematic Animals, Endangered Resources
(water, forests, coastlines, Marine Reserves, Coral Reefs…) you can choose whatever activity to describe, and share your presentation. The project is open to all ages from primary to secondary (high) school. The participants choose a topic relating to their country’s heritage and illustrate the topic through descriptions, articles, films, videos, audio documents, posters, quizzes, reports. Previous topics included: the preservation of our oceans, rivers and access to clean water; species in danger of extinction and emblematic wild animals; traditional dishes and cooking; handicrafts, former trades, fashion and traditional clothes; educational progress and access to education for girls; landscapes and beauties of nature
(coastlines, volcanoes, deserts); and arts and religious architecture (temples in India). People, teachers and their students, from up to 60 countries have already participated in this longstanding project. Whatever you can do will be welcomed.

Length of time to complete project:

4-6 weeks

Instructional time required for project:

1-2 Hours Per Week

Facilitator(s):

Flore Morgand, Cguerin86@gmail.com 

Facilitator country:

France

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STEM

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