International Global Citizen's Award

encouraging young people to become better global citizens

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Service, community engagement, advocacy and activists.

In our work with young people, it is important that we are ourselves reflective, in the way that we encourage them to be. So here are a few…

Started by Boyd Roberts

0 Nov 8, 2011

Further thoughts on reflection

What does research tell us about reflection? How can we incorporate some of this research in working with students on reflection within the…

Started by Boyd Roberts

0 Oct 10, 2011

Recording and reflecting

Recording and reflecting on experience and knowledge acquired during the IGC Award are essential parts of the whole programme.   Attached a…

Started by Boyd Roberts

0 Oct 10, 2011

Reflections from participants at Singapore International School, Hong Kong

The first group of Award participants at SIS HK completed their awards in June of this year. Attached are reflections from four of the stud…

Started by Boyd Roberts

0 Sep 6, 2011

Our place in the natural world

On a recent trip to northern India I was fortunate to be able to visit the Ranthambore National Park – famous for its population of tigers…

Started by Boyd Roberts

0 Jun 8, 2011

Involving Award participants in the actual award process

The IGC Award engages participants in active global citizenship, and that includes playing as active and participatory role as possible in…

Started by Boyd Roberts

0 Apr 19, 2011

Current affairs and the IGC Award

Recent events in Japan and Libya have led me to think about the IGC Award and our role in working with students as developing global citize…

Started by Boyd Roberts

0 Mar 23, 2011

"Face to face" - structured student interviews: a possible tool for promoting understanding of other cultures

Attached is a format developed for short, prepared structured inerviews between students, or a student and an adult in the school context o…

Started by Boyd Roberts

4 Mar 4, 2011
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Internet activism and the IGC Award

Recent events in Egypt highlight the effectiveness of “people power” – of large numbers of people coming together to take small actions. Wh…

Started by Boyd Roberts

0 Feb 17, 2011

Commercialism, Christmas, Culture and Consumerism

With the festive season approaching, it brings together a number of aspects of the IGC Award.  How has Christmas spread (infiltrated?) into…

Started by Peter Muir

0 Dec 16, 2010

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