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We don’t have look too far to see the impact of climate change. In my locality the changes in weather patterns such as intense, prolong downpours of rain, flooding and increasing temperatures are evident. It’s impacting on agriculture, flora and fauna as well as having a knock on economic effect, e.g. poor crop production, increased insurance cost or even lack of insurance cover as a result of flooding.
3 actions to help combat climate change within our school within our schools
-Clean ups. Surveying the local environment. Choosing an area to undertake a clean-up in.
-Explore our native trees and the impact trees can have in combating global warming. Organise a tree planting drive within the school and perhaps extending to the wider community if possible.
-Promotion of walking and cycling to school. Our school ran an initiative called WOW: Walk on Wednesdays .It was very successful. I would like to further extend this.There are so many resources at our disposal. It is important to prioritise Developmental Education in our planning across all curricular areas. It lends itself so well to cross curricular activities/lessons.
I like the idea of a local study and field trip to give children a chance to fully understand the impact and see the real changes happening as a result of climate change.
I found this module most interesting. I liked the way the complexity of terms of “migrant” and “refugees” was highlighted. I agree that there can be rhetoric of “deserving” refugee versus a “voluntary” migrant in society.
Many of the children in my school are migrants or refugees. It is so important to have sensitive and appropriate support. Building a sense of community and trust can be challenging. As a school we arrange English language classes, cookery courses and general meet ups for all parents. We foster an inclusive school environment. We host an international day which is always a high light of the school calendar. We have murals by parents from different communities on our senior yard representing our diverse and inclusive pupil body. We ensure that we take a coordinated approach to EAL, planning closely with class teachers e.g. explicit teaching of language in smaller EAL groups before a topic is taught at a whole class level and use of EAL support within the mainstream classroom at times. From a practical level we have some documents translated into the most common of our school population’s languages and use of Google translate when speaking with parents as well as a range of signage in different languages within classes and throughout the school.
Tralee International Resource Centre is one of the largest organisations working with refugees and migrants in the community.
That is such a lovely idea! We are so fortunate where we live that we have access to clean water. It important to raise that awareness with children as well as helping them develop empathy for those who don’t.
Even at an infant level gender stereotypes influence, and at times limit, children’s choices, activities and interactions. I have observed it during role play. Children will often gravitate towards the more “traditional” roles. I ensure there is a rota that each child has an opportunity to take on every character/role at a station.
I am very mindful of using both male and female role models when exploring occupations, roles within the family and home. I do this at every opportunity I get. I feel it is important to consolidate this in school environment.
Cultural gender stereotyping can at time be an issue in my school. We often engage in circle time, discussing the strengths of all genders and reinforcing that the sky’s the limit for all in a very sensitive, inclusive manner.
I believe schools can play a pivotal role in combating gender stereotyping and cultivating a more inclusive environment.
I agree Orla. The exact same thing happen with my little girl. Made a conscious effort to buy gender neutral toys but ultimately from about two and a half she gravitated to anything pink and sparkly.
The role of Development Education has never been more important and relevant in the world we live in today. I teach infants in a DEIS school in which the pupils are predominately EAL students. The children in my class are my most wonderful resource.
We celebrate the children’s unique cultures and differences. The children are so curious and eager to hear about the various holidays, feasts etc celebrated by their peers. We also recognise our similarities as well as acknowledging the uniqueness of our class as a whole.
The Malcom X quote at the beginning of Eric Ehigie’s “The Role of Global Citizens in Today’s World” paper has never been more relevant in the face of some of the intolerance & injustice we see, in particular the past few months. It’s incredible to see the untainted, unbiased enthusiasm of my young students. Targeted and focus implementation of Development Education is imperative to cultivate a inclusive, open community that strives to call out injustice and inequality as well as strengthening ties to our global family.