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Global Citizenship: Teaching for Change

UNICEF USA — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:29:16 +0000

Last September, I eagerly entered the hallways of Cesar Chavez Middle School on Chicago’s southwest side, ready to meet 25 new Citizen Schools students. The students I was about to meet had chosen "UNICEF: Be the Change" as their ten-week Citizen Schools apprenticeship. As a U.S. Fund for UNICEF Global Citizenship Fellow, I had volunteered to be a Citizen Teacher to teach students about UNICEF’s work and empower them to take action for children.

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Engaging kids, schools and communities with TeachUNICEF and Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF

UNICEF USA — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:10:37 +0000

The U.S. Fund for UNICEF New England Regional Office recently hosted a community event focused on fostering global citizenship. The event, “Engaging Kids, Schools and Communities: Re-introducing Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF and TeachUNICEF to Boston” concentrated on two specific U.S. Fund for UNICEF programs: our educator resources known as TeachUNICEF and our annual Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign. As the Boston Global Citizenship Fellow, I was excited to plan an event focused on global education and the engagement of young people through service opportunities. The event met and exceeded my expectations as it was truly a community event, with representation from Boston-area parents, teachers, non-profit organizations, students, and religious leaders, all of whom were excited to learn how different community groups were active in educating, advocating and fundraising on behalf of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF.

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UNICEF brings the world into the classroom

Leslie Goldman, UNICEF USA — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:32:11 +0000

In December, I had one of most rewarding experiences of my tenure at the U.S. Fund when a friend invited me to speak to her daughter Riley’s third grade class at Pine Bush Elementary School in Guilderland, NY. Riley’s teacher, Ms. Germano, and her fellow third grade teachers have been raising funds for Trick or Treat for UNICEF for the past 8 years. This year the classes raised $1,700 to support UNICEF’s work.

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Becoming global citizens through Connecting Classrooms

UNICEF USA — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:53:03 +0000

Hello, my name is Bradley and I am a senior at Harry S. Truman High school. I am part of Connecting Classrooms in my African Studies class. The Connecting Classrooms program was designed by UNICEF for students all over the world to learn about each other and to learn about life in places they may have never even heard of. I think it’s a great way to learn from other people my age that I otherwise wouldn’t be able to talk to.

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TeachUNICEF trains today’s and tomorrow’s teachers

Daniel Sadowsky, UNICEF USA — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:43:32 +0000

At TeachUNICEF, our commitment to promoting global citizenship extends beyond our New York City offices. Recently, we have been asked to bring our thoughtful approach to global education on the road. The result was more enlightened teachers, both at the in-service and pre-service stages of their careers.

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World Teachers’ Day 2011

UNICEF USA — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:39:37 +0000

Daniel Sadowsky is on the education team at the U.S. Fund for UNICEF. Where would you be today without your teachers? Chances are you'd have great difficulty reading a news story, budgeting your family resources, or understanding another's point of view. For their essential contributions to the advancement of humanity, members of the UN family recognize teachers each year on October 5, or World Teachers' Day.

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Becoming global citizens

UNICEF USA — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:51:32 +0000

The Warren Prep Academy is a small primary school in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, made famous in many Spike Lee films. Not nearly as famous is the nurturing community of learners inside this school's walls. Guidance counselor Rasheeda Brown believes in the two aforementioned five-word phrases, and she organized a career fair to give them substance. TeachUNICEF brought the global education angle to a point made by the remarkably wide range of career areas there: that they are going to have to work with all kinds of people as they embrace their tomorrow.

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Building global citizens in the afterschool community

David Donaldson, UNICEF USA — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:00:14 +0000

David Donaldson is the Director of Education at the U.S. Fund for UNICEF.

Learning about global issues, understanding interdependence, embracing perspectives, and taking action is not limited to the formal K-12 school day. In fact, there is a growing trend of afterschool (out-of-school time) programs exploring these critical skills in their programming in an effort to create global citizens.

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UNICEF Connecting Classrooms has come to NYC

UNICEF USA — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:48:49 +0000

Last month, TeachUNICEF and UNICEF kicked off a pilot program named Connecting Classrooms in two NYC high schools, the High School for Global Citizenship (in collaboration with Global Kids) Brooklyn, and Harry S Truman High School in the Bronx.

Connecting Classrooms is an educational program which links classrooms around the world. It enables students in developing and industrialized countries to collaborate around topics of shared concern such as health and climate change.

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The K.I.N.D kids of Sicomac

UNICEF USA — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:37:33 +0000

he Sicomac students had heard about the difficult situation faced by their counterparts in Malawi by watching a video clip from MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell. The host described his visit to the country in the summer and how his shock at seeing students crowded into classrooms and sitting on dirt floors inspired him to take action. In partnership with the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, he created the K.I.N.D. Project (Kids In Need of Desks) and challenged Americans to help.

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