International Global Citizen's Award
encouraging young people to become better global citizens
Schools work with students to find out more about other cultures, review their personal global footprint, work with others and reflect.
Started by Boyd Roberts Oct 13, 2020.
Started by Boyd Roberts Oct 13, 2020.
Started by Boyd Roberts Sep 9, 2020.
The issues relating to Black Lives Matter which have come to prominence recently are very relevant to the IGCA. The section Understanding other outlooks and cultures calls for IGCA participants to find out more about how people view the world differently. There are many books and articles on racism, and many IGCA participants may wish to explore some of these resources. But Understanding other outlooks and cultures involves participants having direct…
ContinuePosted by Boyd Roberts on December 8, 2020 at 19:53
Modified arrangements for IGCA Awards during the Covid-19 pandemic
Many schools have been closed or considerably scaled back during this continuing Covid-19 pandemic. This has disrupted external examinations, and examining bodies such as the International Baccalaureate and GCE A level examination boards have put in place exceptional arrangements. Students are receiving awards on the basis of work completed up to the time of school closure, and without external…
ContinuePosted by Boyd Roberts on December 8, 2020 at 19:41
Geetanjali Dhull of Pathways World School, Aravali, India reports the number of awards made this year in Middle School:
Bronze level 50
Silver level 21
Gold level 33
In total, Middle School at PWS has made a total of 1307 awards since it introduced the programme in 2013-14:
Bronze 814, Silver 360, Gold 133
Completion of the programme and the award process has been held up by school closure for…
ContinuePosted by Boyd Roberts on December 8, 2020 at 19:40
Covid 19 – an example of man’s dysfunctional relationship with the natural world
One of the strongest points to emerge during the Covid 19 crisis is the relationship of humans to the natural world.
Covid 19 is thought to have crossed the species boundary from a wild mammal to man. As it wreaks its devastating and tragic impact on human populations, we have responded by going into lockdown.
One of the few upsides of the pandemic is the resurgence of nature –…
ContinuePosted by Boyd Roberts on December 8, 2020 at 19:36
Walter Arevalo from Academia Británica Cuscatleca sent through some photos of activities in November 2019 by IGCA participants at his school.
Walter’s photos of IGCA participants…
ContinuePosted by Boyd Roberts on December 8, 2020 at 19:31
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