Teaching materials and newsletters from UK UNESCO Associated Schools
Teaching Materials
Biodiversity is Life: International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) Schools Pack
This short and snappy information pack includes practical suggestions for how schools can celebrate the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity and examples of how UNESCO helps protect biodiversity in the UK, including case studies from UNESCO Biosphere Reserves and natural World Heritage Sites which have distinct biodiversity.
Published: March 2010, Length: 12 pgs, Authors: UK UNESCO Associated Schools; Format: PDF 3 MB
The United Nations Matters (English language version)
Materion y Cenhedloedd Unedig (Welsh language version)
This new exciting teaching pack for the secondary level (KS 3) offers an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the United Nations with the aim of developing students’ understanding of the UN system and how it works for peace, development and human rights. The pack includes teacher’s notes, lesson plans with curriculum links and student worksheets.
Published: January 2010, Length: N/A, Authors: UK UNESCO Associated Schools; UNA-UK, Format: Website
Child Rights Matters
This human rights teaching pack helps children learn about their rights. It features five simple, self-contained presentations accompanied by teacher’s notes and student factsheets.
Published: December 2008, Length: N/A, Authors: UK UNESCO Associated Schools; UNA-UK, Format: Website
Celebrating International Days
Marking International Days is a great way of bringing the global perspective to life in the classroom and engaging students with issues that affect people across the globe. UNESCO Associated Schools in the UK have teamed up with UNA-UK to develop factsheets and suggested activities to help you mark the days at the primary and secondary level.
Webpage with dedicated materials for International Days throughout the year.
Following Equiano
‘Following Equiano’ is a new film exploring the legacy of the slave trade produced by students from four UNESCO schools in Liverpool. Inspired by the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano, the students followed his journey from slavery to freedom. They visited places involved in the slave trade: Ouidah (Bening, West Africa) and Richmond (Virginia, US) and talked to people their own age about the past and about the future. The film addresses the transatlantic slave trade, but also explores contemporary slavery such as the trafficking of women. The film can be used to support teaching about the Slave Trade and act as a stimulus for analysis and debate of contemporary social issues. Please contact Ian White at iwhite[at]unesco.org.uk for a complimentary hard copy of the film.
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