SangSaeng #42 (Spring 2015)
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TRANSFORMING LIVESTHROUGH EDUCATION
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Living Together Helping Each Other
SPECIAL COLUMN
03 Directorrsquos Message
04 Special Column
Every Child Deserves a Child-Friendly World
26 Interview
Education Beyond 2015
31 Special Report
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
34 Best Practices
34 Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
38 Pangaea
ISSN 1599-4880 Registration No 구로바-00017
120 Saemal-ro Guro-gu Seoul Republic of Korea 152-838 Tel (+82-2) 774-3956 Fax (+82-2) 774-3958 E-mail sangsaengunescoapceiuorg Web wwwunescoapceiuorgsangsaeng Publisher Utak Chung Editor-in-Chief Kwanghyun Kim Editor Sunmi Ji Copy Editor Yoav Cerralbo Advisory Committee Christie Shin (Fashion Institute of Technology) Christopher Castle (UNESCO) David Atchoarena (UNESCO) Konai Helu Thaman (University of South Pacific) Namji Steinemann (East-West Center) Virginia A Miralao (UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines) Designed by Seoul Selection Printed by Pyung Hwa Dang Cover Photo Students in Sri Lanka enjoying their class copyYong-il Jung APCEIU
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42 Letter
Unity in Diversity
44 Peace in My Memory
Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
47 Understanding the Asia- Pacific Region
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hidirellez
50 APCEIU in Action
No42 Spring 2015
SangSaeng (상생) is published three times a year by the Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU) under the auspices of UNESCO
SangSaeng (상생) a Korean word with Chinese roots is composed of two characters Sang (相) meaning lsquomutualrsquo (each other) and Saeng (生) meaning lsquolifersquo Put together they mean lsquoliving togetherrsquo lsquohelping each otherrsquo which is our vision for the Asia-Pacific region SangSaeng (相生) aims to be a forum for constructive discussion of issues methods and experiences in the area of Education for International Understanding SangSaeng also seeks to promote Global Citizenship Education which is one of the three priorities of Global Education First Initiative launched by the United Nations in 2012
Signed articles express the opinions of the authors and do not necessarily represent the opinions of APCEIU
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TRANSFORMING LIVESTHROUGH EDUCATION
8 Emergence of Global Citizenship Educationin the Post-2015 Education Agenda
13 Re-Visioning Education Beyond 2015
18 Global Citizenship Education for the 21st Century
23 Young People Are Ready to LeadThe Education We Want
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I am very optimistic that this year will be a major turning point for education For the past 15 years the international community has gained
significant momentum towards reaching a new global consensus on education The World Education Forum (WEF) to be held this year will build on these efforts and establish the post-2015 education agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals which are of paramount impor-tance in advancing a more peaceful and sustainable future
The UN is conducting an ongoing survey lsquoMy World 2015rsquo which asks people to select six issues that matter most to them Out of the 16 critical issues of our time lsquogood educationrsquo has been chosen as the most important issue Why do people put so much emphasis on education
This is undoubtedly because the implications of education are far-reaching Quality education transforms lives by reducing poverty boosting economic prosperity improving health empowering people building sustainable environ-ments and promoting international peace It is therefore reasonable to establish the next development agenda with a stronger emphasis on education
During the WEF 2015 the post-2015 education agenda will take into account the Education for All (EFA) Framework for Action It is imperative that the achievements and shortfalls of the implementation of EFA goals and education-related Millennium Develop-ment Goals in the past 15 years are crit-ically assessed The post-2015 education agenda should also be shaped to reflect
the vast changes that have occurred since 2000 Globalization and advancements in technology have brought about an increase in interconnectedness which has transformed the world significantly These changes all the more underline the necessity of mutual understanding and solidarity
In this context Global Citizenship Education (GCED) has emerged and its significance in the post-2015 discourse has been recognized GCED is central in building peaceful and sustainable societies because it provides the tools that empower learners to transform themselves and their communities GCED builds the founda-tion for a world that respects differences and pursues the common good
I hope that this spring edition of SangSaeng will create a deeper under-standing of the importance of education in the post-2015 development agenda and mobilize collaborative action A progressive change is possible through passionate involvement and multicul-tural interaction For the next 15 years APCEIU will continue to advocate equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all because education has the power to bring out each individualrsquos fullest potential and combine efforts to build a flourishing global society
Utak ChungDirector
Directorrsquos Message
Mr Utak Chung making a speech on lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
DIRECTORrsquoS MESSAGE
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SPECIAL COLUMN
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Every Child Deserves a Child-Friendly World
EVERY CHILD DESERVES A CHILD-FRIENDLY WORLDBy Kailash Satyarthi (Laureate of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize ChairpersonGlobal March Against Child Labour India)
By conferring the Nobel Peace Prize on Malala and me the Nobel Committee has recognised one of the most pressing yet ne-
glected issues of our times Millions of chil-dren still remain invisible voiceless and unheard This dire situation has increas-ingly received attention from law makers judiciary and civil societies not only in India but worldwide
Despite growing recognition there are many improvements that need to be made in order to secure the basic rights of children The consequences of tomorrow will be a direct result of how we raise our children today
A Vicious Cycle for Children
It is not possible to envision global growth without children However we are leaving behind 168 million children across the world who lose their precious childhood to child labour out of which 85 million have hazardous occupations that leave them scarred for life Child labour destroys their physical cognitive moral and social wellbeing and denies them of their universal right to education
Child labourers unfortunately enter a vicious circle of illiteracy poverty and child labour which I term as the lsquoTrian-gular Paradigmrsquo Child labour and poverty are both the cause and consequence of each other and it is impossible to do away with one without considering the other What can be expected of a child who does not get an education continues to do
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repetitive unskilful tasks and grows up into an adult without any value-addition
Look also at the painful paradox of simultaneously having 168 million child labourers and around 200 million jobless adults worldwide These adults are the very parents of child labourers It would not be an exaggeration to say that child labour is the biggest scandal of our time
There are no prizes for guessing that children are preferred over adults as labourers Docile and vulnerable children cannot unionize do not demand minimum wages work for endless hours as slaves and at times become easy victims of sexual exploitation at the hands of their employers Today child labourers can be found from farms to mines factories to homes Child labour is as much an issue in developed countries as it is in developing countries
Virtuous Weapons Against Child Labour
The battle against child labour can only be won with the virtuous weapons of six Ersquos education employability entrepreneur-ship efficiency equity and ethics
I cannot emphasize enough the im-portance of the first weapon education which gives meaning and direction to life Education is a perfect antidote for child labour Children at school form the very foundation of a sustainable and prosperous society
It has been proved beyond a reason-able doubt that a single year of primary school increases the wages earned later in life by 5-15 per cent for boys and even more for girls For each additional year of secondary school an individualrsquos wage
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increases by 15-25 per cent Furthermore no country has ever achieved rapid and continuous economic growth without first having literate adults forming at least 40 percent of its adult population
The second weapon employability is no less important and should be seen as a logical culmination of the global educa-tion system and the eclectic balance of vocational and life skills Unemployment on the other hand fuels intolerance and economic instability that can render the youth helpless
Thirdly entrepreneurship is at the helm of job creation for adults and is an important element for establishing a decent work agenda Entrepreneurship in fact is the prime mover of the global economy
As an electrical engineer I draw a clear proportionate relationship between mini-mizing transmission loss and increasing efficiency Governments around the world must be efficient at creating child friendly policies and ensuring effective implemen-tation Governments must give due respect to trade union movements so that rights to collective bargaining and freedom of association are not jeopardised One must not forget that if adults are unemployed or not granted fundamental rights at work their children will more likely to be sent to work
Corporations will have to carry out innovative and efficient solutions to ensure that there are no child human labour rights violations in their line of work The civil society will also have to extend support to governments and corporations to collectively make an effort to uphold the best interest of all childrenEquity and egalitarianism are the fulcrum of a just peaceful and humane society Every global citizenrsquos right must be upheld as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights It is the responsibility of each and every stakeholder to work towards infusing equity into society
Last but not the least ethics is the fluid that polishes and sharpens all the five virtuous weapons I have mentioned above One cannot run away or hide from onersquos soul Transparent accountable and responsible behaviour from governments corporations civil society and global citi-zens can make this world a much better and safer place for all children
It is completely up to us as to how we use these six weapons for the betterment of our children I am absolutely sure that if they are used prudently with hearts brimming with love for children a child friendly world will be within our reach After all every child deserves it
Every Child Deserves a Child-Friendly World
It would not be an exaggeration to say that child labour is the biggest scandal
of our time
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Mr Kailash Satyarthi with children
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EMERGENCE OF GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONin the Post-2015 Education Agenda
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Emergence of Global Citizenship Education in the Post-2015 Education Agenda
The search for Global Citizenship Education (GCED) is a natural outgrowth of global discourses promoted by the UN systems in
the last two decades including the UN International Decade for a Culture of Peace (2001-2010) and the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014)
GCED dovetails nicely with the search for a culture of peace and sustainable development education but is not seen as an alternative to national citizenship Rather it adds value to national citizen-ship reinforcing the robustness of repre-sentative and participatory democracies worldwide and seeking to guarantee the social democratic pact on the rights of persons
There are already several categories of global citizens operating in the global system For instance cosmopolitan poli-ticians and supporters of supranational government and regional governance elite business class and corporations working on global business activities transnational activists involved in grass-roots organisations for human rights and democracy and individuals committed to global economic and ecological sustainability
GCED is a narrative marked by an understanding of global ties It is also a commitment to the collective good at all levelsmdashlocal community regional state national and global In this article I emphasize possible contributions of GCED to the post-2015 agenda including planetarization as an alternative globalisa-tion eco-pedagogy as a tool to transform educational systems and social justice education built on global citizenship
Alternative Globalisation Planetarization
With Paulo Freire and other Latin Amer-ican colleagues I created the first Paulo Freire Institute in Satildeo Paulo Brazil in 1991 Since then many more institutes have developed around the globe In these institutes we have proposed an alterna-tive globalisation that we call planetar-ization Those who oppose the multiple globalisation processes in which we are all immersed in do not recognize that
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By Carlos Alberto Torres (Distinguished Professor of Education UCLA Associate Dean for Global Programs Graduate School of Education and Information Studies the United States)catnovoaaolcom
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globalisationsrsquo processes are here to stay Freire described himself as a pilgrim
of the obvious and as a connecting child Both apply pari passu to GCED It is obvious that the multiple processes of globalisation cannot be reversed hence it is imperative to aim for an alternative globalisation Similarly the crucial component of globalisation is the concept of a network society meaning enhanced connectivity We have grown in our ability to connect with people worldwide and this should be considered advantageous for planetarization it expands possibilities for relational politics and education In my work I have criticised the dominant form of globalisation neoliberalism Two key elements of neoliberalism are the aim to confront the regulatory role of demo-cratic states (deregulation is its motto) and to promote the privatisation of public services
Confronting neoliberalism we need to promote a planetarization that respects and dignifies women and men and is based
on an ethics of work communication and solidarity Indeed planetarization needs to be based on an ethics of production that is respectful of the planetrsquos resources and not based on greed Planetarization for lack of a better word is a utopian category It is a new paradigm to protect the Earth which is a living organism in constant evolution To achieve planetarization we need to find ways for all of us to organise around a single community and share our home
Decades ago the Argentine anthro-pologist Rodolfo Kush reminded a group of students in Argentina that in the indig-enous Quechan language the words for men and women mean lsquoearth that walkrsquo I cannot imagine a better definition of our shared humanity with the planet
Paradigm of SustainabilityEco-pedagogy
Brazilian philosopher Moacir Gadotti rightly argued that classic develop-mental paradigms were based on an
I wonder how many times the readers
of this article have caressed a
plant enjoyed the fluttering flights of a butterfly in a garden
observed with surprise a blooming
flower
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anthropocentric predatory industrialist vision and based on an ethics of possessive individualism Eco-pedagogy is the answer projected by governmental institutions UN networks some governments and social movements working for a paradigm of sustainability Global citizenship seeks to preserve the environment by cleaning the air water forests and oceans which are the lungs of the planet that we depend on for sustainability and health How can we protect the resources of the planet particularly the non-renewable resources and preserve the Greek notion of Gaia a community of communities
The importance of eco-pedagogy should be transmitted to our children youth and elders through formal and informal education schools mass media and even at our family dinners I wonder how many times the readers of this article have caressed a plant enjoyed the fluttering flights of a butterfly in a garden observed with surprise a blooming flower How many times have the readers of this article planted a tree or grown an organic garden in their backyard or in a sunny window of their apartments We have a long way to go to preserve the planet and eco-pedagogy can be an option
Education for Social Justice
Social justice education is a beacon of light in a world besieged with growing inequal-ities and inequities such as imperialistic national religious and tribal confronta-tions Teachers and administrators have asked what an education for social justice is
Social justice education is first and foremost an exploration analysis and critique of inequalities between and within people and communities world-wide Secondly with resources available to individuals and communities social justice education criticizes possessive individualism which claims that talents are the sole product of individual endow-ments By that logics individuals owe nothing to society for their talents and wealth From this perspective solidarity is a responsibility of individual philanthropy or charity not organised governance seeking the public good Social justice education turns this viewpoint around Thirdly social justice education promotes a critique of models of development which are anthropocentric androcentric and logo-centric ignoring the importance of feelings bodies and sensorial activities
Global CitizenshipEducation
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It criticises developmental models based on greed Finally an education for social justice confronts the commodification of education insisting that we educate to build citizenship rather than simply for consumer satisfaction Our students are not consumers of a product that we sell in academia schools and universities Our students like us their teachers are citizens with rights and responsibilities learning how to become better citizens If students were merely consumers they would have all sorts of rights and only one responsibilitymdashto consume We profes-sors would be simply entrepreneurs not educators
Formulating a Narrative
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched the 2012 Global Education First Initiative stating lsquowhen we put education first we can reduce poverty and hunger end wasted potentialmdashand look forward to stronger and better societies for allrsquo
There are three pillars in this initiative putting every child into school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship
In this article I have defended some of the dimensions of GCED that dovetail with the struggle for a better world defending peace as humanityrsquos intangible treasure promoting eco-pedagogy to protect the planet and pursuing social justice education as a way to confront growing inequalities
We should tell the children and youth of the Earth that we cannot have global citizenship unless we formulate a narra-tive including a global democratic and multicultural citizenship as a democratic political philosophy of governance This citizenship should be based on respect for GCED values such as human rights world peace social justice education understanding of migration and diversity and democracy
We should ensure that our youth and children understand how our resources and our lives are finite and why we should
avoid war and violence at all costs As the old Greek saying teaches us at times of peace the children bury their parents while at times of war parents bury their children
We should tell our children that we cannot have global citizenship unless it is a planetarian citizenship based on plan-etarian identity This planet is our only home and we should protect it through resource and environmental preservation We should tell our children that although these goals are not easy to achieve they are vital
We should educate our children youth and adults not only multiple liter-acies original analysis and thinking and science and technology but also ethics values and moralitymdashthese are necessary conditions for human empowerment and liberation We must link education and global citizenship to protect a healthy fair productive and beautiful planet and human life
There must be a vision towards GCED or the people and the planet will perish
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Ancient Wisdom in Asian Traditional Houses
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RE-VISIONING EDUCATION BEYOND 2015
By Sobhi Tawil (Senior Programme Specialist Education Research and Foresight
UNESCO Headquarters)stawilunescoorg
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The global discussion on the future of education at this particular historical juncture is essentially shaped by international develop-
ment frameworks Recently there have been multiple consultations and debates in an effort to formulate an international sustainable development agenda that will go beyond the 2015 deadline set by the Millennium Development Framework
As part of the main process shaping the new international agenda the Open Working Group proposed a set of Sustain-able Development Goals (SDGs) in 2014 The SDGs reflects its initial source of inspi-ration the Muscat Agreement and includs specific targets on an education-based goal
Based on the need for clearly-defined targets and robust indicators to monitor educational progress at the global level the scope of the education agenda for 2030 will be defined based on the UN Summit in New York in September 2015 However the international education agenda cannot be expected to capture all of our concerns regarding the future of education develop-ment The global education agenda 2030 as important as it is remains confined to the format of goals and targets As such it cannot reflect some of the broader purposes of education in todayrsquos changing
worldmdashpurposes which cannot be easily quantified and monitored
Rethinking the Purpose of Education
Beyond simply a framework of goals targets and indicators it is essential to rethink the purpose of education and our approach to learning in a world of increasing complexity and contradiction
We are living in a world in which economic growth and the creation of wealth are accompanied with rising vulnerability inequality and exclusion Moreover unsustainable patterns of economic production and consumption bring about global warming environ-mental degradation and an upsurge in natural disasters
We live in a world in which human rights frameworks have been strength-ened yet effective implementation and protection of those values remain a chal-lenge While progress in digital technolo-gies has led to greater interconnectedness and enabled new avenues for exchange cooperation and solidarity we also witness the proliferation of intolerance and identity-based conflict
These changes signal the emergence
Our quest for sustainable
human and social development
requires collective endeavor greater
dialogue and encouragement for a humanistic vision of
education
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of a new global context for learning that has pressing implications for education In this context rethinking the purpose of education and our approaches to learning has never been more imperative
Integrating Multiple Dimensions of Education
We must reaffirm a humanistic approach to education This is crucial if we want to go beyond the strictly instrumental socio-economic vision that characterises much of international education development discourse today All too often develop-ment approaches to education become framed in the language of investment in human capital rates of return and skills for employability
On the other hand what does a humanistic vision of education and development imply A humanistic approach is not about sterile opposition to the instrumental development approach to education Rather a humanistic approach implies an integrated approach to education that gives equal importance to the economic social cultural and civic dimensions of learning This can be found also in the four pillars of learning to know to do to be and to live together
Unfortunately the pillars of learning to be and to live together have largely been neglected in international educa-tion development discourse and practice Moreover these pillars of social and civic learning are arguably under threat in todayrsquos world A humanistic and inte-grated approach to education therefore should pay equal attention to all dimen-sions of education including the ways they are related to the process of socialisa-tion and the formation of values
Reaffirming Core Ethical Principles
A humanistic approach to education should be based on a set of universal ethical principles such as respect for life and human dignity equal rights and social justice and respect for cultural diversity It should also take into account a sense of shared responsibility and a commitment to international solidaritymdashall of which are fundamental aspects of our common
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humanity It is an approach which articulates a
central concern for sustainable human and social developmentmdashunderstood here as the responsible action of individuals and societies towards a better future for all at local andor global levels
A humanistic approach is one in which social justice and environmental s tewardship guide socioeconomic development It is based on the concern for equity and inclusion in educational policy and practice that is an education that does not exclude and marginalize It further implies reaffirmation of the foun-dational role that teachers and educators play at all levels of the development of individuals and collective capacity
Finally a humanistic approach to learning recognises the diversity of cultures knowledge systems worldviews and conceptions of human wellbeing Alternative knowledge systems which emphasize universal principles and their underlying values need to be recognized and properly utilized for education policies and practices With a humanistic vision it would be possible for education to sustain and enhance the dignity capacity and welfare of the human beings in relation to nature
Global Citizenship Education in a Plural World
At the heart of a humanistic approach to education in a global interconnected and plural world is a concern to promote responsible citizenship The notion of global citizenship has recently entered the international education and development discourse initially as one of the priorities proposed by the UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative launched in 2012 and more recently as part of the post-2015 education agenda Even though the notion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) remains subject to diverse interpretations its adoption in international education discourse reflects a legitimate concern for the socializa-tion function of education Beyond the socio-economic function of education in international development GCED high-lights the relationship between education and social cultural and civic realities that are constantly changing
There is a wide spectrum of philo-sophical and pedagogical approaches to GCED from soft approaches based on moral considerations inspired by the notion of our common humanity to more critical ones based on human rights norms and the principle of social justice Along the spectrum between the two
approaches there are also intercultural approaches based on the principle of respect for cultural diversity and the value of pluralism
It is important to highlight that GCED is not only defined by the learning content and methods but also by the learning environment structure of school systems management structures as well as the nature of policy-making processes Indeed it is critical to examine how contentious policy issues are dealt with For instance how is consensus reached when deter-mining the language(s) of instruction or the way in which nationalregional history is portrayed or how religion will be dealt with in public education In a plural world GCED must go beyond teachinglearning methods and contents (pedago-gies) to include inclusive and participatory policy formulation
In pursuing our goal to ensure effective and relevant learning opportunities for all children youth and adults our collective efforts must not be confined to the targets set in the education agenda 2030 Our quest for sustainable human and social development requires collective endeavour greater dialogue and encouragement for a humanistic vision of education
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Global Citizenship Education for the 21st Century
By Hahn Choonghee (Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea)
Road to Post-2015
We AreGlobal Citizens
The World We Want
A Sustainable ampPeaceful Society
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIPEDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
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The attention the global commu-nity is placing on education is steadily growing as The Post- 2015 Development Summit to be
held this September quickly approaches Indeed many discussions on education are being held in New York City and Paris where the education hub UNESCO is located In addition initiatives led by the UN such as the Alliance of Civiliza-tions and Communities of Democracy are increasingly acknowledging how education promotes tolerance and mutual understanding and plays an important role in increasing global peace and secu-rity Similarly the 2015 World Economic Forum in Davos discussed issues such as geopolitical conflict terrorism inequal-ities development and climate change under the overarching theme lsquoThe New Global Contextrsquo This trend demon-strates how the current international environment regards Global Citizenship Education (GCED) as not only relevant but necessary
Among many educational agendas GCED receives attention in particular for its value-oriented characteristics The concept of GCED had been formulated for a long period of time its importance was recently highlighted with the UN secretary-generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) launched in 2012 GEFI specified GCED as one of its three pillars which also included universal access to education and increasing the quality of education While the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) focused on substantial targets such as the eradication of poverty the current development debates place weight on value-related targets as seen in the key principles lsquoThe Future We Wantrsquo lsquoLeave No One Behindrsquo and lsquoDignity for Allrsquo Within this context the report of the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in July 2014 included GCED as one of the targets under the education goal
Framing Paradigm
There are various ways to define the scope of GCED but they all commonly outline how GCED highlights universal values and core responsibilities of the global
community such as human rights gender equality cultural diversity tolerance and environmental sustainability GCED is a framing paradigm which encapsulates how education can develop the knowl-edge skills values and attitudes learners need in order to build a world that is more just peaceful inclusive and sustainable
lsquoJustrsquo represents lsquolearning to bersquo and seeks universal values of human beings such as dignity human rights and non-discrimination lsquoPeacefulrsquo represents lsquolearning to live togetherrsquo and aims for global citizenship that is sensible to tolerance mutual respect and under-standing and cultural diversity lsquoInclusiversquo represents a sense of empathy and shows the importance of sharing caring and serving the most marginalized and
isolated groups lsquoSustainablersquo represents the desire to lsquolearn to understand the common destiny on the planet earthrsquo and build a sustainable environment which is mindful of climate change and Mother Earth
Given the compelling necessity to tackle critical global challenges such as prevalent trends of intolerance and violent extremism global citizenship is being more widely recognized as part of a new paradigm that upholds universal values and rethinks the role of education in the 21st century Other goals that also require our attention are those which have significant social and sustainable meaning gender equality (Goal 5) inequality (Goal 10) human settlements (Goal 11) climate change (Goal 13) and peace and justice
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(Goal 16) GCED can embrace these interrelated goals signifying that the role and purpose of education is dramatically expanding In fact education should be positioned at the centre of the stage and mainstreamed into the discourse of the larger global development agenda
Positive Synergies
GCED also pursues the values that the UN emphasises The Secretary-Generalrsquos Synthesis Report in December 2014 The Road to Dignity by 2030 suggested six essential principlesmdashdignity people prosperity planet justice and partnership mdashwhich all resonate with the aspects of GCED This clearly shows how GCED is directly related to the objective of the
post-2015 development agenda which is people-centred planet-sensitive and transformative
During a meeting on the post-2015 Development Agenda in January 2015 an Information Meeting of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and a Seminar on GCED in March 2015 the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Member States to develop global citizenship acknowledging the positive effects of GCED For example GCED tackles intolerance and extremism through the promotion of mutual under-standing Director-General Irina Bokova of UNESCO also addressed at a UN conference in New York City in January 2015 the importance of GCED and cultural literacy in countering intolerance
and violent extremism It is necessary to increase positive
synergies between education-related initiatives including the GEFI and the UN Academic Impact (UNAI) the UN Alli-ance of Civilizations and the Community of Democracies UNAI is a global network of higher education institutions initiated by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2010 which encourages global citizenship as one of its ten principles
Overcoming Challenges
Despite such progress in promoting GCED various challenges remain First relevant global initiatives and institutions need to increase efforts to mainstream the concept of GCED in the education field More specified research is needed to make a prototype curriculum From the early development of the curriculum it is critical to embed GCED deeply at national and international levels
Furthermore the curriculum has to be appropriately contextualized when applied to each country An approach to seek maximum not minimum common denominators is necessary Also universal values like human dignity and democracy should not be compromised In devel-oping the curricula active participation of all stakeholders including the public and private sectors civil society NGOs and youth should be encouraged particularly given the interdisciplinary nature of this issue
Moreover the curriculum should be creative and composed of diverse contents including interactive discussions and critical thinking among peer or intergen-erational groups intercultural commu-nications that collaborate with social networking services and classroom lectures and field trips Formal non-formal and informal education systems should also be considered with regard to the youth who are out of school
Secondly the role of actors and stake-holders need to be expanded Commu-nication participation and partnership are imperative in nurturing necessary discussion In addition to the participation of governmental agencies inter-govern-mental organs and the private sector the inclusion of educational institutions and
Global Citizenship Education for the 21st Century
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NGOs is critical to strengthening global citizenship More active youth engagement of GEFIrsquos lsquoYouth Advocacy Grouprsquo (YAG) and UNAIrsquos lsquoAction by Student to Promote Innovation and Reform through Educa-tionrsquo (ASPIRE) is also important as the future generation should not only be recip-ients of change but also implementers
Thirdly implementation and consis-tent monitoring of the targets are essential for the success of the SDGs Educational initiatives can also play a critical role in promoting field implementation of the new development goals and adequately assessing results to contribute to an im-proved education system We also have to demonstrate that GCED is not just as-sembling existing education fields such as peace education human rights education democracy education ethics education and civic education Rather it is a new par-adigm shift for sustainable development that takes into account changes such as increasing interconnectedness and interde-pendence to address unprecedented global challenges
Constructive Implementation
All stakeholders from governmental policy makers to learners should be actively engaged in discussions in order
to overcome these challenges Through the participation of all sectors GCED will be realised into a constructive education system which can substantially change the global community In this process the Republic of Korea an exemplary open and inclusive country will be able to play a leading role in advancing GCED such as developing curricula and pedagogical approaches
In conclusion the educational com-munity now faces a rare opportunity to find fundamental and long-term solutions to global challenges including intolerance terrorism and violent extremism GCED could embrace all three pillars of the UN peace and security development and hu-man rights Clear and updated reasons on the importance of GCED should be con-tinuously disseminated to all stakeholders particularly to the UN Headquarters
It is now time to demonstrate and educate global citizenship that would foster human dignity tolerance and mutual respect and understanding which are important as we unwittingly voyage through the unpredictable 21st century GCED could change people communi-ties nations and the world if it is well embedded in the global education system and in the mindset of people
Given the compelling necessity to tackle
critical global challenges global
citizenship is being more widely
recognized as part of a new paradigm that
upholds universal values and rethinks
the role of education in the 21st century
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Ambassador Hahn Choonghee during the Seminar on GCED at the UN Headquarters on 6 March 2015
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Young People Are Ready to Lead
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE READY TO LEAD
The Education We Want By Jamira Burley
(Youth Advocacy Group UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative) jamiraburleygmailcom
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FOCUS
24
Over the last two and a half years Irsquove had the pleasure and honour of working alongside 17 amazing young
people who were appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to the Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) Youth Advocacy Group (YAG) Our goals have been centred on GEFIrsquos three main priorities putting every child in school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship Through this opportunity we have been able to connect with both adult and youth leaders all over the world If there is one thing that remains constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived implemented monitored or reviewed without the
authentic engagement of young people While this generation is internet
savvy socially conscious and world-changing everywhere you look young people are struggling with the political social and economic constraints left by our predecessors As a result of those constraints the world is faced with nearly 58 million primary school age children out of school Furthermore there are 250 million children and young people who are in school but are not learning With the expiration date for the Millennium Development Goals right around the corner young people everywhere are calling on world leaders governments civil society and the global communities for change In order to prevent the largest
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generation of young people in human history from eventually being exposed to massive unemployment poor health and potential civil unrest there are necessary things that must be done
Active Role of Youth
The fact that everyday a child is poten-tially turned away or pushed out of school should motivate us to act in a way that allows all stakeholders especially young people to play an active role Too often young people are left out of the deci-sion-making process of the educational agenda even though they are closest to the issue and have the most at stake
During the time Irsquove worked on this issue I have met young people who are urgently and desperately fighting for their place at the table mostly because they know that not doing so will potentially have adverse impacts on their hope for a positive and rewarding future The creation of the YAG enabled young people from all walks of life cultures religions and gender to work in
collaboration for the youth whose voices had been silenced and forgotten
The YAG is but one example there are young people everywhere who want to get engaged in this issue and have their voices heard This is why the YAG in partner- ship with Plan International and A World at School created The Education We Want Youth Advocacy Toolkit last year The toolkit has one goal to empower young people to be able to advocate for change so that all members of the younger generation can have access to quality education
To create change we need all hands on deck As the new education agenda is being developed young people need to take up an active role This is why we have been taking steps to make sure every child is ready to fight for the education they want and deserve
To date we have hosted over 30 edu-cational training programmes worldwide and have trained thousands of young people This is because we believe that if given the chance young people will not only be ready to work but also lead the change
If there is one thing that remains
constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived
implemented monitored or
reviewed without the authentic
engagement of young people
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INTERVIEW
EDUCATION BEYOND 2015An Interview with Young-gon Kim(Secretary-General of the WEF 2015 Host Committee Secretariat of theMinistry of Education of the Republic of Korea)
In April 2000 the global education community came together at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal and reaffirmed the vision of the World Declaration on EFA adopted ten years earlier in Jomtien Thailand The Dakar Framework for Action lsquoEFA Meeting our Collective Commitmentrsquo included six comprehensive EFA goals
A few months later eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established at the UN Featured among the MDGs were a goal on universal access to primary education (MDG 2) and a goal on gender equality and womenrsquos empowerment (MDG 3) which targeted gender parity in education
Over the past 15 years these internationally agreed goals have catalyzed global action prompting unprece-dented progress in the expansion of educational opportunities
The WEF primarily aims to adopt the new post-2015 education agenda of the next 15 years The agenda consists of the following assessing the progress of the Dakar Framework for Action adopted in Dakar Senegal in 2000 reviewing the EFA movementrsquos progress in the last 15 years and adopting the post-2015 education agenda with a realistic action plan
The Forum will be held from 19 to 22 May 2015 at Songdo Convensia in Incheon Metropolitan City Republic of Korea Organized by UNESCO this Forum is also co-convened by UNICEF UNDP UNFPA UN Women UNHCR and the World Bank and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Education) It is expected to gather approximately 1500 participants from 195 UNESCO Member States UN and other international agencies and civil society organizations
Q1 Could you provide us with an overview of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015
Q2 Could you tell us about the history of the WEF
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EFA Goal Launched (World Conference on EFA 1990 Jomtien)
In 1990 the World Conference on EFA was held in Jomtien Thailand Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on EFA and initiated the EFA movement making a historic commitment to meet the basic learning needs of all by univer-salizing primary education and reducing illiteracy rates The Framework for Action to Meet the Basic Learning Needs defined targets and strategies to be met by the year 2000 including early childhood and primary education literacy and vocational education
EFA Targets Revised (World Education Forum 2000 Dakar)
Ten years later in 2000 the international community met again at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal The participants evaluated the EFA progress and agreed on the Dakar Framework for Action The action plan covered aspects of education from early learning to adult literacy and identified six key measurable goals to meet the learning needs of all children youth and adults The interna-tional community reaffirmed its commitment to achieve universal education by 2015 along with the MDGs
Towards a New Educational Agenda (World Education Forum 2015 Incheon)
Based on the EFA progress made over the past quarter century the World Education Forum in Korea Incheon will put forward the post-2015 develop-ment agenda Through critical evaluation of previous shortfalls and comprehensive reflection of the current global community the new educational agenda will be shaped to promote education with a lifelong and sector-wide perspective The emphasis of equitable and quality education will be expanded with emerging agenda such as Global Citi-zenship Education in an effort to bring equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning to all
Education Beyond 2015
UNESCO EFA
2000 NewYork
UN General Assembly
2015 NewYork
UN General Assembly
Millennium Development Goals
UN Development Goals
Post-2015
1990 Jomtien
World Education Conference
2000 Dakar
World Education Forum
2015 Incheon
World Education Forum
Jomtien Declaration Dakar Framework for Action Post-2015 Agenda
Road to WEF 2015
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Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable Education for All goals
1 Pre-primary education 2 Primary education 3 Lower secondary education 4 Adult literacy 5 Gender parity 6 Quality of education
Many countries will not reach the Education for All goals by 2015
very far from targetfar from targetclose to targetreached target
Goal 1
Pre-primary education
Goal 2
Primary education
Goal 5
Primary education gender parity
Goal 3
Lower secondary education
Goal 6
Lower secondary education gender parity
Goal 4
Adult Literacy
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INTERVIEW
Q3 What will be mainly discussed during the WEF 2015
The WEF 2015 will take stock of the achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the Dakar Framework for Action and mainly discuss the education-related MDGs during the Forum
Although progress has been made in the last 15 years the Global Monitoring Report 2015 shows that around half of the world countries failed to ensure EFA and that only a third of the countries have achieved all of the education goal measurable targets
Source EFA Global Monitoring Report 2015Education for All 2000-2015 Achievements and Challenges
29
Education Beyond 2015
Right to Education
Equity InclusionQuality
EducationLifelong Learning
Ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030
Equitable access and learning particularly for girls and women must stand at the heart of the post-2015 agenda to unleash the full potential of all people
An inclusive education not only responds and adapts to each learnerrsquos needs but is relevant to their society and respectful of culture mdasha two-way digni-fied process
Good quality education provided by trained and supported teachers is the right of all children youth and adults not the privilege of the few
Every person at every stage of their life should have life-long learning oppor-tunities to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to their societies
5 key themes
In line with the overarching goal for education lsquoEquitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for Allrsquo the WEF 2015 will adopt the Incheon Declaration and Incheon Framework for Action which will show the direction and strategic plan of global education for the next 15 years In order to ensure more progress in the future the WEF will deal with the following five key themes It is important that the agreed goals and targets are then followed through and adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015
Q4 Could you introduce side events of the WEF 2015
Mr Young-gon Kim is currently the Secretary-General of the World Education Forum Host Committee Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea Prior to this Mr Kim served as Director-General of the Office of Planning and Coordination at Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education He also served as Director of the University System Advancement Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and as Director of Planning Division in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
middotExhibitions on EFA and on the Republic of Korearsquos education system presented by UNESCO and the host government middotAn outdoor booth display open to the public set up during the WEF 2015 for participants to present initiatives
and publications related to the post-2015 education agendamiddotThe NGO Forum convened by UNESCOrsquos CCNGOEFA a global network of around 300 NGOs on EFAmiddotPre-conference side events open to the public organized by Korean education institutions offering a wide
array of issues and policies closely relevant to the forum agenda such as global citizenship education education quality character education and education for gender equality
There are numerous side events being organized for the forum made up of the following
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
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The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
31Spring 2015
The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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SPECIAL REPORT
[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
Spring 2015
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BEST PRACTICES
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
The River Road Flats
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
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problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to
be problem-solvers
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PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
Spring 2015 39
Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Pangaea has continued to eagerly
provide tangible and intangible
values to the world Pangea moves
forward with youth who can overturn
initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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Children writing their wishes and putting those into a pot to draw lots
TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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UNDERSTANDING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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SPECIAL COLUMN
03 Directorrsquos Message
04 Special Column
Every Child Deserves a Child-Friendly World
26 Interview
Education Beyond 2015
31 Special Report
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
34 Best Practices
34 Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
38 Pangaea
ISSN 1599-4880 Registration No 구로바-00017
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Unity in Diversity
44 Peace in My Memory
Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
47 Understanding the Asia- Pacific Region
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hidirellez
50 APCEIU in Action
No42 Spring 2015
SangSaeng (상생) is published three times a year by the Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU) under the auspices of UNESCO
SangSaeng (상생) a Korean word with Chinese roots is composed of two characters Sang (相) meaning lsquomutualrsquo (each other) and Saeng (生) meaning lsquolifersquo Put together they mean lsquoliving togetherrsquo lsquohelping each otherrsquo which is our vision for the Asia-Pacific region SangSaeng (相生) aims to be a forum for constructive discussion of issues methods and experiences in the area of Education for International Understanding SangSaeng also seeks to promote Global Citizenship Education which is one of the three priorities of Global Education First Initiative launched by the United Nations in 2012
Signed articles express the opinions of the authors and do not necessarily represent the opinions of APCEIU
FOCUS
TRANSFORMING LIVESTHROUGH EDUCATION
8 Emergence of Global Citizenship Educationin the Post-2015 Education Agenda
13 Re-Visioning Education Beyond 2015
18 Global Citizenship Education for the 21st Century
23 Young People Are Ready to LeadThe Education We Want
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I am very optimistic that this year will be a major turning point for education For the past 15 years the international community has gained
significant momentum towards reaching a new global consensus on education The World Education Forum (WEF) to be held this year will build on these efforts and establish the post-2015 education agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals which are of paramount impor-tance in advancing a more peaceful and sustainable future
The UN is conducting an ongoing survey lsquoMy World 2015rsquo which asks people to select six issues that matter most to them Out of the 16 critical issues of our time lsquogood educationrsquo has been chosen as the most important issue Why do people put so much emphasis on education
This is undoubtedly because the implications of education are far-reaching Quality education transforms lives by reducing poverty boosting economic prosperity improving health empowering people building sustainable environ-ments and promoting international peace It is therefore reasonable to establish the next development agenda with a stronger emphasis on education
During the WEF 2015 the post-2015 education agenda will take into account the Education for All (EFA) Framework for Action It is imperative that the achievements and shortfalls of the implementation of EFA goals and education-related Millennium Develop-ment Goals in the past 15 years are crit-ically assessed The post-2015 education agenda should also be shaped to reflect
the vast changes that have occurred since 2000 Globalization and advancements in technology have brought about an increase in interconnectedness which has transformed the world significantly These changes all the more underline the necessity of mutual understanding and solidarity
In this context Global Citizenship Education (GCED) has emerged and its significance in the post-2015 discourse has been recognized GCED is central in building peaceful and sustainable societies because it provides the tools that empower learners to transform themselves and their communities GCED builds the founda-tion for a world that respects differences and pursues the common good
I hope that this spring edition of SangSaeng will create a deeper under-standing of the importance of education in the post-2015 development agenda and mobilize collaborative action A progressive change is possible through passionate involvement and multicul-tural interaction For the next 15 years APCEIU will continue to advocate equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all because education has the power to bring out each individualrsquos fullest potential and combine efforts to build a flourishing global society
Utak ChungDirector
Directorrsquos Message
Mr Utak Chung making a speech on lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
DIRECTORrsquoS MESSAGE
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Every Child Deserves a Child-Friendly World
EVERY CHILD DESERVES A CHILD-FRIENDLY WORLDBy Kailash Satyarthi (Laureate of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize ChairpersonGlobal March Against Child Labour India)
By conferring the Nobel Peace Prize on Malala and me the Nobel Committee has recognised one of the most pressing yet ne-
glected issues of our times Millions of chil-dren still remain invisible voiceless and unheard This dire situation has increas-ingly received attention from law makers judiciary and civil societies not only in India but worldwide
Despite growing recognition there are many improvements that need to be made in order to secure the basic rights of children The consequences of tomorrow will be a direct result of how we raise our children today
A Vicious Cycle for Children
It is not possible to envision global growth without children However we are leaving behind 168 million children across the world who lose their precious childhood to child labour out of which 85 million have hazardous occupations that leave them scarred for life Child labour destroys their physical cognitive moral and social wellbeing and denies them of their universal right to education
Child labourers unfortunately enter a vicious circle of illiteracy poverty and child labour which I term as the lsquoTrian-gular Paradigmrsquo Child labour and poverty are both the cause and consequence of each other and it is impossible to do away with one without considering the other What can be expected of a child who does not get an education continues to do
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repetitive unskilful tasks and grows up into an adult without any value-addition
Look also at the painful paradox of simultaneously having 168 million child labourers and around 200 million jobless adults worldwide These adults are the very parents of child labourers It would not be an exaggeration to say that child labour is the biggest scandal of our time
There are no prizes for guessing that children are preferred over adults as labourers Docile and vulnerable children cannot unionize do not demand minimum wages work for endless hours as slaves and at times become easy victims of sexual exploitation at the hands of their employers Today child labourers can be found from farms to mines factories to homes Child labour is as much an issue in developed countries as it is in developing countries
Virtuous Weapons Against Child Labour
The battle against child labour can only be won with the virtuous weapons of six Ersquos education employability entrepreneur-ship efficiency equity and ethics
I cannot emphasize enough the im-portance of the first weapon education which gives meaning and direction to life Education is a perfect antidote for child labour Children at school form the very foundation of a sustainable and prosperous society
It has been proved beyond a reason-able doubt that a single year of primary school increases the wages earned later in life by 5-15 per cent for boys and even more for girls For each additional year of secondary school an individualrsquos wage
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increases by 15-25 per cent Furthermore no country has ever achieved rapid and continuous economic growth without first having literate adults forming at least 40 percent of its adult population
The second weapon employability is no less important and should be seen as a logical culmination of the global educa-tion system and the eclectic balance of vocational and life skills Unemployment on the other hand fuels intolerance and economic instability that can render the youth helpless
Thirdly entrepreneurship is at the helm of job creation for adults and is an important element for establishing a decent work agenda Entrepreneurship in fact is the prime mover of the global economy
As an electrical engineer I draw a clear proportionate relationship between mini-mizing transmission loss and increasing efficiency Governments around the world must be efficient at creating child friendly policies and ensuring effective implemen-tation Governments must give due respect to trade union movements so that rights to collective bargaining and freedom of association are not jeopardised One must not forget that if adults are unemployed or not granted fundamental rights at work their children will more likely to be sent to work
Corporations will have to carry out innovative and efficient solutions to ensure that there are no child human labour rights violations in their line of work The civil society will also have to extend support to governments and corporations to collectively make an effort to uphold the best interest of all childrenEquity and egalitarianism are the fulcrum of a just peaceful and humane society Every global citizenrsquos right must be upheld as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights It is the responsibility of each and every stakeholder to work towards infusing equity into society
Last but not the least ethics is the fluid that polishes and sharpens all the five virtuous weapons I have mentioned above One cannot run away or hide from onersquos soul Transparent accountable and responsible behaviour from governments corporations civil society and global citi-zens can make this world a much better and safer place for all children
It is completely up to us as to how we use these six weapons for the betterment of our children I am absolutely sure that if they are used prudently with hearts brimming with love for children a child friendly world will be within our reach After all every child deserves it
Every Child Deserves a Child-Friendly World
It would not be an exaggeration to say that child labour is the biggest scandal
of our time
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Emergence of Global Citizenship Education in the Post-2015 Education Agenda
The search for Global Citizenship Education (GCED) is a natural outgrowth of global discourses promoted by the UN systems in
the last two decades including the UN International Decade for a Culture of Peace (2001-2010) and the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014)
GCED dovetails nicely with the search for a culture of peace and sustainable development education but is not seen as an alternative to national citizenship Rather it adds value to national citizen-ship reinforcing the robustness of repre-sentative and participatory democracies worldwide and seeking to guarantee the social democratic pact on the rights of persons
There are already several categories of global citizens operating in the global system For instance cosmopolitan poli-ticians and supporters of supranational government and regional governance elite business class and corporations working on global business activities transnational activists involved in grass-roots organisations for human rights and democracy and individuals committed to global economic and ecological sustainability
GCED is a narrative marked by an understanding of global ties It is also a commitment to the collective good at all levelsmdashlocal community regional state national and global In this article I emphasize possible contributions of GCED to the post-2015 agenda including planetarization as an alternative globalisa-tion eco-pedagogy as a tool to transform educational systems and social justice education built on global citizenship
Alternative Globalisation Planetarization
With Paulo Freire and other Latin Amer-ican colleagues I created the first Paulo Freire Institute in Satildeo Paulo Brazil in 1991 Since then many more institutes have developed around the globe In these institutes we have proposed an alterna-tive globalisation that we call planetar-ization Those who oppose the multiple globalisation processes in which we are all immersed in do not recognize that
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globalisationsrsquo processes are here to stay Freire described himself as a pilgrim
of the obvious and as a connecting child Both apply pari passu to GCED It is obvious that the multiple processes of globalisation cannot be reversed hence it is imperative to aim for an alternative globalisation Similarly the crucial component of globalisation is the concept of a network society meaning enhanced connectivity We have grown in our ability to connect with people worldwide and this should be considered advantageous for planetarization it expands possibilities for relational politics and education In my work I have criticised the dominant form of globalisation neoliberalism Two key elements of neoliberalism are the aim to confront the regulatory role of demo-cratic states (deregulation is its motto) and to promote the privatisation of public services
Confronting neoliberalism we need to promote a planetarization that respects and dignifies women and men and is based
on an ethics of work communication and solidarity Indeed planetarization needs to be based on an ethics of production that is respectful of the planetrsquos resources and not based on greed Planetarization for lack of a better word is a utopian category It is a new paradigm to protect the Earth which is a living organism in constant evolution To achieve planetarization we need to find ways for all of us to organise around a single community and share our home
Decades ago the Argentine anthro-pologist Rodolfo Kush reminded a group of students in Argentina that in the indig-enous Quechan language the words for men and women mean lsquoearth that walkrsquo I cannot imagine a better definition of our shared humanity with the planet
Paradigm of SustainabilityEco-pedagogy
Brazilian philosopher Moacir Gadotti rightly argued that classic develop-mental paradigms were based on an
I wonder how many times the readers
of this article have caressed a
plant enjoyed the fluttering flights of a butterfly in a garden
observed with surprise a blooming
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anthropocentric predatory industrialist vision and based on an ethics of possessive individualism Eco-pedagogy is the answer projected by governmental institutions UN networks some governments and social movements working for a paradigm of sustainability Global citizenship seeks to preserve the environment by cleaning the air water forests and oceans which are the lungs of the planet that we depend on for sustainability and health How can we protect the resources of the planet particularly the non-renewable resources and preserve the Greek notion of Gaia a community of communities
The importance of eco-pedagogy should be transmitted to our children youth and elders through formal and informal education schools mass media and even at our family dinners I wonder how many times the readers of this article have caressed a plant enjoyed the fluttering flights of a butterfly in a garden observed with surprise a blooming flower How many times have the readers of this article planted a tree or grown an organic garden in their backyard or in a sunny window of their apartments We have a long way to go to preserve the planet and eco-pedagogy can be an option
Education for Social Justice
Social justice education is a beacon of light in a world besieged with growing inequal-ities and inequities such as imperialistic national religious and tribal confronta-tions Teachers and administrators have asked what an education for social justice is
Social justice education is first and foremost an exploration analysis and critique of inequalities between and within people and communities world-wide Secondly with resources available to individuals and communities social justice education criticizes possessive individualism which claims that talents are the sole product of individual endow-ments By that logics individuals owe nothing to society for their talents and wealth From this perspective solidarity is a responsibility of individual philanthropy or charity not organised governance seeking the public good Social justice education turns this viewpoint around Thirdly social justice education promotes a critique of models of development which are anthropocentric androcentric and logo-centric ignoring the importance of feelings bodies and sensorial activities
Global CitizenshipEducation
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It criticises developmental models based on greed Finally an education for social justice confronts the commodification of education insisting that we educate to build citizenship rather than simply for consumer satisfaction Our students are not consumers of a product that we sell in academia schools and universities Our students like us their teachers are citizens with rights and responsibilities learning how to become better citizens If students were merely consumers they would have all sorts of rights and only one responsibilitymdashto consume We profes-sors would be simply entrepreneurs not educators
Formulating a Narrative
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched the 2012 Global Education First Initiative stating lsquowhen we put education first we can reduce poverty and hunger end wasted potentialmdashand look forward to stronger and better societies for allrsquo
There are three pillars in this initiative putting every child into school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship
In this article I have defended some of the dimensions of GCED that dovetail with the struggle for a better world defending peace as humanityrsquos intangible treasure promoting eco-pedagogy to protect the planet and pursuing social justice education as a way to confront growing inequalities
We should tell the children and youth of the Earth that we cannot have global citizenship unless we formulate a narra-tive including a global democratic and multicultural citizenship as a democratic political philosophy of governance This citizenship should be based on respect for GCED values such as human rights world peace social justice education understanding of migration and diversity and democracy
We should ensure that our youth and children understand how our resources and our lives are finite and why we should
avoid war and violence at all costs As the old Greek saying teaches us at times of peace the children bury their parents while at times of war parents bury their children
We should tell our children that we cannot have global citizenship unless it is a planetarian citizenship based on plan-etarian identity This planet is our only home and we should protect it through resource and environmental preservation We should tell our children that although these goals are not easy to achieve they are vital
We should educate our children youth and adults not only multiple liter-acies original analysis and thinking and science and technology but also ethics values and moralitymdashthese are necessary conditions for human empowerment and liberation We must link education and global citizenship to protect a healthy fair productive and beautiful planet and human life
There must be a vision towards GCED or the people and the planet will perish
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Ancient Wisdom in Asian Traditional Houses
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By Sobhi Tawil (Senior Programme Specialist Education Research and Foresight
UNESCO Headquarters)stawilunescoorg
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The global discussion on the future of education at this particular historical juncture is essentially shaped by international develop-
ment frameworks Recently there have been multiple consultations and debates in an effort to formulate an international sustainable development agenda that will go beyond the 2015 deadline set by the Millennium Development Framework
As part of the main process shaping the new international agenda the Open Working Group proposed a set of Sustain-able Development Goals (SDGs) in 2014 The SDGs reflects its initial source of inspi-ration the Muscat Agreement and includs specific targets on an education-based goal
Based on the need for clearly-defined targets and robust indicators to monitor educational progress at the global level the scope of the education agenda for 2030 will be defined based on the UN Summit in New York in September 2015 However the international education agenda cannot be expected to capture all of our concerns regarding the future of education develop-ment The global education agenda 2030 as important as it is remains confined to the format of goals and targets As such it cannot reflect some of the broader purposes of education in todayrsquos changing
worldmdashpurposes which cannot be easily quantified and monitored
Rethinking the Purpose of Education
Beyond simply a framework of goals targets and indicators it is essential to rethink the purpose of education and our approach to learning in a world of increasing complexity and contradiction
We are living in a world in which economic growth and the creation of wealth are accompanied with rising vulnerability inequality and exclusion Moreover unsustainable patterns of economic production and consumption bring about global warming environ-mental degradation and an upsurge in natural disasters
We live in a world in which human rights frameworks have been strength-ened yet effective implementation and protection of those values remain a chal-lenge While progress in digital technolo-gies has led to greater interconnectedness and enabled new avenues for exchange cooperation and solidarity we also witness the proliferation of intolerance and identity-based conflict
These changes signal the emergence
Our quest for sustainable
human and social development
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dialogue and encouragement for a humanistic vision of
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of a new global context for learning that has pressing implications for education In this context rethinking the purpose of education and our approaches to learning has never been more imperative
Integrating Multiple Dimensions of Education
We must reaffirm a humanistic approach to education This is crucial if we want to go beyond the strictly instrumental socio-economic vision that characterises much of international education development discourse today All too often develop-ment approaches to education become framed in the language of investment in human capital rates of return and skills for employability
On the other hand what does a humanistic vision of education and development imply A humanistic approach is not about sterile opposition to the instrumental development approach to education Rather a humanistic approach implies an integrated approach to education that gives equal importance to the economic social cultural and civic dimensions of learning This can be found also in the four pillars of learning to know to do to be and to live together
Unfortunately the pillars of learning to be and to live together have largely been neglected in international educa-tion development discourse and practice Moreover these pillars of social and civic learning are arguably under threat in todayrsquos world A humanistic and inte-grated approach to education therefore should pay equal attention to all dimen-sions of education including the ways they are related to the process of socialisa-tion and the formation of values
Reaffirming Core Ethical Principles
A humanistic approach to education should be based on a set of universal ethical principles such as respect for life and human dignity equal rights and social justice and respect for cultural diversity It should also take into account a sense of shared responsibility and a commitment to international solidaritymdashall of which are fundamental aspects of our common
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humanity It is an approach which articulates a
central concern for sustainable human and social developmentmdashunderstood here as the responsible action of individuals and societies towards a better future for all at local andor global levels
A humanistic approach is one in which social justice and environmental s tewardship guide socioeconomic development It is based on the concern for equity and inclusion in educational policy and practice that is an education that does not exclude and marginalize It further implies reaffirmation of the foun-dational role that teachers and educators play at all levels of the development of individuals and collective capacity
Finally a humanistic approach to learning recognises the diversity of cultures knowledge systems worldviews and conceptions of human wellbeing Alternative knowledge systems which emphasize universal principles and their underlying values need to be recognized and properly utilized for education policies and practices With a humanistic vision it would be possible for education to sustain and enhance the dignity capacity and welfare of the human beings in relation to nature
Global Citizenship Education in a Plural World
At the heart of a humanistic approach to education in a global interconnected and plural world is a concern to promote responsible citizenship The notion of global citizenship has recently entered the international education and development discourse initially as one of the priorities proposed by the UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative launched in 2012 and more recently as part of the post-2015 education agenda Even though the notion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) remains subject to diverse interpretations its adoption in international education discourse reflects a legitimate concern for the socializa-tion function of education Beyond the socio-economic function of education in international development GCED high-lights the relationship between education and social cultural and civic realities that are constantly changing
There is a wide spectrum of philo-sophical and pedagogical approaches to GCED from soft approaches based on moral considerations inspired by the notion of our common humanity to more critical ones based on human rights norms and the principle of social justice Along the spectrum between the two
approaches there are also intercultural approaches based on the principle of respect for cultural diversity and the value of pluralism
It is important to highlight that GCED is not only defined by the learning content and methods but also by the learning environment structure of school systems management structures as well as the nature of policy-making processes Indeed it is critical to examine how contentious policy issues are dealt with For instance how is consensus reached when deter-mining the language(s) of instruction or the way in which nationalregional history is portrayed or how religion will be dealt with in public education In a plural world GCED must go beyond teachinglearning methods and contents (pedago-gies) to include inclusive and participatory policy formulation
In pursuing our goal to ensure effective and relevant learning opportunities for all children youth and adults our collective efforts must not be confined to the targets set in the education agenda 2030 Our quest for sustainable human and social development requires collective endeavour greater dialogue and encouragement for a humanistic vision of education
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Global Citizenship Education for the 21st Century
By Hahn Choonghee (Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea)
Road to Post-2015
We AreGlobal Citizens
The World We Want
A Sustainable ampPeaceful Society
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIPEDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
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The attention the global commu-nity is placing on education is steadily growing as The Post- 2015 Development Summit to be
held this September quickly approaches Indeed many discussions on education are being held in New York City and Paris where the education hub UNESCO is located In addition initiatives led by the UN such as the Alliance of Civiliza-tions and Communities of Democracy are increasingly acknowledging how education promotes tolerance and mutual understanding and plays an important role in increasing global peace and secu-rity Similarly the 2015 World Economic Forum in Davos discussed issues such as geopolitical conflict terrorism inequal-ities development and climate change under the overarching theme lsquoThe New Global Contextrsquo This trend demon-strates how the current international environment regards Global Citizenship Education (GCED) as not only relevant but necessary
Among many educational agendas GCED receives attention in particular for its value-oriented characteristics The concept of GCED had been formulated for a long period of time its importance was recently highlighted with the UN secretary-generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) launched in 2012 GEFI specified GCED as one of its three pillars which also included universal access to education and increasing the quality of education While the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) focused on substantial targets such as the eradication of poverty the current development debates place weight on value-related targets as seen in the key principles lsquoThe Future We Wantrsquo lsquoLeave No One Behindrsquo and lsquoDignity for Allrsquo Within this context the report of the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in July 2014 included GCED as one of the targets under the education goal
Framing Paradigm
There are various ways to define the scope of GCED but they all commonly outline how GCED highlights universal values and core responsibilities of the global
community such as human rights gender equality cultural diversity tolerance and environmental sustainability GCED is a framing paradigm which encapsulates how education can develop the knowl-edge skills values and attitudes learners need in order to build a world that is more just peaceful inclusive and sustainable
lsquoJustrsquo represents lsquolearning to bersquo and seeks universal values of human beings such as dignity human rights and non-discrimination lsquoPeacefulrsquo represents lsquolearning to live togetherrsquo and aims for global citizenship that is sensible to tolerance mutual respect and under-standing and cultural diversity lsquoInclusiversquo represents a sense of empathy and shows the importance of sharing caring and serving the most marginalized and
isolated groups lsquoSustainablersquo represents the desire to lsquolearn to understand the common destiny on the planet earthrsquo and build a sustainable environment which is mindful of climate change and Mother Earth
Given the compelling necessity to tackle critical global challenges such as prevalent trends of intolerance and violent extremism global citizenship is being more widely recognized as part of a new paradigm that upholds universal values and rethinks the role of education in the 21st century Other goals that also require our attention are those which have significant social and sustainable meaning gender equality (Goal 5) inequality (Goal 10) human settlements (Goal 11) climate change (Goal 13) and peace and justice
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(Goal 16) GCED can embrace these interrelated goals signifying that the role and purpose of education is dramatically expanding In fact education should be positioned at the centre of the stage and mainstreamed into the discourse of the larger global development agenda
Positive Synergies
GCED also pursues the values that the UN emphasises The Secretary-Generalrsquos Synthesis Report in December 2014 The Road to Dignity by 2030 suggested six essential principlesmdashdignity people prosperity planet justice and partnership mdashwhich all resonate with the aspects of GCED This clearly shows how GCED is directly related to the objective of the
post-2015 development agenda which is people-centred planet-sensitive and transformative
During a meeting on the post-2015 Development Agenda in January 2015 an Information Meeting of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and a Seminar on GCED in March 2015 the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Member States to develop global citizenship acknowledging the positive effects of GCED For example GCED tackles intolerance and extremism through the promotion of mutual under-standing Director-General Irina Bokova of UNESCO also addressed at a UN conference in New York City in January 2015 the importance of GCED and cultural literacy in countering intolerance
and violent extremism It is necessary to increase positive
synergies between education-related initiatives including the GEFI and the UN Academic Impact (UNAI) the UN Alli-ance of Civilizations and the Community of Democracies UNAI is a global network of higher education institutions initiated by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2010 which encourages global citizenship as one of its ten principles
Overcoming Challenges
Despite such progress in promoting GCED various challenges remain First relevant global initiatives and institutions need to increase efforts to mainstream the concept of GCED in the education field More specified research is needed to make a prototype curriculum From the early development of the curriculum it is critical to embed GCED deeply at national and international levels
Furthermore the curriculum has to be appropriately contextualized when applied to each country An approach to seek maximum not minimum common denominators is necessary Also universal values like human dignity and democracy should not be compromised In devel-oping the curricula active participation of all stakeholders including the public and private sectors civil society NGOs and youth should be encouraged particularly given the interdisciplinary nature of this issue
Moreover the curriculum should be creative and composed of diverse contents including interactive discussions and critical thinking among peer or intergen-erational groups intercultural commu-nications that collaborate with social networking services and classroom lectures and field trips Formal non-formal and informal education systems should also be considered with regard to the youth who are out of school
Secondly the role of actors and stake-holders need to be expanded Commu-nication participation and partnership are imperative in nurturing necessary discussion In addition to the participation of governmental agencies inter-govern-mental organs and the private sector the inclusion of educational institutions and
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NGOs is critical to strengthening global citizenship More active youth engagement of GEFIrsquos lsquoYouth Advocacy Grouprsquo (YAG) and UNAIrsquos lsquoAction by Student to Promote Innovation and Reform through Educa-tionrsquo (ASPIRE) is also important as the future generation should not only be recip-ients of change but also implementers
Thirdly implementation and consis-tent monitoring of the targets are essential for the success of the SDGs Educational initiatives can also play a critical role in promoting field implementation of the new development goals and adequately assessing results to contribute to an im-proved education system We also have to demonstrate that GCED is not just as-sembling existing education fields such as peace education human rights education democracy education ethics education and civic education Rather it is a new par-adigm shift for sustainable development that takes into account changes such as increasing interconnectedness and interde-pendence to address unprecedented global challenges
Constructive Implementation
All stakeholders from governmental policy makers to learners should be actively engaged in discussions in order
to overcome these challenges Through the participation of all sectors GCED will be realised into a constructive education system which can substantially change the global community In this process the Republic of Korea an exemplary open and inclusive country will be able to play a leading role in advancing GCED such as developing curricula and pedagogical approaches
In conclusion the educational com-munity now faces a rare opportunity to find fundamental and long-term solutions to global challenges including intolerance terrorism and violent extremism GCED could embrace all three pillars of the UN peace and security development and hu-man rights Clear and updated reasons on the importance of GCED should be con-tinuously disseminated to all stakeholders particularly to the UN Headquarters
It is now time to demonstrate and educate global citizenship that would foster human dignity tolerance and mutual respect and understanding which are important as we unwittingly voyage through the unpredictable 21st century GCED could change people communi-ties nations and the world if it is well embedded in the global education system and in the mindset of people
Given the compelling necessity to tackle
critical global challenges global
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recognized as part of a new paradigm that
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Young People Are Ready to Lead
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE READY TO LEAD
The Education We Want By Jamira Burley
(Youth Advocacy Group UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative) jamiraburleygmailcom
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Over the last two and a half years Irsquove had the pleasure and honour of working alongside 17 amazing young
people who were appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to the Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) Youth Advocacy Group (YAG) Our goals have been centred on GEFIrsquos three main priorities putting every child in school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship Through this opportunity we have been able to connect with both adult and youth leaders all over the world If there is one thing that remains constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived implemented monitored or reviewed without the
authentic engagement of young people While this generation is internet
savvy socially conscious and world-changing everywhere you look young people are struggling with the political social and economic constraints left by our predecessors As a result of those constraints the world is faced with nearly 58 million primary school age children out of school Furthermore there are 250 million children and young people who are in school but are not learning With the expiration date for the Millennium Development Goals right around the corner young people everywhere are calling on world leaders governments civil society and the global communities for change In order to prevent the largest
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generation of young people in human history from eventually being exposed to massive unemployment poor health and potential civil unrest there are necessary things that must be done
Active Role of Youth
The fact that everyday a child is poten-tially turned away or pushed out of school should motivate us to act in a way that allows all stakeholders especially young people to play an active role Too often young people are left out of the deci-sion-making process of the educational agenda even though they are closest to the issue and have the most at stake
During the time Irsquove worked on this issue I have met young people who are urgently and desperately fighting for their place at the table mostly because they know that not doing so will potentially have adverse impacts on their hope for a positive and rewarding future The creation of the YAG enabled young people from all walks of life cultures religions and gender to work in
collaboration for the youth whose voices had been silenced and forgotten
The YAG is but one example there are young people everywhere who want to get engaged in this issue and have their voices heard This is why the YAG in partner- ship with Plan International and A World at School created The Education We Want Youth Advocacy Toolkit last year The toolkit has one goal to empower young people to be able to advocate for change so that all members of the younger generation can have access to quality education
To create change we need all hands on deck As the new education agenda is being developed young people need to take up an active role This is why we have been taking steps to make sure every child is ready to fight for the education they want and deserve
To date we have hosted over 30 edu-cational training programmes worldwide and have trained thousands of young people This is because we believe that if given the chance young people will not only be ready to work but also lead the change
If there is one thing that remains
constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived
implemented monitored or
reviewed without the authentic
engagement of young people
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INTERVIEW
EDUCATION BEYOND 2015An Interview with Young-gon Kim(Secretary-General of the WEF 2015 Host Committee Secretariat of theMinistry of Education of the Republic of Korea)
In April 2000 the global education community came together at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal and reaffirmed the vision of the World Declaration on EFA adopted ten years earlier in Jomtien Thailand The Dakar Framework for Action lsquoEFA Meeting our Collective Commitmentrsquo included six comprehensive EFA goals
A few months later eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established at the UN Featured among the MDGs were a goal on universal access to primary education (MDG 2) and a goal on gender equality and womenrsquos empowerment (MDG 3) which targeted gender parity in education
Over the past 15 years these internationally agreed goals have catalyzed global action prompting unprece-dented progress in the expansion of educational opportunities
The WEF primarily aims to adopt the new post-2015 education agenda of the next 15 years The agenda consists of the following assessing the progress of the Dakar Framework for Action adopted in Dakar Senegal in 2000 reviewing the EFA movementrsquos progress in the last 15 years and adopting the post-2015 education agenda with a realistic action plan
The Forum will be held from 19 to 22 May 2015 at Songdo Convensia in Incheon Metropolitan City Republic of Korea Organized by UNESCO this Forum is also co-convened by UNICEF UNDP UNFPA UN Women UNHCR and the World Bank and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Education) It is expected to gather approximately 1500 participants from 195 UNESCO Member States UN and other international agencies and civil society organizations
Q1 Could you provide us with an overview of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015
Q2 Could you tell us about the history of the WEF
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EFA Goal Launched (World Conference on EFA 1990 Jomtien)
In 1990 the World Conference on EFA was held in Jomtien Thailand Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on EFA and initiated the EFA movement making a historic commitment to meet the basic learning needs of all by univer-salizing primary education and reducing illiteracy rates The Framework for Action to Meet the Basic Learning Needs defined targets and strategies to be met by the year 2000 including early childhood and primary education literacy and vocational education
EFA Targets Revised (World Education Forum 2000 Dakar)
Ten years later in 2000 the international community met again at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal The participants evaluated the EFA progress and agreed on the Dakar Framework for Action The action plan covered aspects of education from early learning to adult literacy and identified six key measurable goals to meet the learning needs of all children youth and adults The interna-tional community reaffirmed its commitment to achieve universal education by 2015 along with the MDGs
Towards a New Educational Agenda (World Education Forum 2015 Incheon)
Based on the EFA progress made over the past quarter century the World Education Forum in Korea Incheon will put forward the post-2015 develop-ment agenda Through critical evaluation of previous shortfalls and comprehensive reflection of the current global community the new educational agenda will be shaped to promote education with a lifelong and sector-wide perspective The emphasis of equitable and quality education will be expanded with emerging agenda such as Global Citi-zenship Education in an effort to bring equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning to all
Education Beyond 2015
UNESCO EFA
2000 NewYork
UN General Assembly
2015 NewYork
UN General Assembly
Millennium Development Goals
UN Development Goals
Post-2015
1990 Jomtien
World Education Conference
2000 Dakar
World Education Forum
2015 Incheon
World Education Forum
Jomtien Declaration Dakar Framework for Action Post-2015 Agenda
Road to WEF 2015
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Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable Education for All goals
1 Pre-primary education 2 Primary education 3 Lower secondary education 4 Adult literacy 5 Gender parity 6 Quality of education
Many countries will not reach the Education for All goals by 2015
very far from targetfar from targetclose to targetreached target
Goal 1
Pre-primary education
Goal 2
Primary education
Goal 5
Primary education gender parity
Goal 3
Lower secondary education
Goal 6
Lower secondary education gender parity
Goal 4
Adult Literacy
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47 45
8
29
9
52
10
10
10
29
9
11
35
3223
19
26
21
06
69
48
7
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INTERVIEW
Q3 What will be mainly discussed during the WEF 2015
The WEF 2015 will take stock of the achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the Dakar Framework for Action and mainly discuss the education-related MDGs during the Forum
Although progress has been made in the last 15 years the Global Monitoring Report 2015 shows that around half of the world countries failed to ensure EFA and that only a third of the countries have achieved all of the education goal measurable targets
Source EFA Global Monitoring Report 2015Education for All 2000-2015 Achievements and Challenges
29
Education Beyond 2015
Right to Education
Equity InclusionQuality
EducationLifelong Learning
Ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030
Equitable access and learning particularly for girls and women must stand at the heart of the post-2015 agenda to unleash the full potential of all people
An inclusive education not only responds and adapts to each learnerrsquos needs but is relevant to their society and respectful of culture mdasha two-way digni-fied process
Good quality education provided by trained and supported teachers is the right of all children youth and adults not the privilege of the few
Every person at every stage of their life should have life-long learning oppor-tunities to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to their societies
5 key themes
In line with the overarching goal for education lsquoEquitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for Allrsquo the WEF 2015 will adopt the Incheon Declaration and Incheon Framework for Action which will show the direction and strategic plan of global education for the next 15 years In order to ensure more progress in the future the WEF will deal with the following five key themes It is important that the agreed goals and targets are then followed through and adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015
Q4 Could you introduce side events of the WEF 2015
Mr Young-gon Kim is currently the Secretary-General of the World Education Forum Host Committee Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea Prior to this Mr Kim served as Director-General of the Office of Planning and Coordination at Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education He also served as Director of the University System Advancement Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and as Director of Planning Division in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
middotExhibitions on EFA and on the Republic of Korearsquos education system presented by UNESCO and the host government middotAn outdoor booth display open to the public set up during the WEF 2015 for participants to present initiatives
and publications related to the post-2015 education agendamiddotThe NGO Forum convened by UNESCOrsquos CCNGOEFA a global network of around 300 NGOs on EFAmiddotPre-conference side events open to the public organized by Korean education institutions offering a wide
array of issues and policies closely relevant to the forum agenda such as global citizenship education education quality character education and education for gender equality
There are numerous side events being organized for the forum made up of the following
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
Spring 2015
The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
31Spring 2015
The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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SPECIAL REPORT
[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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O K
ate
Hol
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At the launching event of the Clearinghouse during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
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BEST PRACTICES
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
The River Road Flats
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
Using photography to tag garbage spaces Making dance costumes from plastic bottlescopy
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BEST PRACTICES
problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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Outreach event to community
Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to
be problem-solvers
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BEST PRACTICES
PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
Spring 2015 39
Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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gaea
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BEST PRACTICES
our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Pangaea has continued to eagerly
provide tangible and intangible
values to the world Pangea moves
forward with youth who can overturn
initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
21
510
17
47
28
82
34
28
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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Children writing their wishes and putting those into a pot to draw lots
TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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UNDERSTANDING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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I am very optimistic that this year will be a major turning point for education For the past 15 years the international community has gained
significant momentum towards reaching a new global consensus on education The World Education Forum (WEF) to be held this year will build on these efforts and establish the post-2015 education agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals which are of paramount impor-tance in advancing a more peaceful and sustainable future
The UN is conducting an ongoing survey lsquoMy World 2015rsquo which asks people to select six issues that matter most to them Out of the 16 critical issues of our time lsquogood educationrsquo has been chosen as the most important issue Why do people put so much emphasis on education
This is undoubtedly because the implications of education are far-reaching Quality education transforms lives by reducing poverty boosting economic prosperity improving health empowering people building sustainable environ-ments and promoting international peace It is therefore reasonable to establish the next development agenda with a stronger emphasis on education
During the WEF 2015 the post-2015 education agenda will take into account the Education for All (EFA) Framework for Action It is imperative that the achievements and shortfalls of the implementation of EFA goals and education-related Millennium Develop-ment Goals in the past 15 years are crit-ically assessed The post-2015 education agenda should also be shaped to reflect
the vast changes that have occurred since 2000 Globalization and advancements in technology have brought about an increase in interconnectedness which has transformed the world significantly These changes all the more underline the necessity of mutual understanding and solidarity
In this context Global Citizenship Education (GCED) has emerged and its significance in the post-2015 discourse has been recognized GCED is central in building peaceful and sustainable societies because it provides the tools that empower learners to transform themselves and their communities GCED builds the founda-tion for a world that respects differences and pursues the common good
I hope that this spring edition of SangSaeng will create a deeper under-standing of the importance of education in the post-2015 development agenda and mobilize collaborative action A progressive change is possible through passionate involvement and multicul-tural interaction For the next 15 years APCEIU will continue to advocate equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all because education has the power to bring out each individualrsquos fullest potential and combine efforts to build a flourishing global society
Utak ChungDirector
Directorrsquos Message
Mr Utak Chung making a speech on lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
DIRECTORrsquoS MESSAGE
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Every Child Deserves a Child-Friendly World
EVERY CHILD DESERVES A CHILD-FRIENDLY WORLDBy Kailash Satyarthi (Laureate of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize ChairpersonGlobal March Against Child Labour India)
By conferring the Nobel Peace Prize on Malala and me the Nobel Committee has recognised one of the most pressing yet ne-
glected issues of our times Millions of chil-dren still remain invisible voiceless and unheard This dire situation has increas-ingly received attention from law makers judiciary and civil societies not only in India but worldwide
Despite growing recognition there are many improvements that need to be made in order to secure the basic rights of children The consequences of tomorrow will be a direct result of how we raise our children today
A Vicious Cycle for Children
It is not possible to envision global growth without children However we are leaving behind 168 million children across the world who lose their precious childhood to child labour out of which 85 million have hazardous occupations that leave them scarred for life Child labour destroys their physical cognitive moral and social wellbeing and denies them of their universal right to education
Child labourers unfortunately enter a vicious circle of illiteracy poverty and child labour which I term as the lsquoTrian-gular Paradigmrsquo Child labour and poverty are both the cause and consequence of each other and it is impossible to do away with one without considering the other What can be expected of a child who does not get an education continues to do
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repetitive unskilful tasks and grows up into an adult without any value-addition
Look also at the painful paradox of simultaneously having 168 million child labourers and around 200 million jobless adults worldwide These adults are the very parents of child labourers It would not be an exaggeration to say that child labour is the biggest scandal of our time
There are no prizes for guessing that children are preferred over adults as labourers Docile and vulnerable children cannot unionize do not demand minimum wages work for endless hours as slaves and at times become easy victims of sexual exploitation at the hands of their employers Today child labourers can be found from farms to mines factories to homes Child labour is as much an issue in developed countries as it is in developing countries
Virtuous Weapons Against Child Labour
The battle against child labour can only be won with the virtuous weapons of six Ersquos education employability entrepreneur-ship efficiency equity and ethics
I cannot emphasize enough the im-portance of the first weapon education which gives meaning and direction to life Education is a perfect antidote for child labour Children at school form the very foundation of a sustainable and prosperous society
It has been proved beyond a reason-able doubt that a single year of primary school increases the wages earned later in life by 5-15 per cent for boys and even more for girls For each additional year of secondary school an individualrsquos wage
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increases by 15-25 per cent Furthermore no country has ever achieved rapid and continuous economic growth without first having literate adults forming at least 40 percent of its adult population
The second weapon employability is no less important and should be seen as a logical culmination of the global educa-tion system and the eclectic balance of vocational and life skills Unemployment on the other hand fuels intolerance and economic instability that can render the youth helpless
Thirdly entrepreneurship is at the helm of job creation for adults and is an important element for establishing a decent work agenda Entrepreneurship in fact is the prime mover of the global economy
As an electrical engineer I draw a clear proportionate relationship between mini-mizing transmission loss and increasing efficiency Governments around the world must be efficient at creating child friendly policies and ensuring effective implemen-tation Governments must give due respect to trade union movements so that rights to collective bargaining and freedom of association are not jeopardised One must not forget that if adults are unemployed or not granted fundamental rights at work their children will more likely to be sent to work
Corporations will have to carry out innovative and efficient solutions to ensure that there are no child human labour rights violations in their line of work The civil society will also have to extend support to governments and corporations to collectively make an effort to uphold the best interest of all childrenEquity and egalitarianism are the fulcrum of a just peaceful and humane society Every global citizenrsquos right must be upheld as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights It is the responsibility of each and every stakeholder to work towards infusing equity into society
Last but not the least ethics is the fluid that polishes and sharpens all the five virtuous weapons I have mentioned above One cannot run away or hide from onersquos soul Transparent accountable and responsible behaviour from governments corporations civil society and global citi-zens can make this world a much better and safer place for all children
It is completely up to us as to how we use these six weapons for the betterment of our children I am absolutely sure that if they are used prudently with hearts brimming with love for children a child friendly world will be within our reach After all every child deserves it
Every Child Deserves a Child-Friendly World
It would not be an exaggeration to say that child labour is the biggest scandal
of our time
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Emergence of Global Citizenship Education in the Post-2015 Education Agenda
The search for Global Citizenship Education (GCED) is a natural outgrowth of global discourses promoted by the UN systems in
the last two decades including the UN International Decade for a Culture of Peace (2001-2010) and the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014)
GCED dovetails nicely with the search for a culture of peace and sustainable development education but is not seen as an alternative to national citizenship Rather it adds value to national citizen-ship reinforcing the robustness of repre-sentative and participatory democracies worldwide and seeking to guarantee the social democratic pact on the rights of persons
There are already several categories of global citizens operating in the global system For instance cosmopolitan poli-ticians and supporters of supranational government and regional governance elite business class and corporations working on global business activities transnational activists involved in grass-roots organisations for human rights and democracy and individuals committed to global economic and ecological sustainability
GCED is a narrative marked by an understanding of global ties It is also a commitment to the collective good at all levelsmdashlocal community regional state national and global In this article I emphasize possible contributions of GCED to the post-2015 agenda including planetarization as an alternative globalisa-tion eco-pedagogy as a tool to transform educational systems and social justice education built on global citizenship
Alternative Globalisation Planetarization
With Paulo Freire and other Latin Amer-ican colleagues I created the first Paulo Freire Institute in Satildeo Paulo Brazil in 1991 Since then many more institutes have developed around the globe In these institutes we have proposed an alterna-tive globalisation that we call planetar-ization Those who oppose the multiple globalisation processes in which we are all immersed in do not recognize that
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globalisationsrsquo processes are here to stay Freire described himself as a pilgrim
of the obvious and as a connecting child Both apply pari passu to GCED It is obvious that the multiple processes of globalisation cannot be reversed hence it is imperative to aim for an alternative globalisation Similarly the crucial component of globalisation is the concept of a network society meaning enhanced connectivity We have grown in our ability to connect with people worldwide and this should be considered advantageous for planetarization it expands possibilities for relational politics and education In my work I have criticised the dominant form of globalisation neoliberalism Two key elements of neoliberalism are the aim to confront the regulatory role of demo-cratic states (deregulation is its motto) and to promote the privatisation of public services
Confronting neoliberalism we need to promote a planetarization that respects and dignifies women and men and is based
on an ethics of work communication and solidarity Indeed planetarization needs to be based on an ethics of production that is respectful of the planetrsquos resources and not based on greed Planetarization for lack of a better word is a utopian category It is a new paradigm to protect the Earth which is a living organism in constant evolution To achieve planetarization we need to find ways for all of us to organise around a single community and share our home
Decades ago the Argentine anthro-pologist Rodolfo Kush reminded a group of students in Argentina that in the indig-enous Quechan language the words for men and women mean lsquoearth that walkrsquo I cannot imagine a better definition of our shared humanity with the planet
Paradigm of SustainabilityEco-pedagogy
Brazilian philosopher Moacir Gadotti rightly argued that classic develop-mental paradigms were based on an
I wonder how many times the readers
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anthropocentric predatory industrialist vision and based on an ethics of possessive individualism Eco-pedagogy is the answer projected by governmental institutions UN networks some governments and social movements working for a paradigm of sustainability Global citizenship seeks to preserve the environment by cleaning the air water forests and oceans which are the lungs of the planet that we depend on for sustainability and health How can we protect the resources of the planet particularly the non-renewable resources and preserve the Greek notion of Gaia a community of communities
The importance of eco-pedagogy should be transmitted to our children youth and elders through formal and informal education schools mass media and even at our family dinners I wonder how many times the readers of this article have caressed a plant enjoyed the fluttering flights of a butterfly in a garden observed with surprise a blooming flower How many times have the readers of this article planted a tree or grown an organic garden in their backyard or in a sunny window of their apartments We have a long way to go to preserve the planet and eco-pedagogy can be an option
Education for Social Justice
Social justice education is a beacon of light in a world besieged with growing inequal-ities and inequities such as imperialistic national religious and tribal confronta-tions Teachers and administrators have asked what an education for social justice is
Social justice education is first and foremost an exploration analysis and critique of inequalities between and within people and communities world-wide Secondly with resources available to individuals and communities social justice education criticizes possessive individualism which claims that talents are the sole product of individual endow-ments By that logics individuals owe nothing to society for their talents and wealth From this perspective solidarity is a responsibility of individual philanthropy or charity not organised governance seeking the public good Social justice education turns this viewpoint around Thirdly social justice education promotes a critique of models of development which are anthropocentric androcentric and logo-centric ignoring the importance of feelings bodies and sensorial activities
Global CitizenshipEducation
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It criticises developmental models based on greed Finally an education for social justice confronts the commodification of education insisting that we educate to build citizenship rather than simply for consumer satisfaction Our students are not consumers of a product that we sell in academia schools and universities Our students like us their teachers are citizens with rights and responsibilities learning how to become better citizens If students were merely consumers they would have all sorts of rights and only one responsibilitymdashto consume We profes-sors would be simply entrepreneurs not educators
Formulating a Narrative
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched the 2012 Global Education First Initiative stating lsquowhen we put education first we can reduce poverty and hunger end wasted potentialmdashand look forward to stronger and better societies for allrsquo
There are three pillars in this initiative putting every child into school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship
In this article I have defended some of the dimensions of GCED that dovetail with the struggle for a better world defending peace as humanityrsquos intangible treasure promoting eco-pedagogy to protect the planet and pursuing social justice education as a way to confront growing inequalities
We should tell the children and youth of the Earth that we cannot have global citizenship unless we formulate a narra-tive including a global democratic and multicultural citizenship as a democratic political philosophy of governance This citizenship should be based on respect for GCED values such as human rights world peace social justice education understanding of migration and diversity and democracy
We should ensure that our youth and children understand how our resources and our lives are finite and why we should
avoid war and violence at all costs As the old Greek saying teaches us at times of peace the children bury their parents while at times of war parents bury their children
We should tell our children that we cannot have global citizenship unless it is a planetarian citizenship based on plan-etarian identity This planet is our only home and we should protect it through resource and environmental preservation We should tell our children that although these goals are not easy to achieve they are vital
We should educate our children youth and adults not only multiple liter-acies original analysis and thinking and science and technology but also ethics values and moralitymdashthese are necessary conditions for human empowerment and liberation We must link education and global citizenship to protect a healthy fair productive and beautiful planet and human life
There must be a vision towards GCED or the people and the planet will perish
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Ancient Wisdom in Asian Traditional Houses
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The global discussion on the future of education at this particular historical juncture is essentially shaped by international develop-
ment frameworks Recently there have been multiple consultations and debates in an effort to formulate an international sustainable development agenda that will go beyond the 2015 deadline set by the Millennium Development Framework
As part of the main process shaping the new international agenda the Open Working Group proposed a set of Sustain-able Development Goals (SDGs) in 2014 The SDGs reflects its initial source of inspi-ration the Muscat Agreement and includs specific targets on an education-based goal
Based on the need for clearly-defined targets and robust indicators to monitor educational progress at the global level the scope of the education agenda for 2030 will be defined based on the UN Summit in New York in September 2015 However the international education agenda cannot be expected to capture all of our concerns regarding the future of education develop-ment The global education agenda 2030 as important as it is remains confined to the format of goals and targets As such it cannot reflect some of the broader purposes of education in todayrsquos changing
worldmdashpurposes which cannot be easily quantified and monitored
Rethinking the Purpose of Education
Beyond simply a framework of goals targets and indicators it is essential to rethink the purpose of education and our approach to learning in a world of increasing complexity and contradiction
We are living in a world in which economic growth and the creation of wealth are accompanied with rising vulnerability inequality and exclusion Moreover unsustainable patterns of economic production and consumption bring about global warming environ-mental degradation and an upsurge in natural disasters
We live in a world in which human rights frameworks have been strength-ened yet effective implementation and protection of those values remain a chal-lenge While progress in digital technolo-gies has led to greater interconnectedness and enabled new avenues for exchange cooperation and solidarity we also witness the proliferation of intolerance and identity-based conflict
These changes signal the emergence
Our quest for sustainable
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of a new global context for learning that has pressing implications for education In this context rethinking the purpose of education and our approaches to learning has never been more imperative
Integrating Multiple Dimensions of Education
We must reaffirm a humanistic approach to education This is crucial if we want to go beyond the strictly instrumental socio-economic vision that characterises much of international education development discourse today All too often develop-ment approaches to education become framed in the language of investment in human capital rates of return and skills for employability
On the other hand what does a humanistic vision of education and development imply A humanistic approach is not about sterile opposition to the instrumental development approach to education Rather a humanistic approach implies an integrated approach to education that gives equal importance to the economic social cultural and civic dimensions of learning This can be found also in the four pillars of learning to know to do to be and to live together
Unfortunately the pillars of learning to be and to live together have largely been neglected in international educa-tion development discourse and practice Moreover these pillars of social and civic learning are arguably under threat in todayrsquos world A humanistic and inte-grated approach to education therefore should pay equal attention to all dimen-sions of education including the ways they are related to the process of socialisa-tion and the formation of values
Reaffirming Core Ethical Principles
A humanistic approach to education should be based on a set of universal ethical principles such as respect for life and human dignity equal rights and social justice and respect for cultural diversity It should also take into account a sense of shared responsibility and a commitment to international solidaritymdashall of which are fundamental aspects of our common
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humanity It is an approach which articulates a
central concern for sustainable human and social developmentmdashunderstood here as the responsible action of individuals and societies towards a better future for all at local andor global levels
A humanistic approach is one in which social justice and environmental s tewardship guide socioeconomic development It is based on the concern for equity and inclusion in educational policy and practice that is an education that does not exclude and marginalize It further implies reaffirmation of the foun-dational role that teachers and educators play at all levels of the development of individuals and collective capacity
Finally a humanistic approach to learning recognises the diversity of cultures knowledge systems worldviews and conceptions of human wellbeing Alternative knowledge systems which emphasize universal principles and their underlying values need to be recognized and properly utilized for education policies and practices With a humanistic vision it would be possible for education to sustain and enhance the dignity capacity and welfare of the human beings in relation to nature
Global Citizenship Education in a Plural World
At the heart of a humanistic approach to education in a global interconnected and plural world is a concern to promote responsible citizenship The notion of global citizenship has recently entered the international education and development discourse initially as one of the priorities proposed by the UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative launched in 2012 and more recently as part of the post-2015 education agenda Even though the notion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) remains subject to diverse interpretations its adoption in international education discourse reflects a legitimate concern for the socializa-tion function of education Beyond the socio-economic function of education in international development GCED high-lights the relationship between education and social cultural and civic realities that are constantly changing
There is a wide spectrum of philo-sophical and pedagogical approaches to GCED from soft approaches based on moral considerations inspired by the notion of our common humanity to more critical ones based on human rights norms and the principle of social justice Along the spectrum between the two
approaches there are also intercultural approaches based on the principle of respect for cultural diversity and the value of pluralism
It is important to highlight that GCED is not only defined by the learning content and methods but also by the learning environment structure of school systems management structures as well as the nature of policy-making processes Indeed it is critical to examine how contentious policy issues are dealt with For instance how is consensus reached when deter-mining the language(s) of instruction or the way in which nationalregional history is portrayed or how religion will be dealt with in public education In a plural world GCED must go beyond teachinglearning methods and contents (pedago-gies) to include inclusive and participatory policy formulation
In pursuing our goal to ensure effective and relevant learning opportunities for all children youth and adults our collective efforts must not be confined to the targets set in the education agenda 2030 Our quest for sustainable human and social development requires collective endeavour greater dialogue and encouragement for a humanistic vision of education
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Global Citizenship Education for the 21st Century
By Hahn Choonghee (Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea)
Road to Post-2015
We AreGlobal Citizens
The World We Want
A Sustainable ampPeaceful Society
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIPEDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
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The attention the global commu-nity is placing on education is steadily growing as The Post- 2015 Development Summit to be
held this September quickly approaches Indeed many discussions on education are being held in New York City and Paris where the education hub UNESCO is located In addition initiatives led by the UN such as the Alliance of Civiliza-tions and Communities of Democracy are increasingly acknowledging how education promotes tolerance and mutual understanding and plays an important role in increasing global peace and secu-rity Similarly the 2015 World Economic Forum in Davos discussed issues such as geopolitical conflict terrorism inequal-ities development and climate change under the overarching theme lsquoThe New Global Contextrsquo This trend demon-strates how the current international environment regards Global Citizenship Education (GCED) as not only relevant but necessary
Among many educational agendas GCED receives attention in particular for its value-oriented characteristics The concept of GCED had been formulated for a long period of time its importance was recently highlighted with the UN secretary-generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) launched in 2012 GEFI specified GCED as one of its three pillars which also included universal access to education and increasing the quality of education While the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) focused on substantial targets such as the eradication of poverty the current development debates place weight on value-related targets as seen in the key principles lsquoThe Future We Wantrsquo lsquoLeave No One Behindrsquo and lsquoDignity for Allrsquo Within this context the report of the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in July 2014 included GCED as one of the targets under the education goal
Framing Paradigm
There are various ways to define the scope of GCED but they all commonly outline how GCED highlights universal values and core responsibilities of the global
community such as human rights gender equality cultural diversity tolerance and environmental sustainability GCED is a framing paradigm which encapsulates how education can develop the knowl-edge skills values and attitudes learners need in order to build a world that is more just peaceful inclusive and sustainable
lsquoJustrsquo represents lsquolearning to bersquo and seeks universal values of human beings such as dignity human rights and non-discrimination lsquoPeacefulrsquo represents lsquolearning to live togetherrsquo and aims for global citizenship that is sensible to tolerance mutual respect and under-standing and cultural diversity lsquoInclusiversquo represents a sense of empathy and shows the importance of sharing caring and serving the most marginalized and
isolated groups lsquoSustainablersquo represents the desire to lsquolearn to understand the common destiny on the planet earthrsquo and build a sustainable environment which is mindful of climate change and Mother Earth
Given the compelling necessity to tackle critical global challenges such as prevalent trends of intolerance and violent extremism global citizenship is being more widely recognized as part of a new paradigm that upholds universal values and rethinks the role of education in the 21st century Other goals that also require our attention are those which have significant social and sustainable meaning gender equality (Goal 5) inequality (Goal 10) human settlements (Goal 11) climate change (Goal 13) and peace and justice
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(Goal 16) GCED can embrace these interrelated goals signifying that the role and purpose of education is dramatically expanding In fact education should be positioned at the centre of the stage and mainstreamed into the discourse of the larger global development agenda
Positive Synergies
GCED also pursues the values that the UN emphasises The Secretary-Generalrsquos Synthesis Report in December 2014 The Road to Dignity by 2030 suggested six essential principlesmdashdignity people prosperity planet justice and partnership mdashwhich all resonate with the aspects of GCED This clearly shows how GCED is directly related to the objective of the
post-2015 development agenda which is people-centred planet-sensitive and transformative
During a meeting on the post-2015 Development Agenda in January 2015 an Information Meeting of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and a Seminar on GCED in March 2015 the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Member States to develop global citizenship acknowledging the positive effects of GCED For example GCED tackles intolerance and extremism through the promotion of mutual under-standing Director-General Irina Bokova of UNESCO also addressed at a UN conference in New York City in January 2015 the importance of GCED and cultural literacy in countering intolerance
and violent extremism It is necessary to increase positive
synergies between education-related initiatives including the GEFI and the UN Academic Impact (UNAI) the UN Alli-ance of Civilizations and the Community of Democracies UNAI is a global network of higher education institutions initiated by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2010 which encourages global citizenship as one of its ten principles
Overcoming Challenges
Despite such progress in promoting GCED various challenges remain First relevant global initiatives and institutions need to increase efforts to mainstream the concept of GCED in the education field More specified research is needed to make a prototype curriculum From the early development of the curriculum it is critical to embed GCED deeply at national and international levels
Furthermore the curriculum has to be appropriately contextualized when applied to each country An approach to seek maximum not minimum common denominators is necessary Also universal values like human dignity and democracy should not be compromised In devel-oping the curricula active participation of all stakeholders including the public and private sectors civil society NGOs and youth should be encouraged particularly given the interdisciplinary nature of this issue
Moreover the curriculum should be creative and composed of diverse contents including interactive discussions and critical thinking among peer or intergen-erational groups intercultural commu-nications that collaborate with social networking services and classroom lectures and field trips Formal non-formal and informal education systems should also be considered with regard to the youth who are out of school
Secondly the role of actors and stake-holders need to be expanded Commu-nication participation and partnership are imperative in nurturing necessary discussion In addition to the participation of governmental agencies inter-govern-mental organs and the private sector the inclusion of educational institutions and
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NGOs is critical to strengthening global citizenship More active youth engagement of GEFIrsquos lsquoYouth Advocacy Grouprsquo (YAG) and UNAIrsquos lsquoAction by Student to Promote Innovation and Reform through Educa-tionrsquo (ASPIRE) is also important as the future generation should not only be recip-ients of change but also implementers
Thirdly implementation and consis-tent monitoring of the targets are essential for the success of the SDGs Educational initiatives can also play a critical role in promoting field implementation of the new development goals and adequately assessing results to contribute to an im-proved education system We also have to demonstrate that GCED is not just as-sembling existing education fields such as peace education human rights education democracy education ethics education and civic education Rather it is a new par-adigm shift for sustainable development that takes into account changes such as increasing interconnectedness and interde-pendence to address unprecedented global challenges
Constructive Implementation
All stakeholders from governmental policy makers to learners should be actively engaged in discussions in order
to overcome these challenges Through the participation of all sectors GCED will be realised into a constructive education system which can substantially change the global community In this process the Republic of Korea an exemplary open and inclusive country will be able to play a leading role in advancing GCED such as developing curricula and pedagogical approaches
In conclusion the educational com-munity now faces a rare opportunity to find fundamental and long-term solutions to global challenges including intolerance terrorism and violent extremism GCED could embrace all three pillars of the UN peace and security development and hu-man rights Clear and updated reasons on the importance of GCED should be con-tinuously disseminated to all stakeholders particularly to the UN Headquarters
It is now time to demonstrate and educate global citizenship that would foster human dignity tolerance and mutual respect and understanding which are important as we unwittingly voyage through the unpredictable 21st century GCED could change people communi-ties nations and the world if it is well embedded in the global education system and in the mindset of people
Given the compelling necessity to tackle
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Young People Are Ready to Lead
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE READY TO LEAD
The Education We Want By Jamira Burley
(Youth Advocacy Group UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative) jamiraburleygmailcom
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Over the last two and a half years Irsquove had the pleasure and honour of working alongside 17 amazing young
people who were appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to the Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) Youth Advocacy Group (YAG) Our goals have been centred on GEFIrsquos three main priorities putting every child in school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship Through this opportunity we have been able to connect with both adult and youth leaders all over the world If there is one thing that remains constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived implemented monitored or reviewed without the
authentic engagement of young people While this generation is internet
savvy socially conscious and world-changing everywhere you look young people are struggling with the political social and economic constraints left by our predecessors As a result of those constraints the world is faced with nearly 58 million primary school age children out of school Furthermore there are 250 million children and young people who are in school but are not learning With the expiration date for the Millennium Development Goals right around the corner young people everywhere are calling on world leaders governments civil society and the global communities for change In order to prevent the largest
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generation of young people in human history from eventually being exposed to massive unemployment poor health and potential civil unrest there are necessary things that must be done
Active Role of Youth
The fact that everyday a child is poten-tially turned away or pushed out of school should motivate us to act in a way that allows all stakeholders especially young people to play an active role Too often young people are left out of the deci-sion-making process of the educational agenda even though they are closest to the issue and have the most at stake
During the time Irsquove worked on this issue I have met young people who are urgently and desperately fighting for their place at the table mostly because they know that not doing so will potentially have adverse impacts on their hope for a positive and rewarding future The creation of the YAG enabled young people from all walks of life cultures religions and gender to work in
collaboration for the youth whose voices had been silenced and forgotten
The YAG is but one example there are young people everywhere who want to get engaged in this issue and have their voices heard This is why the YAG in partner- ship with Plan International and A World at School created The Education We Want Youth Advocacy Toolkit last year The toolkit has one goal to empower young people to be able to advocate for change so that all members of the younger generation can have access to quality education
To create change we need all hands on deck As the new education agenda is being developed young people need to take up an active role This is why we have been taking steps to make sure every child is ready to fight for the education they want and deserve
To date we have hosted over 30 edu-cational training programmes worldwide and have trained thousands of young people This is because we believe that if given the chance young people will not only be ready to work but also lead the change
If there is one thing that remains
constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived
implemented monitored or
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engagement of young people
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INTERVIEW
EDUCATION BEYOND 2015An Interview with Young-gon Kim(Secretary-General of the WEF 2015 Host Committee Secretariat of theMinistry of Education of the Republic of Korea)
In April 2000 the global education community came together at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal and reaffirmed the vision of the World Declaration on EFA adopted ten years earlier in Jomtien Thailand The Dakar Framework for Action lsquoEFA Meeting our Collective Commitmentrsquo included six comprehensive EFA goals
A few months later eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established at the UN Featured among the MDGs were a goal on universal access to primary education (MDG 2) and a goal on gender equality and womenrsquos empowerment (MDG 3) which targeted gender parity in education
Over the past 15 years these internationally agreed goals have catalyzed global action prompting unprece-dented progress in the expansion of educational opportunities
The WEF primarily aims to adopt the new post-2015 education agenda of the next 15 years The agenda consists of the following assessing the progress of the Dakar Framework for Action adopted in Dakar Senegal in 2000 reviewing the EFA movementrsquos progress in the last 15 years and adopting the post-2015 education agenda with a realistic action plan
The Forum will be held from 19 to 22 May 2015 at Songdo Convensia in Incheon Metropolitan City Republic of Korea Organized by UNESCO this Forum is also co-convened by UNICEF UNDP UNFPA UN Women UNHCR and the World Bank and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Education) It is expected to gather approximately 1500 participants from 195 UNESCO Member States UN and other international agencies and civil society organizations
Q1 Could you provide us with an overview of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015
Q2 Could you tell us about the history of the WEF
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EFA Goal Launched (World Conference on EFA 1990 Jomtien)
In 1990 the World Conference on EFA was held in Jomtien Thailand Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on EFA and initiated the EFA movement making a historic commitment to meet the basic learning needs of all by univer-salizing primary education and reducing illiteracy rates The Framework for Action to Meet the Basic Learning Needs defined targets and strategies to be met by the year 2000 including early childhood and primary education literacy and vocational education
EFA Targets Revised (World Education Forum 2000 Dakar)
Ten years later in 2000 the international community met again at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal The participants evaluated the EFA progress and agreed on the Dakar Framework for Action The action plan covered aspects of education from early learning to adult literacy and identified six key measurable goals to meet the learning needs of all children youth and adults The interna-tional community reaffirmed its commitment to achieve universal education by 2015 along with the MDGs
Towards a New Educational Agenda (World Education Forum 2015 Incheon)
Based on the EFA progress made over the past quarter century the World Education Forum in Korea Incheon will put forward the post-2015 develop-ment agenda Through critical evaluation of previous shortfalls and comprehensive reflection of the current global community the new educational agenda will be shaped to promote education with a lifelong and sector-wide perspective The emphasis of equitable and quality education will be expanded with emerging agenda such as Global Citi-zenship Education in an effort to bring equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning to all
Education Beyond 2015
UNESCO EFA
2000 NewYork
UN General Assembly
2015 NewYork
UN General Assembly
Millennium Development Goals
UN Development Goals
Post-2015
1990 Jomtien
World Education Conference
2000 Dakar
World Education Forum
2015 Incheon
World Education Forum
Jomtien Declaration Dakar Framework for Action Post-2015 Agenda
Road to WEF 2015
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Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable Education for All goals
1 Pre-primary education 2 Primary education 3 Lower secondary education 4 Adult literacy 5 Gender parity 6 Quality of education
Many countries will not reach the Education for All goals by 2015
very far from targetfar from targetclose to targetreached target
Goal 1
Pre-primary education
Goal 2
Primary education
Goal 5
Primary education gender parity
Goal 3
Lower secondary education
Goal 6
Lower secondary education gender parity
Goal 4
Adult Literacy
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Q3 What will be mainly discussed during the WEF 2015
The WEF 2015 will take stock of the achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the Dakar Framework for Action and mainly discuss the education-related MDGs during the Forum
Although progress has been made in the last 15 years the Global Monitoring Report 2015 shows that around half of the world countries failed to ensure EFA and that only a third of the countries have achieved all of the education goal measurable targets
Source EFA Global Monitoring Report 2015Education for All 2000-2015 Achievements and Challenges
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Education Beyond 2015
Right to Education
Equity InclusionQuality
EducationLifelong Learning
Ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030
Equitable access and learning particularly for girls and women must stand at the heart of the post-2015 agenda to unleash the full potential of all people
An inclusive education not only responds and adapts to each learnerrsquos needs but is relevant to their society and respectful of culture mdasha two-way digni-fied process
Good quality education provided by trained and supported teachers is the right of all children youth and adults not the privilege of the few
Every person at every stage of their life should have life-long learning oppor-tunities to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to their societies
5 key themes
In line with the overarching goal for education lsquoEquitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for Allrsquo the WEF 2015 will adopt the Incheon Declaration and Incheon Framework for Action which will show the direction and strategic plan of global education for the next 15 years In order to ensure more progress in the future the WEF will deal with the following five key themes It is important that the agreed goals and targets are then followed through and adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015
Q4 Could you introduce side events of the WEF 2015
Mr Young-gon Kim is currently the Secretary-General of the World Education Forum Host Committee Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea Prior to this Mr Kim served as Director-General of the Office of Planning and Coordination at Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education He also served as Director of the University System Advancement Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and as Director of Planning Division in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
middotExhibitions on EFA and on the Republic of Korearsquos education system presented by UNESCO and the host government middotAn outdoor booth display open to the public set up during the WEF 2015 for participants to present initiatives
and publications related to the post-2015 education agendamiddotThe NGO Forum convened by UNESCOrsquos CCNGOEFA a global network of around 300 NGOs on EFAmiddotPre-conference side events open to the public organized by Korean education institutions offering a wide
array of issues and policies closely relevant to the forum agenda such as global citizenship education education quality character education and education for gender equality
There are numerous side events being organized for the forum made up of the following
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
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The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
31Spring 2015
The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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SPECIAL REPORT
[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
Spring 2015
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BEST PRACTICES
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
The River Road Flats
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
Using photography to tag garbage spaces Making dance costumes from plastic bottlescopy
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BEST PRACTICES
problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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Outreach event to community
Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to
be problem-solvers
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BEST PRACTICES
PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
Spring 2015 39
Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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BEST PRACTICES
our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Pangaea has continued to eagerly
provide tangible and intangible
values to the world Pangea moves
forward with youth who can overturn
initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
21
510
17
47
28
82
34
28
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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UNDERSTANDING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Every Child Deserves a Child-Friendly World
EVERY CHILD DESERVES A CHILD-FRIENDLY WORLDBy Kailash Satyarthi (Laureate of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize ChairpersonGlobal March Against Child Labour India)
By conferring the Nobel Peace Prize on Malala and me the Nobel Committee has recognised one of the most pressing yet ne-
glected issues of our times Millions of chil-dren still remain invisible voiceless and unheard This dire situation has increas-ingly received attention from law makers judiciary and civil societies not only in India but worldwide
Despite growing recognition there are many improvements that need to be made in order to secure the basic rights of children The consequences of tomorrow will be a direct result of how we raise our children today
A Vicious Cycle for Children
It is not possible to envision global growth without children However we are leaving behind 168 million children across the world who lose their precious childhood to child labour out of which 85 million have hazardous occupations that leave them scarred for life Child labour destroys their physical cognitive moral and social wellbeing and denies them of their universal right to education
Child labourers unfortunately enter a vicious circle of illiteracy poverty and child labour which I term as the lsquoTrian-gular Paradigmrsquo Child labour and poverty are both the cause and consequence of each other and it is impossible to do away with one without considering the other What can be expected of a child who does not get an education continues to do
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repetitive unskilful tasks and grows up into an adult without any value-addition
Look also at the painful paradox of simultaneously having 168 million child labourers and around 200 million jobless adults worldwide These adults are the very parents of child labourers It would not be an exaggeration to say that child labour is the biggest scandal of our time
There are no prizes for guessing that children are preferred over adults as labourers Docile and vulnerable children cannot unionize do not demand minimum wages work for endless hours as slaves and at times become easy victims of sexual exploitation at the hands of their employers Today child labourers can be found from farms to mines factories to homes Child labour is as much an issue in developed countries as it is in developing countries
Virtuous Weapons Against Child Labour
The battle against child labour can only be won with the virtuous weapons of six Ersquos education employability entrepreneur-ship efficiency equity and ethics
I cannot emphasize enough the im-portance of the first weapon education which gives meaning and direction to life Education is a perfect antidote for child labour Children at school form the very foundation of a sustainable and prosperous society
It has been proved beyond a reason-able doubt that a single year of primary school increases the wages earned later in life by 5-15 per cent for boys and even more for girls For each additional year of secondary school an individualrsquos wage
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increases by 15-25 per cent Furthermore no country has ever achieved rapid and continuous economic growth without first having literate adults forming at least 40 percent of its adult population
The second weapon employability is no less important and should be seen as a logical culmination of the global educa-tion system and the eclectic balance of vocational and life skills Unemployment on the other hand fuels intolerance and economic instability that can render the youth helpless
Thirdly entrepreneurship is at the helm of job creation for adults and is an important element for establishing a decent work agenda Entrepreneurship in fact is the prime mover of the global economy
As an electrical engineer I draw a clear proportionate relationship between mini-mizing transmission loss and increasing efficiency Governments around the world must be efficient at creating child friendly policies and ensuring effective implemen-tation Governments must give due respect to trade union movements so that rights to collective bargaining and freedom of association are not jeopardised One must not forget that if adults are unemployed or not granted fundamental rights at work their children will more likely to be sent to work
Corporations will have to carry out innovative and efficient solutions to ensure that there are no child human labour rights violations in their line of work The civil society will also have to extend support to governments and corporations to collectively make an effort to uphold the best interest of all childrenEquity and egalitarianism are the fulcrum of a just peaceful and humane society Every global citizenrsquos right must be upheld as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights It is the responsibility of each and every stakeholder to work towards infusing equity into society
Last but not the least ethics is the fluid that polishes and sharpens all the five virtuous weapons I have mentioned above One cannot run away or hide from onersquos soul Transparent accountable and responsible behaviour from governments corporations civil society and global citi-zens can make this world a much better and safer place for all children
It is completely up to us as to how we use these six weapons for the betterment of our children I am absolutely sure that if they are used prudently with hearts brimming with love for children a child friendly world will be within our reach After all every child deserves it
Every Child Deserves a Child-Friendly World
It would not be an exaggeration to say that child labour is the biggest scandal
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Emergence of Global Citizenship Education in the Post-2015 Education Agenda
The search for Global Citizenship Education (GCED) is a natural outgrowth of global discourses promoted by the UN systems in
the last two decades including the UN International Decade for a Culture of Peace (2001-2010) and the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014)
GCED dovetails nicely with the search for a culture of peace and sustainable development education but is not seen as an alternative to national citizenship Rather it adds value to national citizen-ship reinforcing the robustness of repre-sentative and participatory democracies worldwide and seeking to guarantee the social democratic pact on the rights of persons
There are already several categories of global citizens operating in the global system For instance cosmopolitan poli-ticians and supporters of supranational government and regional governance elite business class and corporations working on global business activities transnational activists involved in grass-roots organisations for human rights and democracy and individuals committed to global economic and ecological sustainability
GCED is a narrative marked by an understanding of global ties It is also a commitment to the collective good at all levelsmdashlocal community regional state national and global In this article I emphasize possible contributions of GCED to the post-2015 agenda including planetarization as an alternative globalisa-tion eco-pedagogy as a tool to transform educational systems and social justice education built on global citizenship
Alternative Globalisation Planetarization
With Paulo Freire and other Latin Amer-ican colleagues I created the first Paulo Freire Institute in Satildeo Paulo Brazil in 1991 Since then many more institutes have developed around the globe In these institutes we have proposed an alterna-tive globalisation that we call planetar-ization Those who oppose the multiple globalisation processes in which we are all immersed in do not recognize that
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globalisationsrsquo processes are here to stay Freire described himself as a pilgrim
of the obvious and as a connecting child Both apply pari passu to GCED It is obvious that the multiple processes of globalisation cannot be reversed hence it is imperative to aim for an alternative globalisation Similarly the crucial component of globalisation is the concept of a network society meaning enhanced connectivity We have grown in our ability to connect with people worldwide and this should be considered advantageous for planetarization it expands possibilities for relational politics and education In my work I have criticised the dominant form of globalisation neoliberalism Two key elements of neoliberalism are the aim to confront the regulatory role of demo-cratic states (deregulation is its motto) and to promote the privatisation of public services
Confronting neoliberalism we need to promote a planetarization that respects and dignifies women and men and is based
on an ethics of work communication and solidarity Indeed planetarization needs to be based on an ethics of production that is respectful of the planetrsquos resources and not based on greed Planetarization for lack of a better word is a utopian category It is a new paradigm to protect the Earth which is a living organism in constant evolution To achieve planetarization we need to find ways for all of us to organise around a single community and share our home
Decades ago the Argentine anthro-pologist Rodolfo Kush reminded a group of students in Argentina that in the indig-enous Quechan language the words for men and women mean lsquoearth that walkrsquo I cannot imagine a better definition of our shared humanity with the planet
Paradigm of SustainabilityEco-pedagogy
Brazilian philosopher Moacir Gadotti rightly argued that classic develop-mental paradigms were based on an
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anthropocentric predatory industrialist vision and based on an ethics of possessive individualism Eco-pedagogy is the answer projected by governmental institutions UN networks some governments and social movements working for a paradigm of sustainability Global citizenship seeks to preserve the environment by cleaning the air water forests and oceans which are the lungs of the planet that we depend on for sustainability and health How can we protect the resources of the planet particularly the non-renewable resources and preserve the Greek notion of Gaia a community of communities
The importance of eco-pedagogy should be transmitted to our children youth and elders through formal and informal education schools mass media and even at our family dinners I wonder how many times the readers of this article have caressed a plant enjoyed the fluttering flights of a butterfly in a garden observed with surprise a blooming flower How many times have the readers of this article planted a tree or grown an organic garden in their backyard or in a sunny window of their apartments We have a long way to go to preserve the planet and eco-pedagogy can be an option
Education for Social Justice
Social justice education is a beacon of light in a world besieged with growing inequal-ities and inequities such as imperialistic national religious and tribal confronta-tions Teachers and administrators have asked what an education for social justice is
Social justice education is first and foremost an exploration analysis and critique of inequalities between and within people and communities world-wide Secondly with resources available to individuals and communities social justice education criticizes possessive individualism which claims that talents are the sole product of individual endow-ments By that logics individuals owe nothing to society for their talents and wealth From this perspective solidarity is a responsibility of individual philanthropy or charity not organised governance seeking the public good Social justice education turns this viewpoint around Thirdly social justice education promotes a critique of models of development which are anthropocentric androcentric and logo-centric ignoring the importance of feelings bodies and sensorial activities
Global CitizenshipEducation
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It criticises developmental models based on greed Finally an education for social justice confronts the commodification of education insisting that we educate to build citizenship rather than simply for consumer satisfaction Our students are not consumers of a product that we sell in academia schools and universities Our students like us their teachers are citizens with rights and responsibilities learning how to become better citizens If students were merely consumers they would have all sorts of rights and only one responsibilitymdashto consume We profes-sors would be simply entrepreneurs not educators
Formulating a Narrative
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched the 2012 Global Education First Initiative stating lsquowhen we put education first we can reduce poverty and hunger end wasted potentialmdashand look forward to stronger and better societies for allrsquo
There are three pillars in this initiative putting every child into school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship
In this article I have defended some of the dimensions of GCED that dovetail with the struggle for a better world defending peace as humanityrsquos intangible treasure promoting eco-pedagogy to protect the planet and pursuing social justice education as a way to confront growing inequalities
We should tell the children and youth of the Earth that we cannot have global citizenship unless we formulate a narra-tive including a global democratic and multicultural citizenship as a democratic political philosophy of governance This citizenship should be based on respect for GCED values such as human rights world peace social justice education understanding of migration and diversity and democracy
We should ensure that our youth and children understand how our resources and our lives are finite and why we should
avoid war and violence at all costs As the old Greek saying teaches us at times of peace the children bury their parents while at times of war parents bury their children
We should tell our children that we cannot have global citizenship unless it is a planetarian citizenship based on plan-etarian identity This planet is our only home and we should protect it through resource and environmental preservation We should tell our children that although these goals are not easy to achieve they are vital
We should educate our children youth and adults not only multiple liter-acies original analysis and thinking and science and technology but also ethics values and moralitymdashthese are necessary conditions for human empowerment and liberation We must link education and global citizenship to protect a healthy fair productive and beautiful planet and human life
There must be a vision towards GCED or the people and the planet will perish
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By Sobhi Tawil (Senior Programme Specialist Education Research and Foresight
UNESCO Headquarters)stawilunescoorg
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The global discussion on the future of education at this particular historical juncture is essentially shaped by international develop-
ment frameworks Recently there have been multiple consultations and debates in an effort to formulate an international sustainable development agenda that will go beyond the 2015 deadline set by the Millennium Development Framework
As part of the main process shaping the new international agenda the Open Working Group proposed a set of Sustain-able Development Goals (SDGs) in 2014 The SDGs reflects its initial source of inspi-ration the Muscat Agreement and includs specific targets on an education-based goal
Based on the need for clearly-defined targets and robust indicators to monitor educational progress at the global level the scope of the education agenda for 2030 will be defined based on the UN Summit in New York in September 2015 However the international education agenda cannot be expected to capture all of our concerns regarding the future of education develop-ment The global education agenda 2030 as important as it is remains confined to the format of goals and targets As such it cannot reflect some of the broader purposes of education in todayrsquos changing
worldmdashpurposes which cannot be easily quantified and monitored
Rethinking the Purpose of Education
Beyond simply a framework of goals targets and indicators it is essential to rethink the purpose of education and our approach to learning in a world of increasing complexity and contradiction
We are living in a world in which economic growth and the creation of wealth are accompanied with rising vulnerability inequality and exclusion Moreover unsustainable patterns of economic production and consumption bring about global warming environ-mental degradation and an upsurge in natural disasters
We live in a world in which human rights frameworks have been strength-ened yet effective implementation and protection of those values remain a chal-lenge While progress in digital technolo-gies has led to greater interconnectedness and enabled new avenues for exchange cooperation and solidarity we also witness the proliferation of intolerance and identity-based conflict
These changes signal the emergence
Our quest for sustainable
human and social development
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of a new global context for learning that has pressing implications for education In this context rethinking the purpose of education and our approaches to learning has never been more imperative
Integrating Multiple Dimensions of Education
We must reaffirm a humanistic approach to education This is crucial if we want to go beyond the strictly instrumental socio-economic vision that characterises much of international education development discourse today All too often develop-ment approaches to education become framed in the language of investment in human capital rates of return and skills for employability
On the other hand what does a humanistic vision of education and development imply A humanistic approach is not about sterile opposition to the instrumental development approach to education Rather a humanistic approach implies an integrated approach to education that gives equal importance to the economic social cultural and civic dimensions of learning This can be found also in the four pillars of learning to know to do to be and to live together
Unfortunately the pillars of learning to be and to live together have largely been neglected in international educa-tion development discourse and practice Moreover these pillars of social and civic learning are arguably under threat in todayrsquos world A humanistic and inte-grated approach to education therefore should pay equal attention to all dimen-sions of education including the ways they are related to the process of socialisa-tion and the formation of values
Reaffirming Core Ethical Principles
A humanistic approach to education should be based on a set of universal ethical principles such as respect for life and human dignity equal rights and social justice and respect for cultural diversity It should also take into account a sense of shared responsibility and a commitment to international solidaritymdashall of which are fundamental aspects of our common
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humanity It is an approach which articulates a
central concern for sustainable human and social developmentmdashunderstood here as the responsible action of individuals and societies towards a better future for all at local andor global levels
A humanistic approach is one in which social justice and environmental s tewardship guide socioeconomic development It is based on the concern for equity and inclusion in educational policy and practice that is an education that does not exclude and marginalize It further implies reaffirmation of the foun-dational role that teachers and educators play at all levels of the development of individuals and collective capacity
Finally a humanistic approach to learning recognises the diversity of cultures knowledge systems worldviews and conceptions of human wellbeing Alternative knowledge systems which emphasize universal principles and their underlying values need to be recognized and properly utilized for education policies and practices With a humanistic vision it would be possible for education to sustain and enhance the dignity capacity and welfare of the human beings in relation to nature
Global Citizenship Education in a Plural World
At the heart of a humanistic approach to education in a global interconnected and plural world is a concern to promote responsible citizenship The notion of global citizenship has recently entered the international education and development discourse initially as one of the priorities proposed by the UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative launched in 2012 and more recently as part of the post-2015 education agenda Even though the notion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) remains subject to diverse interpretations its adoption in international education discourse reflects a legitimate concern for the socializa-tion function of education Beyond the socio-economic function of education in international development GCED high-lights the relationship between education and social cultural and civic realities that are constantly changing
There is a wide spectrum of philo-sophical and pedagogical approaches to GCED from soft approaches based on moral considerations inspired by the notion of our common humanity to more critical ones based on human rights norms and the principle of social justice Along the spectrum between the two
approaches there are also intercultural approaches based on the principle of respect for cultural diversity and the value of pluralism
It is important to highlight that GCED is not only defined by the learning content and methods but also by the learning environment structure of school systems management structures as well as the nature of policy-making processes Indeed it is critical to examine how contentious policy issues are dealt with For instance how is consensus reached when deter-mining the language(s) of instruction or the way in which nationalregional history is portrayed or how religion will be dealt with in public education In a plural world GCED must go beyond teachinglearning methods and contents (pedago-gies) to include inclusive and participatory policy formulation
In pursuing our goal to ensure effective and relevant learning opportunities for all children youth and adults our collective efforts must not be confined to the targets set in the education agenda 2030 Our quest for sustainable human and social development requires collective endeavour greater dialogue and encouragement for a humanistic vision of education
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Global Citizenship Education for the 21st Century
By Hahn Choonghee (Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea)
Road to Post-2015
We AreGlobal Citizens
The World We Want
A Sustainable ampPeaceful Society
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIPEDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
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The attention the global commu-nity is placing on education is steadily growing as The Post- 2015 Development Summit to be
held this September quickly approaches Indeed many discussions on education are being held in New York City and Paris where the education hub UNESCO is located In addition initiatives led by the UN such as the Alliance of Civiliza-tions and Communities of Democracy are increasingly acknowledging how education promotes tolerance and mutual understanding and plays an important role in increasing global peace and secu-rity Similarly the 2015 World Economic Forum in Davos discussed issues such as geopolitical conflict terrorism inequal-ities development and climate change under the overarching theme lsquoThe New Global Contextrsquo This trend demon-strates how the current international environment regards Global Citizenship Education (GCED) as not only relevant but necessary
Among many educational agendas GCED receives attention in particular for its value-oriented characteristics The concept of GCED had been formulated for a long period of time its importance was recently highlighted with the UN secretary-generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) launched in 2012 GEFI specified GCED as one of its three pillars which also included universal access to education and increasing the quality of education While the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) focused on substantial targets such as the eradication of poverty the current development debates place weight on value-related targets as seen in the key principles lsquoThe Future We Wantrsquo lsquoLeave No One Behindrsquo and lsquoDignity for Allrsquo Within this context the report of the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in July 2014 included GCED as one of the targets under the education goal
Framing Paradigm
There are various ways to define the scope of GCED but they all commonly outline how GCED highlights universal values and core responsibilities of the global
community such as human rights gender equality cultural diversity tolerance and environmental sustainability GCED is a framing paradigm which encapsulates how education can develop the knowl-edge skills values and attitudes learners need in order to build a world that is more just peaceful inclusive and sustainable
lsquoJustrsquo represents lsquolearning to bersquo and seeks universal values of human beings such as dignity human rights and non-discrimination lsquoPeacefulrsquo represents lsquolearning to live togetherrsquo and aims for global citizenship that is sensible to tolerance mutual respect and under-standing and cultural diversity lsquoInclusiversquo represents a sense of empathy and shows the importance of sharing caring and serving the most marginalized and
isolated groups lsquoSustainablersquo represents the desire to lsquolearn to understand the common destiny on the planet earthrsquo and build a sustainable environment which is mindful of climate change and Mother Earth
Given the compelling necessity to tackle critical global challenges such as prevalent trends of intolerance and violent extremism global citizenship is being more widely recognized as part of a new paradigm that upholds universal values and rethinks the role of education in the 21st century Other goals that also require our attention are those which have significant social and sustainable meaning gender equality (Goal 5) inequality (Goal 10) human settlements (Goal 11) climate change (Goal 13) and peace and justice
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(Goal 16) GCED can embrace these interrelated goals signifying that the role and purpose of education is dramatically expanding In fact education should be positioned at the centre of the stage and mainstreamed into the discourse of the larger global development agenda
Positive Synergies
GCED also pursues the values that the UN emphasises The Secretary-Generalrsquos Synthesis Report in December 2014 The Road to Dignity by 2030 suggested six essential principlesmdashdignity people prosperity planet justice and partnership mdashwhich all resonate with the aspects of GCED This clearly shows how GCED is directly related to the objective of the
post-2015 development agenda which is people-centred planet-sensitive and transformative
During a meeting on the post-2015 Development Agenda in January 2015 an Information Meeting of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and a Seminar on GCED in March 2015 the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Member States to develop global citizenship acknowledging the positive effects of GCED For example GCED tackles intolerance and extremism through the promotion of mutual under-standing Director-General Irina Bokova of UNESCO also addressed at a UN conference in New York City in January 2015 the importance of GCED and cultural literacy in countering intolerance
and violent extremism It is necessary to increase positive
synergies between education-related initiatives including the GEFI and the UN Academic Impact (UNAI) the UN Alli-ance of Civilizations and the Community of Democracies UNAI is a global network of higher education institutions initiated by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2010 which encourages global citizenship as one of its ten principles
Overcoming Challenges
Despite such progress in promoting GCED various challenges remain First relevant global initiatives and institutions need to increase efforts to mainstream the concept of GCED in the education field More specified research is needed to make a prototype curriculum From the early development of the curriculum it is critical to embed GCED deeply at national and international levels
Furthermore the curriculum has to be appropriately contextualized when applied to each country An approach to seek maximum not minimum common denominators is necessary Also universal values like human dignity and democracy should not be compromised In devel-oping the curricula active participation of all stakeholders including the public and private sectors civil society NGOs and youth should be encouraged particularly given the interdisciplinary nature of this issue
Moreover the curriculum should be creative and composed of diverse contents including interactive discussions and critical thinking among peer or intergen-erational groups intercultural commu-nications that collaborate with social networking services and classroom lectures and field trips Formal non-formal and informal education systems should also be considered with regard to the youth who are out of school
Secondly the role of actors and stake-holders need to be expanded Commu-nication participation and partnership are imperative in nurturing necessary discussion In addition to the participation of governmental agencies inter-govern-mental organs and the private sector the inclusion of educational institutions and
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NGOs is critical to strengthening global citizenship More active youth engagement of GEFIrsquos lsquoYouth Advocacy Grouprsquo (YAG) and UNAIrsquos lsquoAction by Student to Promote Innovation and Reform through Educa-tionrsquo (ASPIRE) is also important as the future generation should not only be recip-ients of change but also implementers
Thirdly implementation and consis-tent monitoring of the targets are essential for the success of the SDGs Educational initiatives can also play a critical role in promoting field implementation of the new development goals and adequately assessing results to contribute to an im-proved education system We also have to demonstrate that GCED is not just as-sembling existing education fields such as peace education human rights education democracy education ethics education and civic education Rather it is a new par-adigm shift for sustainable development that takes into account changes such as increasing interconnectedness and interde-pendence to address unprecedented global challenges
Constructive Implementation
All stakeholders from governmental policy makers to learners should be actively engaged in discussions in order
to overcome these challenges Through the participation of all sectors GCED will be realised into a constructive education system which can substantially change the global community In this process the Republic of Korea an exemplary open and inclusive country will be able to play a leading role in advancing GCED such as developing curricula and pedagogical approaches
In conclusion the educational com-munity now faces a rare opportunity to find fundamental and long-term solutions to global challenges including intolerance terrorism and violent extremism GCED could embrace all three pillars of the UN peace and security development and hu-man rights Clear and updated reasons on the importance of GCED should be con-tinuously disseminated to all stakeholders particularly to the UN Headquarters
It is now time to demonstrate and educate global citizenship that would foster human dignity tolerance and mutual respect and understanding which are important as we unwittingly voyage through the unpredictable 21st century GCED could change people communi-ties nations and the world if it is well embedded in the global education system and in the mindset of people
Given the compelling necessity to tackle
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Young People Are Ready to Lead
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE READY TO LEAD
The Education We Want By Jamira Burley
(Youth Advocacy Group UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative) jamiraburleygmailcom
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Over the last two and a half years Irsquove had the pleasure and honour of working alongside 17 amazing young
people who were appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to the Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) Youth Advocacy Group (YAG) Our goals have been centred on GEFIrsquos three main priorities putting every child in school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship Through this opportunity we have been able to connect with both adult and youth leaders all over the world If there is one thing that remains constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived implemented monitored or reviewed without the
authentic engagement of young people While this generation is internet
savvy socially conscious and world-changing everywhere you look young people are struggling with the political social and economic constraints left by our predecessors As a result of those constraints the world is faced with nearly 58 million primary school age children out of school Furthermore there are 250 million children and young people who are in school but are not learning With the expiration date for the Millennium Development Goals right around the corner young people everywhere are calling on world leaders governments civil society and the global communities for change In order to prevent the largest
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generation of young people in human history from eventually being exposed to massive unemployment poor health and potential civil unrest there are necessary things that must be done
Active Role of Youth
The fact that everyday a child is poten-tially turned away or pushed out of school should motivate us to act in a way that allows all stakeholders especially young people to play an active role Too often young people are left out of the deci-sion-making process of the educational agenda even though they are closest to the issue and have the most at stake
During the time Irsquove worked on this issue I have met young people who are urgently and desperately fighting for their place at the table mostly because they know that not doing so will potentially have adverse impacts on their hope for a positive and rewarding future The creation of the YAG enabled young people from all walks of life cultures religions and gender to work in
collaboration for the youth whose voices had been silenced and forgotten
The YAG is but one example there are young people everywhere who want to get engaged in this issue and have their voices heard This is why the YAG in partner- ship with Plan International and A World at School created The Education We Want Youth Advocacy Toolkit last year The toolkit has one goal to empower young people to be able to advocate for change so that all members of the younger generation can have access to quality education
To create change we need all hands on deck As the new education agenda is being developed young people need to take up an active role This is why we have been taking steps to make sure every child is ready to fight for the education they want and deserve
To date we have hosted over 30 edu-cational training programmes worldwide and have trained thousands of young people This is because we believe that if given the chance young people will not only be ready to work but also lead the change
If there is one thing that remains
constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived
implemented monitored or
reviewed without the authentic
engagement of young people
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INTERVIEW
EDUCATION BEYOND 2015An Interview with Young-gon Kim(Secretary-General of the WEF 2015 Host Committee Secretariat of theMinistry of Education of the Republic of Korea)
In April 2000 the global education community came together at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal and reaffirmed the vision of the World Declaration on EFA adopted ten years earlier in Jomtien Thailand The Dakar Framework for Action lsquoEFA Meeting our Collective Commitmentrsquo included six comprehensive EFA goals
A few months later eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established at the UN Featured among the MDGs were a goal on universal access to primary education (MDG 2) and a goal on gender equality and womenrsquos empowerment (MDG 3) which targeted gender parity in education
Over the past 15 years these internationally agreed goals have catalyzed global action prompting unprece-dented progress in the expansion of educational opportunities
The WEF primarily aims to adopt the new post-2015 education agenda of the next 15 years The agenda consists of the following assessing the progress of the Dakar Framework for Action adopted in Dakar Senegal in 2000 reviewing the EFA movementrsquos progress in the last 15 years and adopting the post-2015 education agenda with a realistic action plan
The Forum will be held from 19 to 22 May 2015 at Songdo Convensia in Incheon Metropolitan City Republic of Korea Organized by UNESCO this Forum is also co-convened by UNICEF UNDP UNFPA UN Women UNHCR and the World Bank and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Education) It is expected to gather approximately 1500 participants from 195 UNESCO Member States UN and other international agencies and civil society organizations
Q1 Could you provide us with an overview of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015
Q2 Could you tell us about the history of the WEF
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EFA Goal Launched (World Conference on EFA 1990 Jomtien)
In 1990 the World Conference on EFA was held in Jomtien Thailand Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on EFA and initiated the EFA movement making a historic commitment to meet the basic learning needs of all by univer-salizing primary education and reducing illiteracy rates The Framework for Action to Meet the Basic Learning Needs defined targets and strategies to be met by the year 2000 including early childhood and primary education literacy and vocational education
EFA Targets Revised (World Education Forum 2000 Dakar)
Ten years later in 2000 the international community met again at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal The participants evaluated the EFA progress and agreed on the Dakar Framework for Action The action plan covered aspects of education from early learning to adult literacy and identified six key measurable goals to meet the learning needs of all children youth and adults The interna-tional community reaffirmed its commitment to achieve universal education by 2015 along with the MDGs
Towards a New Educational Agenda (World Education Forum 2015 Incheon)
Based on the EFA progress made over the past quarter century the World Education Forum in Korea Incheon will put forward the post-2015 develop-ment agenda Through critical evaluation of previous shortfalls and comprehensive reflection of the current global community the new educational agenda will be shaped to promote education with a lifelong and sector-wide perspective The emphasis of equitable and quality education will be expanded with emerging agenda such as Global Citi-zenship Education in an effort to bring equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning to all
Education Beyond 2015
UNESCO EFA
2000 NewYork
UN General Assembly
2015 NewYork
UN General Assembly
Millennium Development Goals
UN Development Goals
Post-2015
1990 Jomtien
World Education Conference
2000 Dakar
World Education Forum
2015 Incheon
World Education Forum
Jomtien Declaration Dakar Framework for Action Post-2015 Agenda
Road to WEF 2015
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Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable Education for All goals
1 Pre-primary education 2 Primary education 3 Lower secondary education 4 Adult literacy 5 Gender parity 6 Quality of education
Many countries will not reach the Education for All goals by 2015
very far from targetfar from targetclose to targetreached target
Goal 1
Pre-primary education
Goal 2
Primary education
Goal 5
Primary education gender parity
Goal 3
Lower secondary education
Goal 6
Lower secondary education gender parity
Goal 4
Adult Literacy
20
47 45
8
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9
52
10
10
10
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11
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06
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48
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INTERVIEW
Q3 What will be mainly discussed during the WEF 2015
The WEF 2015 will take stock of the achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the Dakar Framework for Action and mainly discuss the education-related MDGs during the Forum
Although progress has been made in the last 15 years the Global Monitoring Report 2015 shows that around half of the world countries failed to ensure EFA and that only a third of the countries have achieved all of the education goal measurable targets
Source EFA Global Monitoring Report 2015Education for All 2000-2015 Achievements and Challenges
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Education Beyond 2015
Right to Education
Equity InclusionQuality
EducationLifelong Learning
Ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030
Equitable access and learning particularly for girls and women must stand at the heart of the post-2015 agenda to unleash the full potential of all people
An inclusive education not only responds and adapts to each learnerrsquos needs but is relevant to their society and respectful of culture mdasha two-way digni-fied process
Good quality education provided by trained and supported teachers is the right of all children youth and adults not the privilege of the few
Every person at every stage of their life should have life-long learning oppor-tunities to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to their societies
5 key themes
In line with the overarching goal for education lsquoEquitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for Allrsquo the WEF 2015 will adopt the Incheon Declaration and Incheon Framework for Action which will show the direction and strategic plan of global education for the next 15 years In order to ensure more progress in the future the WEF will deal with the following five key themes It is important that the agreed goals and targets are then followed through and adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015
Q4 Could you introduce side events of the WEF 2015
Mr Young-gon Kim is currently the Secretary-General of the World Education Forum Host Committee Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea Prior to this Mr Kim served as Director-General of the Office of Planning and Coordination at Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education He also served as Director of the University System Advancement Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and as Director of Planning Division in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
middotExhibitions on EFA and on the Republic of Korearsquos education system presented by UNESCO and the host government middotAn outdoor booth display open to the public set up during the WEF 2015 for participants to present initiatives
and publications related to the post-2015 education agendamiddotThe NGO Forum convened by UNESCOrsquos CCNGOEFA a global network of around 300 NGOs on EFAmiddotPre-conference side events open to the public organized by Korean education institutions offering a wide
array of issues and policies closely relevant to the forum agenda such as global citizenship education education quality character education and education for gender equality
There are numerous side events being organized for the forum made up of the following
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
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The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
31Spring 2015
The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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SPECIAL REPORT
[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
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CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
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problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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Outreach event to community
Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to
be problem-solvers
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PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
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Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Pangaea has continued to eagerly
provide tangible and intangible
values to the world Pangea moves
forward with youth who can overturn
initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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510
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28
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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UNDERSTANDING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Every Child Deserves a Child-Friendly World
EVERY CHILD DESERVES A CHILD-FRIENDLY WORLDBy Kailash Satyarthi (Laureate of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize ChairpersonGlobal March Against Child Labour India)
By conferring the Nobel Peace Prize on Malala and me the Nobel Committee has recognised one of the most pressing yet ne-
glected issues of our times Millions of chil-dren still remain invisible voiceless and unheard This dire situation has increas-ingly received attention from law makers judiciary and civil societies not only in India but worldwide
Despite growing recognition there are many improvements that need to be made in order to secure the basic rights of children The consequences of tomorrow will be a direct result of how we raise our children today
A Vicious Cycle for Children
It is not possible to envision global growth without children However we are leaving behind 168 million children across the world who lose their precious childhood to child labour out of which 85 million have hazardous occupations that leave them scarred for life Child labour destroys their physical cognitive moral and social wellbeing and denies them of their universal right to education
Child labourers unfortunately enter a vicious circle of illiteracy poverty and child labour which I term as the lsquoTrian-gular Paradigmrsquo Child labour and poverty are both the cause and consequence of each other and it is impossible to do away with one without considering the other What can be expected of a child who does not get an education continues to do
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repetitive unskilful tasks and grows up into an adult without any value-addition
Look also at the painful paradox of simultaneously having 168 million child labourers and around 200 million jobless adults worldwide These adults are the very parents of child labourers It would not be an exaggeration to say that child labour is the biggest scandal of our time
There are no prizes for guessing that children are preferred over adults as labourers Docile and vulnerable children cannot unionize do not demand minimum wages work for endless hours as slaves and at times become easy victims of sexual exploitation at the hands of their employers Today child labourers can be found from farms to mines factories to homes Child labour is as much an issue in developed countries as it is in developing countries
Virtuous Weapons Against Child Labour
The battle against child labour can only be won with the virtuous weapons of six Ersquos education employability entrepreneur-ship efficiency equity and ethics
I cannot emphasize enough the im-portance of the first weapon education which gives meaning and direction to life Education is a perfect antidote for child labour Children at school form the very foundation of a sustainable and prosperous society
It has been proved beyond a reason-able doubt that a single year of primary school increases the wages earned later in life by 5-15 per cent for boys and even more for girls For each additional year of secondary school an individualrsquos wage
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increases by 15-25 per cent Furthermore no country has ever achieved rapid and continuous economic growth without first having literate adults forming at least 40 percent of its adult population
The second weapon employability is no less important and should be seen as a logical culmination of the global educa-tion system and the eclectic balance of vocational and life skills Unemployment on the other hand fuels intolerance and economic instability that can render the youth helpless
Thirdly entrepreneurship is at the helm of job creation for adults and is an important element for establishing a decent work agenda Entrepreneurship in fact is the prime mover of the global economy
As an electrical engineer I draw a clear proportionate relationship between mini-mizing transmission loss and increasing efficiency Governments around the world must be efficient at creating child friendly policies and ensuring effective implemen-tation Governments must give due respect to trade union movements so that rights to collective bargaining and freedom of association are not jeopardised One must not forget that if adults are unemployed or not granted fundamental rights at work their children will more likely to be sent to work
Corporations will have to carry out innovative and efficient solutions to ensure that there are no child human labour rights violations in their line of work The civil society will also have to extend support to governments and corporations to collectively make an effort to uphold the best interest of all childrenEquity and egalitarianism are the fulcrum of a just peaceful and humane society Every global citizenrsquos right must be upheld as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights It is the responsibility of each and every stakeholder to work towards infusing equity into society
Last but not the least ethics is the fluid that polishes and sharpens all the five virtuous weapons I have mentioned above One cannot run away or hide from onersquos soul Transparent accountable and responsible behaviour from governments corporations civil society and global citi-zens can make this world a much better and safer place for all children
It is completely up to us as to how we use these six weapons for the betterment of our children I am absolutely sure that if they are used prudently with hearts brimming with love for children a child friendly world will be within our reach After all every child deserves it
Every Child Deserves a Child-Friendly World
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Emergence of Global Citizenship Education in the Post-2015 Education Agenda
The search for Global Citizenship Education (GCED) is a natural outgrowth of global discourses promoted by the UN systems in
the last two decades including the UN International Decade for a Culture of Peace (2001-2010) and the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014)
GCED dovetails nicely with the search for a culture of peace and sustainable development education but is not seen as an alternative to national citizenship Rather it adds value to national citizen-ship reinforcing the robustness of repre-sentative and participatory democracies worldwide and seeking to guarantee the social democratic pact on the rights of persons
There are already several categories of global citizens operating in the global system For instance cosmopolitan poli-ticians and supporters of supranational government and regional governance elite business class and corporations working on global business activities transnational activists involved in grass-roots organisations for human rights and democracy and individuals committed to global economic and ecological sustainability
GCED is a narrative marked by an understanding of global ties It is also a commitment to the collective good at all levelsmdashlocal community regional state national and global In this article I emphasize possible contributions of GCED to the post-2015 agenda including planetarization as an alternative globalisa-tion eco-pedagogy as a tool to transform educational systems and social justice education built on global citizenship
Alternative Globalisation Planetarization
With Paulo Freire and other Latin Amer-ican colleagues I created the first Paulo Freire Institute in Satildeo Paulo Brazil in 1991 Since then many more institutes have developed around the globe In these institutes we have proposed an alterna-tive globalisation that we call planetar-ization Those who oppose the multiple globalisation processes in which we are all immersed in do not recognize that
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globalisationsrsquo processes are here to stay Freire described himself as a pilgrim
of the obvious and as a connecting child Both apply pari passu to GCED It is obvious that the multiple processes of globalisation cannot be reversed hence it is imperative to aim for an alternative globalisation Similarly the crucial component of globalisation is the concept of a network society meaning enhanced connectivity We have grown in our ability to connect with people worldwide and this should be considered advantageous for planetarization it expands possibilities for relational politics and education In my work I have criticised the dominant form of globalisation neoliberalism Two key elements of neoliberalism are the aim to confront the regulatory role of demo-cratic states (deregulation is its motto) and to promote the privatisation of public services
Confronting neoliberalism we need to promote a planetarization that respects and dignifies women and men and is based
on an ethics of work communication and solidarity Indeed planetarization needs to be based on an ethics of production that is respectful of the planetrsquos resources and not based on greed Planetarization for lack of a better word is a utopian category It is a new paradigm to protect the Earth which is a living organism in constant evolution To achieve planetarization we need to find ways for all of us to organise around a single community and share our home
Decades ago the Argentine anthro-pologist Rodolfo Kush reminded a group of students in Argentina that in the indig-enous Quechan language the words for men and women mean lsquoearth that walkrsquo I cannot imagine a better definition of our shared humanity with the planet
Paradigm of SustainabilityEco-pedagogy
Brazilian philosopher Moacir Gadotti rightly argued that classic develop-mental paradigms were based on an
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anthropocentric predatory industrialist vision and based on an ethics of possessive individualism Eco-pedagogy is the answer projected by governmental institutions UN networks some governments and social movements working for a paradigm of sustainability Global citizenship seeks to preserve the environment by cleaning the air water forests and oceans which are the lungs of the planet that we depend on for sustainability and health How can we protect the resources of the planet particularly the non-renewable resources and preserve the Greek notion of Gaia a community of communities
The importance of eco-pedagogy should be transmitted to our children youth and elders through formal and informal education schools mass media and even at our family dinners I wonder how many times the readers of this article have caressed a plant enjoyed the fluttering flights of a butterfly in a garden observed with surprise a blooming flower How many times have the readers of this article planted a tree or grown an organic garden in their backyard or in a sunny window of their apartments We have a long way to go to preserve the planet and eco-pedagogy can be an option
Education for Social Justice
Social justice education is a beacon of light in a world besieged with growing inequal-ities and inequities such as imperialistic national religious and tribal confronta-tions Teachers and administrators have asked what an education for social justice is
Social justice education is first and foremost an exploration analysis and critique of inequalities between and within people and communities world-wide Secondly with resources available to individuals and communities social justice education criticizes possessive individualism which claims that talents are the sole product of individual endow-ments By that logics individuals owe nothing to society for their talents and wealth From this perspective solidarity is a responsibility of individual philanthropy or charity not organised governance seeking the public good Social justice education turns this viewpoint around Thirdly social justice education promotes a critique of models of development which are anthropocentric androcentric and logo-centric ignoring the importance of feelings bodies and sensorial activities
Global CitizenshipEducation
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It criticises developmental models based on greed Finally an education for social justice confronts the commodification of education insisting that we educate to build citizenship rather than simply for consumer satisfaction Our students are not consumers of a product that we sell in academia schools and universities Our students like us their teachers are citizens with rights and responsibilities learning how to become better citizens If students were merely consumers they would have all sorts of rights and only one responsibilitymdashto consume We profes-sors would be simply entrepreneurs not educators
Formulating a Narrative
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched the 2012 Global Education First Initiative stating lsquowhen we put education first we can reduce poverty and hunger end wasted potentialmdashand look forward to stronger and better societies for allrsquo
There are three pillars in this initiative putting every child into school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship
In this article I have defended some of the dimensions of GCED that dovetail with the struggle for a better world defending peace as humanityrsquos intangible treasure promoting eco-pedagogy to protect the planet and pursuing social justice education as a way to confront growing inequalities
We should tell the children and youth of the Earth that we cannot have global citizenship unless we formulate a narra-tive including a global democratic and multicultural citizenship as a democratic political philosophy of governance This citizenship should be based on respect for GCED values such as human rights world peace social justice education understanding of migration and diversity and democracy
We should ensure that our youth and children understand how our resources and our lives are finite and why we should
avoid war and violence at all costs As the old Greek saying teaches us at times of peace the children bury their parents while at times of war parents bury their children
We should tell our children that we cannot have global citizenship unless it is a planetarian citizenship based on plan-etarian identity This planet is our only home and we should protect it through resource and environmental preservation We should tell our children that although these goals are not easy to achieve they are vital
We should educate our children youth and adults not only multiple liter-acies original analysis and thinking and science and technology but also ethics values and moralitymdashthese are necessary conditions for human empowerment and liberation We must link education and global citizenship to protect a healthy fair productive and beautiful planet and human life
There must be a vision towards GCED or the people and the planet will perish
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Ancient Wisdom in Asian Traditional Houses
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By Sobhi Tawil (Senior Programme Specialist Education Research and Foresight
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The global discussion on the future of education at this particular historical juncture is essentially shaped by international develop-
ment frameworks Recently there have been multiple consultations and debates in an effort to formulate an international sustainable development agenda that will go beyond the 2015 deadline set by the Millennium Development Framework
As part of the main process shaping the new international agenda the Open Working Group proposed a set of Sustain-able Development Goals (SDGs) in 2014 The SDGs reflects its initial source of inspi-ration the Muscat Agreement and includs specific targets on an education-based goal
Based on the need for clearly-defined targets and robust indicators to monitor educational progress at the global level the scope of the education agenda for 2030 will be defined based on the UN Summit in New York in September 2015 However the international education agenda cannot be expected to capture all of our concerns regarding the future of education develop-ment The global education agenda 2030 as important as it is remains confined to the format of goals and targets As such it cannot reflect some of the broader purposes of education in todayrsquos changing
worldmdashpurposes which cannot be easily quantified and monitored
Rethinking the Purpose of Education
Beyond simply a framework of goals targets and indicators it is essential to rethink the purpose of education and our approach to learning in a world of increasing complexity and contradiction
We are living in a world in which economic growth and the creation of wealth are accompanied with rising vulnerability inequality and exclusion Moreover unsustainable patterns of economic production and consumption bring about global warming environ-mental degradation and an upsurge in natural disasters
We live in a world in which human rights frameworks have been strength-ened yet effective implementation and protection of those values remain a chal-lenge While progress in digital technolo-gies has led to greater interconnectedness and enabled new avenues for exchange cooperation and solidarity we also witness the proliferation of intolerance and identity-based conflict
These changes signal the emergence
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of a new global context for learning that has pressing implications for education In this context rethinking the purpose of education and our approaches to learning has never been more imperative
Integrating Multiple Dimensions of Education
We must reaffirm a humanistic approach to education This is crucial if we want to go beyond the strictly instrumental socio-economic vision that characterises much of international education development discourse today All too often develop-ment approaches to education become framed in the language of investment in human capital rates of return and skills for employability
On the other hand what does a humanistic vision of education and development imply A humanistic approach is not about sterile opposition to the instrumental development approach to education Rather a humanistic approach implies an integrated approach to education that gives equal importance to the economic social cultural and civic dimensions of learning This can be found also in the four pillars of learning to know to do to be and to live together
Unfortunately the pillars of learning to be and to live together have largely been neglected in international educa-tion development discourse and practice Moreover these pillars of social and civic learning are arguably under threat in todayrsquos world A humanistic and inte-grated approach to education therefore should pay equal attention to all dimen-sions of education including the ways they are related to the process of socialisa-tion and the formation of values
Reaffirming Core Ethical Principles
A humanistic approach to education should be based on a set of universal ethical principles such as respect for life and human dignity equal rights and social justice and respect for cultural diversity It should also take into account a sense of shared responsibility and a commitment to international solidaritymdashall of which are fundamental aspects of our common
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humanity It is an approach which articulates a
central concern for sustainable human and social developmentmdashunderstood here as the responsible action of individuals and societies towards a better future for all at local andor global levels
A humanistic approach is one in which social justice and environmental s tewardship guide socioeconomic development It is based on the concern for equity and inclusion in educational policy and practice that is an education that does not exclude and marginalize It further implies reaffirmation of the foun-dational role that teachers and educators play at all levels of the development of individuals and collective capacity
Finally a humanistic approach to learning recognises the diversity of cultures knowledge systems worldviews and conceptions of human wellbeing Alternative knowledge systems which emphasize universal principles and their underlying values need to be recognized and properly utilized for education policies and practices With a humanistic vision it would be possible for education to sustain and enhance the dignity capacity and welfare of the human beings in relation to nature
Global Citizenship Education in a Plural World
At the heart of a humanistic approach to education in a global interconnected and plural world is a concern to promote responsible citizenship The notion of global citizenship has recently entered the international education and development discourse initially as one of the priorities proposed by the UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative launched in 2012 and more recently as part of the post-2015 education agenda Even though the notion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) remains subject to diverse interpretations its adoption in international education discourse reflects a legitimate concern for the socializa-tion function of education Beyond the socio-economic function of education in international development GCED high-lights the relationship between education and social cultural and civic realities that are constantly changing
There is a wide spectrum of philo-sophical and pedagogical approaches to GCED from soft approaches based on moral considerations inspired by the notion of our common humanity to more critical ones based on human rights norms and the principle of social justice Along the spectrum between the two
approaches there are also intercultural approaches based on the principle of respect for cultural diversity and the value of pluralism
It is important to highlight that GCED is not only defined by the learning content and methods but also by the learning environment structure of school systems management structures as well as the nature of policy-making processes Indeed it is critical to examine how contentious policy issues are dealt with For instance how is consensus reached when deter-mining the language(s) of instruction or the way in which nationalregional history is portrayed or how religion will be dealt with in public education In a plural world GCED must go beyond teachinglearning methods and contents (pedago-gies) to include inclusive and participatory policy formulation
In pursuing our goal to ensure effective and relevant learning opportunities for all children youth and adults our collective efforts must not be confined to the targets set in the education agenda 2030 Our quest for sustainable human and social development requires collective endeavour greater dialogue and encouragement for a humanistic vision of education
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Global Citizenship Education for the 21st Century
By Hahn Choonghee (Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea)
Road to Post-2015
We AreGlobal Citizens
The World We Want
A Sustainable ampPeaceful Society
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIPEDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
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The attention the global commu-nity is placing on education is steadily growing as The Post- 2015 Development Summit to be
held this September quickly approaches Indeed many discussions on education are being held in New York City and Paris where the education hub UNESCO is located In addition initiatives led by the UN such as the Alliance of Civiliza-tions and Communities of Democracy are increasingly acknowledging how education promotes tolerance and mutual understanding and plays an important role in increasing global peace and secu-rity Similarly the 2015 World Economic Forum in Davos discussed issues such as geopolitical conflict terrorism inequal-ities development and climate change under the overarching theme lsquoThe New Global Contextrsquo This trend demon-strates how the current international environment regards Global Citizenship Education (GCED) as not only relevant but necessary
Among many educational agendas GCED receives attention in particular for its value-oriented characteristics The concept of GCED had been formulated for a long period of time its importance was recently highlighted with the UN secretary-generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) launched in 2012 GEFI specified GCED as one of its three pillars which also included universal access to education and increasing the quality of education While the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) focused on substantial targets such as the eradication of poverty the current development debates place weight on value-related targets as seen in the key principles lsquoThe Future We Wantrsquo lsquoLeave No One Behindrsquo and lsquoDignity for Allrsquo Within this context the report of the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in July 2014 included GCED as one of the targets under the education goal
Framing Paradigm
There are various ways to define the scope of GCED but they all commonly outline how GCED highlights universal values and core responsibilities of the global
community such as human rights gender equality cultural diversity tolerance and environmental sustainability GCED is a framing paradigm which encapsulates how education can develop the knowl-edge skills values and attitudes learners need in order to build a world that is more just peaceful inclusive and sustainable
lsquoJustrsquo represents lsquolearning to bersquo and seeks universal values of human beings such as dignity human rights and non-discrimination lsquoPeacefulrsquo represents lsquolearning to live togetherrsquo and aims for global citizenship that is sensible to tolerance mutual respect and under-standing and cultural diversity lsquoInclusiversquo represents a sense of empathy and shows the importance of sharing caring and serving the most marginalized and
isolated groups lsquoSustainablersquo represents the desire to lsquolearn to understand the common destiny on the planet earthrsquo and build a sustainable environment which is mindful of climate change and Mother Earth
Given the compelling necessity to tackle critical global challenges such as prevalent trends of intolerance and violent extremism global citizenship is being more widely recognized as part of a new paradigm that upholds universal values and rethinks the role of education in the 21st century Other goals that also require our attention are those which have significant social and sustainable meaning gender equality (Goal 5) inequality (Goal 10) human settlements (Goal 11) climate change (Goal 13) and peace and justice
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(Goal 16) GCED can embrace these interrelated goals signifying that the role and purpose of education is dramatically expanding In fact education should be positioned at the centre of the stage and mainstreamed into the discourse of the larger global development agenda
Positive Synergies
GCED also pursues the values that the UN emphasises The Secretary-Generalrsquos Synthesis Report in December 2014 The Road to Dignity by 2030 suggested six essential principlesmdashdignity people prosperity planet justice and partnership mdashwhich all resonate with the aspects of GCED This clearly shows how GCED is directly related to the objective of the
post-2015 development agenda which is people-centred planet-sensitive and transformative
During a meeting on the post-2015 Development Agenda in January 2015 an Information Meeting of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and a Seminar on GCED in March 2015 the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Member States to develop global citizenship acknowledging the positive effects of GCED For example GCED tackles intolerance and extremism through the promotion of mutual under-standing Director-General Irina Bokova of UNESCO also addressed at a UN conference in New York City in January 2015 the importance of GCED and cultural literacy in countering intolerance
and violent extremism It is necessary to increase positive
synergies between education-related initiatives including the GEFI and the UN Academic Impact (UNAI) the UN Alli-ance of Civilizations and the Community of Democracies UNAI is a global network of higher education institutions initiated by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2010 which encourages global citizenship as one of its ten principles
Overcoming Challenges
Despite such progress in promoting GCED various challenges remain First relevant global initiatives and institutions need to increase efforts to mainstream the concept of GCED in the education field More specified research is needed to make a prototype curriculum From the early development of the curriculum it is critical to embed GCED deeply at national and international levels
Furthermore the curriculum has to be appropriately contextualized when applied to each country An approach to seek maximum not minimum common denominators is necessary Also universal values like human dignity and democracy should not be compromised In devel-oping the curricula active participation of all stakeholders including the public and private sectors civil society NGOs and youth should be encouraged particularly given the interdisciplinary nature of this issue
Moreover the curriculum should be creative and composed of diverse contents including interactive discussions and critical thinking among peer or intergen-erational groups intercultural commu-nications that collaborate with social networking services and classroom lectures and field trips Formal non-formal and informal education systems should also be considered with regard to the youth who are out of school
Secondly the role of actors and stake-holders need to be expanded Commu-nication participation and partnership are imperative in nurturing necessary discussion In addition to the participation of governmental agencies inter-govern-mental organs and the private sector the inclusion of educational institutions and
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NGOs is critical to strengthening global citizenship More active youth engagement of GEFIrsquos lsquoYouth Advocacy Grouprsquo (YAG) and UNAIrsquos lsquoAction by Student to Promote Innovation and Reform through Educa-tionrsquo (ASPIRE) is also important as the future generation should not only be recip-ients of change but also implementers
Thirdly implementation and consis-tent monitoring of the targets are essential for the success of the SDGs Educational initiatives can also play a critical role in promoting field implementation of the new development goals and adequately assessing results to contribute to an im-proved education system We also have to demonstrate that GCED is not just as-sembling existing education fields such as peace education human rights education democracy education ethics education and civic education Rather it is a new par-adigm shift for sustainable development that takes into account changes such as increasing interconnectedness and interde-pendence to address unprecedented global challenges
Constructive Implementation
All stakeholders from governmental policy makers to learners should be actively engaged in discussions in order
to overcome these challenges Through the participation of all sectors GCED will be realised into a constructive education system which can substantially change the global community In this process the Republic of Korea an exemplary open and inclusive country will be able to play a leading role in advancing GCED such as developing curricula and pedagogical approaches
In conclusion the educational com-munity now faces a rare opportunity to find fundamental and long-term solutions to global challenges including intolerance terrorism and violent extremism GCED could embrace all three pillars of the UN peace and security development and hu-man rights Clear and updated reasons on the importance of GCED should be con-tinuously disseminated to all stakeholders particularly to the UN Headquarters
It is now time to demonstrate and educate global citizenship that would foster human dignity tolerance and mutual respect and understanding which are important as we unwittingly voyage through the unpredictable 21st century GCED could change people communi-ties nations and the world if it is well embedded in the global education system and in the mindset of people
Given the compelling necessity to tackle
critical global challenges global
citizenship is being more widely
recognized as part of a new paradigm that
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the role of education in the 21st century
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Young People Are Ready to Lead
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE READY TO LEAD
The Education We Want By Jamira Burley
(Youth Advocacy Group UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative) jamiraburleygmailcom
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Over the last two and a half years Irsquove had the pleasure and honour of working alongside 17 amazing young
people who were appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to the Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) Youth Advocacy Group (YAG) Our goals have been centred on GEFIrsquos three main priorities putting every child in school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship Through this opportunity we have been able to connect with both adult and youth leaders all over the world If there is one thing that remains constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived implemented monitored or reviewed without the
authentic engagement of young people While this generation is internet
savvy socially conscious and world-changing everywhere you look young people are struggling with the political social and economic constraints left by our predecessors As a result of those constraints the world is faced with nearly 58 million primary school age children out of school Furthermore there are 250 million children and young people who are in school but are not learning With the expiration date for the Millennium Development Goals right around the corner young people everywhere are calling on world leaders governments civil society and the global communities for change In order to prevent the largest
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generation of young people in human history from eventually being exposed to massive unemployment poor health and potential civil unrest there are necessary things that must be done
Active Role of Youth
The fact that everyday a child is poten-tially turned away or pushed out of school should motivate us to act in a way that allows all stakeholders especially young people to play an active role Too often young people are left out of the deci-sion-making process of the educational agenda even though they are closest to the issue and have the most at stake
During the time Irsquove worked on this issue I have met young people who are urgently and desperately fighting for their place at the table mostly because they know that not doing so will potentially have adverse impacts on their hope for a positive and rewarding future The creation of the YAG enabled young people from all walks of life cultures religions and gender to work in
collaboration for the youth whose voices had been silenced and forgotten
The YAG is but one example there are young people everywhere who want to get engaged in this issue and have their voices heard This is why the YAG in partner- ship with Plan International and A World at School created The Education We Want Youth Advocacy Toolkit last year The toolkit has one goal to empower young people to be able to advocate for change so that all members of the younger generation can have access to quality education
To create change we need all hands on deck As the new education agenda is being developed young people need to take up an active role This is why we have been taking steps to make sure every child is ready to fight for the education they want and deserve
To date we have hosted over 30 edu-cational training programmes worldwide and have trained thousands of young people This is because we believe that if given the chance young people will not only be ready to work but also lead the change
If there is one thing that remains
constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived
implemented monitored or
reviewed without the authentic
engagement of young people
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INTERVIEW
EDUCATION BEYOND 2015An Interview with Young-gon Kim(Secretary-General of the WEF 2015 Host Committee Secretariat of theMinistry of Education of the Republic of Korea)
In April 2000 the global education community came together at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal and reaffirmed the vision of the World Declaration on EFA adopted ten years earlier in Jomtien Thailand The Dakar Framework for Action lsquoEFA Meeting our Collective Commitmentrsquo included six comprehensive EFA goals
A few months later eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established at the UN Featured among the MDGs were a goal on universal access to primary education (MDG 2) and a goal on gender equality and womenrsquos empowerment (MDG 3) which targeted gender parity in education
Over the past 15 years these internationally agreed goals have catalyzed global action prompting unprece-dented progress in the expansion of educational opportunities
The WEF primarily aims to adopt the new post-2015 education agenda of the next 15 years The agenda consists of the following assessing the progress of the Dakar Framework for Action adopted in Dakar Senegal in 2000 reviewing the EFA movementrsquos progress in the last 15 years and adopting the post-2015 education agenda with a realistic action plan
The Forum will be held from 19 to 22 May 2015 at Songdo Convensia in Incheon Metropolitan City Republic of Korea Organized by UNESCO this Forum is also co-convened by UNICEF UNDP UNFPA UN Women UNHCR and the World Bank and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Education) It is expected to gather approximately 1500 participants from 195 UNESCO Member States UN and other international agencies and civil society organizations
Q1 Could you provide us with an overview of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015
Q2 Could you tell us about the history of the WEF
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EFA Goal Launched (World Conference on EFA 1990 Jomtien)
In 1990 the World Conference on EFA was held in Jomtien Thailand Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on EFA and initiated the EFA movement making a historic commitment to meet the basic learning needs of all by univer-salizing primary education and reducing illiteracy rates The Framework for Action to Meet the Basic Learning Needs defined targets and strategies to be met by the year 2000 including early childhood and primary education literacy and vocational education
EFA Targets Revised (World Education Forum 2000 Dakar)
Ten years later in 2000 the international community met again at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal The participants evaluated the EFA progress and agreed on the Dakar Framework for Action The action plan covered aspects of education from early learning to adult literacy and identified six key measurable goals to meet the learning needs of all children youth and adults The interna-tional community reaffirmed its commitment to achieve universal education by 2015 along with the MDGs
Towards a New Educational Agenda (World Education Forum 2015 Incheon)
Based on the EFA progress made over the past quarter century the World Education Forum in Korea Incheon will put forward the post-2015 develop-ment agenda Through critical evaluation of previous shortfalls and comprehensive reflection of the current global community the new educational agenda will be shaped to promote education with a lifelong and sector-wide perspective The emphasis of equitable and quality education will be expanded with emerging agenda such as Global Citi-zenship Education in an effort to bring equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning to all
Education Beyond 2015
UNESCO EFA
2000 NewYork
UN General Assembly
2015 NewYork
UN General Assembly
Millennium Development Goals
UN Development Goals
Post-2015
1990 Jomtien
World Education Conference
2000 Dakar
World Education Forum
2015 Incheon
World Education Forum
Jomtien Declaration Dakar Framework for Action Post-2015 Agenda
Road to WEF 2015
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Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable Education for All goals
1 Pre-primary education 2 Primary education 3 Lower secondary education 4 Adult literacy 5 Gender parity 6 Quality of education
Many countries will not reach the Education for All goals by 2015
very far from targetfar from targetclose to targetreached target
Goal 1
Pre-primary education
Goal 2
Primary education
Goal 5
Primary education gender parity
Goal 3
Lower secondary education
Goal 6
Lower secondary education gender parity
Goal 4
Adult Literacy
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Q3 What will be mainly discussed during the WEF 2015
The WEF 2015 will take stock of the achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the Dakar Framework for Action and mainly discuss the education-related MDGs during the Forum
Although progress has been made in the last 15 years the Global Monitoring Report 2015 shows that around half of the world countries failed to ensure EFA and that only a third of the countries have achieved all of the education goal measurable targets
Source EFA Global Monitoring Report 2015Education for All 2000-2015 Achievements and Challenges
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Education Beyond 2015
Right to Education
Equity InclusionQuality
EducationLifelong Learning
Ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030
Equitable access and learning particularly for girls and women must stand at the heart of the post-2015 agenda to unleash the full potential of all people
An inclusive education not only responds and adapts to each learnerrsquos needs but is relevant to their society and respectful of culture mdasha two-way digni-fied process
Good quality education provided by trained and supported teachers is the right of all children youth and adults not the privilege of the few
Every person at every stage of their life should have life-long learning oppor-tunities to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to their societies
5 key themes
In line with the overarching goal for education lsquoEquitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for Allrsquo the WEF 2015 will adopt the Incheon Declaration and Incheon Framework for Action which will show the direction and strategic plan of global education for the next 15 years In order to ensure more progress in the future the WEF will deal with the following five key themes It is important that the agreed goals and targets are then followed through and adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015
Q4 Could you introduce side events of the WEF 2015
Mr Young-gon Kim is currently the Secretary-General of the World Education Forum Host Committee Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea Prior to this Mr Kim served as Director-General of the Office of Planning and Coordination at Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education He also served as Director of the University System Advancement Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and as Director of Planning Division in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
middotExhibitions on EFA and on the Republic of Korearsquos education system presented by UNESCO and the host government middotAn outdoor booth display open to the public set up during the WEF 2015 for participants to present initiatives
and publications related to the post-2015 education agendamiddotThe NGO Forum convened by UNESCOrsquos CCNGOEFA a global network of around 300 NGOs on EFAmiddotPre-conference side events open to the public organized by Korean education institutions offering a wide
array of issues and policies closely relevant to the forum agenda such as global citizenship education education quality character education and education for gender equality
There are numerous side events being organized for the forum made up of the following
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
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The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
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The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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SPECIAL REPORT
[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
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BEST PRACTICES
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
The River Road Flats
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
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problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
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PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
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Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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UNDERSTANDING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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A woman hanging her wish note on a tree
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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repetitive unskilful tasks and grows up into an adult without any value-addition
Look also at the painful paradox of simultaneously having 168 million child labourers and around 200 million jobless adults worldwide These adults are the very parents of child labourers It would not be an exaggeration to say that child labour is the biggest scandal of our time
There are no prizes for guessing that children are preferred over adults as labourers Docile and vulnerable children cannot unionize do not demand minimum wages work for endless hours as slaves and at times become easy victims of sexual exploitation at the hands of their employers Today child labourers can be found from farms to mines factories to homes Child labour is as much an issue in developed countries as it is in developing countries
Virtuous Weapons Against Child Labour
The battle against child labour can only be won with the virtuous weapons of six Ersquos education employability entrepreneur-ship efficiency equity and ethics
I cannot emphasize enough the im-portance of the first weapon education which gives meaning and direction to life Education is a perfect antidote for child labour Children at school form the very foundation of a sustainable and prosperous society
It has been proved beyond a reason-able doubt that a single year of primary school increases the wages earned later in life by 5-15 per cent for boys and even more for girls For each additional year of secondary school an individualrsquos wage
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increases by 15-25 per cent Furthermore no country has ever achieved rapid and continuous economic growth without first having literate adults forming at least 40 percent of its adult population
The second weapon employability is no less important and should be seen as a logical culmination of the global educa-tion system and the eclectic balance of vocational and life skills Unemployment on the other hand fuels intolerance and economic instability that can render the youth helpless
Thirdly entrepreneurship is at the helm of job creation for adults and is an important element for establishing a decent work agenda Entrepreneurship in fact is the prime mover of the global economy
As an electrical engineer I draw a clear proportionate relationship between mini-mizing transmission loss and increasing efficiency Governments around the world must be efficient at creating child friendly policies and ensuring effective implemen-tation Governments must give due respect to trade union movements so that rights to collective bargaining and freedom of association are not jeopardised One must not forget that if adults are unemployed or not granted fundamental rights at work their children will more likely to be sent to work
Corporations will have to carry out innovative and efficient solutions to ensure that there are no child human labour rights violations in their line of work The civil society will also have to extend support to governments and corporations to collectively make an effort to uphold the best interest of all childrenEquity and egalitarianism are the fulcrum of a just peaceful and humane society Every global citizenrsquos right must be upheld as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights It is the responsibility of each and every stakeholder to work towards infusing equity into society
Last but not the least ethics is the fluid that polishes and sharpens all the five virtuous weapons I have mentioned above One cannot run away or hide from onersquos soul Transparent accountable and responsible behaviour from governments corporations civil society and global citi-zens can make this world a much better and safer place for all children
It is completely up to us as to how we use these six weapons for the betterment of our children I am absolutely sure that if they are used prudently with hearts brimming with love for children a child friendly world will be within our reach After all every child deserves it
Every Child Deserves a Child-Friendly World
It would not be an exaggeration to say that child labour is the biggest scandal
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Emergence of Global Citizenship Education in the Post-2015 Education Agenda
The search for Global Citizenship Education (GCED) is a natural outgrowth of global discourses promoted by the UN systems in
the last two decades including the UN International Decade for a Culture of Peace (2001-2010) and the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014)
GCED dovetails nicely with the search for a culture of peace and sustainable development education but is not seen as an alternative to national citizenship Rather it adds value to national citizen-ship reinforcing the robustness of repre-sentative and participatory democracies worldwide and seeking to guarantee the social democratic pact on the rights of persons
There are already several categories of global citizens operating in the global system For instance cosmopolitan poli-ticians and supporters of supranational government and regional governance elite business class and corporations working on global business activities transnational activists involved in grass-roots organisations for human rights and democracy and individuals committed to global economic and ecological sustainability
GCED is a narrative marked by an understanding of global ties It is also a commitment to the collective good at all levelsmdashlocal community regional state national and global In this article I emphasize possible contributions of GCED to the post-2015 agenda including planetarization as an alternative globalisa-tion eco-pedagogy as a tool to transform educational systems and social justice education built on global citizenship
Alternative Globalisation Planetarization
With Paulo Freire and other Latin Amer-ican colleagues I created the first Paulo Freire Institute in Satildeo Paulo Brazil in 1991 Since then many more institutes have developed around the globe In these institutes we have proposed an alterna-tive globalisation that we call planetar-ization Those who oppose the multiple globalisation processes in which we are all immersed in do not recognize that
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globalisationsrsquo processes are here to stay Freire described himself as a pilgrim
of the obvious and as a connecting child Both apply pari passu to GCED It is obvious that the multiple processes of globalisation cannot be reversed hence it is imperative to aim for an alternative globalisation Similarly the crucial component of globalisation is the concept of a network society meaning enhanced connectivity We have grown in our ability to connect with people worldwide and this should be considered advantageous for planetarization it expands possibilities for relational politics and education In my work I have criticised the dominant form of globalisation neoliberalism Two key elements of neoliberalism are the aim to confront the regulatory role of demo-cratic states (deregulation is its motto) and to promote the privatisation of public services
Confronting neoliberalism we need to promote a planetarization that respects and dignifies women and men and is based
on an ethics of work communication and solidarity Indeed planetarization needs to be based on an ethics of production that is respectful of the planetrsquos resources and not based on greed Planetarization for lack of a better word is a utopian category It is a new paradigm to protect the Earth which is a living organism in constant evolution To achieve planetarization we need to find ways for all of us to organise around a single community and share our home
Decades ago the Argentine anthro-pologist Rodolfo Kush reminded a group of students in Argentina that in the indig-enous Quechan language the words for men and women mean lsquoearth that walkrsquo I cannot imagine a better definition of our shared humanity with the planet
Paradigm of SustainabilityEco-pedagogy
Brazilian philosopher Moacir Gadotti rightly argued that classic develop-mental paradigms were based on an
I wonder how many times the readers
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anthropocentric predatory industrialist vision and based on an ethics of possessive individualism Eco-pedagogy is the answer projected by governmental institutions UN networks some governments and social movements working for a paradigm of sustainability Global citizenship seeks to preserve the environment by cleaning the air water forests and oceans which are the lungs of the planet that we depend on for sustainability and health How can we protect the resources of the planet particularly the non-renewable resources and preserve the Greek notion of Gaia a community of communities
The importance of eco-pedagogy should be transmitted to our children youth and elders through formal and informal education schools mass media and even at our family dinners I wonder how many times the readers of this article have caressed a plant enjoyed the fluttering flights of a butterfly in a garden observed with surprise a blooming flower How many times have the readers of this article planted a tree or grown an organic garden in their backyard or in a sunny window of their apartments We have a long way to go to preserve the planet and eco-pedagogy can be an option
Education for Social Justice
Social justice education is a beacon of light in a world besieged with growing inequal-ities and inequities such as imperialistic national religious and tribal confronta-tions Teachers and administrators have asked what an education for social justice is
Social justice education is first and foremost an exploration analysis and critique of inequalities between and within people and communities world-wide Secondly with resources available to individuals and communities social justice education criticizes possessive individualism which claims that talents are the sole product of individual endow-ments By that logics individuals owe nothing to society for their talents and wealth From this perspective solidarity is a responsibility of individual philanthropy or charity not organised governance seeking the public good Social justice education turns this viewpoint around Thirdly social justice education promotes a critique of models of development which are anthropocentric androcentric and logo-centric ignoring the importance of feelings bodies and sensorial activities
Global CitizenshipEducation
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It criticises developmental models based on greed Finally an education for social justice confronts the commodification of education insisting that we educate to build citizenship rather than simply for consumer satisfaction Our students are not consumers of a product that we sell in academia schools and universities Our students like us their teachers are citizens with rights and responsibilities learning how to become better citizens If students were merely consumers they would have all sorts of rights and only one responsibilitymdashto consume We profes-sors would be simply entrepreneurs not educators
Formulating a Narrative
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched the 2012 Global Education First Initiative stating lsquowhen we put education first we can reduce poverty and hunger end wasted potentialmdashand look forward to stronger and better societies for allrsquo
There are three pillars in this initiative putting every child into school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship
In this article I have defended some of the dimensions of GCED that dovetail with the struggle for a better world defending peace as humanityrsquos intangible treasure promoting eco-pedagogy to protect the planet and pursuing social justice education as a way to confront growing inequalities
We should tell the children and youth of the Earth that we cannot have global citizenship unless we formulate a narra-tive including a global democratic and multicultural citizenship as a democratic political philosophy of governance This citizenship should be based on respect for GCED values such as human rights world peace social justice education understanding of migration and diversity and democracy
We should ensure that our youth and children understand how our resources and our lives are finite and why we should
avoid war and violence at all costs As the old Greek saying teaches us at times of peace the children bury their parents while at times of war parents bury their children
We should tell our children that we cannot have global citizenship unless it is a planetarian citizenship based on plan-etarian identity This planet is our only home and we should protect it through resource and environmental preservation We should tell our children that although these goals are not easy to achieve they are vital
We should educate our children youth and adults not only multiple liter-acies original analysis and thinking and science and technology but also ethics values and moralitymdashthese are necessary conditions for human empowerment and liberation We must link education and global citizenship to protect a healthy fair productive and beautiful planet and human life
There must be a vision towards GCED or the people and the planet will perish
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Ancient Wisdom in Asian Traditional Houses
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By Sobhi Tawil (Senior Programme Specialist Education Research and Foresight
UNESCO Headquarters)stawilunescoorg
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The global discussion on the future of education at this particular historical juncture is essentially shaped by international develop-
ment frameworks Recently there have been multiple consultations and debates in an effort to formulate an international sustainable development agenda that will go beyond the 2015 deadline set by the Millennium Development Framework
As part of the main process shaping the new international agenda the Open Working Group proposed a set of Sustain-able Development Goals (SDGs) in 2014 The SDGs reflects its initial source of inspi-ration the Muscat Agreement and includs specific targets on an education-based goal
Based on the need for clearly-defined targets and robust indicators to monitor educational progress at the global level the scope of the education agenda for 2030 will be defined based on the UN Summit in New York in September 2015 However the international education agenda cannot be expected to capture all of our concerns regarding the future of education develop-ment The global education agenda 2030 as important as it is remains confined to the format of goals and targets As such it cannot reflect some of the broader purposes of education in todayrsquos changing
worldmdashpurposes which cannot be easily quantified and monitored
Rethinking the Purpose of Education
Beyond simply a framework of goals targets and indicators it is essential to rethink the purpose of education and our approach to learning in a world of increasing complexity and contradiction
We are living in a world in which economic growth and the creation of wealth are accompanied with rising vulnerability inequality and exclusion Moreover unsustainable patterns of economic production and consumption bring about global warming environ-mental degradation and an upsurge in natural disasters
We live in a world in which human rights frameworks have been strength-ened yet effective implementation and protection of those values remain a chal-lenge While progress in digital technolo-gies has led to greater interconnectedness and enabled new avenues for exchange cooperation and solidarity we also witness the proliferation of intolerance and identity-based conflict
These changes signal the emergence
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of a new global context for learning that has pressing implications for education In this context rethinking the purpose of education and our approaches to learning has never been more imperative
Integrating Multiple Dimensions of Education
We must reaffirm a humanistic approach to education This is crucial if we want to go beyond the strictly instrumental socio-economic vision that characterises much of international education development discourse today All too often develop-ment approaches to education become framed in the language of investment in human capital rates of return and skills for employability
On the other hand what does a humanistic vision of education and development imply A humanistic approach is not about sterile opposition to the instrumental development approach to education Rather a humanistic approach implies an integrated approach to education that gives equal importance to the economic social cultural and civic dimensions of learning This can be found also in the four pillars of learning to know to do to be and to live together
Unfortunately the pillars of learning to be and to live together have largely been neglected in international educa-tion development discourse and practice Moreover these pillars of social and civic learning are arguably under threat in todayrsquos world A humanistic and inte-grated approach to education therefore should pay equal attention to all dimen-sions of education including the ways they are related to the process of socialisa-tion and the formation of values
Reaffirming Core Ethical Principles
A humanistic approach to education should be based on a set of universal ethical principles such as respect for life and human dignity equal rights and social justice and respect for cultural diversity It should also take into account a sense of shared responsibility and a commitment to international solidaritymdashall of which are fundamental aspects of our common
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humanity It is an approach which articulates a
central concern for sustainable human and social developmentmdashunderstood here as the responsible action of individuals and societies towards a better future for all at local andor global levels
A humanistic approach is one in which social justice and environmental s tewardship guide socioeconomic development It is based on the concern for equity and inclusion in educational policy and practice that is an education that does not exclude and marginalize It further implies reaffirmation of the foun-dational role that teachers and educators play at all levels of the development of individuals and collective capacity
Finally a humanistic approach to learning recognises the diversity of cultures knowledge systems worldviews and conceptions of human wellbeing Alternative knowledge systems which emphasize universal principles and their underlying values need to be recognized and properly utilized for education policies and practices With a humanistic vision it would be possible for education to sustain and enhance the dignity capacity and welfare of the human beings in relation to nature
Global Citizenship Education in a Plural World
At the heart of a humanistic approach to education in a global interconnected and plural world is a concern to promote responsible citizenship The notion of global citizenship has recently entered the international education and development discourse initially as one of the priorities proposed by the UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative launched in 2012 and more recently as part of the post-2015 education agenda Even though the notion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) remains subject to diverse interpretations its adoption in international education discourse reflects a legitimate concern for the socializa-tion function of education Beyond the socio-economic function of education in international development GCED high-lights the relationship between education and social cultural and civic realities that are constantly changing
There is a wide spectrum of philo-sophical and pedagogical approaches to GCED from soft approaches based on moral considerations inspired by the notion of our common humanity to more critical ones based on human rights norms and the principle of social justice Along the spectrum between the two
approaches there are also intercultural approaches based on the principle of respect for cultural diversity and the value of pluralism
It is important to highlight that GCED is not only defined by the learning content and methods but also by the learning environment structure of school systems management structures as well as the nature of policy-making processes Indeed it is critical to examine how contentious policy issues are dealt with For instance how is consensus reached when deter-mining the language(s) of instruction or the way in which nationalregional history is portrayed or how religion will be dealt with in public education In a plural world GCED must go beyond teachinglearning methods and contents (pedago-gies) to include inclusive and participatory policy formulation
In pursuing our goal to ensure effective and relevant learning opportunities for all children youth and adults our collective efforts must not be confined to the targets set in the education agenda 2030 Our quest for sustainable human and social development requires collective endeavour greater dialogue and encouragement for a humanistic vision of education
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Global Citizenship Education for the 21st Century
By Hahn Choonghee (Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea)
Road to Post-2015
We AreGlobal Citizens
The World We Want
A Sustainable ampPeaceful Society
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIPEDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
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The attention the global commu-nity is placing on education is steadily growing as The Post- 2015 Development Summit to be
held this September quickly approaches Indeed many discussions on education are being held in New York City and Paris where the education hub UNESCO is located In addition initiatives led by the UN such as the Alliance of Civiliza-tions and Communities of Democracy are increasingly acknowledging how education promotes tolerance and mutual understanding and plays an important role in increasing global peace and secu-rity Similarly the 2015 World Economic Forum in Davos discussed issues such as geopolitical conflict terrorism inequal-ities development and climate change under the overarching theme lsquoThe New Global Contextrsquo This trend demon-strates how the current international environment regards Global Citizenship Education (GCED) as not only relevant but necessary
Among many educational agendas GCED receives attention in particular for its value-oriented characteristics The concept of GCED had been formulated for a long period of time its importance was recently highlighted with the UN secretary-generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) launched in 2012 GEFI specified GCED as one of its three pillars which also included universal access to education and increasing the quality of education While the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) focused on substantial targets such as the eradication of poverty the current development debates place weight on value-related targets as seen in the key principles lsquoThe Future We Wantrsquo lsquoLeave No One Behindrsquo and lsquoDignity for Allrsquo Within this context the report of the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in July 2014 included GCED as one of the targets under the education goal
Framing Paradigm
There are various ways to define the scope of GCED but they all commonly outline how GCED highlights universal values and core responsibilities of the global
community such as human rights gender equality cultural diversity tolerance and environmental sustainability GCED is a framing paradigm which encapsulates how education can develop the knowl-edge skills values and attitudes learners need in order to build a world that is more just peaceful inclusive and sustainable
lsquoJustrsquo represents lsquolearning to bersquo and seeks universal values of human beings such as dignity human rights and non-discrimination lsquoPeacefulrsquo represents lsquolearning to live togetherrsquo and aims for global citizenship that is sensible to tolerance mutual respect and under-standing and cultural diversity lsquoInclusiversquo represents a sense of empathy and shows the importance of sharing caring and serving the most marginalized and
isolated groups lsquoSustainablersquo represents the desire to lsquolearn to understand the common destiny on the planet earthrsquo and build a sustainable environment which is mindful of climate change and Mother Earth
Given the compelling necessity to tackle critical global challenges such as prevalent trends of intolerance and violent extremism global citizenship is being more widely recognized as part of a new paradigm that upholds universal values and rethinks the role of education in the 21st century Other goals that also require our attention are those which have significant social and sustainable meaning gender equality (Goal 5) inequality (Goal 10) human settlements (Goal 11) climate change (Goal 13) and peace and justice
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(Goal 16) GCED can embrace these interrelated goals signifying that the role and purpose of education is dramatically expanding In fact education should be positioned at the centre of the stage and mainstreamed into the discourse of the larger global development agenda
Positive Synergies
GCED also pursues the values that the UN emphasises The Secretary-Generalrsquos Synthesis Report in December 2014 The Road to Dignity by 2030 suggested six essential principlesmdashdignity people prosperity planet justice and partnership mdashwhich all resonate with the aspects of GCED This clearly shows how GCED is directly related to the objective of the
post-2015 development agenda which is people-centred planet-sensitive and transformative
During a meeting on the post-2015 Development Agenda in January 2015 an Information Meeting of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and a Seminar on GCED in March 2015 the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Member States to develop global citizenship acknowledging the positive effects of GCED For example GCED tackles intolerance and extremism through the promotion of mutual under-standing Director-General Irina Bokova of UNESCO also addressed at a UN conference in New York City in January 2015 the importance of GCED and cultural literacy in countering intolerance
and violent extremism It is necessary to increase positive
synergies between education-related initiatives including the GEFI and the UN Academic Impact (UNAI) the UN Alli-ance of Civilizations and the Community of Democracies UNAI is a global network of higher education institutions initiated by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2010 which encourages global citizenship as one of its ten principles
Overcoming Challenges
Despite such progress in promoting GCED various challenges remain First relevant global initiatives and institutions need to increase efforts to mainstream the concept of GCED in the education field More specified research is needed to make a prototype curriculum From the early development of the curriculum it is critical to embed GCED deeply at national and international levels
Furthermore the curriculum has to be appropriately contextualized when applied to each country An approach to seek maximum not minimum common denominators is necessary Also universal values like human dignity and democracy should not be compromised In devel-oping the curricula active participation of all stakeholders including the public and private sectors civil society NGOs and youth should be encouraged particularly given the interdisciplinary nature of this issue
Moreover the curriculum should be creative and composed of diverse contents including interactive discussions and critical thinking among peer or intergen-erational groups intercultural commu-nications that collaborate with social networking services and classroom lectures and field trips Formal non-formal and informal education systems should also be considered with regard to the youth who are out of school
Secondly the role of actors and stake-holders need to be expanded Commu-nication participation and partnership are imperative in nurturing necessary discussion In addition to the participation of governmental agencies inter-govern-mental organs and the private sector the inclusion of educational institutions and
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NGOs is critical to strengthening global citizenship More active youth engagement of GEFIrsquos lsquoYouth Advocacy Grouprsquo (YAG) and UNAIrsquos lsquoAction by Student to Promote Innovation and Reform through Educa-tionrsquo (ASPIRE) is also important as the future generation should not only be recip-ients of change but also implementers
Thirdly implementation and consis-tent monitoring of the targets are essential for the success of the SDGs Educational initiatives can also play a critical role in promoting field implementation of the new development goals and adequately assessing results to contribute to an im-proved education system We also have to demonstrate that GCED is not just as-sembling existing education fields such as peace education human rights education democracy education ethics education and civic education Rather it is a new par-adigm shift for sustainable development that takes into account changes such as increasing interconnectedness and interde-pendence to address unprecedented global challenges
Constructive Implementation
All stakeholders from governmental policy makers to learners should be actively engaged in discussions in order
to overcome these challenges Through the participation of all sectors GCED will be realised into a constructive education system which can substantially change the global community In this process the Republic of Korea an exemplary open and inclusive country will be able to play a leading role in advancing GCED such as developing curricula and pedagogical approaches
In conclusion the educational com-munity now faces a rare opportunity to find fundamental and long-term solutions to global challenges including intolerance terrorism and violent extremism GCED could embrace all three pillars of the UN peace and security development and hu-man rights Clear and updated reasons on the importance of GCED should be con-tinuously disseminated to all stakeholders particularly to the UN Headquarters
It is now time to demonstrate and educate global citizenship that would foster human dignity tolerance and mutual respect and understanding which are important as we unwittingly voyage through the unpredictable 21st century GCED could change people communi-ties nations and the world if it is well embedded in the global education system and in the mindset of people
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Young People Are Ready to Lead
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE READY TO LEAD
The Education We Want By Jamira Burley
(Youth Advocacy Group UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative) jamiraburleygmailcom
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Over the last two and a half years Irsquove had the pleasure and honour of working alongside 17 amazing young
people who were appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to the Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) Youth Advocacy Group (YAG) Our goals have been centred on GEFIrsquos three main priorities putting every child in school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship Through this opportunity we have been able to connect with both adult and youth leaders all over the world If there is one thing that remains constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived implemented monitored or reviewed without the
authentic engagement of young people While this generation is internet
savvy socially conscious and world-changing everywhere you look young people are struggling with the political social and economic constraints left by our predecessors As a result of those constraints the world is faced with nearly 58 million primary school age children out of school Furthermore there are 250 million children and young people who are in school but are not learning With the expiration date for the Millennium Development Goals right around the corner young people everywhere are calling on world leaders governments civil society and the global communities for change In order to prevent the largest
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generation of young people in human history from eventually being exposed to massive unemployment poor health and potential civil unrest there are necessary things that must be done
Active Role of Youth
The fact that everyday a child is poten-tially turned away or pushed out of school should motivate us to act in a way that allows all stakeholders especially young people to play an active role Too often young people are left out of the deci-sion-making process of the educational agenda even though they are closest to the issue and have the most at stake
During the time Irsquove worked on this issue I have met young people who are urgently and desperately fighting for their place at the table mostly because they know that not doing so will potentially have adverse impacts on their hope for a positive and rewarding future The creation of the YAG enabled young people from all walks of life cultures religions and gender to work in
collaboration for the youth whose voices had been silenced and forgotten
The YAG is but one example there are young people everywhere who want to get engaged in this issue and have their voices heard This is why the YAG in partner- ship with Plan International and A World at School created The Education We Want Youth Advocacy Toolkit last year The toolkit has one goal to empower young people to be able to advocate for change so that all members of the younger generation can have access to quality education
To create change we need all hands on deck As the new education agenda is being developed young people need to take up an active role This is why we have been taking steps to make sure every child is ready to fight for the education they want and deserve
To date we have hosted over 30 edu-cational training programmes worldwide and have trained thousands of young people This is because we believe that if given the chance young people will not only be ready to work but also lead the change
If there is one thing that remains
constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived
implemented monitored or
reviewed without the authentic
engagement of young people
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INTERVIEW
EDUCATION BEYOND 2015An Interview with Young-gon Kim(Secretary-General of the WEF 2015 Host Committee Secretariat of theMinistry of Education of the Republic of Korea)
In April 2000 the global education community came together at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal and reaffirmed the vision of the World Declaration on EFA adopted ten years earlier in Jomtien Thailand The Dakar Framework for Action lsquoEFA Meeting our Collective Commitmentrsquo included six comprehensive EFA goals
A few months later eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established at the UN Featured among the MDGs were a goal on universal access to primary education (MDG 2) and a goal on gender equality and womenrsquos empowerment (MDG 3) which targeted gender parity in education
Over the past 15 years these internationally agreed goals have catalyzed global action prompting unprece-dented progress in the expansion of educational opportunities
The WEF primarily aims to adopt the new post-2015 education agenda of the next 15 years The agenda consists of the following assessing the progress of the Dakar Framework for Action adopted in Dakar Senegal in 2000 reviewing the EFA movementrsquos progress in the last 15 years and adopting the post-2015 education agenda with a realistic action plan
The Forum will be held from 19 to 22 May 2015 at Songdo Convensia in Incheon Metropolitan City Republic of Korea Organized by UNESCO this Forum is also co-convened by UNICEF UNDP UNFPA UN Women UNHCR and the World Bank and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Education) It is expected to gather approximately 1500 participants from 195 UNESCO Member States UN and other international agencies and civil society organizations
Q1 Could you provide us with an overview of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015
Q2 Could you tell us about the history of the WEF
27Spring 2015
EFA Goal Launched (World Conference on EFA 1990 Jomtien)
In 1990 the World Conference on EFA was held in Jomtien Thailand Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on EFA and initiated the EFA movement making a historic commitment to meet the basic learning needs of all by univer-salizing primary education and reducing illiteracy rates The Framework for Action to Meet the Basic Learning Needs defined targets and strategies to be met by the year 2000 including early childhood and primary education literacy and vocational education
EFA Targets Revised (World Education Forum 2000 Dakar)
Ten years later in 2000 the international community met again at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal The participants evaluated the EFA progress and agreed on the Dakar Framework for Action The action plan covered aspects of education from early learning to adult literacy and identified six key measurable goals to meet the learning needs of all children youth and adults The interna-tional community reaffirmed its commitment to achieve universal education by 2015 along with the MDGs
Towards a New Educational Agenda (World Education Forum 2015 Incheon)
Based on the EFA progress made over the past quarter century the World Education Forum in Korea Incheon will put forward the post-2015 develop-ment agenda Through critical evaluation of previous shortfalls and comprehensive reflection of the current global community the new educational agenda will be shaped to promote education with a lifelong and sector-wide perspective The emphasis of equitable and quality education will be expanded with emerging agenda such as Global Citi-zenship Education in an effort to bring equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning to all
Education Beyond 2015
UNESCO EFA
2000 NewYork
UN General Assembly
2015 NewYork
UN General Assembly
Millennium Development Goals
UN Development Goals
Post-2015
1990 Jomtien
World Education Conference
2000 Dakar
World Education Forum
2015 Incheon
World Education Forum
Jomtien Declaration Dakar Framework for Action Post-2015 Agenda
Road to WEF 2015
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Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable Education for All goals
1 Pre-primary education 2 Primary education 3 Lower secondary education 4 Adult literacy 5 Gender parity 6 Quality of education
Many countries will not reach the Education for All goals by 2015
very far from targetfar from targetclose to targetreached target
Goal 1
Pre-primary education
Goal 2
Primary education
Goal 5
Primary education gender parity
Goal 3
Lower secondary education
Goal 6
Lower secondary education gender parity
Goal 4
Adult Literacy
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47 45
8
29
9
52
10
10
10
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9
11
35
3223
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INTERVIEW
Q3 What will be mainly discussed during the WEF 2015
The WEF 2015 will take stock of the achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the Dakar Framework for Action and mainly discuss the education-related MDGs during the Forum
Although progress has been made in the last 15 years the Global Monitoring Report 2015 shows that around half of the world countries failed to ensure EFA and that only a third of the countries have achieved all of the education goal measurable targets
Source EFA Global Monitoring Report 2015Education for All 2000-2015 Achievements and Challenges
29
Education Beyond 2015
Right to Education
Equity InclusionQuality
EducationLifelong Learning
Ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030
Equitable access and learning particularly for girls and women must stand at the heart of the post-2015 agenda to unleash the full potential of all people
An inclusive education not only responds and adapts to each learnerrsquos needs but is relevant to their society and respectful of culture mdasha two-way digni-fied process
Good quality education provided by trained and supported teachers is the right of all children youth and adults not the privilege of the few
Every person at every stage of their life should have life-long learning oppor-tunities to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to their societies
5 key themes
In line with the overarching goal for education lsquoEquitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for Allrsquo the WEF 2015 will adopt the Incheon Declaration and Incheon Framework for Action which will show the direction and strategic plan of global education for the next 15 years In order to ensure more progress in the future the WEF will deal with the following five key themes It is important that the agreed goals and targets are then followed through and adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015
Q4 Could you introduce side events of the WEF 2015
Mr Young-gon Kim is currently the Secretary-General of the World Education Forum Host Committee Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea Prior to this Mr Kim served as Director-General of the Office of Planning and Coordination at Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education He also served as Director of the University System Advancement Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and as Director of Planning Division in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
middotExhibitions on EFA and on the Republic of Korearsquos education system presented by UNESCO and the host government middotAn outdoor booth display open to the public set up during the WEF 2015 for participants to present initiatives
and publications related to the post-2015 education agendamiddotThe NGO Forum convened by UNESCOrsquos CCNGOEFA a global network of around 300 NGOs on EFAmiddotPre-conference side events open to the public organized by Korean education institutions offering a wide
array of issues and policies closely relevant to the forum agenda such as global citizenship education education quality character education and education for gender equality
There are numerous side events being organized for the forum made up of the following
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
Spring 2015
The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
31Spring 2015
The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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SPECIAL REPORT
[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
Spring 2015
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BEST PRACTICES
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
The River Road Flats
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
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problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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Outreach event to community
Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to
be problem-solvers
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BEST PRACTICES
PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
Spring 2015 39
Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Pangaea has continued to eagerly
provide tangible and intangible
values to the world Pangea moves
forward with youth who can overturn
initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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UNDERSTANDING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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increases by 15-25 per cent Furthermore no country has ever achieved rapid and continuous economic growth without first having literate adults forming at least 40 percent of its adult population
The second weapon employability is no less important and should be seen as a logical culmination of the global educa-tion system and the eclectic balance of vocational and life skills Unemployment on the other hand fuels intolerance and economic instability that can render the youth helpless
Thirdly entrepreneurship is at the helm of job creation for adults and is an important element for establishing a decent work agenda Entrepreneurship in fact is the prime mover of the global economy
As an electrical engineer I draw a clear proportionate relationship between mini-mizing transmission loss and increasing efficiency Governments around the world must be efficient at creating child friendly policies and ensuring effective implemen-tation Governments must give due respect to trade union movements so that rights to collective bargaining and freedom of association are not jeopardised One must not forget that if adults are unemployed or not granted fundamental rights at work their children will more likely to be sent to work
Corporations will have to carry out innovative and efficient solutions to ensure that there are no child human labour rights violations in their line of work The civil society will also have to extend support to governments and corporations to collectively make an effort to uphold the best interest of all childrenEquity and egalitarianism are the fulcrum of a just peaceful and humane society Every global citizenrsquos right must be upheld as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights It is the responsibility of each and every stakeholder to work towards infusing equity into society
Last but not the least ethics is the fluid that polishes and sharpens all the five virtuous weapons I have mentioned above One cannot run away or hide from onersquos soul Transparent accountable and responsible behaviour from governments corporations civil society and global citi-zens can make this world a much better and safer place for all children
It is completely up to us as to how we use these six weapons for the betterment of our children I am absolutely sure that if they are used prudently with hearts brimming with love for children a child friendly world will be within our reach After all every child deserves it
Every Child Deserves a Child-Friendly World
It would not be an exaggeration to say that child labour is the biggest scandal
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EMERGENCE OF GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONin the Post-2015 Education Agenda
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Emergence of Global Citizenship Education in the Post-2015 Education Agenda
The search for Global Citizenship Education (GCED) is a natural outgrowth of global discourses promoted by the UN systems in
the last two decades including the UN International Decade for a Culture of Peace (2001-2010) and the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014)
GCED dovetails nicely with the search for a culture of peace and sustainable development education but is not seen as an alternative to national citizenship Rather it adds value to national citizen-ship reinforcing the robustness of repre-sentative and participatory democracies worldwide and seeking to guarantee the social democratic pact on the rights of persons
There are already several categories of global citizens operating in the global system For instance cosmopolitan poli-ticians and supporters of supranational government and regional governance elite business class and corporations working on global business activities transnational activists involved in grass-roots organisations for human rights and democracy and individuals committed to global economic and ecological sustainability
GCED is a narrative marked by an understanding of global ties It is also a commitment to the collective good at all levelsmdashlocal community regional state national and global In this article I emphasize possible contributions of GCED to the post-2015 agenda including planetarization as an alternative globalisa-tion eco-pedagogy as a tool to transform educational systems and social justice education built on global citizenship
Alternative Globalisation Planetarization
With Paulo Freire and other Latin Amer-ican colleagues I created the first Paulo Freire Institute in Satildeo Paulo Brazil in 1991 Since then many more institutes have developed around the globe In these institutes we have proposed an alterna-tive globalisation that we call planetar-ization Those who oppose the multiple globalisation processes in which we are all immersed in do not recognize that
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globalisationsrsquo processes are here to stay Freire described himself as a pilgrim
of the obvious and as a connecting child Both apply pari passu to GCED It is obvious that the multiple processes of globalisation cannot be reversed hence it is imperative to aim for an alternative globalisation Similarly the crucial component of globalisation is the concept of a network society meaning enhanced connectivity We have grown in our ability to connect with people worldwide and this should be considered advantageous for planetarization it expands possibilities for relational politics and education In my work I have criticised the dominant form of globalisation neoliberalism Two key elements of neoliberalism are the aim to confront the regulatory role of demo-cratic states (deregulation is its motto) and to promote the privatisation of public services
Confronting neoliberalism we need to promote a planetarization that respects and dignifies women and men and is based
on an ethics of work communication and solidarity Indeed planetarization needs to be based on an ethics of production that is respectful of the planetrsquos resources and not based on greed Planetarization for lack of a better word is a utopian category It is a new paradigm to protect the Earth which is a living organism in constant evolution To achieve planetarization we need to find ways for all of us to organise around a single community and share our home
Decades ago the Argentine anthro-pologist Rodolfo Kush reminded a group of students in Argentina that in the indig-enous Quechan language the words for men and women mean lsquoearth that walkrsquo I cannot imagine a better definition of our shared humanity with the planet
Paradigm of SustainabilityEco-pedagogy
Brazilian philosopher Moacir Gadotti rightly argued that classic develop-mental paradigms were based on an
I wonder how many times the readers
of this article have caressed a
plant enjoyed the fluttering flights of a butterfly in a garden
observed with surprise a blooming
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anthropocentric predatory industrialist vision and based on an ethics of possessive individualism Eco-pedagogy is the answer projected by governmental institutions UN networks some governments and social movements working for a paradigm of sustainability Global citizenship seeks to preserve the environment by cleaning the air water forests and oceans which are the lungs of the planet that we depend on for sustainability and health How can we protect the resources of the planet particularly the non-renewable resources and preserve the Greek notion of Gaia a community of communities
The importance of eco-pedagogy should be transmitted to our children youth and elders through formal and informal education schools mass media and even at our family dinners I wonder how many times the readers of this article have caressed a plant enjoyed the fluttering flights of a butterfly in a garden observed with surprise a blooming flower How many times have the readers of this article planted a tree or grown an organic garden in their backyard or in a sunny window of their apartments We have a long way to go to preserve the planet and eco-pedagogy can be an option
Education for Social Justice
Social justice education is a beacon of light in a world besieged with growing inequal-ities and inequities such as imperialistic national religious and tribal confronta-tions Teachers and administrators have asked what an education for social justice is
Social justice education is first and foremost an exploration analysis and critique of inequalities between and within people and communities world-wide Secondly with resources available to individuals and communities social justice education criticizes possessive individualism which claims that talents are the sole product of individual endow-ments By that logics individuals owe nothing to society for their talents and wealth From this perspective solidarity is a responsibility of individual philanthropy or charity not organised governance seeking the public good Social justice education turns this viewpoint around Thirdly social justice education promotes a critique of models of development which are anthropocentric androcentric and logo-centric ignoring the importance of feelings bodies and sensorial activities
Global CitizenshipEducation
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It criticises developmental models based on greed Finally an education for social justice confronts the commodification of education insisting that we educate to build citizenship rather than simply for consumer satisfaction Our students are not consumers of a product that we sell in academia schools and universities Our students like us their teachers are citizens with rights and responsibilities learning how to become better citizens If students were merely consumers they would have all sorts of rights and only one responsibilitymdashto consume We profes-sors would be simply entrepreneurs not educators
Formulating a Narrative
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched the 2012 Global Education First Initiative stating lsquowhen we put education first we can reduce poverty and hunger end wasted potentialmdashand look forward to stronger and better societies for allrsquo
There are three pillars in this initiative putting every child into school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship
In this article I have defended some of the dimensions of GCED that dovetail with the struggle for a better world defending peace as humanityrsquos intangible treasure promoting eco-pedagogy to protect the planet and pursuing social justice education as a way to confront growing inequalities
We should tell the children and youth of the Earth that we cannot have global citizenship unless we formulate a narra-tive including a global democratic and multicultural citizenship as a democratic political philosophy of governance This citizenship should be based on respect for GCED values such as human rights world peace social justice education understanding of migration and diversity and democracy
We should ensure that our youth and children understand how our resources and our lives are finite and why we should
avoid war and violence at all costs As the old Greek saying teaches us at times of peace the children bury their parents while at times of war parents bury their children
We should tell our children that we cannot have global citizenship unless it is a planetarian citizenship based on plan-etarian identity This planet is our only home and we should protect it through resource and environmental preservation We should tell our children that although these goals are not easy to achieve they are vital
We should educate our children youth and adults not only multiple liter-acies original analysis and thinking and science and technology but also ethics values and moralitymdashthese are necessary conditions for human empowerment and liberation We must link education and global citizenship to protect a healthy fair productive and beautiful planet and human life
There must be a vision towards GCED or the people and the planet will perish
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The global discussion on the future of education at this particular historical juncture is essentially shaped by international develop-
ment frameworks Recently there have been multiple consultations and debates in an effort to formulate an international sustainable development agenda that will go beyond the 2015 deadline set by the Millennium Development Framework
As part of the main process shaping the new international agenda the Open Working Group proposed a set of Sustain-able Development Goals (SDGs) in 2014 The SDGs reflects its initial source of inspi-ration the Muscat Agreement and includs specific targets on an education-based goal
Based on the need for clearly-defined targets and robust indicators to monitor educational progress at the global level the scope of the education agenda for 2030 will be defined based on the UN Summit in New York in September 2015 However the international education agenda cannot be expected to capture all of our concerns regarding the future of education develop-ment The global education agenda 2030 as important as it is remains confined to the format of goals and targets As such it cannot reflect some of the broader purposes of education in todayrsquos changing
worldmdashpurposes which cannot be easily quantified and monitored
Rethinking the Purpose of Education
Beyond simply a framework of goals targets and indicators it is essential to rethink the purpose of education and our approach to learning in a world of increasing complexity and contradiction
We are living in a world in which economic growth and the creation of wealth are accompanied with rising vulnerability inequality and exclusion Moreover unsustainable patterns of economic production and consumption bring about global warming environ-mental degradation and an upsurge in natural disasters
We live in a world in which human rights frameworks have been strength-ened yet effective implementation and protection of those values remain a chal-lenge While progress in digital technolo-gies has led to greater interconnectedness and enabled new avenues for exchange cooperation and solidarity we also witness the proliferation of intolerance and identity-based conflict
These changes signal the emergence
Our quest for sustainable
human and social development
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of a new global context for learning that has pressing implications for education In this context rethinking the purpose of education and our approaches to learning has never been more imperative
Integrating Multiple Dimensions of Education
We must reaffirm a humanistic approach to education This is crucial if we want to go beyond the strictly instrumental socio-economic vision that characterises much of international education development discourse today All too often develop-ment approaches to education become framed in the language of investment in human capital rates of return and skills for employability
On the other hand what does a humanistic vision of education and development imply A humanistic approach is not about sterile opposition to the instrumental development approach to education Rather a humanistic approach implies an integrated approach to education that gives equal importance to the economic social cultural and civic dimensions of learning This can be found also in the four pillars of learning to know to do to be and to live together
Unfortunately the pillars of learning to be and to live together have largely been neglected in international educa-tion development discourse and practice Moreover these pillars of social and civic learning are arguably under threat in todayrsquos world A humanistic and inte-grated approach to education therefore should pay equal attention to all dimen-sions of education including the ways they are related to the process of socialisa-tion and the formation of values
Reaffirming Core Ethical Principles
A humanistic approach to education should be based on a set of universal ethical principles such as respect for life and human dignity equal rights and social justice and respect for cultural diversity It should also take into account a sense of shared responsibility and a commitment to international solidaritymdashall of which are fundamental aspects of our common
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humanity It is an approach which articulates a
central concern for sustainable human and social developmentmdashunderstood here as the responsible action of individuals and societies towards a better future for all at local andor global levels
A humanistic approach is one in which social justice and environmental s tewardship guide socioeconomic development It is based on the concern for equity and inclusion in educational policy and practice that is an education that does not exclude and marginalize It further implies reaffirmation of the foun-dational role that teachers and educators play at all levels of the development of individuals and collective capacity
Finally a humanistic approach to learning recognises the diversity of cultures knowledge systems worldviews and conceptions of human wellbeing Alternative knowledge systems which emphasize universal principles and their underlying values need to be recognized and properly utilized for education policies and practices With a humanistic vision it would be possible for education to sustain and enhance the dignity capacity and welfare of the human beings in relation to nature
Global Citizenship Education in a Plural World
At the heart of a humanistic approach to education in a global interconnected and plural world is a concern to promote responsible citizenship The notion of global citizenship has recently entered the international education and development discourse initially as one of the priorities proposed by the UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative launched in 2012 and more recently as part of the post-2015 education agenda Even though the notion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) remains subject to diverse interpretations its adoption in international education discourse reflects a legitimate concern for the socializa-tion function of education Beyond the socio-economic function of education in international development GCED high-lights the relationship between education and social cultural and civic realities that are constantly changing
There is a wide spectrum of philo-sophical and pedagogical approaches to GCED from soft approaches based on moral considerations inspired by the notion of our common humanity to more critical ones based on human rights norms and the principle of social justice Along the spectrum between the two
approaches there are also intercultural approaches based on the principle of respect for cultural diversity and the value of pluralism
It is important to highlight that GCED is not only defined by the learning content and methods but also by the learning environment structure of school systems management structures as well as the nature of policy-making processes Indeed it is critical to examine how contentious policy issues are dealt with For instance how is consensus reached when deter-mining the language(s) of instruction or the way in which nationalregional history is portrayed or how religion will be dealt with in public education In a plural world GCED must go beyond teachinglearning methods and contents (pedago-gies) to include inclusive and participatory policy formulation
In pursuing our goal to ensure effective and relevant learning opportunities for all children youth and adults our collective efforts must not be confined to the targets set in the education agenda 2030 Our quest for sustainable human and social development requires collective endeavour greater dialogue and encouragement for a humanistic vision of education
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Global Citizenship Education for the 21st Century
By Hahn Choonghee (Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea)
Road to Post-2015
We AreGlobal Citizens
The World We Want
A Sustainable ampPeaceful Society
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIPEDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
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The attention the global commu-nity is placing on education is steadily growing as The Post- 2015 Development Summit to be
held this September quickly approaches Indeed many discussions on education are being held in New York City and Paris where the education hub UNESCO is located In addition initiatives led by the UN such as the Alliance of Civiliza-tions and Communities of Democracy are increasingly acknowledging how education promotes tolerance and mutual understanding and plays an important role in increasing global peace and secu-rity Similarly the 2015 World Economic Forum in Davos discussed issues such as geopolitical conflict terrorism inequal-ities development and climate change under the overarching theme lsquoThe New Global Contextrsquo This trend demon-strates how the current international environment regards Global Citizenship Education (GCED) as not only relevant but necessary
Among many educational agendas GCED receives attention in particular for its value-oriented characteristics The concept of GCED had been formulated for a long period of time its importance was recently highlighted with the UN secretary-generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) launched in 2012 GEFI specified GCED as one of its three pillars which also included universal access to education and increasing the quality of education While the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) focused on substantial targets such as the eradication of poverty the current development debates place weight on value-related targets as seen in the key principles lsquoThe Future We Wantrsquo lsquoLeave No One Behindrsquo and lsquoDignity for Allrsquo Within this context the report of the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in July 2014 included GCED as one of the targets under the education goal
Framing Paradigm
There are various ways to define the scope of GCED but they all commonly outline how GCED highlights universal values and core responsibilities of the global
community such as human rights gender equality cultural diversity tolerance and environmental sustainability GCED is a framing paradigm which encapsulates how education can develop the knowl-edge skills values and attitudes learners need in order to build a world that is more just peaceful inclusive and sustainable
lsquoJustrsquo represents lsquolearning to bersquo and seeks universal values of human beings such as dignity human rights and non-discrimination lsquoPeacefulrsquo represents lsquolearning to live togetherrsquo and aims for global citizenship that is sensible to tolerance mutual respect and under-standing and cultural diversity lsquoInclusiversquo represents a sense of empathy and shows the importance of sharing caring and serving the most marginalized and
isolated groups lsquoSustainablersquo represents the desire to lsquolearn to understand the common destiny on the planet earthrsquo and build a sustainable environment which is mindful of climate change and Mother Earth
Given the compelling necessity to tackle critical global challenges such as prevalent trends of intolerance and violent extremism global citizenship is being more widely recognized as part of a new paradigm that upholds universal values and rethinks the role of education in the 21st century Other goals that also require our attention are those which have significant social and sustainable meaning gender equality (Goal 5) inequality (Goal 10) human settlements (Goal 11) climate change (Goal 13) and peace and justice
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(Goal 16) GCED can embrace these interrelated goals signifying that the role and purpose of education is dramatically expanding In fact education should be positioned at the centre of the stage and mainstreamed into the discourse of the larger global development agenda
Positive Synergies
GCED also pursues the values that the UN emphasises The Secretary-Generalrsquos Synthesis Report in December 2014 The Road to Dignity by 2030 suggested six essential principlesmdashdignity people prosperity planet justice and partnership mdashwhich all resonate with the aspects of GCED This clearly shows how GCED is directly related to the objective of the
post-2015 development agenda which is people-centred planet-sensitive and transformative
During a meeting on the post-2015 Development Agenda in January 2015 an Information Meeting of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and a Seminar on GCED in March 2015 the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Member States to develop global citizenship acknowledging the positive effects of GCED For example GCED tackles intolerance and extremism through the promotion of mutual under-standing Director-General Irina Bokova of UNESCO also addressed at a UN conference in New York City in January 2015 the importance of GCED and cultural literacy in countering intolerance
and violent extremism It is necessary to increase positive
synergies between education-related initiatives including the GEFI and the UN Academic Impact (UNAI) the UN Alli-ance of Civilizations and the Community of Democracies UNAI is a global network of higher education institutions initiated by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2010 which encourages global citizenship as one of its ten principles
Overcoming Challenges
Despite such progress in promoting GCED various challenges remain First relevant global initiatives and institutions need to increase efforts to mainstream the concept of GCED in the education field More specified research is needed to make a prototype curriculum From the early development of the curriculum it is critical to embed GCED deeply at national and international levels
Furthermore the curriculum has to be appropriately contextualized when applied to each country An approach to seek maximum not minimum common denominators is necessary Also universal values like human dignity and democracy should not be compromised In devel-oping the curricula active participation of all stakeholders including the public and private sectors civil society NGOs and youth should be encouraged particularly given the interdisciplinary nature of this issue
Moreover the curriculum should be creative and composed of diverse contents including interactive discussions and critical thinking among peer or intergen-erational groups intercultural commu-nications that collaborate with social networking services and classroom lectures and field trips Formal non-formal and informal education systems should also be considered with regard to the youth who are out of school
Secondly the role of actors and stake-holders need to be expanded Commu-nication participation and partnership are imperative in nurturing necessary discussion In addition to the participation of governmental agencies inter-govern-mental organs and the private sector the inclusion of educational institutions and
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NGOs is critical to strengthening global citizenship More active youth engagement of GEFIrsquos lsquoYouth Advocacy Grouprsquo (YAG) and UNAIrsquos lsquoAction by Student to Promote Innovation and Reform through Educa-tionrsquo (ASPIRE) is also important as the future generation should not only be recip-ients of change but also implementers
Thirdly implementation and consis-tent monitoring of the targets are essential for the success of the SDGs Educational initiatives can also play a critical role in promoting field implementation of the new development goals and adequately assessing results to contribute to an im-proved education system We also have to demonstrate that GCED is not just as-sembling existing education fields such as peace education human rights education democracy education ethics education and civic education Rather it is a new par-adigm shift for sustainable development that takes into account changes such as increasing interconnectedness and interde-pendence to address unprecedented global challenges
Constructive Implementation
All stakeholders from governmental policy makers to learners should be actively engaged in discussions in order
to overcome these challenges Through the participation of all sectors GCED will be realised into a constructive education system which can substantially change the global community In this process the Republic of Korea an exemplary open and inclusive country will be able to play a leading role in advancing GCED such as developing curricula and pedagogical approaches
In conclusion the educational com-munity now faces a rare opportunity to find fundamental and long-term solutions to global challenges including intolerance terrorism and violent extremism GCED could embrace all three pillars of the UN peace and security development and hu-man rights Clear and updated reasons on the importance of GCED should be con-tinuously disseminated to all stakeholders particularly to the UN Headquarters
It is now time to demonstrate and educate global citizenship that would foster human dignity tolerance and mutual respect and understanding which are important as we unwittingly voyage through the unpredictable 21st century GCED could change people communi-ties nations and the world if it is well embedded in the global education system and in the mindset of people
Given the compelling necessity to tackle
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Young People Are Ready to Lead
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE READY TO LEAD
The Education We Want By Jamira Burley
(Youth Advocacy Group UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative) jamiraburleygmailcom
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Over the last two and a half years Irsquove had the pleasure and honour of working alongside 17 amazing young
people who were appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to the Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) Youth Advocacy Group (YAG) Our goals have been centred on GEFIrsquos three main priorities putting every child in school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship Through this opportunity we have been able to connect with both adult and youth leaders all over the world If there is one thing that remains constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived implemented monitored or reviewed without the
authentic engagement of young people While this generation is internet
savvy socially conscious and world-changing everywhere you look young people are struggling with the political social and economic constraints left by our predecessors As a result of those constraints the world is faced with nearly 58 million primary school age children out of school Furthermore there are 250 million children and young people who are in school but are not learning With the expiration date for the Millennium Development Goals right around the corner young people everywhere are calling on world leaders governments civil society and the global communities for change In order to prevent the largest
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generation of young people in human history from eventually being exposed to massive unemployment poor health and potential civil unrest there are necessary things that must be done
Active Role of Youth
The fact that everyday a child is poten-tially turned away or pushed out of school should motivate us to act in a way that allows all stakeholders especially young people to play an active role Too often young people are left out of the deci-sion-making process of the educational agenda even though they are closest to the issue and have the most at stake
During the time Irsquove worked on this issue I have met young people who are urgently and desperately fighting for their place at the table mostly because they know that not doing so will potentially have adverse impacts on their hope for a positive and rewarding future The creation of the YAG enabled young people from all walks of life cultures religions and gender to work in
collaboration for the youth whose voices had been silenced and forgotten
The YAG is but one example there are young people everywhere who want to get engaged in this issue and have their voices heard This is why the YAG in partner- ship with Plan International and A World at School created The Education We Want Youth Advocacy Toolkit last year The toolkit has one goal to empower young people to be able to advocate for change so that all members of the younger generation can have access to quality education
To create change we need all hands on deck As the new education agenda is being developed young people need to take up an active role This is why we have been taking steps to make sure every child is ready to fight for the education they want and deserve
To date we have hosted over 30 edu-cational training programmes worldwide and have trained thousands of young people This is because we believe that if given the chance young people will not only be ready to work but also lead the change
If there is one thing that remains
constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived
implemented monitored or
reviewed without the authentic
engagement of young people
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INTERVIEW
EDUCATION BEYOND 2015An Interview with Young-gon Kim(Secretary-General of the WEF 2015 Host Committee Secretariat of theMinistry of Education of the Republic of Korea)
In April 2000 the global education community came together at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal and reaffirmed the vision of the World Declaration on EFA adopted ten years earlier in Jomtien Thailand The Dakar Framework for Action lsquoEFA Meeting our Collective Commitmentrsquo included six comprehensive EFA goals
A few months later eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established at the UN Featured among the MDGs were a goal on universal access to primary education (MDG 2) and a goal on gender equality and womenrsquos empowerment (MDG 3) which targeted gender parity in education
Over the past 15 years these internationally agreed goals have catalyzed global action prompting unprece-dented progress in the expansion of educational opportunities
The WEF primarily aims to adopt the new post-2015 education agenda of the next 15 years The agenda consists of the following assessing the progress of the Dakar Framework for Action adopted in Dakar Senegal in 2000 reviewing the EFA movementrsquos progress in the last 15 years and adopting the post-2015 education agenda with a realistic action plan
The Forum will be held from 19 to 22 May 2015 at Songdo Convensia in Incheon Metropolitan City Republic of Korea Organized by UNESCO this Forum is also co-convened by UNICEF UNDP UNFPA UN Women UNHCR and the World Bank and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Education) It is expected to gather approximately 1500 participants from 195 UNESCO Member States UN and other international agencies and civil society organizations
Q1 Could you provide us with an overview of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015
Q2 Could you tell us about the history of the WEF
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EFA Goal Launched (World Conference on EFA 1990 Jomtien)
In 1990 the World Conference on EFA was held in Jomtien Thailand Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on EFA and initiated the EFA movement making a historic commitment to meet the basic learning needs of all by univer-salizing primary education and reducing illiteracy rates The Framework for Action to Meet the Basic Learning Needs defined targets and strategies to be met by the year 2000 including early childhood and primary education literacy and vocational education
EFA Targets Revised (World Education Forum 2000 Dakar)
Ten years later in 2000 the international community met again at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal The participants evaluated the EFA progress and agreed on the Dakar Framework for Action The action plan covered aspects of education from early learning to adult literacy and identified six key measurable goals to meet the learning needs of all children youth and adults The interna-tional community reaffirmed its commitment to achieve universal education by 2015 along with the MDGs
Towards a New Educational Agenda (World Education Forum 2015 Incheon)
Based on the EFA progress made over the past quarter century the World Education Forum in Korea Incheon will put forward the post-2015 develop-ment agenda Through critical evaluation of previous shortfalls and comprehensive reflection of the current global community the new educational agenda will be shaped to promote education with a lifelong and sector-wide perspective The emphasis of equitable and quality education will be expanded with emerging agenda such as Global Citi-zenship Education in an effort to bring equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning to all
Education Beyond 2015
UNESCO EFA
2000 NewYork
UN General Assembly
2015 NewYork
UN General Assembly
Millennium Development Goals
UN Development Goals
Post-2015
1990 Jomtien
World Education Conference
2000 Dakar
World Education Forum
2015 Incheon
World Education Forum
Jomtien Declaration Dakar Framework for Action Post-2015 Agenda
Road to WEF 2015
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Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable Education for All goals
1 Pre-primary education 2 Primary education 3 Lower secondary education 4 Adult literacy 5 Gender parity 6 Quality of education
Many countries will not reach the Education for All goals by 2015
very far from targetfar from targetclose to targetreached target
Goal 1
Pre-primary education
Goal 2
Primary education
Goal 5
Primary education gender parity
Goal 3
Lower secondary education
Goal 6
Lower secondary education gender parity
Goal 4
Adult Literacy
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8
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10
10
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INTERVIEW
Q3 What will be mainly discussed during the WEF 2015
The WEF 2015 will take stock of the achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the Dakar Framework for Action and mainly discuss the education-related MDGs during the Forum
Although progress has been made in the last 15 years the Global Monitoring Report 2015 shows that around half of the world countries failed to ensure EFA and that only a third of the countries have achieved all of the education goal measurable targets
Source EFA Global Monitoring Report 2015Education for All 2000-2015 Achievements and Challenges
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Education Beyond 2015
Right to Education
Equity InclusionQuality
EducationLifelong Learning
Ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030
Equitable access and learning particularly for girls and women must stand at the heart of the post-2015 agenda to unleash the full potential of all people
An inclusive education not only responds and adapts to each learnerrsquos needs but is relevant to their society and respectful of culture mdasha two-way digni-fied process
Good quality education provided by trained and supported teachers is the right of all children youth and adults not the privilege of the few
Every person at every stage of their life should have life-long learning oppor-tunities to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to their societies
5 key themes
In line with the overarching goal for education lsquoEquitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for Allrsquo the WEF 2015 will adopt the Incheon Declaration and Incheon Framework for Action which will show the direction and strategic plan of global education for the next 15 years In order to ensure more progress in the future the WEF will deal with the following five key themes It is important that the agreed goals and targets are then followed through and adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015
Q4 Could you introduce side events of the WEF 2015
Mr Young-gon Kim is currently the Secretary-General of the World Education Forum Host Committee Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea Prior to this Mr Kim served as Director-General of the Office of Planning and Coordination at Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education He also served as Director of the University System Advancement Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and as Director of Planning Division in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
middotExhibitions on EFA and on the Republic of Korearsquos education system presented by UNESCO and the host government middotAn outdoor booth display open to the public set up during the WEF 2015 for participants to present initiatives
and publications related to the post-2015 education agendamiddotThe NGO Forum convened by UNESCOrsquos CCNGOEFA a global network of around 300 NGOs on EFAmiddotPre-conference side events open to the public organized by Korean education institutions offering a wide
array of issues and policies closely relevant to the forum agenda such as global citizenship education education quality character education and education for gender equality
There are numerous side events being organized for the forum made up of the following
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
Spring 2015
The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
31Spring 2015
The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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SPECIAL REPORT
[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
Spring 2015
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BEST PRACTICES
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
The River Road Flats
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
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problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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Outreach event to community
Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to
be problem-solvers
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BEST PRACTICES
PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
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Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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BEST PRACTICES
our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Pangaea has continued to eagerly
provide tangible and intangible
values to the world Pangea moves
forward with youth who can overturn
initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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510
17
47
28
82
34
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU
in own unique ways copy
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Emergence of Global Citizenship Education in the Post-2015 Education Agenda
The search for Global Citizenship Education (GCED) is a natural outgrowth of global discourses promoted by the UN systems in
the last two decades including the UN International Decade for a Culture of Peace (2001-2010) and the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014)
GCED dovetails nicely with the search for a culture of peace and sustainable development education but is not seen as an alternative to national citizenship Rather it adds value to national citizen-ship reinforcing the robustness of repre-sentative and participatory democracies worldwide and seeking to guarantee the social democratic pact on the rights of persons
There are already several categories of global citizens operating in the global system For instance cosmopolitan poli-ticians and supporters of supranational government and regional governance elite business class and corporations working on global business activities transnational activists involved in grass-roots organisations for human rights and democracy and individuals committed to global economic and ecological sustainability
GCED is a narrative marked by an understanding of global ties It is also a commitment to the collective good at all levelsmdashlocal community regional state national and global In this article I emphasize possible contributions of GCED to the post-2015 agenda including planetarization as an alternative globalisa-tion eco-pedagogy as a tool to transform educational systems and social justice education built on global citizenship
Alternative Globalisation Planetarization
With Paulo Freire and other Latin Amer-ican colleagues I created the first Paulo Freire Institute in Satildeo Paulo Brazil in 1991 Since then many more institutes have developed around the globe In these institutes we have proposed an alterna-tive globalisation that we call planetar-ization Those who oppose the multiple globalisation processes in which we are all immersed in do not recognize that
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globalisationsrsquo processes are here to stay Freire described himself as a pilgrim
of the obvious and as a connecting child Both apply pari passu to GCED It is obvious that the multiple processes of globalisation cannot be reversed hence it is imperative to aim for an alternative globalisation Similarly the crucial component of globalisation is the concept of a network society meaning enhanced connectivity We have grown in our ability to connect with people worldwide and this should be considered advantageous for planetarization it expands possibilities for relational politics and education In my work I have criticised the dominant form of globalisation neoliberalism Two key elements of neoliberalism are the aim to confront the regulatory role of demo-cratic states (deregulation is its motto) and to promote the privatisation of public services
Confronting neoliberalism we need to promote a planetarization that respects and dignifies women and men and is based
on an ethics of work communication and solidarity Indeed planetarization needs to be based on an ethics of production that is respectful of the planetrsquos resources and not based on greed Planetarization for lack of a better word is a utopian category It is a new paradigm to protect the Earth which is a living organism in constant evolution To achieve planetarization we need to find ways for all of us to organise around a single community and share our home
Decades ago the Argentine anthro-pologist Rodolfo Kush reminded a group of students in Argentina that in the indig-enous Quechan language the words for men and women mean lsquoearth that walkrsquo I cannot imagine a better definition of our shared humanity with the planet
Paradigm of SustainabilityEco-pedagogy
Brazilian philosopher Moacir Gadotti rightly argued that classic develop-mental paradigms were based on an
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anthropocentric predatory industrialist vision and based on an ethics of possessive individualism Eco-pedagogy is the answer projected by governmental institutions UN networks some governments and social movements working for a paradigm of sustainability Global citizenship seeks to preserve the environment by cleaning the air water forests and oceans which are the lungs of the planet that we depend on for sustainability and health How can we protect the resources of the planet particularly the non-renewable resources and preserve the Greek notion of Gaia a community of communities
The importance of eco-pedagogy should be transmitted to our children youth and elders through formal and informal education schools mass media and even at our family dinners I wonder how many times the readers of this article have caressed a plant enjoyed the fluttering flights of a butterfly in a garden observed with surprise a blooming flower How many times have the readers of this article planted a tree or grown an organic garden in their backyard or in a sunny window of their apartments We have a long way to go to preserve the planet and eco-pedagogy can be an option
Education for Social Justice
Social justice education is a beacon of light in a world besieged with growing inequal-ities and inequities such as imperialistic national religious and tribal confronta-tions Teachers and administrators have asked what an education for social justice is
Social justice education is first and foremost an exploration analysis and critique of inequalities between and within people and communities world-wide Secondly with resources available to individuals and communities social justice education criticizes possessive individualism which claims that talents are the sole product of individual endow-ments By that logics individuals owe nothing to society for their talents and wealth From this perspective solidarity is a responsibility of individual philanthropy or charity not organised governance seeking the public good Social justice education turns this viewpoint around Thirdly social justice education promotes a critique of models of development which are anthropocentric androcentric and logo-centric ignoring the importance of feelings bodies and sensorial activities
Global CitizenshipEducation
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It criticises developmental models based on greed Finally an education for social justice confronts the commodification of education insisting that we educate to build citizenship rather than simply for consumer satisfaction Our students are not consumers of a product that we sell in academia schools and universities Our students like us their teachers are citizens with rights and responsibilities learning how to become better citizens If students were merely consumers they would have all sorts of rights and only one responsibilitymdashto consume We profes-sors would be simply entrepreneurs not educators
Formulating a Narrative
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched the 2012 Global Education First Initiative stating lsquowhen we put education first we can reduce poverty and hunger end wasted potentialmdashand look forward to stronger and better societies for allrsquo
There are three pillars in this initiative putting every child into school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship
In this article I have defended some of the dimensions of GCED that dovetail with the struggle for a better world defending peace as humanityrsquos intangible treasure promoting eco-pedagogy to protect the planet and pursuing social justice education as a way to confront growing inequalities
We should tell the children and youth of the Earth that we cannot have global citizenship unless we formulate a narra-tive including a global democratic and multicultural citizenship as a democratic political philosophy of governance This citizenship should be based on respect for GCED values such as human rights world peace social justice education understanding of migration and diversity and democracy
We should ensure that our youth and children understand how our resources and our lives are finite and why we should
avoid war and violence at all costs As the old Greek saying teaches us at times of peace the children bury their parents while at times of war parents bury their children
We should tell our children that we cannot have global citizenship unless it is a planetarian citizenship based on plan-etarian identity This planet is our only home and we should protect it through resource and environmental preservation We should tell our children that although these goals are not easy to achieve they are vital
We should educate our children youth and adults not only multiple liter-acies original analysis and thinking and science and technology but also ethics values and moralitymdashthese are necessary conditions for human empowerment and liberation We must link education and global citizenship to protect a healthy fair productive and beautiful planet and human life
There must be a vision towards GCED or the people and the planet will perish
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The global discussion on the future of education at this particular historical juncture is essentially shaped by international develop-
ment frameworks Recently there have been multiple consultations and debates in an effort to formulate an international sustainable development agenda that will go beyond the 2015 deadline set by the Millennium Development Framework
As part of the main process shaping the new international agenda the Open Working Group proposed a set of Sustain-able Development Goals (SDGs) in 2014 The SDGs reflects its initial source of inspi-ration the Muscat Agreement and includs specific targets on an education-based goal
Based on the need for clearly-defined targets and robust indicators to monitor educational progress at the global level the scope of the education agenda for 2030 will be defined based on the UN Summit in New York in September 2015 However the international education agenda cannot be expected to capture all of our concerns regarding the future of education develop-ment The global education agenda 2030 as important as it is remains confined to the format of goals and targets As such it cannot reflect some of the broader purposes of education in todayrsquos changing
worldmdashpurposes which cannot be easily quantified and monitored
Rethinking the Purpose of Education
Beyond simply a framework of goals targets and indicators it is essential to rethink the purpose of education and our approach to learning in a world of increasing complexity and contradiction
We are living in a world in which economic growth and the creation of wealth are accompanied with rising vulnerability inequality and exclusion Moreover unsustainable patterns of economic production and consumption bring about global warming environ-mental degradation and an upsurge in natural disasters
We live in a world in which human rights frameworks have been strength-ened yet effective implementation and protection of those values remain a chal-lenge While progress in digital technolo-gies has led to greater interconnectedness and enabled new avenues for exchange cooperation and solidarity we also witness the proliferation of intolerance and identity-based conflict
These changes signal the emergence
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of a new global context for learning that has pressing implications for education In this context rethinking the purpose of education and our approaches to learning has never been more imperative
Integrating Multiple Dimensions of Education
We must reaffirm a humanistic approach to education This is crucial if we want to go beyond the strictly instrumental socio-economic vision that characterises much of international education development discourse today All too often develop-ment approaches to education become framed in the language of investment in human capital rates of return and skills for employability
On the other hand what does a humanistic vision of education and development imply A humanistic approach is not about sterile opposition to the instrumental development approach to education Rather a humanistic approach implies an integrated approach to education that gives equal importance to the economic social cultural and civic dimensions of learning This can be found also in the four pillars of learning to know to do to be and to live together
Unfortunately the pillars of learning to be and to live together have largely been neglected in international educa-tion development discourse and practice Moreover these pillars of social and civic learning are arguably under threat in todayrsquos world A humanistic and inte-grated approach to education therefore should pay equal attention to all dimen-sions of education including the ways they are related to the process of socialisa-tion and the formation of values
Reaffirming Core Ethical Principles
A humanistic approach to education should be based on a set of universal ethical principles such as respect for life and human dignity equal rights and social justice and respect for cultural diversity It should also take into account a sense of shared responsibility and a commitment to international solidaritymdashall of which are fundamental aspects of our common
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humanity It is an approach which articulates a
central concern for sustainable human and social developmentmdashunderstood here as the responsible action of individuals and societies towards a better future for all at local andor global levels
A humanistic approach is one in which social justice and environmental s tewardship guide socioeconomic development It is based on the concern for equity and inclusion in educational policy and practice that is an education that does not exclude and marginalize It further implies reaffirmation of the foun-dational role that teachers and educators play at all levels of the development of individuals and collective capacity
Finally a humanistic approach to learning recognises the diversity of cultures knowledge systems worldviews and conceptions of human wellbeing Alternative knowledge systems which emphasize universal principles and their underlying values need to be recognized and properly utilized for education policies and practices With a humanistic vision it would be possible for education to sustain and enhance the dignity capacity and welfare of the human beings in relation to nature
Global Citizenship Education in a Plural World
At the heart of a humanistic approach to education in a global interconnected and plural world is a concern to promote responsible citizenship The notion of global citizenship has recently entered the international education and development discourse initially as one of the priorities proposed by the UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative launched in 2012 and more recently as part of the post-2015 education agenda Even though the notion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) remains subject to diverse interpretations its adoption in international education discourse reflects a legitimate concern for the socializa-tion function of education Beyond the socio-economic function of education in international development GCED high-lights the relationship between education and social cultural and civic realities that are constantly changing
There is a wide spectrum of philo-sophical and pedagogical approaches to GCED from soft approaches based on moral considerations inspired by the notion of our common humanity to more critical ones based on human rights norms and the principle of social justice Along the spectrum between the two
approaches there are also intercultural approaches based on the principle of respect for cultural diversity and the value of pluralism
It is important to highlight that GCED is not only defined by the learning content and methods but also by the learning environment structure of school systems management structures as well as the nature of policy-making processes Indeed it is critical to examine how contentious policy issues are dealt with For instance how is consensus reached when deter-mining the language(s) of instruction or the way in which nationalregional history is portrayed or how religion will be dealt with in public education In a plural world GCED must go beyond teachinglearning methods and contents (pedago-gies) to include inclusive and participatory policy formulation
In pursuing our goal to ensure effective and relevant learning opportunities for all children youth and adults our collective efforts must not be confined to the targets set in the education agenda 2030 Our quest for sustainable human and social development requires collective endeavour greater dialogue and encouragement for a humanistic vision of education
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Global Citizenship Education for the 21st Century
By Hahn Choonghee (Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea)
Road to Post-2015
We AreGlobal Citizens
The World We Want
A Sustainable ampPeaceful Society
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIPEDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
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The attention the global commu-nity is placing on education is steadily growing as The Post- 2015 Development Summit to be
held this September quickly approaches Indeed many discussions on education are being held in New York City and Paris where the education hub UNESCO is located In addition initiatives led by the UN such as the Alliance of Civiliza-tions and Communities of Democracy are increasingly acknowledging how education promotes tolerance and mutual understanding and plays an important role in increasing global peace and secu-rity Similarly the 2015 World Economic Forum in Davos discussed issues such as geopolitical conflict terrorism inequal-ities development and climate change under the overarching theme lsquoThe New Global Contextrsquo This trend demon-strates how the current international environment regards Global Citizenship Education (GCED) as not only relevant but necessary
Among many educational agendas GCED receives attention in particular for its value-oriented characteristics The concept of GCED had been formulated for a long period of time its importance was recently highlighted with the UN secretary-generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) launched in 2012 GEFI specified GCED as one of its three pillars which also included universal access to education and increasing the quality of education While the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) focused on substantial targets such as the eradication of poverty the current development debates place weight on value-related targets as seen in the key principles lsquoThe Future We Wantrsquo lsquoLeave No One Behindrsquo and lsquoDignity for Allrsquo Within this context the report of the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in July 2014 included GCED as one of the targets under the education goal
Framing Paradigm
There are various ways to define the scope of GCED but they all commonly outline how GCED highlights universal values and core responsibilities of the global
community such as human rights gender equality cultural diversity tolerance and environmental sustainability GCED is a framing paradigm which encapsulates how education can develop the knowl-edge skills values and attitudes learners need in order to build a world that is more just peaceful inclusive and sustainable
lsquoJustrsquo represents lsquolearning to bersquo and seeks universal values of human beings such as dignity human rights and non-discrimination lsquoPeacefulrsquo represents lsquolearning to live togetherrsquo and aims for global citizenship that is sensible to tolerance mutual respect and under-standing and cultural diversity lsquoInclusiversquo represents a sense of empathy and shows the importance of sharing caring and serving the most marginalized and
isolated groups lsquoSustainablersquo represents the desire to lsquolearn to understand the common destiny on the planet earthrsquo and build a sustainable environment which is mindful of climate change and Mother Earth
Given the compelling necessity to tackle critical global challenges such as prevalent trends of intolerance and violent extremism global citizenship is being more widely recognized as part of a new paradigm that upholds universal values and rethinks the role of education in the 21st century Other goals that also require our attention are those which have significant social and sustainable meaning gender equality (Goal 5) inequality (Goal 10) human settlements (Goal 11) climate change (Goal 13) and peace and justice
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(Goal 16) GCED can embrace these interrelated goals signifying that the role and purpose of education is dramatically expanding In fact education should be positioned at the centre of the stage and mainstreamed into the discourse of the larger global development agenda
Positive Synergies
GCED also pursues the values that the UN emphasises The Secretary-Generalrsquos Synthesis Report in December 2014 The Road to Dignity by 2030 suggested six essential principlesmdashdignity people prosperity planet justice and partnership mdashwhich all resonate with the aspects of GCED This clearly shows how GCED is directly related to the objective of the
post-2015 development agenda which is people-centred planet-sensitive and transformative
During a meeting on the post-2015 Development Agenda in January 2015 an Information Meeting of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and a Seminar on GCED in March 2015 the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Member States to develop global citizenship acknowledging the positive effects of GCED For example GCED tackles intolerance and extremism through the promotion of mutual under-standing Director-General Irina Bokova of UNESCO also addressed at a UN conference in New York City in January 2015 the importance of GCED and cultural literacy in countering intolerance
and violent extremism It is necessary to increase positive
synergies between education-related initiatives including the GEFI and the UN Academic Impact (UNAI) the UN Alli-ance of Civilizations and the Community of Democracies UNAI is a global network of higher education institutions initiated by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2010 which encourages global citizenship as one of its ten principles
Overcoming Challenges
Despite such progress in promoting GCED various challenges remain First relevant global initiatives and institutions need to increase efforts to mainstream the concept of GCED in the education field More specified research is needed to make a prototype curriculum From the early development of the curriculum it is critical to embed GCED deeply at national and international levels
Furthermore the curriculum has to be appropriately contextualized when applied to each country An approach to seek maximum not minimum common denominators is necessary Also universal values like human dignity and democracy should not be compromised In devel-oping the curricula active participation of all stakeholders including the public and private sectors civil society NGOs and youth should be encouraged particularly given the interdisciplinary nature of this issue
Moreover the curriculum should be creative and composed of diverse contents including interactive discussions and critical thinking among peer or intergen-erational groups intercultural commu-nications that collaborate with social networking services and classroom lectures and field trips Formal non-formal and informal education systems should also be considered with regard to the youth who are out of school
Secondly the role of actors and stake-holders need to be expanded Commu-nication participation and partnership are imperative in nurturing necessary discussion In addition to the participation of governmental agencies inter-govern-mental organs and the private sector the inclusion of educational institutions and
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NGOs is critical to strengthening global citizenship More active youth engagement of GEFIrsquos lsquoYouth Advocacy Grouprsquo (YAG) and UNAIrsquos lsquoAction by Student to Promote Innovation and Reform through Educa-tionrsquo (ASPIRE) is also important as the future generation should not only be recip-ients of change but also implementers
Thirdly implementation and consis-tent monitoring of the targets are essential for the success of the SDGs Educational initiatives can also play a critical role in promoting field implementation of the new development goals and adequately assessing results to contribute to an im-proved education system We also have to demonstrate that GCED is not just as-sembling existing education fields such as peace education human rights education democracy education ethics education and civic education Rather it is a new par-adigm shift for sustainable development that takes into account changes such as increasing interconnectedness and interde-pendence to address unprecedented global challenges
Constructive Implementation
All stakeholders from governmental policy makers to learners should be actively engaged in discussions in order
to overcome these challenges Through the participation of all sectors GCED will be realised into a constructive education system which can substantially change the global community In this process the Republic of Korea an exemplary open and inclusive country will be able to play a leading role in advancing GCED such as developing curricula and pedagogical approaches
In conclusion the educational com-munity now faces a rare opportunity to find fundamental and long-term solutions to global challenges including intolerance terrorism and violent extremism GCED could embrace all three pillars of the UN peace and security development and hu-man rights Clear and updated reasons on the importance of GCED should be con-tinuously disseminated to all stakeholders particularly to the UN Headquarters
It is now time to demonstrate and educate global citizenship that would foster human dignity tolerance and mutual respect and understanding which are important as we unwittingly voyage through the unpredictable 21st century GCED could change people communi-ties nations and the world if it is well embedded in the global education system and in the mindset of people
Given the compelling necessity to tackle
critical global challenges global
citizenship is being more widely
recognized as part of a new paradigm that
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the role of education in the 21st century
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Young People Are Ready to Lead
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE READY TO LEAD
The Education We Want By Jamira Burley
(Youth Advocacy Group UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative) jamiraburleygmailcom
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24
Over the last two and a half years Irsquove had the pleasure and honour of working alongside 17 amazing young
people who were appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to the Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) Youth Advocacy Group (YAG) Our goals have been centred on GEFIrsquos three main priorities putting every child in school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship Through this opportunity we have been able to connect with both adult and youth leaders all over the world If there is one thing that remains constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived implemented monitored or reviewed without the
authentic engagement of young people While this generation is internet
savvy socially conscious and world-changing everywhere you look young people are struggling with the political social and economic constraints left by our predecessors As a result of those constraints the world is faced with nearly 58 million primary school age children out of school Furthermore there are 250 million children and young people who are in school but are not learning With the expiration date for the Millennium Development Goals right around the corner young people everywhere are calling on world leaders governments civil society and the global communities for change In order to prevent the largest
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generation of young people in human history from eventually being exposed to massive unemployment poor health and potential civil unrest there are necessary things that must be done
Active Role of Youth
The fact that everyday a child is poten-tially turned away or pushed out of school should motivate us to act in a way that allows all stakeholders especially young people to play an active role Too often young people are left out of the deci-sion-making process of the educational agenda even though they are closest to the issue and have the most at stake
During the time Irsquove worked on this issue I have met young people who are urgently and desperately fighting for their place at the table mostly because they know that not doing so will potentially have adverse impacts on their hope for a positive and rewarding future The creation of the YAG enabled young people from all walks of life cultures religions and gender to work in
collaboration for the youth whose voices had been silenced and forgotten
The YAG is but one example there are young people everywhere who want to get engaged in this issue and have their voices heard This is why the YAG in partner- ship with Plan International and A World at School created The Education We Want Youth Advocacy Toolkit last year The toolkit has one goal to empower young people to be able to advocate for change so that all members of the younger generation can have access to quality education
To create change we need all hands on deck As the new education agenda is being developed young people need to take up an active role This is why we have been taking steps to make sure every child is ready to fight for the education they want and deserve
To date we have hosted over 30 edu-cational training programmes worldwide and have trained thousands of young people This is because we believe that if given the chance young people will not only be ready to work but also lead the change
If there is one thing that remains
constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived
implemented monitored or
reviewed without the authentic
engagement of young people
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INTERVIEW
EDUCATION BEYOND 2015An Interview with Young-gon Kim(Secretary-General of the WEF 2015 Host Committee Secretariat of theMinistry of Education of the Republic of Korea)
In April 2000 the global education community came together at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal and reaffirmed the vision of the World Declaration on EFA adopted ten years earlier in Jomtien Thailand The Dakar Framework for Action lsquoEFA Meeting our Collective Commitmentrsquo included six comprehensive EFA goals
A few months later eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established at the UN Featured among the MDGs were a goal on universal access to primary education (MDG 2) and a goal on gender equality and womenrsquos empowerment (MDG 3) which targeted gender parity in education
Over the past 15 years these internationally agreed goals have catalyzed global action prompting unprece-dented progress in the expansion of educational opportunities
The WEF primarily aims to adopt the new post-2015 education agenda of the next 15 years The agenda consists of the following assessing the progress of the Dakar Framework for Action adopted in Dakar Senegal in 2000 reviewing the EFA movementrsquos progress in the last 15 years and adopting the post-2015 education agenda with a realistic action plan
The Forum will be held from 19 to 22 May 2015 at Songdo Convensia in Incheon Metropolitan City Republic of Korea Organized by UNESCO this Forum is also co-convened by UNICEF UNDP UNFPA UN Women UNHCR and the World Bank and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Education) It is expected to gather approximately 1500 participants from 195 UNESCO Member States UN and other international agencies and civil society organizations
Q1 Could you provide us with an overview of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015
Q2 Could you tell us about the history of the WEF
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EFA Goal Launched (World Conference on EFA 1990 Jomtien)
In 1990 the World Conference on EFA was held in Jomtien Thailand Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on EFA and initiated the EFA movement making a historic commitment to meet the basic learning needs of all by univer-salizing primary education and reducing illiteracy rates The Framework for Action to Meet the Basic Learning Needs defined targets and strategies to be met by the year 2000 including early childhood and primary education literacy and vocational education
EFA Targets Revised (World Education Forum 2000 Dakar)
Ten years later in 2000 the international community met again at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal The participants evaluated the EFA progress and agreed on the Dakar Framework for Action The action plan covered aspects of education from early learning to adult literacy and identified six key measurable goals to meet the learning needs of all children youth and adults The interna-tional community reaffirmed its commitment to achieve universal education by 2015 along with the MDGs
Towards a New Educational Agenda (World Education Forum 2015 Incheon)
Based on the EFA progress made over the past quarter century the World Education Forum in Korea Incheon will put forward the post-2015 develop-ment agenda Through critical evaluation of previous shortfalls and comprehensive reflection of the current global community the new educational agenda will be shaped to promote education with a lifelong and sector-wide perspective The emphasis of equitable and quality education will be expanded with emerging agenda such as Global Citi-zenship Education in an effort to bring equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning to all
Education Beyond 2015
UNESCO EFA
2000 NewYork
UN General Assembly
2015 NewYork
UN General Assembly
Millennium Development Goals
UN Development Goals
Post-2015
1990 Jomtien
World Education Conference
2000 Dakar
World Education Forum
2015 Incheon
World Education Forum
Jomtien Declaration Dakar Framework for Action Post-2015 Agenda
Road to WEF 2015
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Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable Education for All goals
1 Pre-primary education 2 Primary education 3 Lower secondary education 4 Adult literacy 5 Gender parity 6 Quality of education
Many countries will not reach the Education for All goals by 2015
very far from targetfar from targetclose to targetreached target
Goal 1
Pre-primary education
Goal 2
Primary education
Goal 5
Primary education gender parity
Goal 3
Lower secondary education
Goal 6
Lower secondary education gender parity
Goal 4
Adult Literacy
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8
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10
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Q3 What will be mainly discussed during the WEF 2015
The WEF 2015 will take stock of the achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the Dakar Framework for Action and mainly discuss the education-related MDGs during the Forum
Although progress has been made in the last 15 years the Global Monitoring Report 2015 shows that around half of the world countries failed to ensure EFA and that only a third of the countries have achieved all of the education goal measurable targets
Source EFA Global Monitoring Report 2015Education for All 2000-2015 Achievements and Challenges
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Education Beyond 2015
Right to Education
Equity InclusionQuality
EducationLifelong Learning
Ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030
Equitable access and learning particularly for girls and women must stand at the heart of the post-2015 agenda to unleash the full potential of all people
An inclusive education not only responds and adapts to each learnerrsquos needs but is relevant to their society and respectful of culture mdasha two-way digni-fied process
Good quality education provided by trained and supported teachers is the right of all children youth and adults not the privilege of the few
Every person at every stage of their life should have life-long learning oppor-tunities to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to their societies
5 key themes
In line with the overarching goal for education lsquoEquitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for Allrsquo the WEF 2015 will adopt the Incheon Declaration and Incheon Framework for Action which will show the direction and strategic plan of global education for the next 15 years In order to ensure more progress in the future the WEF will deal with the following five key themes It is important that the agreed goals and targets are then followed through and adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015
Q4 Could you introduce side events of the WEF 2015
Mr Young-gon Kim is currently the Secretary-General of the World Education Forum Host Committee Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea Prior to this Mr Kim served as Director-General of the Office of Planning and Coordination at Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education He also served as Director of the University System Advancement Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and as Director of Planning Division in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
middotExhibitions on EFA and on the Republic of Korearsquos education system presented by UNESCO and the host government middotAn outdoor booth display open to the public set up during the WEF 2015 for participants to present initiatives
and publications related to the post-2015 education agendamiddotThe NGO Forum convened by UNESCOrsquos CCNGOEFA a global network of around 300 NGOs on EFAmiddotPre-conference side events open to the public organized by Korean education institutions offering a wide
array of issues and policies closely relevant to the forum agenda such as global citizenship education education quality character education and education for gender equality
There are numerous side events being organized for the forum made up of the following
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
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The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
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The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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SPECIAL REPORT
[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
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BEST PRACTICES
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
The River Road Flats
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
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problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to
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BEST PRACTICES
PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
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Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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provide tangible and intangible
values to the world Pangea moves
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initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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A woman hanging her wish note on a tree
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Emergence of Global Citizenship Education in the Post-2015 Education Agenda
The search for Global Citizenship Education (GCED) is a natural outgrowth of global discourses promoted by the UN systems in
the last two decades including the UN International Decade for a Culture of Peace (2001-2010) and the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014)
GCED dovetails nicely with the search for a culture of peace and sustainable development education but is not seen as an alternative to national citizenship Rather it adds value to national citizen-ship reinforcing the robustness of repre-sentative and participatory democracies worldwide and seeking to guarantee the social democratic pact on the rights of persons
There are already several categories of global citizens operating in the global system For instance cosmopolitan poli-ticians and supporters of supranational government and regional governance elite business class and corporations working on global business activities transnational activists involved in grass-roots organisations for human rights and democracy and individuals committed to global economic and ecological sustainability
GCED is a narrative marked by an understanding of global ties It is also a commitment to the collective good at all levelsmdashlocal community regional state national and global In this article I emphasize possible contributions of GCED to the post-2015 agenda including planetarization as an alternative globalisa-tion eco-pedagogy as a tool to transform educational systems and social justice education built on global citizenship
Alternative Globalisation Planetarization
With Paulo Freire and other Latin Amer-ican colleagues I created the first Paulo Freire Institute in Satildeo Paulo Brazil in 1991 Since then many more institutes have developed around the globe In these institutes we have proposed an alterna-tive globalisation that we call planetar-ization Those who oppose the multiple globalisation processes in which we are all immersed in do not recognize that
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globalisationsrsquo processes are here to stay Freire described himself as a pilgrim
of the obvious and as a connecting child Both apply pari passu to GCED It is obvious that the multiple processes of globalisation cannot be reversed hence it is imperative to aim for an alternative globalisation Similarly the crucial component of globalisation is the concept of a network society meaning enhanced connectivity We have grown in our ability to connect with people worldwide and this should be considered advantageous for planetarization it expands possibilities for relational politics and education In my work I have criticised the dominant form of globalisation neoliberalism Two key elements of neoliberalism are the aim to confront the regulatory role of demo-cratic states (deregulation is its motto) and to promote the privatisation of public services
Confronting neoliberalism we need to promote a planetarization that respects and dignifies women and men and is based
on an ethics of work communication and solidarity Indeed planetarization needs to be based on an ethics of production that is respectful of the planetrsquos resources and not based on greed Planetarization for lack of a better word is a utopian category It is a new paradigm to protect the Earth which is a living organism in constant evolution To achieve planetarization we need to find ways for all of us to organise around a single community and share our home
Decades ago the Argentine anthro-pologist Rodolfo Kush reminded a group of students in Argentina that in the indig-enous Quechan language the words for men and women mean lsquoearth that walkrsquo I cannot imagine a better definition of our shared humanity with the planet
Paradigm of SustainabilityEco-pedagogy
Brazilian philosopher Moacir Gadotti rightly argued that classic develop-mental paradigms were based on an
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anthropocentric predatory industrialist vision and based on an ethics of possessive individualism Eco-pedagogy is the answer projected by governmental institutions UN networks some governments and social movements working for a paradigm of sustainability Global citizenship seeks to preserve the environment by cleaning the air water forests and oceans which are the lungs of the planet that we depend on for sustainability and health How can we protect the resources of the planet particularly the non-renewable resources and preserve the Greek notion of Gaia a community of communities
The importance of eco-pedagogy should be transmitted to our children youth and elders through formal and informal education schools mass media and even at our family dinners I wonder how many times the readers of this article have caressed a plant enjoyed the fluttering flights of a butterfly in a garden observed with surprise a blooming flower How many times have the readers of this article planted a tree or grown an organic garden in their backyard or in a sunny window of their apartments We have a long way to go to preserve the planet and eco-pedagogy can be an option
Education for Social Justice
Social justice education is a beacon of light in a world besieged with growing inequal-ities and inequities such as imperialistic national religious and tribal confronta-tions Teachers and administrators have asked what an education for social justice is
Social justice education is first and foremost an exploration analysis and critique of inequalities between and within people and communities world-wide Secondly with resources available to individuals and communities social justice education criticizes possessive individualism which claims that talents are the sole product of individual endow-ments By that logics individuals owe nothing to society for their talents and wealth From this perspective solidarity is a responsibility of individual philanthropy or charity not organised governance seeking the public good Social justice education turns this viewpoint around Thirdly social justice education promotes a critique of models of development which are anthropocentric androcentric and logo-centric ignoring the importance of feelings bodies and sensorial activities
Global CitizenshipEducation
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It criticises developmental models based on greed Finally an education for social justice confronts the commodification of education insisting that we educate to build citizenship rather than simply for consumer satisfaction Our students are not consumers of a product that we sell in academia schools and universities Our students like us their teachers are citizens with rights and responsibilities learning how to become better citizens If students were merely consumers they would have all sorts of rights and only one responsibilitymdashto consume We profes-sors would be simply entrepreneurs not educators
Formulating a Narrative
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched the 2012 Global Education First Initiative stating lsquowhen we put education first we can reduce poverty and hunger end wasted potentialmdashand look forward to stronger and better societies for allrsquo
There are three pillars in this initiative putting every child into school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship
In this article I have defended some of the dimensions of GCED that dovetail with the struggle for a better world defending peace as humanityrsquos intangible treasure promoting eco-pedagogy to protect the planet and pursuing social justice education as a way to confront growing inequalities
We should tell the children and youth of the Earth that we cannot have global citizenship unless we formulate a narra-tive including a global democratic and multicultural citizenship as a democratic political philosophy of governance This citizenship should be based on respect for GCED values such as human rights world peace social justice education understanding of migration and diversity and democracy
We should ensure that our youth and children understand how our resources and our lives are finite and why we should
avoid war and violence at all costs As the old Greek saying teaches us at times of peace the children bury their parents while at times of war parents bury their children
We should tell our children that we cannot have global citizenship unless it is a planetarian citizenship based on plan-etarian identity This planet is our only home and we should protect it through resource and environmental preservation We should tell our children that although these goals are not easy to achieve they are vital
We should educate our children youth and adults not only multiple liter-acies original analysis and thinking and science and technology but also ethics values and moralitymdashthese are necessary conditions for human empowerment and liberation We must link education and global citizenship to protect a healthy fair productive and beautiful planet and human life
There must be a vision towards GCED or the people and the planet will perish
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By Sobhi Tawil (Senior Programme Specialist Education Research and Foresight
UNESCO Headquarters)stawilunescoorg
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The global discussion on the future of education at this particular historical juncture is essentially shaped by international develop-
ment frameworks Recently there have been multiple consultations and debates in an effort to formulate an international sustainable development agenda that will go beyond the 2015 deadline set by the Millennium Development Framework
As part of the main process shaping the new international agenda the Open Working Group proposed a set of Sustain-able Development Goals (SDGs) in 2014 The SDGs reflects its initial source of inspi-ration the Muscat Agreement and includs specific targets on an education-based goal
Based on the need for clearly-defined targets and robust indicators to monitor educational progress at the global level the scope of the education agenda for 2030 will be defined based on the UN Summit in New York in September 2015 However the international education agenda cannot be expected to capture all of our concerns regarding the future of education develop-ment The global education agenda 2030 as important as it is remains confined to the format of goals and targets As such it cannot reflect some of the broader purposes of education in todayrsquos changing
worldmdashpurposes which cannot be easily quantified and monitored
Rethinking the Purpose of Education
Beyond simply a framework of goals targets and indicators it is essential to rethink the purpose of education and our approach to learning in a world of increasing complexity and contradiction
We are living in a world in which economic growth and the creation of wealth are accompanied with rising vulnerability inequality and exclusion Moreover unsustainable patterns of economic production and consumption bring about global warming environ-mental degradation and an upsurge in natural disasters
We live in a world in which human rights frameworks have been strength-ened yet effective implementation and protection of those values remain a chal-lenge While progress in digital technolo-gies has led to greater interconnectedness and enabled new avenues for exchange cooperation and solidarity we also witness the proliferation of intolerance and identity-based conflict
These changes signal the emergence
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of a new global context for learning that has pressing implications for education In this context rethinking the purpose of education and our approaches to learning has never been more imperative
Integrating Multiple Dimensions of Education
We must reaffirm a humanistic approach to education This is crucial if we want to go beyond the strictly instrumental socio-economic vision that characterises much of international education development discourse today All too often develop-ment approaches to education become framed in the language of investment in human capital rates of return and skills for employability
On the other hand what does a humanistic vision of education and development imply A humanistic approach is not about sterile opposition to the instrumental development approach to education Rather a humanistic approach implies an integrated approach to education that gives equal importance to the economic social cultural and civic dimensions of learning This can be found also in the four pillars of learning to know to do to be and to live together
Unfortunately the pillars of learning to be and to live together have largely been neglected in international educa-tion development discourse and practice Moreover these pillars of social and civic learning are arguably under threat in todayrsquos world A humanistic and inte-grated approach to education therefore should pay equal attention to all dimen-sions of education including the ways they are related to the process of socialisa-tion and the formation of values
Reaffirming Core Ethical Principles
A humanistic approach to education should be based on a set of universal ethical principles such as respect for life and human dignity equal rights and social justice and respect for cultural diversity It should also take into account a sense of shared responsibility and a commitment to international solidaritymdashall of which are fundamental aspects of our common
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humanity It is an approach which articulates a
central concern for sustainable human and social developmentmdashunderstood here as the responsible action of individuals and societies towards a better future for all at local andor global levels
A humanistic approach is one in which social justice and environmental s tewardship guide socioeconomic development It is based on the concern for equity and inclusion in educational policy and practice that is an education that does not exclude and marginalize It further implies reaffirmation of the foun-dational role that teachers and educators play at all levels of the development of individuals and collective capacity
Finally a humanistic approach to learning recognises the diversity of cultures knowledge systems worldviews and conceptions of human wellbeing Alternative knowledge systems which emphasize universal principles and their underlying values need to be recognized and properly utilized for education policies and practices With a humanistic vision it would be possible for education to sustain and enhance the dignity capacity and welfare of the human beings in relation to nature
Global Citizenship Education in a Plural World
At the heart of a humanistic approach to education in a global interconnected and plural world is a concern to promote responsible citizenship The notion of global citizenship has recently entered the international education and development discourse initially as one of the priorities proposed by the UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative launched in 2012 and more recently as part of the post-2015 education agenda Even though the notion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) remains subject to diverse interpretations its adoption in international education discourse reflects a legitimate concern for the socializa-tion function of education Beyond the socio-economic function of education in international development GCED high-lights the relationship between education and social cultural and civic realities that are constantly changing
There is a wide spectrum of philo-sophical and pedagogical approaches to GCED from soft approaches based on moral considerations inspired by the notion of our common humanity to more critical ones based on human rights norms and the principle of social justice Along the spectrum between the two
approaches there are also intercultural approaches based on the principle of respect for cultural diversity and the value of pluralism
It is important to highlight that GCED is not only defined by the learning content and methods but also by the learning environment structure of school systems management structures as well as the nature of policy-making processes Indeed it is critical to examine how contentious policy issues are dealt with For instance how is consensus reached when deter-mining the language(s) of instruction or the way in which nationalregional history is portrayed or how religion will be dealt with in public education In a plural world GCED must go beyond teachinglearning methods and contents (pedago-gies) to include inclusive and participatory policy formulation
In pursuing our goal to ensure effective and relevant learning opportunities for all children youth and adults our collective efforts must not be confined to the targets set in the education agenda 2030 Our quest for sustainable human and social development requires collective endeavour greater dialogue and encouragement for a humanistic vision of education
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Global Citizenship Education for the 21st Century
By Hahn Choonghee (Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea)
Road to Post-2015
We AreGlobal Citizens
The World We Want
A Sustainable ampPeaceful Society
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIPEDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
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The attention the global commu-nity is placing on education is steadily growing as The Post- 2015 Development Summit to be
held this September quickly approaches Indeed many discussions on education are being held in New York City and Paris where the education hub UNESCO is located In addition initiatives led by the UN such as the Alliance of Civiliza-tions and Communities of Democracy are increasingly acknowledging how education promotes tolerance and mutual understanding and plays an important role in increasing global peace and secu-rity Similarly the 2015 World Economic Forum in Davos discussed issues such as geopolitical conflict terrorism inequal-ities development and climate change under the overarching theme lsquoThe New Global Contextrsquo This trend demon-strates how the current international environment regards Global Citizenship Education (GCED) as not only relevant but necessary
Among many educational agendas GCED receives attention in particular for its value-oriented characteristics The concept of GCED had been formulated for a long period of time its importance was recently highlighted with the UN secretary-generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) launched in 2012 GEFI specified GCED as one of its three pillars which also included universal access to education and increasing the quality of education While the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) focused on substantial targets such as the eradication of poverty the current development debates place weight on value-related targets as seen in the key principles lsquoThe Future We Wantrsquo lsquoLeave No One Behindrsquo and lsquoDignity for Allrsquo Within this context the report of the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in July 2014 included GCED as one of the targets under the education goal
Framing Paradigm
There are various ways to define the scope of GCED but they all commonly outline how GCED highlights universal values and core responsibilities of the global
community such as human rights gender equality cultural diversity tolerance and environmental sustainability GCED is a framing paradigm which encapsulates how education can develop the knowl-edge skills values and attitudes learners need in order to build a world that is more just peaceful inclusive and sustainable
lsquoJustrsquo represents lsquolearning to bersquo and seeks universal values of human beings such as dignity human rights and non-discrimination lsquoPeacefulrsquo represents lsquolearning to live togetherrsquo and aims for global citizenship that is sensible to tolerance mutual respect and under-standing and cultural diversity lsquoInclusiversquo represents a sense of empathy and shows the importance of sharing caring and serving the most marginalized and
isolated groups lsquoSustainablersquo represents the desire to lsquolearn to understand the common destiny on the planet earthrsquo and build a sustainable environment which is mindful of climate change and Mother Earth
Given the compelling necessity to tackle critical global challenges such as prevalent trends of intolerance and violent extremism global citizenship is being more widely recognized as part of a new paradigm that upholds universal values and rethinks the role of education in the 21st century Other goals that also require our attention are those which have significant social and sustainable meaning gender equality (Goal 5) inequality (Goal 10) human settlements (Goal 11) climate change (Goal 13) and peace and justice
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(Goal 16) GCED can embrace these interrelated goals signifying that the role and purpose of education is dramatically expanding In fact education should be positioned at the centre of the stage and mainstreamed into the discourse of the larger global development agenda
Positive Synergies
GCED also pursues the values that the UN emphasises The Secretary-Generalrsquos Synthesis Report in December 2014 The Road to Dignity by 2030 suggested six essential principlesmdashdignity people prosperity planet justice and partnership mdashwhich all resonate with the aspects of GCED This clearly shows how GCED is directly related to the objective of the
post-2015 development agenda which is people-centred planet-sensitive and transformative
During a meeting on the post-2015 Development Agenda in January 2015 an Information Meeting of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and a Seminar on GCED in March 2015 the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Member States to develop global citizenship acknowledging the positive effects of GCED For example GCED tackles intolerance and extremism through the promotion of mutual under-standing Director-General Irina Bokova of UNESCO also addressed at a UN conference in New York City in January 2015 the importance of GCED and cultural literacy in countering intolerance
and violent extremism It is necessary to increase positive
synergies between education-related initiatives including the GEFI and the UN Academic Impact (UNAI) the UN Alli-ance of Civilizations and the Community of Democracies UNAI is a global network of higher education institutions initiated by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2010 which encourages global citizenship as one of its ten principles
Overcoming Challenges
Despite such progress in promoting GCED various challenges remain First relevant global initiatives and institutions need to increase efforts to mainstream the concept of GCED in the education field More specified research is needed to make a prototype curriculum From the early development of the curriculum it is critical to embed GCED deeply at national and international levels
Furthermore the curriculum has to be appropriately contextualized when applied to each country An approach to seek maximum not minimum common denominators is necessary Also universal values like human dignity and democracy should not be compromised In devel-oping the curricula active participation of all stakeholders including the public and private sectors civil society NGOs and youth should be encouraged particularly given the interdisciplinary nature of this issue
Moreover the curriculum should be creative and composed of diverse contents including interactive discussions and critical thinking among peer or intergen-erational groups intercultural commu-nications that collaborate with social networking services and classroom lectures and field trips Formal non-formal and informal education systems should also be considered with regard to the youth who are out of school
Secondly the role of actors and stake-holders need to be expanded Commu-nication participation and partnership are imperative in nurturing necessary discussion In addition to the participation of governmental agencies inter-govern-mental organs and the private sector the inclusion of educational institutions and
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NGOs is critical to strengthening global citizenship More active youth engagement of GEFIrsquos lsquoYouth Advocacy Grouprsquo (YAG) and UNAIrsquos lsquoAction by Student to Promote Innovation and Reform through Educa-tionrsquo (ASPIRE) is also important as the future generation should not only be recip-ients of change but also implementers
Thirdly implementation and consis-tent monitoring of the targets are essential for the success of the SDGs Educational initiatives can also play a critical role in promoting field implementation of the new development goals and adequately assessing results to contribute to an im-proved education system We also have to demonstrate that GCED is not just as-sembling existing education fields such as peace education human rights education democracy education ethics education and civic education Rather it is a new par-adigm shift for sustainable development that takes into account changes such as increasing interconnectedness and interde-pendence to address unprecedented global challenges
Constructive Implementation
All stakeholders from governmental policy makers to learners should be actively engaged in discussions in order
to overcome these challenges Through the participation of all sectors GCED will be realised into a constructive education system which can substantially change the global community In this process the Republic of Korea an exemplary open and inclusive country will be able to play a leading role in advancing GCED such as developing curricula and pedagogical approaches
In conclusion the educational com-munity now faces a rare opportunity to find fundamental and long-term solutions to global challenges including intolerance terrorism and violent extremism GCED could embrace all three pillars of the UN peace and security development and hu-man rights Clear and updated reasons on the importance of GCED should be con-tinuously disseminated to all stakeholders particularly to the UN Headquarters
It is now time to demonstrate and educate global citizenship that would foster human dignity tolerance and mutual respect and understanding which are important as we unwittingly voyage through the unpredictable 21st century GCED could change people communi-ties nations and the world if it is well embedded in the global education system and in the mindset of people
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Young People Are Ready to Lead
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE READY TO LEAD
The Education We Want By Jamira Burley
(Youth Advocacy Group UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative) jamiraburleygmailcom
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Over the last two and a half years Irsquove had the pleasure and honour of working alongside 17 amazing young
people who were appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to the Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) Youth Advocacy Group (YAG) Our goals have been centred on GEFIrsquos three main priorities putting every child in school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship Through this opportunity we have been able to connect with both adult and youth leaders all over the world If there is one thing that remains constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived implemented monitored or reviewed without the
authentic engagement of young people While this generation is internet
savvy socially conscious and world-changing everywhere you look young people are struggling with the political social and economic constraints left by our predecessors As a result of those constraints the world is faced with nearly 58 million primary school age children out of school Furthermore there are 250 million children and young people who are in school but are not learning With the expiration date for the Millennium Development Goals right around the corner young people everywhere are calling on world leaders governments civil society and the global communities for change In order to prevent the largest
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generation of young people in human history from eventually being exposed to massive unemployment poor health and potential civil unrest there are necessary things that must be done
Active Role of Youth
The fact that everyday a child is poten-tially turned away or pushed out of school should motivate us to act in a way that allows all stakeholders especially young people to play an active role Too often young people are left out of the deci-sion-making process of the educational agenda even though they are closest to the issue and have the most at stake
During the time Irsquove worked on this issue I have met young people who are urgently and desperately fighting for their place at the table mostly because they know that not doing so will potentially have adverse impacts on their hope for a positive and rewarding future The creation of the YAG enabled young people from all walks of life cultures religions and gender to work in
collaboration for the youth whose voices had been silenced and forgotten
The YAG is but one example there are young people everywhere who want to get engaged in this issue and have their voices heard This is why the YAG in partner- ship with Plan International and A World at School created The Education We Want Youth Advocacy Toolkit last year The toolkit has one goal to empower young people to be able to advocate for change so that all members of the younger generation can have access to quality education
To create change we need all hands on deck As the new education agenda is being developed young people need to take up an active role This is why we have been taking steps to make sure every child is ready to fight for the education they want and deserve
To date we have hosted over 30 edu-cational training programmes worldwide and have trained thousands of young people This is because we believe that if given the chance young people will not only be ready to work but also lead the change
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EDUCATION BEYOND 2015An Interview with Young-gon Kim(Secretary-General of the WEF 2015 Host Committee Secretariat of theMinistry of Education of the Republic of Korea)
In April 2000 the global education community came together at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal and reaffirmed the vision of the World Declaration on EFA adopted ten years earlier in Jomtien Thailand The Dakar Framework for Action lsquoEFA Meeting our Collective Commitmentrsquo included six comprehensive EFA goals
A few months later eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established at the UN Featured among the MDGs were a goal on universal access to primary education (MDG 2) and a goal on gender equality and womenrsquos empowerment (MDG 3) which targeted gender parity in education
Over the past 15 years these internationally agreed goals have catalyzed global action prompting unprece-dented progress in the expansion of educational opportunities
The WEF primarily aims to adopt the new post-2015 education agenda of the next 15 years The agenda consists of the following assessing the progress of the Dakar Framework for Action adopted in Dakar Senegal in 2000 reviewing the EFA movementrsquos progress in the last 15 years and adopting the post-2015 education agenda with a realistic action plan
The Forum will be held from 19 to 22 May 2015 at Songdo Convensia in Incheon Metropolitan City Republic of Korea Organized by UNESCO this Forum is also co-convened by UNICEF UNDP UNFPA UN Women UNHCR and the World Bank and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Education) It is expected to gather approximately 1500 participants from 195 UNESCO Member States UN and other international agencies and civil society organizations
Q1 Could you provide us with an overview of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015
Q2 Could you tell us about the history of the WEF
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EFA Goal Launched (World Conference on EFA 1990 Jomtien)
In 1990 the World Conference on EFA was held in Jomtien Thailand Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on EFA and initiated the EFA movement making a historic commitment to meet the basic learning needs of all by univer-salizing primary education and reducing illiteracy rates The Framework for Action to Meet the Basic Learning Needs defined targets and strategies to be met by the year 2000 including early childhood and primary education literacy and vocational education
EFA Targets Revised (World Education Forum 2000 Dakar)
Ten years later in 2000 the international community met again at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal The participants evaluated the EFA progress and agreed on the Dakar Framework for Action The action plan covered aspects of education from early learning to adult literacy and identified six key measurable goals to meet the learning needs of all children youth and adults The interna-tional community reaffirmed its commitment to achieve universal education by 2015 along with the MDGs
Towards a New Educational Agenda (World Education Forum 2015 Incheon)
Based on the EFA progress made over the past quarter century the World Education Forum in Korea Incheon will put forward the post-2015 develop-ment agenda Through critical evaluation of previous shortfalls and comprehensive reflection of the current global community the new educational agenda will be shaped to promote education with a lifelong and sector-wide perspective The emphasis of equitable and quality education will be expanded with emerging agenda such as Global Citi-zenship Education in an effort to bring equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning to all
Education Beyond 2015
UNESCO EFA
2000 NewYork
UN General Assembly
2015 NewYork
UN General Assembly
Millennium Development Goals
UN Development Goals
Post-2015
1990 Jomtien
World Education Conference
2000 Dakar
World Education Forum
2015 Incheon
World Education Forum
Jomtien Declaration Dakar Framework for Action Post-2015 Agenda
Road to WEF 2015
28 SangSaeng
Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable Education for All goals
1 Pre-primary education 2 Primary education 3 Lower secondary education 4 Adult literacy 5 Gender parity 6 Quality of education
Many countries will not reach the Education for All goals by 2015
very far from targetfar from targetclose to targetreached target
Goal 1
Pre-primary education
Goal 2
Primary education
Goal 5
Primary education gender parity
Goal 3
Lower secondary education
Goal 6
Lower secondary education gender parity
Goal 4
Adult Literacy
20
47 45
8
29
9
52
10
10
10
29
9
11
35
3223
19
26
21
06
69
48
7
35
INTERVIEW
Q3 What will be mainly discussed during the WEF 2015
The WEF 2015 will take stock of the achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the Dakar Framework for Action and mainly discuss the education-related MDGs during the Forum
Although progress has been made in the last 15 years the Global Monitoring Report 2015 shows that around half of the world countries failed to ensure EFA and that only a third of the countries have achieved all of the education goal measurable targets
Source EFA Global Monitoring Report 2015Education for All 2000-2015 Achievements and Challenges
29
Education Beyond 2015
Right to Education
Equity InclusionQuality
EducationLifelong Learning
Ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030
Equitable access and learning particularly for girls and women must stand at the heart of the post-2015 agenda to unleash the full potential of all people
An inclusive education not only responds and adapts to each learnerrsquos needs but is relevant to their society and respectful of culture mdasha two-way digni-fied process
Good quality education provided by trained and supported teachers is the right of all children youth and adults not the privilege of the few
Every person at every stage of their life should have life-long learning oppor-tunities to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to their societies
5 key themes
In line with the overarching goal for education lsquoEquitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for Allrsquo the WEF 2015 will adopt the Incheon Declaration and Incheon Framework for Action which will show the direction and strategic plan of global education for the next 15 years In order to ensure more progress in the future the WEF will deal with the following five key themes It is important that the agreed goals and targets are then followed through and adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015
Q4 Could you introduce side events of the WEF 2015
Mr Young-gon Kim is currently the Secretary-General of the World Education Forum Host Committee Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea Prior to this Mr Kim served as Director-General of the Office of Planning and Coordination at Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education He also served as Director of the University System Advancement Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and as Director of Planning Division in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
middotExhibitions on EFA and on the Republic of Korearsquos education system presented by UNESCO and the host government middotAn outdoor booth display open to the public set up during the WEF 2015 for participants to present initiatives
and publications related to the post-2015 education agendamiddotThe NGO Forum convened by UNESCOrsquos CCNGOEFA a global network of around 300 NGOs on EFAmiddotPre-conference side events open to the public organized by Korean education institutions offering a wide
array of issues and policies closely relevant to the forum agenda such as global citizenship education education quality character education and education for gender equality
There are numerous side events being organized for the forum made up of the following
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
Spring 2015
The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
31Spring 2015
The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
SangSaeng32
SPECIAL REPORT
[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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ate
Hol
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At the launching event of the Clearinghouse during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
Spring 2015
SangSaeng
BEST PRACTICES
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
The River Road Flats
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
Using photography to tag garbage spaces Making dance costumes from plastic bottlescopy
Leo
nard
Kon
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BEST PRACTICES
problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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Outreach event to community
Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to
be problem-solvers
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BEST PRACTICES
PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
Spring 2015 39
Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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BEST PRACTICES
our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Spring 2015 41
Pangaea has continued to eagerly
provide tangible and intangible
values to the world Pangea moves
forward with youth who can overturn
initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
21
510
17
47
28
82
34
28
SangSaeng42
LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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43Spring 2015
Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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globalisationsrsquo processes are here to stay Freire described himself as a pilgrim
of the obvious and as a connecting child Both apply pari passu to GCED It is obvious that the multiple processes of globalisation cannot be reversed hence it is imperative to aim for an alternative globalisation Similarly the crucial component of globalisation is the concept of a network society meaning enhanced connectivity We have grown in our ability to connect with people worldwide and this should be considered advantageous for planetarization it expands possibilities for relational politics and education In my work I have criticised the dominant form of globalisation neoliberalism Two key elements of neoliberalism are the aim to confront the regulatory role of demo-cratic states (deregulation is its motto) and to promote the privatisation of public services
Confronting neoliberalism we need to promote a planetarization that respects and dignifies women and men and is based
on an ethics of work communication and solidarity Indeed planetarization needs to be based on an ethics of production that is respectful of the planetrsquos resources and not based on greed Planetarization for lack of a better word is a utopian category It is a new paradigm to protect the Earth which is a living organism in constant evolution To achieve planetarization we need to find ways for all of us to organise around a single community and share our home
Decades ago the Argentine anthro-pologist Rodolfo Kush reminded a group of students in Argentina that in the indig-enous Quechan language the words for men and women mean lsquoearth that walkrsquo I cannot imagine a better definition of our shared humanity with the planet
Paradigm of SustainabilityEco-pedagogy
Brazilian philosopher Moacir Gadotti rightly argued that classic develop-mental paradigms were based on an
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anthropocentric predatory industrialist vision and based on an ethics of possessive individualism Eco-pedagogy is the answer projected by governmental institutions UN networks some governments and social movements working for a paradigm of sustainability Global citizenship seeks to preserve the environment by cleaning the air water forests and oceans which are the lungs of the planet that we depend on for sustainability and health How can we protect the resources of the planet particularly the non-renewable resources and preserve the Greek notion of Gaia a community of communities
The importance of eco-pedagogy should be transmitted to our children youth and elders through formal and informal education schools mass media and even at our family dinners I wonder how many times the readers of this article have caressed a plant enjoyed the fluttering flights of a butterfly in a garden observed with surprise a blooming flower How many times have the readers of this article planted a tree or grown an organic garden in their backyard or in a sunny window of their apartments We have a long way to go to preserve the planet and eco-pedagogy can be an option
Education for Social Justice
Social justice education is a beacon of light in a world besieged with growing inequal-ities and inequities such as imperialistic national religious and tribal confronta-tions Teachers and administrators have asked what an education for social justice is
Social justice education is first and foremost an exploration analysis and critique of inequalities between and within people and communities world-wide Secondly with resources available to individuals and communities social justice education criticizes possessive individualism which claims that talents are the sole product of individual endow-ments By that logics individuals owe nothing to society for their talents and wealth From this perspective solidarity is a responsibility of individual philanthropy or charity not organised governance seeking the public good Social justice education turns this viewpoint around Thirdly social justice education promotes a critique of models of development which are anthropocentric androcentric and logo-centric ignoring the importance of feelings bodies and sensorial activities
Global CitizenshipEducation
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It criticises developmental models based on greed Finally an education for social justice confronts the commodification of education insisting that we educate to build citizenship rather than simply for consumer satisfaction Our students are not consumers of a product that we sell in academia schools and universities Our students like us their teachers are citizens with rights and responsibilities learning how to become better citizens If students were merely consumers they would have all sorts of rights and only one responsibilitymdashto consume We profes-sors would be simply entrepreneurs not educators
Formulating a Narrative
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched the 2012 Global Education First Initiative stating lsquowhen we put education first we can reduce poverty and hunger end wasted potentialmdashand look forward to stronger and better societies for allrsquo
There are three pillars in this initiative putting every child into school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship
In this article I have defended some of the dimensions of GCED that dovetail with the struggle for a better world defending peace as humanityrsquos intangible treasure promoting eco-pedagogy to protect the planet and pursuing social justice education as a way to confront growing inequalities
We should tell the children and youth of the Earth that we cannot have global citizenship unless we formulate a narra-tive including a global democratic and multicultural citizenship as a democratic political philosophy of governance This citizenship should be based on respect for GCED values such as human rights world peace social justice education understanding of migration and diversity and democracy
We should ensure that our youth and children understand how our resources and our lives are finite and why we should
avoid war and violence at all costs As the old Greek saying teaches us at times of peace the children bury their parents while at times of war parents bury their children
We should tell our children that we cannot have global citizenship unless it is a planetarian citizenship based on plan-etarian identity This planet is our only home and we should protect it through resource and environmental preservation We should tell our children that although these goals are not easy to achieve they are vital
We should educate our children youth and adults not only multiple liter-acies original analysis and thinking and science and technology but also ethics values and moralitymdashthese are necessary conditions for human empowerment and liberation We must link education and global citizenship to protect a healthy fair productive and beautiful planet and human life
There must be a vision towards GCED or the people and the planet will perish
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Ancient Wisdom in Asian Traditional Houses
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By Sobhi Tawil (Senior Programme Specialist Education Research and Foresight
UNESCO Headquarters)stawilunescoorg
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The global discussion on the future of education at this particular historical juncture is essentially shaped by international develop-
ment frameworks Recently there have been multiple consultations and debates in an effort to formulate an international sustainable development agenda that will go beyond the 2015 deadline set by the Millennium Development Framework
As part of the main process shaping the new international agenda the Open Working Group proposed a set of Sustain-able Development Goals (SDGs) in 2014 The SDGs reflects its initial source of inspi-ration the Muscat Agreement and includs specific targets on an education-based goal
Based on the need for clearly-defined targets and robust indicators to monitor educational progress at the global level the scope of the education agenda for 2030 will be defined based on the UN Summit in New York in September 2015 However the international education agenda cannot be expected to capture all of our concerns regarding the future of education develop-ment The global education agenda 2030 as important as it is remains confined to the format of goals and targets As such it cannot reflect some of the broader purposes of education in todayrsquos changing
worldmdashpurposes which cannot be easily quantified and monitored
Rethinking the Purpose of Education
Beyond simply a framework of goals targets and indicators it is essential to rethink the purpose of education and our approach to learning in a world of increasing complexity and contradiction
We are living in a world in which economic growth and the creation of wealth are accompanied with rising vulnerability inequality and exclusion Moreover unsustainable patterns of economic production and consumption bring about global warming environ-mental degradation and an upsurge in natural disasters
We live in a world in which human rights frameworks have been strength-ened yet effective implementation and protection of those values remain a chal-lenge While progress in digital technolo-gies has led to greater interconnectedness and enabled new avenues for exchange cooperation and solidarity we also witness the proliferation of intolerance and identity-based conflict
These changes signal the emergence
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of a new global context for learning that has pressing implications for education In this context rethinking the purpose of education and our approaches to learning has never been more imperative
Integrating Multiple Dimensions of Education
We must reaffirm a humanistic approach to education This is crucial if we want to go beyond the strictly instrumental socio-economic vision that characterises much of international education development discourse today All too often develop-ment approaches to education become framed in the language of investment in human capital rates of return and skills for employability
On the other hand what does a humanistic vision of education and development imply A humanistic approach is not about sterile opposition to the instrumental development approach to education Rather a humanistic approach implies an integrated approach to education that gives equal importance to the economic social cultural and civic dimensions of learning This can be found also in the four pillars of learning to know to do to be and to live together
Unfortunately the pillars of learning to be and to live together have largely been neglected in international educa-tion development discourse and practice Moreover these pillars of social and civic learning are arguably under threat in todayrsquos world A humanistic and inte-grated approach to education therefore should pay equal attention to all dimen-sions of education including the ways they are related to the process of socialisa-tion and the formation of values
Reaffirming Core Ethical Principles
A humanistic approach to education should be based on a set of universal ethical principles such as respect for life and human dignity equal rights and social justice and respect for cultural diversity It should also take into account a sense of shared responsibility and a commitment to international solidaritymdashall of which are fundamental aspects of our common
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Re-Visioning Education Beyond 2015
humanity It is an approach which articulates a
central concern for sustainable human and social developmentmdashunderstood here as the responsible action of individuals and societies towards a better future for all at local andor global levels
A humanistic approach is one in which social justice and environmental s tewardship guide socioeconomic development It is based on the concern for equity and inclusion in educational policy and practice that is an education that does not exclude and marginalize It further implies reaffirmation of the foun-dational role that teachers and educators play at all levels of the development of individuals and collective capacity
Finally a humanistic approach to learning recognises the diversity of cultures knowledge systems worldviews and conceptions of human wellbeing Alternative knowledge systems which emphasize universal principles and their underlying values need to be recognized and properly utilized for education policies and practices With a humanistic vision it would be possible for education to sustain and enhance the dignity capacity and welfare of the human beings in relation to nature
Global Citizenship Education in a Plural World
At the heart of a humanistic approach to education in a global interconnected and plural world is a concern to promote responsible citizenship The notion of global citizenship has recently entered the international education and development discourse initially as one of the priorities proposed by the UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative launched in 2012 and more recently as part of the post-2015 education agenda Even though the notion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) remains subject to diverse interpretations its adoption in international education discourse reflects a legitimate concern for the socializa-tion function of education Beyond the socio-economic function of education in international development GCED high-lights the relationship between education and social cultural and civic realities that are constantly changing
There is a wide spectrum of philo-sophical and pedagogical approaches to GCED from soft approaches based on moral considerations inspired by the notion of our common humanity to more critical ones based on human rights norms and the principle of social justice Along the spectrum between the two
approaches there are also intercultural approaches based on the principle of respect for cultural diversity and the value of pluralism
It is important to highlight that GCED is not only defined by the learning content and methods but also by the learning environment structure of school systems management structures as well as the nature of policy-making processes Indeed it is critical to examine how contentious policy issues are dealt with For instance how is consensus reached when deter-mining the language(s) of instruction or the way in which nationalregional history is portrayed or how religion will be dealt with in public education In a plural world GCED must go beyond teachinglearning methods and contents (pedago-gies) to include inclusive and participatory policy formulation
In pursuing our goal to ensure effective and relevant learning opportunities for all children youth and adults our collective efforts must not be confined to the targets set in the education agenda 2030 Our quest for sustainable human and social development requires collective endeavour greater dialogue and encouragement for a humanistic vision of education
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Global Citizenship Education for the 21st Century
By Hahn Choonghee (Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea)
Road to Post-2015
We AreGlobal Citizens
The World We Want
A Sustainable ampPeaceful Society
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIPEDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
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The attention the global commu-nity is placing on education is steadily growing as The Post- 2015 Development Summit to be
held this September quickly approaches Indeed many discussions on education are being held in New York City and Paris where the education hub UNESCO is located In addition initiatives led by the UN such as the Alliance of Civiliza-tions and Communities of Democracy are increasingly acknowledging how education promotes tolerance and mutual understanding and plays an important role in increasing global peace and secu-rity Similarly the 2015 World Economic Forum in Davos discussed issues such as geopolitical conflict terrorism inequal-ities development and climate change under the overarching theme lsquoThe New Global Contextrsquo This trend demon-strates how the current international environment regards Global Citizenship Education (GCED) as not only relevant but necessary
Among many educational agendas GCED receives attention in particular for its value-oriented characteristics The concept of GCED had been formulated for a long period of time its importance was recently highlighted with the UN secretary-generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) launched in 2012 GEFI specified GCED as one of its three pillars which also included universal access to education and increasing the quality of education While the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) focused on substantial targets such as the eradication of poverty the current development debates place weight on value-related targets as seen in the key principles lsquoThe Future We Wantrsquo lsquoLeave No One Behindrsquo and lsquoDignity for Allrsquo Within this context the report of the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in July 2014 included GCED as one of the targets under the education goal
Framing Paradigm
There are various ways to define the scope of GCED but they all commonly outline how GCED highlights universal values and core responsibilities of the global
community such as human rights gender equality cultural diversity tolerance and environmental sustainability GCED is a framing paradigm which encapsulates how education can develop the knowl-edge skills values and attitudes learners need in order to build a world that is more just peaceful inclusive and sustainable
lsquoJustrsquo represents lsquolearning to bersquo and seeks universal values of human beings such as dignity human rights and non-discrimination lsquoPeacefulrsquo represents lsquolearning to live togetherrsquo and aims for global citizenship that is sensible to tolerance mutual respect and under-standing and cultural diversity lsquoInclusiversquo represents a sense of empathy and shows the importance of sharing caring and serving the most marginalized and
isolated groups lsquoSustainablersquo represents the desire to lsquolearn to understand the common destiny on the planet earthrsquo and build a sustainable environment which is mindful of climate change and Mother Earth
Given the compelling necessity to tackle critical global challenges such as prevalent trends of intolerance and violent extremism global citizenship is being more widely recognized as part of a new paradigm that upholds universal values and rethinks the role of education in the 21st century Other goals that also require our attention are those which have significant social and sustainable meaning gender equality (Goal 5) inequality (Goal 10) human settlements (Goal 11) climate change (Goal 13) and peace and justice
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(Goal 16) GCED can embrace these interrelated goals signifying that the role and purpose of education is dramatically expanding In fact education should be positioned at the centre of the stage and mainstreamed into the discourse of the larger global development agenda
Positive Synergies
GCED also pursues the values that the UN emphasises The Secretary-Generalrsquos Synthesis Report in December 2014 The Road to Dignity by 2030 suggested six essential principlesmdashdignity people prosperity planet justice and partnership mdashwhich all resonate with the aspects of GCED This clearly shows how GCED is directly related to the objective of the
post-2015 development agenda which is people-centred planet-sensitive and transformative
During a meeting on the post-2015 Development Agenda in January 2015 an Information Meeting of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and a Seminar on GCED in March 2015 the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Member States to develop global citizenship acknowledging the positive effects of GCED For example GCED tackles intolerance and extremism through the promotion of mutual under-standing Director-General Irina Bokova of UNESCO also addressed at a UN conference in New York City in January 2015 the importance of GCED and cultural literacy in countering intolerance
and violent extremism It is necessary to increase positive
synergies between education-related initiatives including the GEFI and the UN Academic Impact (UNAI) the UN Alli-ance of Civilizations and the Community of Democracies UNAI is a global network of higher education institutions initiated by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2010 which encourages global citizenship as one of its ten principles
Overcoming Challenges
Despite such progress in promoting GCED various challenges remain First relevant global initiatives and institutions need to increase efforts to mainstream the concept of GCED in the education field More specified research is needed to make a prototype curriculum From the early development of the curriculum it is critical to embed GCED deeply at national and international levels
Furthermore the curriculum has to be appropriately contextualized when applied to each country An approach to seek maximum not minimum common denominators is necessary Also universal values like human dignity and democracy should not be compromised In devel-oping the curricula active participation of all stakeholders including the public and private sectors civil society NGOs and youth should be encouraged particularly given the interdisciplinary nature of this issue
Moreover the curriculum should be creative and composed of diverse contents including interactive discussions and critical thinking among peer or intergen-erational groups intercultural commu-nications that collaborate with social networking services and classroom lectures and field trips Formal non-formal and informal education systems should also be considered with regard to the youth who are out of school
Secondly the role of actors and stake-holders need to be expanded Commu-nication participation and partnership are imperative in nurturing necessary discussion In addition to the participation of governmental agencies inter-govern-mental organs and the private sector the inclusion of educational institutions and
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NGOs is critical to strengthening global citizenship More active youth engagement of GEFIrsquos lsquoYouth Advocacy Grouprsquo (YAG) and UNAIrsquos lsquoAction by Student to Promote Innovation and Reform through Educa-tionrsquo (ASPIRE) is also important as the future generation should not only be recip-ients of change but also implementers
Thirdly implementation and consis-tent monitoring of the targets are essential for the success of the SDGs Educational initiatives can also play a critical role in promoting field implementation of the new development goals and adequately assessing results to contribute to an im-proved education system We also have to demonstrate that GCED is not just as-sembling existing education fields such as peace education human rights education democracy education ethics education and civic education Rather it is a new par-adigm shift for sustainable development that takes into account changes such as increasing interconnectedness and interde-pendence to address unprecedented global challenges
Constructive Implementation
All stakeholders from governmental policy makers to learners should be actively engaged in discussions in order
to overcome these challenges Through the participation of all sectors GCED will be realised into a constructive education system which can substantially change the global community In this process the Republic of Korea an exemplary open and inclusive country will be able to play a leading role in advancing GCED such as developing curricula and pedagogical approaches
In conclusion the educational com-munity now faces a rare opportunity to find fundamental and long-term solutions to global challenges including intolerance terrorism and violent extremism GCED could embrace all three pillars of the UN peace and security development and hu-man rights Clear and updated reasons on the importance of GCED should be con-tinuously disseminated to all stakeholders particularly to the UN Headquarters
It is now time to demonstrate and educate global citizenship that would foster human dignity tolerance and mutual respect and understanding which are important as we unwittingly voyage through the unpredictable 21st century GCED could change people communi-ties nations and the world if it is well embedded in the global education system and in the mindset of people
Given the compelling necessity to tackle
critical global challenges global
citizenship is being more widely
recognized as part of a new paradigm that
upholds universal values and rethinks
the role of education in the 21st century
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Young People Are Ready to Lead
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE READY TO LEAD
The Education We Want By Jamira Burley
(Youth Advocacy Group UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative) jamiraburleygmailcom
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Over the last two and a half years Irsquove had the pleasure and honour of working alongside 17 amazing young
people who were appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to the Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) Youth Advocacy Group (YAG) Our goals have been centred on GEFIrsquos three main priorities putting every child in school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship Through this opportunity we have been able to connect with both adult and youth leaders all over the world If there is one thing that remains constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived implemented monitored or reviewed without the
authentic engagement of young people While this generation is internet
savvy socially conscious and world-changing everywhere you look young people are struggling with the political social and economic constraints left by our predecessors As a result of those constraints the world is faced with nearly 58 million primary school age children out of school Furthermore there are 250 million children and young people who are in school but are not learning With the expiration date for the Millennium Development Goals right around the corner young people everywhere are calling on world leaders governments civil society and the global communities for change In order to prevent the largest
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generation of young people in human history from eventually being exposed to massive unemployment poor health and potential civil unrest there are necessary things that must be done
Active Role of Youth
The fact that everyday a child is poten-tially turned away or pushed out of school should motivate us to act in a way that allows all stakeholders especially young people to play an active role Too often young people are left out of the deci-sion-making process of the educational agenda even though they are closest to the issue and have the most at stake
During the time Irsquove worked on this issue I have met young people who are urgently and desperately fighting for their place at the table mostly because they know that not doing so will potentially have adverse impacts on their hope for a positive and rewarding future The creation of the YAG enabled young people from all walks of life cultures religions and gender to work in
collaboration for the youth whose voices had been silenced and forgotten
The YAG is but one example there are young people everywhere who want to get engaged in this issue and have their voices heard This is why the YAG in partner- ship with Plan International and A World at School created The Education We Want Youth Advocacy Toolkit last year The toolkit has one goal to empower young people to be able to advocate for change so that all members of the younger generation can have access to quality education
To create change we need all hands on deck As the new education agenda is being developed young people need to take up an active role This is why we have been taking steps to make sure every child is ready to fight for the education they want and deserve
To date we have hosted over 30 edu-cational training programmes worldwide and have trained thousands of young people This is because we believe that if given the chance young people will not only be ready to work but also lead the change
If there is one thing that remains
constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived
implemented monitored or
reviewed without the authentic
engagement of young people
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INTERVIEW
EDUCATION BEYOND 2015An Interview with Young-gon Kim(Secretary-General of the WEF 2015 Host Committee Secretariat of theMinistry of Education of the Republic of Korea)
In April 2000 the global education community came together at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal and reaffirmed the vision of the World Declaration on EFA adopted ten years earlier in Jomtien Thailand The Dakar Framework for Action lsquoEFA Meeting our Collective Commitmentrsquo included six comprehensive EFA goals
A few months later eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established at the UN Featured among the MDGs were a goal on universal access to primary education (MDG 2) and a goal on gender equality and womenrsquos empowerment (MDG 3) which targeted gender parity in education
Over the past 15 years these internationally agreed goals have catalyzed global action prompting unprece-dented progress in the expansion of educational opportunities
The WEF primarily aims to adopt the new post-2015 education agenda of the next 15 years The agenda consists of the following assessing the progress of the Dakar Framework for Action adopted in Dakar Senegal in 2000 reviewing the EFA movementrsquos progress in the last 15 years and adopting the post-2015 education agenda with a realistic action plan
The Forum will be held from 19 to 22 May 2015 at Songdo Convensia in Incheon Metropolitan City Republic of Korea Organized by UNESCO this Forum is also co-convened by UNICEF UNDP UNFPA UN Women UNHCR and the World Bank and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Education) It is expected to gather approximately 1500 participants from 195 UNESCO Member States UN and other international agencies and civil society organizations
Q1 Could you provide us with an overview of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015
Q2 Could you tell us about the history of the WEF
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EFA Goal Launched (World Conference on EFA 1990 Jomtien)
In 1990 the World Conference on EFA was held in Jomtien Thailand Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on EFA and initiated the EFA movement making a historic commitment to meet the basic learning needs of all by univer-salizing primary education and reducing illiteracy rates The Framework for Action to Meet the Basic Learning Needs defined targets and strategies to be met by the year 2000 including early childhood and primary education literacy and vocational education
EFA Targets Revised (World Education Forum 2000 Dakar)
Ten years later in 2000 the international community met again at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal The participants evaluated the EFA progress and agreed on the Dakar Framework for Action The action plan covered aspects of education from early learning to adult literacy and identified six key measurable goals to meet the learning needs of all children youth and adults The interna-tional community reaffirmed its commitment to achieve universal education by 2015 along with the MDGs
Towards a New Educational Agenda (World Education Forum 2015 Incheon)
Based on the EFA progress made over the past quarter century the World Education Forum in Korea Incheon will put forward the post-2015 develop-ment agenda Through critical evaluation of previous shortfalls and comprehensive reflection of the current global community the new educational agenda will be shaped to promote education with a lifelong and sector-wide perspective The emphasis of equitable and quality education will be expanded with emerging agenda such as Global Citi-zenship Education in an effort to bring equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning to all
Education Beyond 2015
UNESCO EFA
2000 NewYork
UN General Assembly
2015 NewYork
UN General Assembly
Millennium Development Goals
UN Development Goals
Post-2015
1990 Jomtien
World Education Conference
2000 Dakar
World Education Forum
2015 Incheon
World Education Forum
Jomtien Declaration Dakar Framework for Action Post-2015 Agenda
Road to WEF 2015
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Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable Education for All goals
1 Pre-primary education 2 Primary education 3 Lower secondary education 4 Adult literacy 5 Gender parity 6 Quality of education
Many countries will not reach the Education for All goals by 2015
very far from targetfar from targetclose to targetreached target
Goal 1
Pre-primary education
Goal 2
Primary education
Goal 5
Primary education gender parity
Goal 3
Lower secondary education
Goal 6
Lower secondary education gender parity
Goal 4
Adult Literacy
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Q3 What will be mainly discussed during the WEF 2015
The WEF 2015 will take stock of the achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the Dakar Framework for Action and mainly discuss the education-related MDGs during the Forum
Although progress has been made in the last 15 years the Global Monitoring Report 2015 shows that around half of the world countries failed to ensure EFA and that only a third of the countries have achieved all of the education goal measurable targets
Source EFA Global Monitoring Report 2015Education for All 2000-2015 Achievements and Challenges
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Education Beyond 2015
Right to Education
Equity InclusionQuality
EducationLifelong Learning
Ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030
Equitable access and learning particularly for girls and women must stand at the heart of the post-2015 agenda to unleash the full potential of all people
An inclusive education not only responds and adapts to each learnerrsquos needs but is relevant to their society and respectful of culture mdasha two-way digni-fied process
Good quality education provided by trained and supported teachers is the right of all children youth and adults not the privilege of the few
Every person at every stage of their life should have life-long learning oppor-tunities to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to their societies
5 key themes
In line with the overarching goal for education lsquoEquitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for Allrsquo the WEF 2015 will adopt the Incheon Declaration and Incheon Framework for Action which will show the direction and strategic plan of global education for the next 15 years In order to ensure more progress in the future the WEF will deal with the following five key themes It is important that the agreed goals and targets are then followed through and adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015
Q4 Could you introduce side events of the WEF 2015
Mr Young-gon Kim is currently the Secretary-General of the World Education Forum Host Committee Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea Prior to this Mr Kim served as Director-General of the Office of Planning and Coordination at Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education He also served as Director of the University System Advancement Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and as Director of Planning Division in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
middotExhibitions on EFA and on the Republic of Korearsquos education system presented by UNESCO and the host government middotAn outdoor booth display open to the public set up during the WEF 2015 for participants to present initiatives
and publications related to the post-2015 education agendamiddotThe NGO Forum convened by UNESCOrsquos CCNGOEFA a global network of around 300 NGOs on EFAmiddotPre-conference side events open to the public organized by Korean education institutions offering a wide
array of issues and policies closely relevant to the forum agenda such as global citizenship education education quality character education and education for gender equality
There are numerous side events being organized for the forum made up of the following
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
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The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
31Spring 2015
The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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SPECIAL REPORT
[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
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BEST PRACTICES
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
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problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
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Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Pangaea has continued to eagerly
provide tangible and intangible
values to the world Pangea moves
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initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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Children writing their wishes and putting those into a pot to draw lots
TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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UNDERSTANDING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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elping each other students in Malaysia are learning to live together
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anthropocentric predatory industrialist vision and based on an ethics of possessive individualism Eco-pedagogy is the answer projected by governmental institutions UN networks some governments and social movements working for a paradigm of sustainability Global citizenship seeks to preserve the environment by cleaning the air water forests and oceans which are the lungs of the planet that we depend on for sustainability and health How can we protect the resources of the planet particularly the non-renewable resources and preserve the Greek notion of Gaia a community of communities
The importance of eco-pedagogy should be transmitted to our children youth and elders through formal and informal education schools mass media and even at our family dinners I wonder how many times the readers of this article have caressed a plant enjoyed the fluttering flights of a butterfly in a garden observed with surprise a blooming flower How many times have the readers of this article planted a tree or grown an organic garden in their backyard or in a sunny window of their apartments We have a long way to go to preserve the planet and eco-pedagogy can be an option
Education for Social Justice
Social justice education is a beacon of light in a world besieged with growing inequal-ities and inequities such as imperialistic national religious and tribal confronta-tions Teachers and administrators have asked what an education for social justice is
Social justice education is first and foremost an exploration analysis and critique of inequalities between and within people and communities world-wide Secondly with resources available to individuals and communities social justice education criticizes possessive individualism which claims that talents are the sole product of individual endow-ments By that logics individuals owe nothing to society for their talents and wealth From this perspective solidarity is a responsibility of individual philanthropy or charity not organised governance seeking the public good Social justice education turns this viewpoint around Thirdly social justice education promotes a critique of models of development which are anthropocentric androcentric and logo-centric ignoring the importance of feelings bodies and sensorial activities
Global CitizenshipEducation
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It criticises developmental models based on greed Finally an education for social justice confronts the commodification of education insisting that we educate to build citizenship rather than simply for consumer satisfaction Our students are not consumers of a product that we sell in academia schools and universities Our students like us their teachers are citizens with rights and responsibilities learning how to become better citizens If students were merely consumers they would have all sorts of rights and only one responsibilitymdashto consume We profes-sors would be simply entrepreneurs not educators
Formulating a Narrative
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched the 2012 Global Education First Initiative stating lsquowhen we put education first we can reduce poverty and hunger end wasted potentialmdashand look forward to stronger and better societies for allrsquo
There are three pillars in this initiative putting every child into school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship
In this article I have defended some of the dimensions of GCED that dovetail with the struggle for a better world defending peace as humanityrsquos intangible treasure promoting eco-pedagogy to protect the planet and pursuing social justice education as a way to confront growing inequalities
We should tell the children and youth of the Earth that we cannot have global citizenship unless we formulate a narra-tive including a global democratic and multicultural citizenship as a democratic political philosophy of governance This citizenship should be based on respect for GCED values such as human rights world peace social justice education understanding of migration and diversity and democracy
We should ensure that our youth and children understand how our resources and our lives are finite and why we should
avoid war and violence at all costs As the old Greek saying teaches us at times of peace the children bury their parents while at times of war parents bury their children
We should tell our children that we cannot have global citizenship unless it is a planetarian citizenship based on plan-etarian identity This planet is our only home and we should protect it through resource and environmental preservation We should tell our children that although these goals are not easy to achieve they are vital
We should educate our children youth and adults not only multiple liter-acies original analysis and thinking and science and technology but also ethics values and moralitymdashthese are necessary conditions for human empowerment and liberation We must link education and global citizenship to protect a healthy fair productive and beautiful planet and human life
There must be a vision towards GCED or the people and the planet will perish
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The global discussion on the future of education at this particular historical juncture is essentially shaped by international develop-
ment frameworks Recently there have been multiple consultations and debates in an effort to formulate an international sustainable development agenda that will go beyond the 2015 deadline set by the Millennium Development Framework
As part of the main process shaping the new international agenda the Open Working Group proposed a set of Sustain-able Development Goals (SDGs) in 2014 The SDGs reflects its initial source of inspi-ration the Muscat Agreement and includs specific targets on an education-based goal
Based on the need for clearly-defined targets and robust indicators to monitor educational progress at the global level the scope of the education agenda for 2030 will be defined based on the UN Summit in New York in September 2015 However the international education agenda cannot be expected to capture all of our concerns regarding the future of education develop-ment The global education agenda 2030 as important as it is remains confined to the format of goals and targets As such it cannot reflect some of the broader purposes of education in todayrsquos changing
worldmdashpurposes which cannot be easily quantified and monitored
Rethinking the Purpose of Education
Beyond simply a framework of goals targets and indicators it is essential to rethink the purpose of education and our approach to learning in a world of increasing complexity and contradiction
We are living in a world in which economic growth and the creation of wealth are accompanied with rising vulnerability inequality and exclusion Moreover unsustainable patterns of economic production and consumption bring about global warming environ-mental degradation and an upsurge in natural disasters
We live in a world in which human rights frameworks have been strength-ened yet effective implementation and protection of those values remain a chal-lenge While progress in digital technolo-gies has led to greater interconnectedness and enabled new avenues for exchange cooperation and solidarity we also witness the proliferation of intolerance and identity-based conflict
These changes signal the emergence
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of a new global context for learning that has pressing implications for education In this context rethinking the purpose of education and our approaches to learning has never been more imperative
Integrating Multiple Dimensions of Education
We must reaffirm a humanistic approach to education This is crucial if we want to go beyond the strictly instrumental socio-economic vision that characterises much of international education development discourse today All too often develop-ment approaches to education become framed in the language of investment in human capital rates of return and skills for employability
On the other hand what does a humanistic vision of education and development imply A humanistic approach is not about sterile opposition to the instrumental development approach to education Rather a humanistic approach implies an integrated approach to education that gives equal importance to the economic social cultural and civic dimensions of learning This can be found also in the four pillars of learning to know to do to be and to live together
Unfortunately the pillars of learning to be and to live together have largely been neglected in international educa-tion development discourse and practice Moreover these pillars of social and civic learning are arguably under threat in todayrsquos world A humanistic and inte-grated approach to education therefore should pay equal attention to all dimen-sions of education including the ways they are related to the process of socialisa-tion and the formation of values
Reaffirming Core Ethical Principles
A humanistic approach to education should be based on a set of universal ethical principles such as respect for life and human dignity equal rights and social justice and respect for cultural diversity It should also take into account a sense of shared responsibility and a commitment to international solidaritymdashall of which are fundamental aspects of our common
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humanity It is an approach which articulates a
central concern for sustainable human and social developmentmdashunderstood here as the responsible action of individuals and societies towards a better future for all at local andor global levels
A humanistic approach is one in which social justice and environmental s tewardship guide socioeconomic development It is based on the concern for equity and inclusion in educational policy and practice that is an education that does not exclude and marginalize It further implies reaffirmation of the foun-dational role that teachers and educators play at all levels of the development of individuals and collective capacity
Finally a humanistic approach to learning recognises the diversity of cultures knowledge systems worldviews and conceptions of human wellbeing Alternative knowledge systems which emphasize universal principles and their underlying values need to be recognized and properly utilized for education policies and practices With a humanistic vision it would be possible for education to sustain and enhance the dignity capacity and welfare of the human beings in relation to nature
Global Citizenship Education in a Plural World
At the heart of a humanistic approach to education in a global interconnected and plural world is a concern to promote responsible citizenship The notion of global citizenship has recently entered the international education and development discourse initially as one of the priorities proposed by the UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative launched in 2012 and more recently as part of the post-2015 education agenda Even though the notion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) remains subject to diverse interpretations its adoption in international education discourse reflects a legitimate concern for the socializa-tion function of education Beyond the socio-economic function of education in international development GCED high-lights the relationship between education and social cultural and civic realities that are constantly changing
There is a wide spectrum of philo-sophical and pedagogical approaches to GCED from soft approaches based on moral considerations inspired by the notion of our common humanity to more critical ones based on human rights norms and the principle of social justice Along the spectrum between the two
approaches there are also intercultural approaches based on the principle of respect for cultural diversity and the value of pluralism
It is important to highlight that GCED is not only defined by the learning content and methods but also by the learning environment structure of school systems management structures as well as the nature of policy-making processes Indeed it is critical to examine how contentious policy issues are dealt with For instance how is consensus reached when deter-mining the language(s) of instruction or the way in which nationalregional history is portrayed or how religion will be dealt with in public education In a plural world GCED must go beyond teachinglearning methods and contents (pedago-gies) to include inclusive and participatory policy formulation
In pursuing our goal to ensure effective and relevant learning opportunities for all children youth and adults our collective efforts must not be confined to the targets set in the education agenda 2030 Our quest for sustainable human and social development requires collective endeavour greater dialogue and encouragement for a humanistic vision of education
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Global Citizenship Education for the 21st Century
By Hahn Choonghee (Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea)
Road to Post-2015
We AreGlobal Citizens
The World We Want
A Sustainable ampPeaceful Society
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIPEDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
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The attention the global commu-nity is placing on education is steadily growing as The Post- 2015 Development Summit to be
held this September quickly approaches Indeed many discussions on education are being held in New York City and Paris where the education hub UNESCO is located In addition initiatives led by the UN such as the Alliance of Civiliza-tions and Communities of Democracy are increasingly acknowledging how education promotes tolerance and mutual understanding and plays an important role in increasing global peace and secu-rity Similarly the 2015 World Economic Forum in Davos discussed issues such as geopolitical conflict terrorism inequal-ities development and climate change under the overarching theme lsquoThe New Global Contextrsquo This trend demon-strates how the current international environment regards Global Citizenship Education (GCED) as not only relevant but necessary
Among many educational agendas GCED receives attention in particular for its value-oriented characteristics The concept of GCED had been formulated for a long period of time its importance was recently highlighted with the UN secretary-generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) launched in 2012 GEFI specified GCED as one of its three pillars which also included universal access to education and increasing the quality of education While the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) focused on substantial targets such as the eradication of poverty the current development debates place weight on value-related targets as seen in the key principles lsquoThe Future We Wantrsquo lsquoLeave No One Behindrsquo and lsquoDignity for Allrsquo Within this context the report of the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in July 2014 included GCED as one of the targets under the education goal
Framing Paradigm
There are various ways to define the scope of GCED but they all commonly outline how GCED highlights universal values and core responsibilities of the global
community such as human rights gender equality cultural diversity tolerance and environmental sustainability GCED is a framing paradigm which encapsulates how education can develop the knowl-edge skills values and attitudes learners need in order to build a world that is more just peaceful inclusive and sustainable
lsquoJustrsquo represents lsquolearning to bersquo and seeks universal values of human beings such as dignity human rights and non-discrimination lsquoPeacefulrsquo represents lsquolearning to live togetherrsquo and aims for global citizenship that is sensible to tolerance mutual respect and under-standing and cultural diversity lsquoInclusiversquo represents a sense of empathy and shows the importance of sharing caring and serving the most marginalized and
isolated groups lsquoSustainablersquo represents the desire to lsquolearn to understand the common destiny on the planet earthrsquo and build a sustainable environment which is mindful of climate change and Mother Earth
Given the compelling necessity to tackle critical global challenges such as prevalent trends of intolerance and violent extremism global citizenship is being more widely recognized as part of a new paradigm that upholds universal values and rethinks the role of education in the 21st century Other goals that also require our attention are those which have significant social and sustainable meaning gender equality (Goal 5) inequality (Goal 10) human settlements (Goal 11) climate change (Goal 13) and peace and justice
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(Goal 16) GCED can embrace these interrelated goals signifying that the role and purpose of education is dramatically expanding In fact education should be positioned at the centre of the stage and mainstreamed into the discourse of the larger global development agenda
Positive Synergies
GCED also pursues the values that the UN emphasises The Secretary-Generalrsquos Synthesis Report in December 2014 The Road to Dignity by 2030 suggested six essential principlesmdashdignity people prosperity planet justice and partnership mdashwhich all resonate with the aspects of GCED This clearly shows how GCED is directly related to the objective of the
post-2015 development agenda which is people-centred planet-sensitive and transformative
During a meeting on the post-2015 Development Agenda in January 2015 an Information Meeting of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and a Seminar on GCED in March 2015 the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Member States to develop global citizenship acknowledging the positive effects of GCED For example GCED tackles intolerance and extremism through the promotion of mutual under-standing Director-General Irina Bokova of UNESCO also addressed at a UN conference in New York City in January 2015 the importance of GCED and cultural literacy in countering intolerance
and violent extremism It is necessary to increase positive
synergies between education-related initiatives including the GEFI and the UN Academic Impact (UNAI) the UN Alli-ance of Civilizations and the Community of Democracies UNAI is a global network of higher education institutions initiated by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2010 which encourages global citizenship as one of its ten principles
Overcoming Challenges
Despite such progress in promoting GCED various challenges remain First relevant global initiatives and institutions need to increase efforts to mainstream the concept of GCED in the education field More specified research is needed to make a prototype curriculum From the early development of the curriculum it is critical to embed GCED deeply at national and international levels
Furthermore the curriculum has to be appropriately contextualized when applied to each country An approach to seek maximum not minimum common denominators is necessary Also universal values like human dignity and democracy should not be compromised In devel-oping the curricula active participation of all stakeholders including the public and private sectors civil society NGOs and youth should be encouraged particularly given the interdisciplinary nature of this issue
Moreover the curriculum should be creative and composed of diverse contents including interactive discussions and critical thinking among peer or intergen-erational groups intercultural commu-nications that collaborate with social networking services and classroom lectures and field trips Formal non-formal and informal education systems should also be considered with regard to the youth who are out of school
Secondly the role of actors and stake-holders need to be expanded Commu-nication participation and partnership are imperative in nurturing necessary discussion In addition to the participation of governmental agencies inter-govern-mental organs and the private sector the inclusion of educational institutions and
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NGOs is critical to strengthening global citizenship More active youth engagement of GEFIrsquos lsquoYouth Advocacy Grouprsquo (YAG) and UNAIrsquos lsquoAction by Student to Promote Innovation and Reform through Educa-tionrsquo (ASPIRE) is also important as the future generation should not only be recip-ients of change but also implementers
Thirdly implementation and consis-tent monitoring of the targets are essential for the success of the SDGs Educational initiatives can also play a critical role in promoting field implementation of the new development goals and adequately assessing results to contribute to an im-proved education system We also have to demonstrate that GCED is not just as-sembling existing education fields such as peace education human rights education democracy education ethics education and civic education Rather it is a new par-adigm shift for sustainable development that takes into account changes such as increasing interconnectedness and interde-pendence to address unprecedented global challenges
Constructive Implementation
All stakeholders from governmental policy makers to learners should be actively engaged in discussions in order
to overcome these challenges Through the participation of all sectors GCED will be realised into a constructive education system which can substantially change the global community In this process the Republic of Korea an exemplary open and inclusive country will be able to play a leading role in advancing GCED such as developing curricula and pedagogical approaches
In conclusion the educational com-munity now faces a rare opportunity to find fundamental and long-term solutions to global challenges including intolerance terrorism and violent extremism GCED could embrace all three pillars of the UN peace and security development and hu-man rights Clear and updated reasons on the importance of GCED should be con-tinuously disseminated to all stakeholders particularly to the UN Headquarters
It is now time to demonstrate and educate global citizenship that would foster human dignity tolerance and mutual respect and understanding which are important as we unwittingly voyage through the unpredictable 21st century GCED could change people communi-ties nations and the world if it is well embedded in the global education system and in the mindset of people
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Young People Are Ready to Lead
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE READY TO LEAD
The Education We Want By Jamira Burley
(Youth Advocacy Group UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative) jamiraburleygmailcom
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Over the last two and a half years Irsquove had the pleasure and honour of working alongside 17 amazing young
people who were appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to the Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) Youth Advocacy Group (YAG) Our goals have been centred on GEFIrsquos three main priorities putting every child in school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship Through this opportunity we have been able to connect with both adult and youth leaders all over the world If there is one thing that remains constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived implemented monitored or reviewed without the
authentic engagement of young people While this generation is internet
savvy socially conscious and world-changing everywhere you look young people are struggling with the political social and economic constraints left by our predecessors As a result of those constraints the world is faced with nearly 58 million primary school age children out of school Furthermore there are 250 million children and young people who are in school but are not learning With the expiration date for the Millennium Development Goals right around the corner young people everywhere are calling on world leaders governments civil society and the global communities for change In order to prevent the largest
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generation of young people in human history from eventually being exposed to massive unemployment poor health and potential civil unrest there are necessary things that must be done
Active Role of Youth
The fact that everyday a child is poten-tially turned away or pushed out of school should motivate us to act in a way that allows all stakeholders especially young people to play an active role Too often young people are left out of the deci-sion-making process of the educational agenda even though they are closest to the issue and have the most at stake
During the time Irsquove worked on this issue I have met young people who are urgently and desperately fighting for their place at the table mostly because they know that not doing so will potentially have adverse impacts on their hope for a positive and rewarding future The creation of the YAG enabled young people from all walks of life cultures religions and gender to work in
collaboration for the youth whose voices had been silenced and forgotten
The YAG is but one example there are young people everywhere who want to get engaged in this issue and have their voices heard This is why the YAG in partner- ship with Plan International and A World at School created The Education We Want Youth Advocacy Toolkit last year The toolkit has one goal to empower young people to be able to advocate for change so that all members of the younger generation can have access to quality education
To create change we need all hands on deck As the new education agenda is being developed young people need to take up an active role This is why we have been taking steps to make sure every child is ready to fight for the education they want and deserve
To date we have hosted over 30 edu-cational training programmes worldwide and have trained thousands of young people This is because we believe that if given the chance young people will not only be ready to work but also lead the change
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EDUCATION BEYOND 2015An Interview with Young-gon Kim(Secretary-General of the WEF 2015 Host Committee Secretariat of theMinistry of Education of the Republic of Korea)
In April 2000 the global education community came together at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal and reaffirmed the vision of the World Declaration on EFA adopted ten years earlier in Jomtien Thailand The Dakar Framework for Action lsquoEFA Meeting our Collective Commitmentrsquo included six comprehensive EFA goals
A few months later eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established at the UN Featured among the MDGs were a goal on universal access to primary education (MDG 2) and a goal on gender equality and womenrsquos empowerment (MDG 3) which targeted gender parity in education
Over the past 15 years these internationally agreed goals have catalyzed global action prompting unprece-dented progress in the expansion of educational opportunities
The WEF primarily aims to adopt the new post-2015 education agenda of the next 15 years The agenda consists of the following assessing the progress of the Dakar Framework for Action adopted in Dakar Senegal in 2000 reviewing the EFA movementrsquos progress in the last 15 years and adopting the post-2015 education agenda with a realistic action plan
The Forum will be held from 19 to 22 May 2015 at Songdo Convensia in Incheon Metropolitan City Republic of Korea Organized by UNESCO this Forum is also co-convened by UNICEF UNDP UNFPA UN Women UNHCR and the World Bank and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Education) It is expected to gather approximately 1500 participants from 195 UNESCO Member States UN and other international agencies and civil society organizations
Q1 Could you provide us with an overview of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015
Q2 Could you tell us about the history of the WEF
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EFA Goal Launched (World Conference on EFA 1990 Jomtien)
In 1990 the World Conference on EFA was held in Jomtien Thailand Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on EFA and initiated the EFA movement making a historic commitment to meet the basic learning needs of all by univer-salizing primary education and reducing illiteracy rates The Framework for Action to Meet the Basic Learning Needs defined targets and strategies to be met by the year 2000 including early childhood and primary education literacy and vocational education
EFA Targets Revised (World Education Forum 2000 Dakar)
Ten years later in 2000 the international community met again at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal The participants evaluated the EFA progress and agreed on the Dakar Framework for Action The action plan covered aspects of education from early learning to adult literacy and identified six key measurable goals to meet the learning needs of all children youth and adults The interna-tional community reaffirmed its commitment to achieve universal education by 2015 along with the MDGs
Towards a New Educational Agenda (World Education Forum 2015 Incheon)
Based on the EFA progress made over the past quarter century the World Education Forum in Korea Incheon will put forward the post-2015 develop-ment agenda Through critical evaluation of previous shortfalls and comprehensive reflection of the current global community the new educational agenda will be shaped to promote education with a lifelong and sector-wide perspective The emphasis of equitable and quality education will be expanded with emerging agenda such as Global Citi-zenship Education in an effort to bring equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning to all
Education Beyond 2015
UNESCO EFA
2000 NewYork
UN General Assembly
2015 NewYork
UN General Assembly
Millennium Development Goals
UN Development Goals
Post-2015
1990 Jomtien
World Education Conference
2000 Dakar
World Education Forum
2015 Incheon
World Education Forum
Jomtien Declaration Dakar Framework for Action Post-2015 Agenda
Road to WEF 2015
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Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable Education for All goals
1 Pre-primary education 2 Primary education 3 Lower secondary education 4 Adult literacy 5 Gender parity 6 Quality of education
Many countries will not reach the Education for All goals by 2015
very far from targetfar from targetclose to targetreached target
Goal 1
Pre-primary education
Goal 2
Primary education
Goal 5
Primary education gender parity
Goal 3
Lower secondary education
Goal 6
Lower secondary education gender parity
Goal 4
Adult Literacy
20
47 45
8
29
9
52
10
10
10
29
9
11
35
3223
19
26
21
06
69
48
7
35
INTERVIEW
Q3 What will be mainly discussed during the WEF 2015
The WEF 2015 will take stock of the achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the Dakar Framework for Action and mainly discuss the education-related MDGs during the Forum
Although progress has been made in the last 15 years the Global Monitoring Report 2015 shows that around half of the world countries failed to ensure EFA and that only a third of the countries have achieved all of the education goal measurable targets
Source EFA Global Monitoring Report 2015Education for All 2000-2015 Achievements and Challenges
29
Education Beyond 2015
Right to Education
Equity InclusionQuality
EducationLifelong Learning
Ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030
Equitable access and learning particularly for girls and women must stand at the heart of the post-2015 agenda to unleash the full potential of all people
An inclusive education not only responds and adapts to each learnerrsquos needs but is relevant to their society and respectful of culture mdasha two-way digni-fied process
Good quality education provided by trained and supported teachers is the right of all children youth and adults not the privilege of the few
Every person at every stage of their life should have life-long learning oppor-tunities to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to their societies
5 key themes
In line with the overarching goal for education lsquoEquitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for Allrsquo the WEF 2015 will adopt the Incheon Declaration and Incheon Framework for Action which will show the direction and strategic plan of global education for the next 15 years In order to ensure more progress in the future the WEF will deal with the following five key themes It is important that the agreed goals and targets are then followed through and adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015
Q4 Could you introduce side events of the WEF 2015
Mr Young-gon Kim is currently the Secretary-General of the World Education Forum Host Committee Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea Prior to this Mr Kim served as Director-General of the Office of Planning and Coordination at Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education He also served as Director of the University System Advancement Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and as Director of Planning Division in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
middotExhibitions on EFA and on the Republic of Korearsquos education system presented by UNESCO and the host government middotAn outdoor booth display open to the public set up during the WEF 2015 for participants to present initiatives
and publications related to the post-2015 education agendamiddotThe NGO Forum convened by UNESCOrsquos CCNGOEFA a global network of around 300 NGOs on EFAmiddotPre-conference side events open to the public organized by Korean education institutions offering a wide
array of issues and policies closely relevant to the forum agenda such as global citizenship education education quality character education and education for gender equality
There are numerous side events being organized for the forum made up of the following
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SangSaeng30
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
Spring 2015
The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
31Spring 2015
The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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SPECIAL REPORT
[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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O K
ate
Hol
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At the launching event of the Clearinghouse during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
Spring 2015
SangSaeng
BEST PRACTICES
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
The River Road Flats
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
Using photography to tag garbage spaces Making dance costumes from plastic bottlescopy
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BEST PRACTICES
problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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Outreach event to community
Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to
be problem-solvers
SangSaeng38
BEST PRACTICES
PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
Spring 2015 39
Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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gaea
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BEST PRACTICES
our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Spring 2015 41
Pangaea has continued to eagerly
provide tangible and intangible
values to the world Pangea moves
forward with youth who can overturn
initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
21
510
17
47
28
82
34
28
SangSaeng42
LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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It criticises developmental models based on greed Finally an education for social justice confronts the commodification of education insisting that we educate to build citizenship rather than simply for consumer satisfaction Our students are not consumers of a product that we sell in academia schools and universities Our students like us their teachers are citizens with rights and responsibilities learning how to become better citizens If students were merely consumers they would have all sorts of rights and only one responsibilitymdashto consume We profes-sors would be simply entrepreneurs not educators
Formulating a Narrative
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched the 2012 Global Education First Initiative stating lsquowhen we put education first we can reduce poverty and hunger end wasted potentialmdashand look forward to stronger and better societies for allrsquo
There are three pillars in this initiative putting every child into school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship
In this article I have defended some of the dimensions of GCED that dovetail with the struggle for a better world defending peace as humanityrsquos intangible treasure promoting eco-pedagogy to protect the planet and pursuing social justice education as a way to confront growing inequalities
We should tell the children and youth of the Earth that we cannot have global citizenship unless we formulate a narra-tive including a global democratic and multicultural citizenship as a democratic political philosophy of governance This citizenship should be based on respect for GCED values such as human rights world peace social justice education understanding of migration and diversity and democracy
We should ensure that our youth and children understand how our resources and our lives are finite and why we should
avoid war and violence at all costs As the old Greek saying teaches us at times of peace the children bury their parents while at times of war parents bury their children
We should tell our children that we cannot have global citizenship unless it is a planetarian citizenship based on plan-etarian identity This planet is our only home and we should protect it through resource and environmental preservation We should tell our children that although these goals are not easy to achieve they are vital
We should educate our children youth and adults not only multiple liter-acies original analysis and thinking and science and technology but also ethics values and moralitymdashthese are necessary conditions for human empowerment and liberation We must link education and global citizenship to protect a healthy fair productive and beautiful planet and human life
There must be a vision towards GCED or the people and the planet will perish
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By Sobhi Tawil (Senior Programme Specialist Education Research and Foresight
UNESCO Headquarters)stawilunescoorg
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The global discussion on the future of education at this particular historical juncture is essentially shaped by international develop-
ment frameworks Recently there have been multiple consultations and debates in an effort to formulate an international sustainable development agenda that will go beyond the 2015 deadline set by the Millennium Development Framework
As part of the main process shaping the new international agenda the Open Working Group proposed a set of Sustain-able Development Goals (SDGs) in 2014 The SDGs reflects its initial source of inspi-ration the Muscat Agreement and includs specific targets on an education-based goal
Based on the need for clearly-defined targets and robust indicators to monitor educational progress at the global level the scope of the education agenda for 2030 will be defined based on the UN Summit in New York in September 2015 However the international education agenda cannot be expected to capture all of our concerns regarding the future of education develop-ment The global education agenda 2030 as important as it is remains confined to the format of goals and targets As such it cannot reflect some of the broader purposes of education in todayrsquos changing
worldmdashpurposes which cannot be easily quantified and monitored
Rethinking the Purpose of Education
Beyond simply a framework of goals targets and indicators it is essential to rethink the purpose of education and our approach to learning in a world of increasing complexity and contradiction
We are living in a world in which economic growth and the creation of wealth are accompanied with rising vulnerability inequality and exclusion Moreover unsustainable patterns of economic production and consumption bring about global warming environ-mental degradation and an upsurge in natural disasters
We live in a world in which human rights frameworks have been strength-ened yet effective implementation and protection of those values remain a chal-lenge While progress in digital technolo-gies has led to greater interconnectedness and enabled new avenues for exchange cooperation and solidarity we also witness the proliferation of intolerance and identity-based conflict
These changes signal the emergence
Our quest for sustainable
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of a new global context for learning that has pressing implications for education In this context rethinking the purpose of education and our approaches to learning has never been more imperative
Integrating Multiple Dimensions of Education
We must reaffirm a humanistic approach to education This is crucial if we want to go beyond the strictly instrumental socio-economic vision that characterises much of international education development discourse today All too often develop-ment approaches to education become framed in the language of investment in human capital rates of return and skills for employability
On the other hand what does a humanistic vision of education and development imply A humanistic approach is not about sterile opposition to the instrumental development approach to education Rather a humanistic approach implies an integrated approach to education that gives equal importance to the economic social cultural and civic dimensions of learning This can be found also in the four pillars of learning to know to do to be and to live together
Unfortunately the pillars of learning to be and to live together have largely been neglected in international educa-tion development discourse and practice Moreover these pillars of social and civic learning are arguably under threat in todayrsquos world A humanistic and inte-grated approach to education therefore should pay equal attention to all dimen-sions of education including the ways they are related to the process of socialisa-tion and the formation of values
Reaffirming Core Ethical Principles
A humanistic approach to education should be based on a set of universal ethical principles such as respect for life and human dignity equal rights and social justice and respect for cultural diversity It should also take into account a sense of shared responsibility and a commitment to international solidaritymdashall of which are fundamental aspects of our common
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humanity It is an approach which articulates a
central concern for sustainable human and social developmentmdashunderstood here as the responsible action of individuals and societies towards a better future for all at local andor global levels
A humanistic approach is one in which social justice and environmental s tewardship guide socioeconomic development It is based on the concern for equity and inclusion in educational policy and practice that is an education that does not exclude and marginalize It further implies reaffirmation of the foun-dational role that teachers and educators play at all levels of the development of individuals and collective capacity
Finally a humanistic approach to learning recognises the diversity of cultures knowledge systems worldviews and conceptions of human wellbeing Alternative knowledge systems which emphasize universal principles and their underlying values need to be recognized and properly utilized for education policies and practices With a humanistic vision it would be possible for education to sustain and enhance the dignity capacity and welfare of the human beings in relation to nature
Global Citizenship Education in a Plural World
At the heart of a humanistic approach to education in a global interconnected and plural world is a concern to promote responsible citizenship The notion of global citizenship has recently entered the international education and development discourse initially as one of the priorities proposed by the UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative launched in 2012 and more recently as part of the post-2015 education agenda Even though the notion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) remains subject to diverse interpretations its adoption in international education discourse reflects a legitimate concern for the socializa-tion function of education Beyond the socio-economic function of education in international development GCED high-lights the relationship between education and social cultural and civic realities that are constantly changing
There is a wide spectrum of philo-sophical and pedagogical approaches to GCED from soft approaches based on moral considerations inspired by the notion of our common humanity to more critical ones based on human rights norms and the principle of social justice Along the spectrum between the two
approaches there are also intercultural approaches based on the principle of respect for cultural diversity and the value of pluralism
It is important to highlight that GCED is not only defined by the learning content and methods but also by the learning environment structure of school systems management structures as well as the nature of policy-making processes Indeed it is critical to examine how contentious policy issues are dealt with For instance how is consensus reached when deter-mining the language(s) of instruction or the way in which nationalregional history is portrayed or how religion will be dealt with in public education In a plural world GCED must go beyond teachinglearning methods and contents (pedago-gies) to include inclusive and participatory policy formulation
In pursuing our goal to ensure effective and relevant learning opportunities for all children youth and adults our collective efforts must not be confined to the targets set in the education agenda 2030 Our quest for sustainable human and social development requires collective endeavour greater dialogue and encouragement for a humanistic vision of education
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Global Citizenship Education for the 21st Century
By Hahn Choonghee (Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea)
Road to Post-2015
We AreGlobal Citizens
The World We Want
A Sustainable ampPeaceful Society
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIPEDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
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The attention the global commu-nity is placing on education is steadily growing as The Post- 2015 Development Summit to be
held this September quickly approaches Indeed many discussions on education are being held in New York City and Paris where the education hub UNESCO is located In addition initiatives led by the UN such as the Alliance of Civiliza-tions and Communities of Democracy are increasingly acknowledging how education promotes tolerance and mutual understanding and plays an important role in increasing global peace and secu-rity Similarly the 2015 World Economic Forum in Davos discussed issues such as geopolitical conflict terrorism inequal-ities development and climate change under the overarching theme lsquoThe New Global Contextrsquo This trend demon-strates how the current international environment regards Global Citizenship Education (GCED) as not only relevant but necessary
Among many educational agendas GCED receives attention in particular for its value-oriented characteristics The concept of GCED had been formulated for a long period of time its importance was recently highlighted with the UN secretary-generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) launched in 2012 GEFI specified GCED as one of its three pillars which also included universal access to education and increasing the quality of education While the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) focused on substantial targets such as the eradication of poverty the current development debates place weight on value-related targets as seen in the key principles lsquoThe Future We Wantrsquo lsquoLeave No One Behindrsquo and lsquoDignity for Allrsquo Within this context the report of the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in July 2014 included GCED as one of the targets under the education goal
Framing Paradigm
There are various ways to define the scope of GCED but they all commonly outline how GCED highlights universal values and core responsibilities of the global
community such as human rights gender equality cultural diversity tolerance and environmental sustainability GCED is a framing paradigm which encapsulates how education can develop the knowl-edge skills values and attitudes learners need in order to build a world that is more just peaceful inclusive and sustainable
lsquoJustrsquo represents lsquolearning to bersquo and seeks universal values of human beings such as dignity human rights and non-discrimination lsquoPeacefulrsquo represents lsquolearning to live togetherrsquo and aims for global citizenship that is sensible to tolerance mutual respect and under-standing and cultural diversity lsquoInclusiversquo represents a sense of empathy and shows the importance of sharing caring and serving the most marginalized and
isolated groups lsquoSustainablersquo represents the desire to lsquolearn to understand the common destiny on the planet earthrsquo and build a sustainable environment which is mindful of climate change and Mother Earth
Given the compelling necessity to tackle critical global challenges such as prevalent trends of intolerance and violent extremism global citizenship is being more widely recognized as part of a new paradigm that upholds universal values and rethinks the role of education in the 21st century Other goals that also require our attention are those which have significant social and sustainable meaning gender equality (Goal 5) inequality (Goal 10) human settlements (Goal 11) climate change (Goal 13) and peace and justice
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(Goal 16) GCED can embrace these interrelated goals signifying that the role and purpose of education is dramatically expanding In fact education should be positioned at the centre of the stage and mainstreamed into the discourse of the larger global development agenda
Positive Synergies
GCED also pursues the values that the UN emphasises The Secretary-Generalrsquos Synthesis Report in December 2014 The Road to Dignity by 2030 suggested six essential principlesmdashdignity people prosperity planet justice and partnership mdashwhich all resonate with the aspects of GCED This clearly shows how GCED is directly related to the objective of the
post-2015 development agenda which is people-centred planet-sensitive and transformative
During a meeting on the post-2015 Development Agenda in January 2015 an Information Meeting of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and a Seminar on GCED in March 2015 the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Member States to develop global citizenship acknowledging the positive effects of GCED For example GCED tackles intolerance and extremism through the promotion of mutual under-standing Director-General Irina Bokova of UNESCO also addressed at a UN conference in New York City in January 2015 the importance of GCED and cultural literacy in countering intolerance
and violent extremism It is necessary to increase positive
synergies between education-related initiatives including the GEFI and the UN Academic Impact (UNAI) the UN Alli-ance of Civilizations and the Community of Democracies UNAI is a global network of higher education institutions initiated by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2010 which encourages global citizenship as one of its ten principles
Overcoming Challenges
Despite such progress in promoting GCED various challenges remain First relevant global initiatives and institutions need to increase efforts to mainstream the concept of GCED in the education field More specified research is needed to make a prototype curriculum From the early development of the curriculum it is critical to embed GCED deeply at national and international levels
Furthermore the curriculum has to be appropriately contextualized when applied to each country An approach to seek maximum not minimum common denominators is necessary Also universal values like human dignity and democracy should not be compromised In devel-oping the curricula active participation of all stakeholders including the public and private sectors civil society NGOs and youth should be encouraged particularly given the interdisciplinary nature of this issue
Moreover the curriculum should be creative and composed of diverse contents including interactive discussions and critical thinking among peer or intergen-erational groups intercultural commu-nications that collaborate with social networking services and classroom lectures and field trips Formal non-formal and informal education systems should also be considered with regard to the youth who are out of school
Secondly the role of actors and stake-holders need to be expanded Commu-nication participation and partnership are imperative in nurturing necessary discussion In addition to the participation of governmental agencies inter-govern-mental organs and the private sector the inclusion of educational institutions and
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NGOs is critical to strengthening global citizenship More active youth engagement of GEFIrsquos lsquoYouth Advocacy Grouprsquo (YAG) and UNAIrsquos lsquoAction by Student to Promote Innovation and Reform through Educa-tionrsquo (ASPIRE) is also important as the future generation should not only be recip-ients of change but also implementers
Thirdly implementation and consis-tent monitoring of the targets are essential for the success of the SDGs Educational initiatives can also play a critical role in promoting field implementation of the new development goals and adequately assessing results to contribute to an im-proved education system We also have to demonstrate that GCED is not just as-sembling existing education fields such as peace education human rights education democracy education ethics education and civic education Rather it is a new par-adigm shift for sustainable development that takes into account changes such as increasing interconnectedness and interde-pendence to address unprecedented global challenges
Constructive Implementation
All stakeholders from governmental policy makers to learners should be actively engaged in discussions in order
to overcome these challenges Through the participation of all sectors GCED will be realised into a constructive education system which can substantially change the global community In this process the Republic of Korea an exemplary open and inclusive country will be able to play a leading role in advancing GCED such as developing curricula and pedagogical approaches
In conclusion the educational com-munity now faces a rare opportunity to find fundamental and long-term solutions to global challenges including intolerance terrorism and violent extremism GCED could embrace all three pillars of the UN peace and security development and hu-man rights Clear and updated reasons on the importance of GCED should be con-tinuously disseminated to all stakeholders particularly to the UN Headquarters
It is now time to demonstrate and educate global citizenship that would foster human dignity tolerance and mutual respect and understanding which are important as we unwittingly voyage through the unpredictable 21st century GCED could change people communi-ties nations and the world if it is well embedded in the global education system and in the mindset of people
Given the compelling necessity to tackle
critical global challenges global
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recognized as part of a new paradigm that
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the role of education in the 21st century
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Ambassador Hahn Choonghee during the Seminar on GCED at the UN Headquarters on 6 March 2015
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Young People Are Ready to Lead
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE READY TO LEAD
The Education We Want By Jamira Burley
(Youth Advocacy Group UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative) jamiraburleygmailcom
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Over the last two and a half years Irsquove had the pleasure and honour of working alongside 17 amazing young
people who were appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to the Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) Youth Advocacy Group (YAG) Our goals have been centred on GEFIrsquos three main priorities putting every child in school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship Through this opportunity we have been able to connect with both adult and youth leaders all over the world If there is one thing that remains constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived implemented monitored or reviewed without the
authentic engagement of young people While this generation is internet
savvy socially conscious and world-changing everywhere you look young people are struggling with the political social and economic constraints left by our predecessors As a result of those constraints the world is faced with nearly 58 million primary school age children out of school Furthermore there are 250 million children and young people who are in school but are not learning With the expiration date for the Millennium Development Goals right around the corner young people everywhere are calling on world leaders governments civil society and the global communities for change In order to prevent the largest
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generation of young people in human history from eventually being exposed to massive unemployment poor health and potential civil unrest there are necessary things that must be done
Active Role of Youth
The fact that everyday a child is poten-tially turned away or pushed out of school should motivate us to act in a way that allows all stakeholders especially young people to play an active role Too often young people are left out of the deci-sion-making process of the educational agenda even though they are closest to the issue and have the most at stake
During the time Irsquove worked on this issue I have met young people who are urgently and desperately fighting for their place at the table mostly because they know that not doing so will potentially have adverse impacts on their hope for a positive and rewarding future The creation of the YAG enabled young people from all walks of life cultures religions and gender to work in
collaboration for the youth whose voices had been silenced and forgotten
The YAG is but one example there are young people everywhere who want to get engaged in this issue and have their voices heard This is why the YAG in partner- ship with Plan International and A World at School created The Education We Want Youth Advocacy Toolkit last year The toolkit has one goal to empower young people to be able to advocate for change so that all members of the younger generation can have access to quality education
To create change we need all hands on deck As the new education agenda is being developed young people need to take up an active role This is why we have been taking steps to make sure every child is ready to fight for the education they want and deserve
To date we have hosted over 30 edu-cational training programmes worldwide and have trained thousands of young people This is because we believe that if given the chance young people will not only be ready to work but also lead the change
If there is one thing that remains
constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived
implemented monitored or
reviewed without the authentic
engagement of young people
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INTERVIEW
EDUCATION BEYOND 2015An Interview with Young-gon Kim(Secretary-General of the WEF 2015 Host Committee Secretariat of theMinistry of Education of the Republic of Korea)
In April 2000 the global education community came together at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal and reaffirmed the vision of the World Declaration on EFA adopted ten years earlier in Jomtien Thailand The Dakar Framework for Action lsquoEFA Meeting our Collective Commitmentrsquo included six comprehensive EFA goals
A few months later eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established at the UN Featured among the MDGs were a goal on universal access to primary education (MDG 2) and a goal on gender equality and womenrsquos empowerment (MDG 3) which targeted gender parity in education
Over the past 15 years these internationally agreed goals have catalyzed global action prompting unprece-dented progress in the expansion of educational opportunities
The WEF primarily aims to adopt the new post-2015 education agenda of the next 15 years The agenda consists of the following assessing the progress of the Dakar Framework for Action adopted in Dakar Senegal in 2000 reviewing the EFA movementrsquos progress in the last 15 years and adopting the post-2015 education agenda with a realistic action plan
The Forum will be held from 19 to 22 May 2015 at Songdo Convensia in Incheon Metropolitan City Republic of Korea Organized by UNESCO this Forum is also co-convened by UNICEF UNDP UNFPA UN Women UNHCR and the World Bank and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Education) It is expected to gather approximately 1500 participants from 195 UNESCO Member States UN and other international agencies and civil society organizations
Q1 Could you provide us with an overview of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015
Q2 Could you tell us about the history of the WEF
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EFA Goal Launched (World Conference on EFA 1990 Jomtien)
In 1990 the World Conference on EFA was held in Jomtien Thailand Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on EFA and initiated the EFA movement making a historic commitment to meet the basic learning needs of all by univer-salizing primary education and reducing illiteracy rates The Framework for Action to Meet the Basic Learning Needs defined targets and strategies to be met by the year 2000 including early childhood and primary education literacy and vocational education
EFA Targets Revised (World Education Forum 2000 Dakar)
Ten years later in 2000 the international community met again at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal The participants evaluated the EFA progress and agreed on the Dakar Framework for Action The action plan covered aspects of education from early learning to adult literacy and identified six key measurable goals to meet the learning needs of all children youth and adults The interna-tional community reaffirmed its commitment to achieve universal education by 2015 along with the MDGs
Towards a New Educational Agenda (World Education Forum 2015 Incheon)
Based on the EFA progress made over the past quarter century the World Education Forum in Korea Incheon will put forward the post-2015 develop-ment agenda Through critical evaluation of previous shortfalls and comprehensive reflection of the current global community the new educational agenda will be shaped to promote education with a lifelong and sector-wide perspective The emphasis of equitable and quality education will be expanded with emerging agenda such as Global Citi-zenship Education in an effort to bring equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning to all
Education Beyond 2015
UNESCO EFA
2000 NewYork
UN General Assembly
2015 NewYork
UN General Assembly
Millennium Development Goals
UN Development Goals
Post-2015
1990 Jomtien
World Education Conference
2000 Dakar
World Education Forum
2015 Incheon
World Education Forum
Jomtien Declaration Dakar Framework for Action Post-2015 Agenda
Road to WEF 2015
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Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable Education for All goals
1 Pre-primary education 2 Primary education 3 Lower secondary education 4 Adult literacy 5 Gender parity 6 Quality of education
Many countries will not reach the Education for All goals by 2015
very far from targetfar from targetclose to targetreached target
Goal 1
Pre-primary education
Goal 2
Primary education
Goal 5
Primary education gender parity
Goal 3
Lower secondary education
Goal 6
Lower secondary education gender parity
Goal 4
Adult Literacy
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Q3 What will be mainly discussed during the WEF 2015
The WEF 2015 will take stock of the achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the Dakar Framework for Action and mainly discuss the education-related MDGs during the Forum
Although progress has been made in the last 15 years the Global Monitoring Report 2015 shows that around half of the world countries failed to ensure EFA and that only a third of the countries have achieved all of the education goal measurable targets
Source EFA Global Monitoring Report 2015Education for All 2000-2015 Achievements and Challenges
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Education Beyond 2015
Right to Education
Equity InclusionQuality
EducationLifelong Learning
Ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030
Equitable access and learning particularly for girls and women must stand at the heart of the post-2015 agenda to unleash the full potential of all people
An inclusive education not only responds and adapts to each learnerrsquos needs but is relevant to their society and respectful of culture mdasha two-way digni-fied process
Good quality education provided by trained and supported teachers is the right of all children youth and adults not the privilege of the few
Every person at every stage of their life should have life-long learning oppor-tunities to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to their societies
5 key themes
In line with the overarching goal for education lsquoEquitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for Allrsquo the WEF 2015 will adopt the Incheon Declaration and Incheon Framework for Action which will show the direction and strategic plan of global education for the next 15 years In order to ensure more progress in the future the WEF will deal with the following five key themes It is important that the agreed goals and targets are then followed through and adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015
Q4 Could you introduce side events of the WEF 2015
Mr Young-gon Kim is currently the Secretary-General of the World Education Forum Host Committee Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea Prior to this Mr Kim served as Director-General of the Office of Planning and Coordination at Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education He also served as Director of the University System Advancement Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and as Director of Planning Division in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
middotExhibitions on EFA and on the Republic of Korearsquos education system presented by UNESCO and the host government middotAn outdoor booth display open to the public set up during the WEF 2015 for participants to present initiatives
and publications related to the post-2015 education agendamiddotThe NGO Forum convened by UNESCOrsquos CCNGOEFA a global network of around 300 NGOs on EFAmiddotPre-conference side events open to the public organized by Korean education institutions offering a wide
array of issues and policies closely relevant to the forum agenda such as global citizenship education education quality character education and education for gender equality
There are numerous side events being organized for the forum made up of the following
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
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The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
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The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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SPECIAL REPORT
[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
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BEST PRACTICES
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
The River Road Flats
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
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problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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BEST PRACTICES
PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
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Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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UNDERSTANDING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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By Sobhi Tawil (Senior Programme Specialist Education Research and Foresight
UNESCO Headquarters)stawilunescoorg
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The global discussion on the future of education at this particular historical juncture is essentially shaped by international develop-
ment frameworks Recently there have been multiple consultations and debates in an effort to formulate an international sustainable development agenda that will go beyond the 2015 deadline set by the Millennium Development Framework
As part of the main process shaping the new international agenda the Open Working Group proposed a set of Sustain-able Development Goals (SDGs) in 2014 The SDGs reflects its initial source of inspi-ration the Muscat Agreement and includs specific targets on an education-based goal
Based on the need for clearly-defined targets and robust indicators to monitor educational progress at the global level the scope of the education agenda for 2030 will be defined based on the UN Summit in New York in September 2015 However the international education agenda cannot be expected to capture all of our concerns regarding the future of education develop-ment The global education agenda 2030 as important as it is remains confined to the format of goals and targets As such it cannot reflect some of the broader purposes of education in todayrsquos changing
worldmdashpurposes which cannot be easily quantified and monitored
Rethinking the Purpose of Education
Beyond simply a framework of goals targets and indicators it is essential to rethink the purpose of education and our approach to learning in a world of increasing complexity and contradiction
We are living in a world in which economic growth and the creation of wealth are accompanied with rising vulnerability inequality and exclusion Moreover unsustainable patterns of economic production and consumption bring about global warming environ-mental degradation and an upsurge in natural disasters
We live in a world in which human rights frameworks have been strength-ened yet effective implementation and protection of those values remain a chal-lenge While progress in digital technolo-gies has led to greater interconnectedness and enabled new avenues for exchange cooperation and solidarity we also witness the proliferation of intolerance and identity-based conflict
These changes signal the emergence
Our quest for sustainable
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of a new global context for learning that has pressing implications for education In this context rethinking the purpose of education and our approaches to learning has never been more imperative
Integrating Multiple Dimensions of Education
We must reaffirm a humanistic approach to education This is crucial if we want to go beyond the strictly instrumental socio-economic vision that characterises much of international education development discourse today All too often develop-ment approaches to education become framed in the language of investment in human capital rates of return and skills for employability
On the other hand what does a humanistic vision of education and development imply A humanistic approach is not about sterile opposition to the instrumental development approach to education Rather a humanistic approach implies an integrated approach to education that gives equal importance to the economic social cultural and civic dimensions of learning This can be found also in the four pillars of learning to know to do to be and to live together
Unfortunately the pillars of learning to be and to live together have largely been neglected in international educa-tion development discourse and practice Moreover these pillars of social and civic learning are arguably under threat in todayrsquos world A humanistic and inte-grated approach to education therefore should pay equal attention to all dimen-sions of education including the ways they are related to the process of socialisa-tion and the formation of values
Reaffirming Core Ethical Principles
A humanistic approach to education should be based on a set of universal ethical principles such as respect for life and human dignity equal rights and social justice and respect for cultural diversity It should also take into account a sense of shared responsibility and a commitment to international solidaritymdashall of which are fundamental aspects of our common
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humanity It is an approach which articulates a
central concern for sustainable human and social developmentmdashunderstood here as the responsible action of individuals and societies towards a better future for all at local andor global levels
A humanistic approach is one in which social justice and environmental s tewardship guide socioeconomic development It is based on the concern for equity and inclusion in educational policy and practice that is an education that does not exclude and marginalize It further implies reaffirmation of the foun-dational role that teachers and educators play at all levels of the development of individuals and collective capacity
Finally a humanistic approach to learning recognises the diversity of cultures knowledge systems worldviews and conceptions of human wellbeing Alternative knowledge systems which emphasize universal principles and their underlying values need to be recognized and properly utilized for education policies and practices With a humanistic vision it would be possible for education to sustain and enhance the dignity capacity and welfare of the human beings in relation to nature
Global Citizenship Education in a Plural World
At the heart of a humanistic approach to education in a global interconnected and plural world is a concern to promote responsible citizenship The notion of global citizenship has recently entered the international education and development discourse initially as one of the priorities proposed by the UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative launched in 2012 and more recently as part of the post-2015 education agenda Even though the notion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) remains subject to diverse interpretations its adoption in international education discourse reflects a legitimate concern for the socializa-tion function of education Beyond the socio-economic function of education in international development GCED high-lights the relationship between education and social cultural and civic realities that are constantly changing
There is a wide spectrum of philo-sophical and pedagogical approaches to GCED from soft approaches based on moral considerations inspired by the notion of our common humanity to more critical ones based on human rights norms and the principle of social justice Along the spectrum between the two
approaches there are also intercultural approaches based on the principle of respect for cultural diversity and the value of pluralism
It is important to highlight that GCED is not only defined by the learning content and methods but also by the learning environment structure of school systems management structures as well as the nature of policy-making processes Indeed it is critical to examine how contentious policy issues are dealt with For instance how is consensus reached when deter-mining the language(s) of instruction or the way in which nationalregional history is portrayed or how religion will be dealt with in public education In a plural world GCED must go beyond teachinglearning methods and contents (pedago-gies) to include inclusive and participatory policy formulation
In pursuing our goal to ensure effective and relevant learning opportunities for all children youth and adults our collective efforts must not be confined to the targets set in the education agenda 2030 Our quest for sustainable human and social development requires collective endeavour greater dialogue and encouragement for a humanistic vision of education
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Global Citizenship Education for the 21st Century
By Hahn Choonghee (Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea)
Road to Post-2015
We AreGlobal Citizens
The World We Want
A Sustainable ampPeaceful Society
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIPEDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
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The attention the global commu-nity is placing on education is steadily growing as The Post- 2015 Development Summit to be
held this September quickly approaches Indeed many discussions on education are being held in New York City and Paris where the education hub UNESCO is located In addition initiatives led by the UN such as the Alliance of Civiliza-tions and Communities of Democracy are increasingly acknowledging how education promotes tolerance and mutual understanding and plays an important role in increasing global peace and secu-rity Similarly the 2015 World Economic Forum in Davos discussed issues such as geopolitical conflict terrorism inequal-ities development and climate change under the overarching theme lsquoThe New Global Contextrsquo This trend demon-strates how the current international environment regards Global Citizenship Education (GCED) as not only relevant but necessary
Among many educational agendas GCED receives attention in particular for its value-oriented characteristics The concept of GCED had been formulated for a long period of time its importance was recently highlighted with the UN secretary-generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) launched in 2012 GEFI specified GCED as one of its three pillars which also included universal access to education and increasing the quality of education While the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) focused on substantial targets such as the eradication of poverty the current development debates place weight on value-related targets as seen in the key principles lsquoThe Future We Wantrsquo lsquoLeave No One Behindrsquo and lsquoDignity for Allrsquo Within this context the report of the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in July 2014 included GCED as one of the targets under the education goal
Framing Paradigm
There are various ways to define the scope of GCED but they all commonly outline how GCED highlights universal values and core responsibilities of the global
community such as human rights gender equality cultural diversity tolerance and environmental sustainability GCED is a framing paradigm which encapsulates how education can develop the knowl-edge skills values and attitudes learners need in order to build a world that is more just peaceful inclusive and sustainable
lsquoJustrsquo represents lsquolearning to bersquo and seeks universal values of human beings such as dignity human rights and non-discrimination lsquoPeacefulrsquo represents lsquolearning to live togetherrsquo and aims for global citizenship that is sensible to tolerance mutual respect and under-standing and cultural diversity lsquoInclusiversquo represents a sense of empathy and shows the importance of sharing caring and serving the most marginalized and
isolated groups lsquoSustainablersquo represents the desire to lsquolearn to understand the common destiny on the planet earthrsquo and build a sustainable environment which is mindful of climate change and Mother Earth
Given the compelling necessity to tackle critical global challenges such as prevalent trends of intolerance and violent extremism global citizenship is being more widely recognized as part of a new paradigm that upholds universal values and rethinks the role of education in the 21st century Other goals that also require our attention are those which have significant social and sustainable meaning gender equality (Goal 5) inequality (Goal 10) human settlements (Goal 11) climate change (Goal 13) and peace and justice
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(Goal 16) GCED can embrace these interrelated goals signifying that the role and purpose of education is dramatically expanding In fact education should be positioned at the centre of the stage and mainstreamed into the discourse of the larger global development agenda
Positive Synergies
GCED also pursues the values that the UN emphasises The Secretary-Generalrsquos Synthesis Report in December 2014 The Road to Dignity by 2030 suggested six essential principlesmdashdignity people prosperity planet justice and partnership mdashwhich all resonate with the aspects of GCED This clearly shows how GCED is directly related to the objective of the
post-2015 development agenda which is people-centred planet-sensitive and transformative
During a meeting on the post-2015 Development Agenda in January 2015 an Information Meeting of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and a Seminar on GCED in March 2015 the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Member States to develop global citizenship acknowledging the positive effects of GCED For example GCED tackles intolerance and extremism through the promotion of mutual under-standing Director-General Irina Bokova of UNESCO also addressed at a UN conference in New York City in January 2015 the importance of GCED and cultural literacy in countering intolerance
and violent extremism It is necessary to increase positive
synergies between education-related initiatives including the GEFI and the UN Academic Impact (UNAI) the UN Alli-ance of Civilizations and the Community of Democracies UNAI is a global network of higher education institutions initiated by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2010 which encourages global citizenship as one of its ten principles
Overcoming Challenges
Despite such progress in promoting GCED various challenges remain First relevant global initiatives and institutions need to increase efforts to mainstream the concept of GCED in the education field More specified research is needed to make a prototype curriculum From the early development of the curriculum it is critical to embed GCED deeply at national and international levels
Furthermore the curriculum has to be appropriately contextualized when applied to each country An approach to seek maximum not minimum common denominators is necessary Also universal values like human dignity and democracy should not be compromised In devel-oping the curricula active participation of all stakeholders including the public and private sectors civil society NGOs and youth should be encouraged particularly given the interdisciplinary nature of this issue
Moreover the curriculum should be creative and composed of diverse contents including interactive discussions and critical thinking among peer or intergen-erational groups intercultural commu-nications that collaborate with social networking services and classroom lectures and field trips Formal non-formal and informal education systems should also be considered with regard to the youth who are out of school
Secondly the role of actors and stake-holders need to be expanded Commu-nication participation and partnership are imperative in nurturing necessary discussion In addition to the participation of governmental agencies inter-govern-mental organs and the private sector the inclusion of educational institutions and
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NGOs is critical to strengthening global citizenship More active youth engagement of GEFIrsquos lsquoYouth Advocacy Grouprsquo (YAG) and UNAIrsquos lsquoAction by Student to Promote Innovation and Reform through Educa-tionrsquo (ASPIRE) is also important as the future generation should not only be recip-ients of change but also implementers
Thirdly implementation and consis-tent monitoring of the targets are essential for the success of the SDGs Educational initiatives can also play a critical role in promoting field implementation of the new development goals and adequately assessing results to contribute to an im-proved education system We also have to demonstrate that GCED is not just as-sembling existing education fields such as peace education human rights education democracy education ethics education and civic education Rather it is a new par-adigm shift for sustainable development that takes into account changes such as increasing interconnectedness and interde-pendence to address unprecedented global challenges
Constructive Implementation
All stakeholders from governmental policy makers to learners should be actively engaged in discussions in order
to overcome these challenges Through the participation of all sectors GCED will be realised into a constructive education system which can substantially change the global community In this process the Republic of Korea an exemplary open and inclusive country will be able to play a leading role in advancing GCED such as developing curricula and pedagogical approaches
In conclusion the educational com-munity now faces a rare opportunity to find fundamental and long-term solutions to global challenges including intolerance terrorism and violent extremism GCED could embrace all three pillars of the UN peace and security development and hu-man rights Clear and updated reasons on the importance of GCED should be con-tinuously disseminated to all stakeholders particularly to the UN Headquarters
It is now time to demonstrate and educate global citizenship that would foster human dignity tolerance and mutual respect and understanding which are important as we unwittingly voyage through the unpredictable 21st century GCED could change people communi-ties nations and the world if it is well embedded in the global education system and in the mindset of people
Given the compelling necessity to tackle
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Young People Are Ready to Lead
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE READY TO LEAD
The Education We Want By Jamira Burley
(Youth Advocacy Group UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative) jamiraburleygmailcom
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Over the last two and a half years Irsquove had the pleasure and honour of working alongside 17 amazing young
people who were appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to the Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) Youth Advocacy Group (YAG) Our goals have been centred on GEFIrsquos three main priorities putting every child in school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship Through this opportunity we have been able to connect with both adult and youth leaders all over the world If there is one thing that remains constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived implemented monitored or reviewed without the
authentic engagement of young people While this generation is internet
savvy socially conscious and world-changing everywhere you look young people are struggling with the political social and economic constraints left by our predecessors As a result of those constraints the world is faced with nearly 58 million primary school age children out of school Furthermore there are 250 million children and young people who are in school but are not learning With the expiration date for the Millennium Development Goals right around the corner young people everywhere are calling on world leaders governments civil society and the global communities for change In order to prevent the largest
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generation of young people in human history from eventually being exposed to massive unemployment poor health and potential civil unrest there are necessary things that must be done
Active Role of Youth
The fact that everyday a child is poten-tially turned away or pushed out of school should motivate us to act in a way that allows all stakeholders especially young people to play an active role Too often young people are left out of the deci-sion-making process of the educational agenda even though they are closest to the issue and have the most at stake
During the time Irsquove worked on this issue I have met young people who are urgently and desperately fighting for their place at the table mostly because they know that not doing so will potentially have adverse impacts on their hope for a positive and rewarding future The creation of the YAG enabled young people from all walks of life cultures religions and gender to work in
collaboration for the youth whose voices had been silenced and forgotten
The YAG is but one example there are young people everywhere who want to get engaged in this issue and have their voices heard This is why the YAG in partner- ship with Plan International and A World at School created The Education We Want Youth Advocacy Toolkit last year The toolkit has one goal to empower young people to be able to advocate for change so that all members of the younger generation can have access to quality education
To create change we need all hands on deck As the new education agenda is being developed young people need to take up an active role This is why we have been taking steps to make sure every child is ready to fight for the education they want and deserve
To date we have hosted over 30 edu-cational training programmes worldwide and have trained thousands of young people This is because we believe that if given the chance young people will not only be ready to work but also lead the change
If there is one thing that remains
constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived
implemented monitored or
reviewed without the authentic
engagement of young people
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EDUCATION BEYOND 2015An Interview with Young-gon Kim(Secretary-General of the WEF 2015 Host Committee Secretariat of theMinistry of Education of the Republic of Korea)
In April 2000 the global education community came together at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal and reaffirmed the vision of the World Declaration on EFA adopted ten years earlier in Jomtien Thailand The Dakar Framework for Action lsquoEFA Meeting our Collective Commitmentrsquo included six comprehensive EFA goals
A few months later eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established at the UN Featured among the MDGs were a goal on universal access to primary education (MDG 2) and a goal on gender equality and womenrsquos empowerment (MDG 3) which targeted gender parity in education
Over the past 15 years these internationally agreed goals have catalyzed global action prompting unprece-dented progress in the expansion of educational opportunities
The WEF primarily aims to adopt the new post-2015 education agenda of the next 15 years The agenda consists of the following assessing the progress of the Dakar Framework for Action adopted in Dakar Senegal in 2000 reviewing the EFA movementrsquos progress in the last 15 years and adopting the post-2015 education agenda with a realistic action plan
The Forum will be held from 19 to 22 May 2015 at Songdo Convensia in Incheon Metropolitan City Republic of Korea Organized by UNESCO this Forum is also co-convened by UNICEF UNDP UNFPA UN Women UNHCR and the World Bank and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Education) It is expected to gather approximately 1500 participants from 195 UNESCO Member States UN and other international agencies and civil society organizations
Q1 Could you provide us with an overview of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015
Q2 Could you tell us about the history of the WEF
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EFA Goal Launched (World Conference on EFA 1990 Jomtien)
In 1990 the World Conference on EFA was held in Jomtien Thailand Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on EFA and initiated the EFA movement making a historic commitment to meet the basic learning needs of all by univer-salizing primary education and reducing illiteracy rates The Framework for Action to Meet the Basic Learning Needs defined targets and strategies to be met by the year 2000 including early childhood and primary education literacy and vocational education
EFA Targets Revised (World Education Forum 2000 Dakar)
Ten years later in 2000 the international community met again at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal The participants evaluated the EFA progress and agreed on the Dakar Framework for Action The action plan covered aspects of education from early learning to adult literacy and identified six key measurable goals to meet the learning needs of all children youth and adults The interna-tional community reaffirmed its commitment to achieve universal education by 2015 along with the MDGs
Towards a New Educational Agenda (World Education Forum 2015 Incheon)
Based on the EFA progress made over the past quarter century the World Education Forum in Korea Incheon will put forward the post-2015 develop-ment agenda Through critical evaluation of previous shortfalls and comprehensive reflection of the current global community the new educational agenda will be shaped to promote education with a lifelong and sector-wide perspective The emphasis of equitable and quality education will be expanded with emerging agenda such as Global Citi-zenship Education in an effort to bring equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning to all
Education Beyond 2015
UNESCO EFA
2000 NewYork
UN General Assembly
2015 NewYork
UN General Assembly
Millennium Development Goals
UN Development Goals
Post-2015
1990 Jomtien
World Education Conference
2000 Dakar
World Education Forum
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World Education Forum
Jomtien Declaration Dakar Framework for Action Post-2015 Agenda
Road to WEF 2015
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Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable Education for All goals
1 Pre-primary education 2 Primary education 3 Lower secondary education 4 Adult literacy 5 Gender parity 6 Quality of education
Many countries will not reach the Education for All goals by 2015
very far from targetfar from targetclose to targetreached target
Goal 1
Pre-primary education
Goal 2
Primary education
Goal 5
Primary education gender parity
Goal 3
Lower secondary education
Goal 6
Lower secondary education gender parity
Goal 4
Adult Literacy
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Q3 What will be mainly discussed during the WEF 2015
The WEF 2015 will take stock of the achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the Dakar Framework for Action and mainly discuss the education-related MDGs during the Forum
Although progress has been made in the last 15 years the Global Monitoring Report 2015 shows that around half of the world countries failed to ensure EFA and that only a third of the countries have achieved all of the education goal measurable targets
Source EFA Global Monitoring Report 2015Education for All 2000-2015 Achievements and Challenges
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Education Beyond 2015
Right to Education
Equity InclusionQuality
EducationLifelong Learning
Ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030
Equitable access and learning particularly for girls and women must stand at the heart of the post-2015 agenda to unleash the full potential of all people
An inclusive education not only responds and adapts to each learnerrsquos needs but is relevant to their society and respectful of culture mdasha two-way digni-fied process
Good quality education provided by trained and supported teachers is the right of all children youth and adults not the privilege of the few
Every person at every stage of their life should have life-long learning oppor-tunities to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to their societies
5 key themes
In line with the overarching goal for education lsquoEquitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for Allrsquo the WEF 2015 will adopt the Incheon Declaration and Incheon Framework for Action which will show the direction and strategic plan of global education for the next 15 years In order to ensure more progress in the future the WEF will deal with the following five key themes It is important that the agreed goals and targets are then followed through and adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015
Q4 Could you introduce side events of the WEF 2015
Mr Young-gon Kim is currently the Secretary-General of the World Education Forum Host Committee Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea Prior to this Mr Kim served as Director-General of the Office of Planning and Coordination at Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education He also served as Director of the University System Advancement Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and as Director of Planning Division in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
middotExhibitions on EFA and on the Republic of Korearsquos education system presented by UNESCO and the host government middotAn outdoor booth display open to the public set up during the WEF 2015 for participants to present initiatives
and publications related to the post-2015 education agendamiddotThe NGO Forum convened by UNESCOrsquos CCNGOEFA a global network of around 300 NGOs on EFAmiddotPre-conference side events open to the public organized by Korean education institutions offering a wide
array of issues and policies closely relevant to the forum agenda such as global citizenship education education quality character education and education for gender equality
There are numerous side events being organized for the forum made up of the following
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
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GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
Spring 2015
The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
31Spring 2015
The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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SPECIAL REPORT
[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
Spring 2015
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BEST PRACTICES
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
The River Road Flats
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
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problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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Outreach event to community
Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to
be problem-solvers
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BEST PRACTICES
PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
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Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Pangaea has continued to eagerly
provide tangible and intangible
values to the world Pangea moves
forward with youth who can overturn
initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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510
17
47
28
82
34
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU
in own unique ways copy
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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UNDERSTANDING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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The global discussion on the future of education at this particular historical juncture is essentially shaped by international develop-
ment frameworks Recently there have been multiple consultations and debates in an effort to formulate an international sustainable development agenda that will go beyond the 2015 deadline set by the Millennium Development Framework
As part of the main process shaping the new international agenda the Open Working Group proposed a set of Sustain-able Development Goals (SDGs) in 2014 The SDGs reflects its initial source of inspi-ration the Muscat Agreement and includs specific targets on an education-based goal
Based on the need for clearly-defined targets and robust indicators to monitor educational progress at the global level the scope of the education agenda for 2030 will be defined based on the UN Summit in New York in September 2015 However the international education agenda cannot be expected to capture all of our concerns regarding the future of education develop-ment The global education agenda 2030 as important as it is remains confined to the format of goals and targets As such it cannot reflect some of the broader purposes of education in todayrsquos changing
worldmdashpurposes which cannot be easily quantified and monitored
Rethinking the Purpose of Education
Beyond simply a framework of goals targets and indicators it is essential to rethink the purpose of education and our approach to learning in a world of increasing complexity and contradiction
We are living in a world in which economic growth and the creation of wealth are accompanied with rising vulnerability inequality and exclusion Moreover unsustainable patterns of economic production and consumption bring about global warming environ-mental degradation and an upsurge in natural disasters
We live in a world in which human rights frameworks have been strength-ened yet effective implementation and protection of those values remain a chal-lenge While progress in digital technolo-gies has led to greater interconnectedness and enabled new avenues for exchange cooperation and solidarity we also witness the proliferation of intolerance and identity-based conflict
These changes signal the emergence
Our quest for sustainable
human and social development
requires collective endeavor greater
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of a new global context for learning that has pressing implications for education In this context rethinking the purpose of education and our approaches to learning has never been more imperative
Integrating Multiple Dimensions of Education
We must reaffirm a humanistic approach to education This is crucial if we want to go beyond the strictly instrumental socio-economic vision that characterises much of international education development discourse today All too often develop-ment approaches to education become framed in the language of investment in human capital rates of return and skills for employability
On the other hand what does a humanistic vision of education and development imply A humanistic approach is not about sterile opposition to the instrumental development approach to education Rather a humanistic approach implies an integrated approach to education that gives equal importance to the economic social cultural and civic dimensions of learning This can be found also in the four pillars of learning to know to do to be and to live together
Unfortunately the pillars of learning to be and to live together have largely been neglected in international educa-tion development discourse and practice Moreover these pillars of social and civic learning are arguably under threat in todayrsquos world A humanistic and inte-grated approach to education therefore should pay equal attention to all dimen-sions of education including the ways they are related to the process of socialisa-tion and the formation of values
Reaffirming Core Ethical Principles
A humanistic approach to education should be based on a set of universal ethical principles such as respect for life and human dignity equal rights and social justice and respect for cultural diversity It should also take into account a sense of shared responsibility and a commitment to international solidaritymdashall of which are fundamental aspects of our common
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humanity It is an approach which articulates a
central concern for sustainable human and social developmentmdashunderstood here as the responsible action of individuals and societies towards a better future for all at local andor global levels
A humanistic approach is one in which social justice and environmental s tewardship guide socioeconomic development It is based on the concern for equity and inclusion in educational policy and practice that is an education that does not exclude and marginalize It further implies reaffirmation of the foun-dational role that teachers and educators play at all levels of the development of individuals and collective capacity
Finally a humanistic approach to learning recognises the diversity of cultures knowledge systems worldviews and conceptions of human wellbeing Alternative knowledge systems which emphasize universal principles and their underlying values need to be recognized and properly utilized for education policies and practices With a humanistic vision it would be possible for education to sustain and enhance the dignity capacity and welfare of the human beings in relation to nature
Global Citizenship Education in a Plural World
At the heart of a humanistic approach to education in a global interconnected and plural world is a concern to promote responsible citizenship The notion of global citizenship has recently entered the international education and development discourse initially as one of the priorities proposed by the UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative launched in 2012 and more recently as part of the post-2015 education agenda Even though the notion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) remains subject to diverse interpretations its adoption in international education discourse reflects a legitimate concern for the socializa-tion function of education Beyond the socio-economic function of education in international development GCED high-lights the relationship between education and social cultural and civic realities that are constantly changing
There is a wide spectrum of philo-sophical and pedagogical approaches to GCED from soft approaches based on moral considerations inspired by the notion of our common humanity to more critical ones based on human rights norms and the principle of social justice Along the spectrum between the two
approaches there are also intercultural approaches based on the principle of respect for cultural diversity and the value of pluralism
It is important to highlight that GCED is not only defined by the learning content and methods but also by the learning environment structure of school systems management structures as well as the nature of policy-making processes Indeed it is critical to examine how contentious policy issues are dealt with For instance how is consensus reached when deter-mining the language(s) of instruction or the way in which nationalregional history is portrayed or how religion will be dealt with in public education In a plural world GCED must go beyond teachinglearning methods and contents (pedago-gies) to include inclusive and participatory policy formulation
In pursuing our goal to ensure effective and relevant learning opportunities for all children youth and adults our collective efforts must not be confined to the targets set in the education agenda 2030 Our quest for sustainable human and social development requires collective endeavour greater dialogue and encouragement for a humanistic vision of education
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Global Citizenship Education for the 21st Century
By Hahn Choonghee (Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea)
Road to Post-2015
We AreGlobal Citizens
The World We Want
A Sustainable ampPeaceful Society
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIPEDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
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The attention the global commu-nity is placing on education is steadily growing as The Post- 2015 Development Summit to be
held this September quickly approaches Indeed many discussions on education are being held in New York City and Paris where the education hub UNESCO is located In addition initiatives led by the UN such as the Alliance of Civiliza-tions and Communities of Democracy are increasingly acknowledging how education promotes tolerance and mutual understanding and plays an important role in increasing global peace and secu-rity Similarly the 2015 World Economic Forum in Davos discussed issues such as geopolitical conflict terrorism inequal-ities development and climate change under the overarching theme lsquoThe New Global Contextrsquo This trend demon-strates how the current international environment regards Global Citizenship Education (GCED) as not only relevant but necessary
Among many educational agendas GCED receives attention in particular for its value-oriented characteristics The concept of GCED had been formulated for a long period of time its importance was recently highlighted with the UN secretary-generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) launched in 2012 GEFI specified GCED as one of its three pillars which also included universal access to education and increasing the quality of education While the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) focused on substantial targets such as the eradication of poverty the current development debates place weight on value-related targets as seen in the key principles lsquoThe Future We Wantrsquo lsquoLeave No One Behindrsquo and lsquoDignity for Allrsquo Within this context the report of the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in July 2014 included GCED as one of the targets under the education goal
Framing Paradigm
There are various ways to define the scope of GCED but they all commonly outline how GCED highlights universal values and core responsibilities of the global
community such as human rights gender equality cultural diversity tolerance and environmental sustainability GCED is a framing paradigm which encapsulates how education can develop the knowl-edge skills values and attitudes learners need in order to build a world that is more just peaceful inclusive and sustainable
lsquoJustrsquo represents lsquolearning to bersquo and seeks universal values of human beings such as dignity human rights and non-discrimination lsquoPeacefulrsquo represents lsquolearning to live togetherrsquo and aims for global citizenship that is sensible to tolerance mutual respect and under-standing and cultural diversity lsquoInclusiversquo represents a sense of empathy and shows the importance of sharing caring and serving the most marginalized and
isolated groups lsquoSustainablersquo represents the desire to lsquolearn to understand the common destiny on the planet earthrsquo and build a sustainable environment which is mindful of climate change and Mother Earth
Given the compelling necessity to tackle critical global challenges such as prevalent trends of intolerance and violent extremism global citizenship is being more widely recognized as part of a new paradigm that upholds universal values and rethinks the role of education in the 21st century Other goals that also require our attention are those which have significant social and sustainable meaning gender equality (Goal 5) inequality (Goal 10) human settlements (Goal 11) climate change (Goal 13) and peace and justice
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(Goal 16) GCED can embrace these interrelated goals signifying that the role and purpose of education is dramatically expanding In fact education should be positioned at the centre of the stage and mainstreamed into the discourse of the larger global development agenda
Positive Synergies
GCED also pursues the values that the UN emphasises The Secretary-Generalrsquos Synthesis Report in December 2014 The Road to Dignity by 2030 suggested six essential principlesmdashdignity people prosperity planet justice and partnership mdashwhich all resonate with the aspects of GCED This clearly shows how GCED is directly related to the objective of the
post-2015 development agenda which is people-centred planet-sensitive and transformative
During a meeting on the post-2015 Development Agenda in January 2015 an Information Meeting of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and a Seminar on GCED in March 2015 the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Member States to develop global citizenship acknowledging the positive effects of GCED For example GCED tackles intolerance and extremism through the promotion of mutual under-standing Director-General Irina Bokova of UNESCO also addressed at a UN conference in New York City in January 2015 the importance of GCED and cultural literacy in countering intolerance
and violent extremism It is necessary to increase positive
synergies between education-related initiatives including the GEFI and the UN Academic Impact (UNAI) the UN Alli-ance of Civilizations and the Community of Democracies UNAI is a global network of higher education institutions initiated by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2010 which encourages global citizenship as one of its ten principles
Overcoming Challenges
Despite such progress in promoting GCED various challenges remain First relevant global initiatives and institutions need to increase efforts to mainstream the concept of GCED in the education field More specified research is needed to make a prototype curriculum From the early development of the curriculum it is critical to embed GCED deeply at national and international levels
Furthermore the curriculum has to be appropriately contextualized when applied to each country An approach to seek maximum not minimum common denominators is necessary Also universal values like human dignity and democracy should not be compromised In devel-oping the curricula active participation of all stakeholders including the public and private sectors civil society NGOs and youth should be encouraged particularly given the interdisciplinary nature of this issue
Moreover the curriculum should be creative and composed of diverse contents including interactive discussions and critical thinking among peer or intergen-erational groups intercultural commu-nications that collaborate with social networking services and classroom lectures and field trips Formal non-formal and informal education systems should also be considered with regard to the youth who are out of school
Secondly the role of actors and stake-holders need to be expanded Commu-nication participation and partnership are imperative in nurturing necessary discussion In addition to the participation of governmental agencies inter-govern-mental organs and the private sector the inclusion of educational institutions and
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NGOs is critical to strengthening global citizenship More active youth engagement of GEFIrsquos lsquoYouth Advocacy Grouprsquo (YAG) and UNAIrsquos lsquoAction by Student to Promote Innovation and Reform through Educa-tionrsquo (ASPIRE) is also important as the future generation should not only be recip-ients of change but also implementers
Thirdly implementation and consis-tent monitoring of the targets are essential for the success of the SDGs Educational initiatives can also play a critical role in promoting field implementation of the new development goals and adequately assessing results to contribute to an im-proved education system We also have to demonstrate that GCED is not just as-sembling existing education fields such as peace education human rights education democracy education ethics education and civic education Rather it is a new par-adigm shift for sustainable development that takes into account changes such as increasing interconnectedness and interde-pendence to address unprecedented global challenges
Constructive Implementation
All stakeholders from governmental policy makers to learners should be actively engaged in discussions in order
to overcome these challenges Through the participation of all sectors GCED will be realised into a constructive education system which can substantially change the global community In this process the Republic of Korea an exemplary open and inclusive country will be able to play a leading role in advancing GCED such as developing curricula and pedagogical approaches
In conclusion the educational com-munity now faces a rare opportunity to find fundamental and long-term solutions to global challenges including intolerance terrorism and violent extremism GCED could embrace all three pillars of the UN peace and security development and hu-man rights Clear and updated reasons on the importance of GCED should be con-tinuously disseminated to all stakeholders particularly to the UN Headquarters
It is now time to demonstrate and educate global citizenship that would foster human dignity tolerance and mutual respect and understanding which are important as we unwittingly voyage through the unpredictable 21st century GCED could change people communi-ties nations and the world if it is well embedded in the global education system and in the mindset of people
Given the compelling necessity to tackle
critical global challenges global
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recognized as part of a new paradigm that
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Young People Are Ready to Lead
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE READY TO LEAD
The Education We Want By Jamira Burley
(Youth Advocacy Group UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative) jamiraburleygmailcom
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Over the last two and a half years Irsquove had the pleasure and honour of working alongside 17 amazing young
people who were appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to the Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) Youth Advocacy Group (YAG) Our goals have been centred on GEFIrsquos three main priorities putting every child in school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship Through this opportunity we have been able to connect with both adult and youth leaders all over the world If there is one thing that remains constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived implemented monitored or reviewed without the
authentic engagement of young people While this generation is internet
savvy socially conscious and world-changing everywhere you look young people are struggling with the political social and economic constraints left by our predecessors As a result of those constraints the world is faced with nearly 58 million primary school age children out of school Furthermore there are 250 million children and young people who are in school but are not learning With the expiration date for the Millennium Development Goals right around the corner young people everywhere are calling on world leaders governments civil society and the global communities for change In order to prevent the largest
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generation of young people in human history from eventually being exposed to massive unemployment poor health and potential civil unrest there are necessary things that must be done
Active Role of Youth
The fact that everyday a child is poten-tially turned away or pushed out of school should motivate us to act in a way that allows all stakeholders especially young people to play an active role Too often young people are left out of the deci-sion-making process of the educational agenda even though they are closest to the issue and have the most at stake
During the time Irsquove worked on this issue I have met young people who are urgently and desperately fighting for their place at the table mostly because they know that not doing so will potentially have adverse impacts on their hope for a positive and rewarding future The creation of the YAG enabled young people from all walks of life cultures religions and gender to work in
collaboration for the youth whose voices had been silenced and forgotten
The YAG is but one example there are young people everywhere who want to get engaged in this issue and have their voices heard This is why the YAG in partner- ship with Plan International and A World at School created The Education We Want Youth Advocacy Toolkit last year The toolkit has one goal to empower young people to be able to advocate for change so that all members of the younger generation can have access to quality education
To create change we need all hands on deck As the new education agenda is being developed young people need to take up an active role This is why we have been taking steps to make sure every child is ready to fight for the education they want and deserve
To date we have hosted over 30 edu-cational training programmes worldwide and have trained thousands of young people This is because we believe that if given the chance young people will not only be ready to work but also lead the change
If there is one thing that remains
constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived
implemented monitored or
reviewed without the authentic
engagement of young people
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EDUCATION BEYOND 2015An Interview with Young-gon Kim(Secretary-General of the WEF 2015 Host Committee Secretariat of theMinistry of Education of the Republic of Korea)
In April 2000 the global education community came together at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal and reaffirmed the vision of the World Declaration on EFA adopted ten years earlier in Jomtien Thailand The Dakar Framework for Action lsquoEFA Meeting our Collective Commitmentrsquo included six comprehensive EFA goals
A few months later eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established at the UN Featured among the MDGs were a goal on universal access to primary education (MDG 2) and a goal on gender equality and womenrsquos empowerment (MDG 3) which targeted gender parity in education
Over the past 15 years these internationally agreed goals have catalyzed global action prompting unprece-dented progress in the expansion of educational opportunities
The WEF primarily aims to adopt the new post-2015 education agenda of the next 15 years The agenda consists of the following assessing the progress of the Dakar Framework for Action adopted in Dakar Senegal in 2000 reviewing the EFA movementrsquos progress in the last 15 years and adopting the post-2015 education agenda with a realistic action plan
The Forum will be held from 19 to 22 May 2015 at Songdo Convensia in Incheon Metropolitan City Republic of Korea Organized by UNESCO this Forum is also co-convened by UNICEF UNDP UNFPA UN Women UNHCR and the World Bank and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Education) It is expected to gather approximately 1500 participants from 195 UNESCO Member States UN and other international agencies and civil society organizations
Q1 Could you provide us with an overview of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015
Q2 Could you tell us about the history of the WEF
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EFA Goal Launched (World Conference on EFA 1990 Jomtien)
In 1990 the World Conference on EFA was held in Jomtien Thailand Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on EFA and initiated the EFA movement making a historic commitment to meet the basic learning needs of all by univer-salizing primary education and reducing illiteracy rates The Framework for Action to Meet the Basic Learning Needs defined targets and strategies to be met by the year 2000 including early childhood and primary education literacy and vocational education
EFA Targets Revised (World Education Forum 2000 Dakar)
Ten years later in 2000 the international community met again at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal The participants evaluated the EFA progress and agreed on the Dakar Framework for Action The action plan covered aspects of education from early learning to adult literacy and identified six key measurable goals to meet the learning needs of all children youth and adults The interna-tional community reaffirmed its commitment to achieve universal education by 2015 along with the MDGs
Towards a New Educational Agenda (World Education Forum 2015 Incheon)
Based on the EFA progress made over the past quarter century the World Education Forum in Korea Incheon will put forward the post-2015 develop-ment agenda Through critical evaluation of previous shortfalls and comprehensive reflection of the current global community the new educational agenda will be shaped to promote education with a lifelong and sector-wide perspective The emphasis of equitable and quality education will be expanded with emerging agenda such as Global Citi-zenship Education in an effort to bring equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning to all
Education Beyond 2015
UNESCO EFA
2000 NewYork
UN General Assembly
2015 NewYork
UN General Assembly
Millennium Development Goals
UN Development Goals
Post-2015
1990 Jomtien
World Education Conference
2000 Dakar
World Education Forum
2015 Incheon
World Education Forum
Jomtien Declaration Dakar Framework for Action Post-2015 Agenda
Road to WEF 2015
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Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable Education for All goals
1 Pre-primary education 2 Primary education 3 Lower secondary education 4 Adult literacy 5 Gender parity 6 Quality of education
Many countries will not reach the Education for All goals by 2015
very far from targetfar from targetclose to targetreached target
Goal 1
Pre-primary education
Goal 2
Primary education
Goal 5
Primary education gender parity
Goal 3
Lower secondary education
Goal 6
Lower secondary education gender parity
Goal 4
Adult Literacy
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8
29
9
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10
10
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9
11
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INTERVIEW
Q3 What will be mainly discussed during the WEF 2015
The WEF 2015 will take stock of the achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the Dakar Framework for Action and mainly discuss the education-related MDGs during the Forum
Although progress has been made in the last 15 years the Global Monitoring Report 2015 shows that around half of the world countries failed to ensure EFA and that only a third of the countries have achieved all of the education goal measurable targets
Source EFA Global Monitoring Report 2015Education for All 2000-2015 Achievements and Challenges
29
Education Beyond 2015
Right to Education
Equity InclusionQuality
EducationLifelong Learning
Ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030
Equitable access and learning particularly for girls and women must stand at the heart of the post-2015 agenda to unleash the full potential of all people
An inclusive education not only responds and adapts to each learnerrsquos needs but is relevant to their society and respectful of culture mdasha two-way digni-fied process
Good quality education provided by trained and supported teachers is the right of all children youth and adults not the privilege of the few
Every person at every stage of their life should have life-long learning oppor-tunities to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to their societies
5 key themes
In line with the overarching goal for education lsquoEquitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for Allrsquo the WEF 2015 will adopt the Incheon Declaration and Incheon Framework for Action which will show the direction and strategic plan of global education for the next 15 years In order to ensure more progress in the future the WEF will deal with the following five key themes It is important that the agreed goals and targets are then followed through and adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015
Q4 Could you introduce side events of the WEF 2015
Mr Young-gon Kim is currently the Secretary-General of the World Education Forum Host Committee Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea Prior to this Mr Kim served as Director-General of the Office of Planning and Coordination at Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education He also served as Director of the University System Advancement Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and as Director of Planning Division in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
middotExhibitions on EFA and on the Republic of Korearsquos education system presented by UNESCO and the host government middotAn outdoor booth display open to the public set up during the WEF 2015 for participants to present initiatives
and publications related to the post-2015 education agendamiddotThe NGO Forum convened by UNESCOrsquos CCNGOEFA a global network of around 300 NGOs on EFAmiddotPre-conference side events open to the public organized by Korean education institutions offering a wide
array of issues and policies closely relevant to the forum agenda such as global citizenship education education quality character education and education for gender equality
There are numerous side events being organized for the forum made up of the following
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
Spring 2015
The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
31Spring 2015
The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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SPECIAL REPORT
[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
Spring 2015
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BEST PRACTICES
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
The River Road Flats
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
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problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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Outreach event to community
Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to
be problem-solvers
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PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
Spring 2015 39
Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Pangaea has continued to eagerly
provide tangible and intangible
values to the world Pangea moves
forward with youth who can overturn
initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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of a new global context for learning that has pressing implications for education In this context rethinking the purpose of education and our approaches to learning has never been more imperative
Integrating Multiple Dimensions of Education
We must reaffirm a humanistic approach to education This is crucial if we want to go beyond the strictly instrumental socio-economic vision that characterises much of international education development discourse today All too often develop-ment approaches to education become framed in the language of investment in human capital rates of return and skills for employability
On the other hand what does a humanistic vision of education and development imply A humanistic approach is not about sterile opposition to the instrumental development approach to education Rather a humanistic approach implies an integrated approach to education that gives equal importance to the economic social cultural and civic dimensions of learning This can be found also in the four pillars of learning to know to do to be and to live together
Unfortunately the pillars of learning to be and to live together have largely been neglected in international educa-tion development discourse and practice Moreover these pillars of social and civic learning are arguably under threat in todayrsquos world A humanistic and inte-grated approach to education therefore should pay equal attention to all dimen-sions of education including the ways they are related to the process of socialisa-tion and the formation of values
Reaffirming Core Ethical Principles
A humanistic approach to education should be based on a set of universal ethical principles such as respect for life and human dignity equal rights and social justice and respect for cultural diversity It should also take into account a sense of shared responsibility and a commitment to international solidaritymdashall of which are fundamental aspects of our common
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humanity It is an approach which articulates a
central concern for sustainable human and social developmentmdashunderstood here as the responsible action of individuals and societies towards a better future for all at local andor global levels
A humanistic approach is one in which social justice and environmental s tewardship guide socioeconomic development It is based on the concern for equity and inclusion in educational policy and practice that is an education that does not exclude and marginalize It further implies reaffirmation of the foun-dational role that teachers and educators play at all levels of the development of individuals and collective capacity
Finally a humanistic approach to learning recognises the diversity of cultures knowledge systems worldviews and conceptions of human wellbeing Alternative knowledge systems which emphasize universal principles and their underlying values need to be recognized and properly utilized for education policies and practices With a humanistic vision it would be possible for education to sustain and enhance the dignity capacity and welfare of the human beings in relation to nature
Global Citizenship Education in a Plural World
At the heart of a humanistic approach to education in a global interconnected and plural world is a concern to promote responsible citizenship The notion of global citizenship has recently entered the international education and development discourse initially as one of the priorities proposed by the UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative launched in 2012 and more recently as part of the post-2015 education agenda Even though the notion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) remains subject to diverse interpretations its adoption in international education discourse reflects a legitimate concern for the socializa-tion function of education Beyond the socio-economic function of education in international development GCED high-lights the relationship between education and social cultural and civic realities that are constantly changing
There is a wide spectrum of philo-sophical and pedagogical approaches to GCED from soft approaches based on moral considerations inspired by the notion of our common humanity to more critical ones based on human rights norms and the principle of social justice Along the spectrum between the two
approaches there are also intercultural approaches based on the principle of respect for cultural diversity and the value of pluralism
It is important to highlight that GCED is not only defined by the learning content and methods but also by the learning environment structure of school systems management structures as well as the nature of policy-making processes Indeed it is critical to examine how contentious policy issues are dealt with For instance how is consensus reached when deter-mining the language(s) of instruction or the way in which nationalregional history is portrayed or how religion will be dealt with in public education In a plural world GCED must go beyond teachinglearning methods and contents (pedago-gies) to include inclusive and participatory policy formulation
In pursuing our goal to ensure effective and relevant learning opportunities for all children youth and adults our collective efforts must not be confined to the targets set in the education agenda 2030 Our quest for sustainable human and social development requires collective endeavour greater dialogue and encouragement for a humanistic vision of education
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Global Citizenship Education for the 21st Century
By Hahn Choonghee (Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea)
Road to Post-2015
We AreGlobal Citizens
The World We Want
A Sustainable ampPeaceful Society
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIPEDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
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The attention the global commu-nity is placing on education is steadily growing as The Post- 2015 Development Summit to be
held this September quickly approaches Indeed many discussions on education are being held in New York City and Paris where the education hub UNESCO is located In addition initiatives led by the UN such as the Alliance of Civiliza-tions and Communities of Democracy are increasingly acknowledging how education promotes tolerance and mutual understanding and plays an important role in increasing global peace and secu-rity Similarly the 2015 World Economic Forum in Davos discussed issues such as geopolitical conflict terrorism inequal-ities development and climate change under the overarching theme lsquoThe New Global Contextrsquo This trend demon-strates how the current international environment regards Global Citizenship Education (GCED) as not only relevant but necessary
Among many educational agendas GCED receives attention in particular for its value-oriented characteristics The concept of GCED had been formulated for a long period of time its importance was recently highlighted with the UN secretary-generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) launched in 2012 GEFI specified GCED as one of its three pillars which also included universal access to education and increasing the quality of education While the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) focused on substantial targets such as the eradication of poverty the current development debates place weight on value-related targets as seen in the key principles lsquoThe Future We Wantrsquo lsquoLeave No One Behindrsquo and lsquoDignity for Allrsquo Within this context the report of the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in July 2014 included GCED as one of the targets under the education goal
Framing Paradigm
There are various ways to define the scope of GCED but they all commonly outline how GCED highlights universal values and core responsibilities of the global
community such as human rights gender equality cultural diversity tolerance and environmental sustainability GCED is a framing paradigm which encapsulates how education can develop the knowl-edge skills values and attitudes learners need in order to build a world that is more just peaceful inclusive and sustainable
lsquoJustrsquo represents lsquolearning to bersquo and seeks universal values of human beings such as dignity human rights and non-discrimination lsquoPeacefulrsquo represents lsquolearning to live togetherrsquo and aims for global citizenship that is sensible to tolerance mutual respect and under-standing and cultural diversity lsquoInclusiversquo represents a sense of empathy and shows the importance of sharing caring and serving the most marginalized and
isolated groups lsquoSustainablersquo represents the desire to lsquolearn to understand the common destiny on the planet earthrsquo and build a sustainable environment which is mindful of climate change and Mother Earth
Given the compelling necessity to tackle critical global challenges such as prevalent trends of intolerance and violent extremism global citizenship is being more widely recognized as part of a new paradigm that upholds universal values and rethinks the role of education in the 21st century Other goals that also require our attention are those which have significant social and sustainable meaning gender equality (Goal 5) inequality (Goal 10) human settlements (Goal 11) climate change (Goal 13) and peace and justice
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(Goal 16) GCED can embrace these interrelated goals signifying that the role and purpose of education is dramatically expanding In fact education should be positioned at the centre of the stage and mainstreamed into the discourse of the larger global development agenda
Positive Synergies
GCED also pursues the values that the UN emphasises The Secretary-Generalrsquos Synthesis Report in December 2014 The Road to Dignity by 2030 suggested six essential principlesmdashdignity people prosperity planet justice and partnership mdashwhich all resonate with the aspects of GCED This clearly shows how GCED is directly related to the objective of the
post-2015 development agenda which is people-centred planet-sensitive and transformative
During a meeting on the post-2015 Development Agenda in January 2015 an Information Meeting of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and a Seminar on GCED in March 2015 the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Member States to develop global citizenship acknowledging the positive effects of GCED For example GCED tackles intolerance and extremism through the promotion of mutual under-standing Director-General Irina Bokova of UNESCO also addressed at a UN conference in New York City in January 2015 the importance of GCED and cultural literacy in countering intolerance
and violent extremism It is necessary to increase positive
synergies between education-related initiatives including the GEFI and the UN Academic Impact (UNAI) the UN Alli-ance of Civilizations and the Community of Democracies UNAI is a global network of higher education institutions initiated by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2010 which encourages global citizenship as one of its ten principles
Overcoming Challenges
Despite such progress in promoting GCED various challenges remain First relevant global initiatives and institutions need to increase efforts to mainstream the concept of GCED in the education field More specified research is needed to make a prototype curriculum From the early development of the curriculum it is critical to embed GCED deeply at national and international levels
Furthermore the curriculum has to be appropriately contextualized when applied to each country An approach to seek maximum not minimum common denominators is necessary Also universal values like human dignity and democracy should not be compromised In devel-oping the curricula active participation of all stakeholders including the public and private sectors civil society NGOs and youth should be encouraged particularly given the interdisciplinary nature of this issue
Moreover the curriculum should be creative and composed of diverse contents including interactive discussions and critical thinking among peer or intergen-erational groups intercultural commu-nications that collaborate with social networking services and classroom lectures and field trips Formal non-formal and informal education systems should also be considered with regard to the youth who are out of school
Secondly the role of actors and stake-holders need to be expanded Commu-nication participation and partnership are imperative in nurturing necessary discussion In addition to the participation of governmental agencies inter-govern-mental organs and the private sector the inclusion of educational institutions and
Global Citizenship Education for the 21st Century
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NGOs is critical to strengthening global citizenship More active youth engagement of GEFIrsquos lsquoYouth Advocacy Grouprsquo (YAG) and UNAIrsquos lsquoAction by Student to Promote Innovation and Reform through Educa-tionrsquo (ASPIRE) is also important as the future generation should not only be recip-ients of change but also implementers
Thirdly implementation and consis-tent monitoring of the targets are essential for the success of the SDGs Educational initiatives can also play a critical role in promoting field implementation of the new development goals and adequately assessing results to contribute to an im-proved education system We also have to demonstrate that GCED is not just as-sembling existing education fields such as peace education human rights education democracy education ethics education and civic education Rather it is a new par-adigm shift for sustainable development that takes into account changes such as increasing interconnectedness and interde-pendence to address unprecedented global challenges
Constructive Implementation
All stakeholders from governmental policy makers to learners should be actively engaged in discussions in order
to overcome these challenges Through the participation of all sectors GCED will be realised into a constructive education system which can substantially change the global community In this process the Republic of Korea an exemplary open and inclusive country will be able to play a leading role in advancing GCED such as developing curricula and pedagogical approaches
In conclusion the educational com-munity now faces a rare opportunity to find fundamental and long-term solutions to global challenges including intolerance terrorism and violent extremism GCED could embrace all three pillars of the UN peace and security development and hu-man rights Clear and updated reasons on the importance of GCED should be con-tinuously disseminated to all stakeholders particularly to the UN Headquarters
It is now time to demonstrate and educate global citizenship that would foster human dignity tolerance and mutual respect and understanding which are important as we unwittingly voyage through the unpredictable 21st century GCED could change people communi-ties nations and the world if it is well embedded in the global education system and in the mindset of people
Given the compelling necessity to tackle
critical global challenges global
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recognized as part of a new paradigm that
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the role of education in the 21st century
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Ambassador Hahn Choonghee during the Seminar on GCED at the UN Headquarters on 6 March 2015
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Young People Are Ready to Lead
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE READY TO LEAD
The Education We Want By Jamira Burley
(Youth Advocacy Group UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative) jamiraburleygmailcom
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Over the last two and a half years Irsquove had the pleasure and honour of working alongside 17 amazing young
people who were appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to the Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) Youth Advocacy Group (YAG) Our goals have been centred on GEFIrsquos three main priorities putting every child in school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship Through this opportunity we have been able to connect with both adult and youth leaders all over the world If there is one thing that remains constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived implemented monitored or reviewed without the
authentic engagement of young people While this generation is internet
savvy socially conscious and world-changing everywhere you look young people are struggling with the political social and economic constraints left by our predecessors As a result of those constraints the world is faced with nearly 58 million primary school age children out of school Furthermore there are 250 million children and young people who are in school but are not learning With the expiration date for the Millennium Development Goals right around the corner young people everywhere are calling on world leaders governments civil society and the global communities for change In order to prevent the largest
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generation of young people in human history from eventually being exposed to massive unemployment poor health and potential civil unrest there are necessary things that must be done
Active Role of Youth
The fact that everyday a child is poten-tially turned away or pushed out of school should motivate us to act in a way that allows all stakeholders especially young people to play an active role Too often young people are left out of the deci-sion-making process of the educational agenda even though they are closest to the issue and have the most at stake
During the time Irsquove worked on this issue I have met young people who are urgently and desperately fighting for their place at the table mostly because they know that not doing so will potentially have adverse impacts on their hope for a positive and rewarding future The creation of the YAG enabled young people from all walks of life cultures religions and gender to work in
collaboration for the youth whose voices had been silenced and forgotten
The YAG is but one example there are young people everywhere who want to get engaged in this issue and have their voices heard This is why the YAG in partner- ship with Plan International and A World at School created The Education We Want Youth Advocacy Toolkit last year The toolkit has one goal to empower young people to be able to advocate for change so that all members of the younger generation can have access to quality education
To create change we need all hands on deck As the new education agenda is being developed young people need to take up an active role This is why we have been taking steps to make sure every child is ready to fight for the education they want and deserve
To date we have hosted over 30 edu-cational training programmes worldwide and have trained thousands of young people This is because we believe that if given the chance young people will not only be ready to work but also lead the change
If there is one thing that remains
constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived
implemented monitored or
reviewed without the authentic
engagement of young people
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INTERVIEW
EDUCATION BEYOND 2015An Interview with Young-gon Kim(Secretary-General of the WEF 2015 Host Committee Secretariat of theMinistry of Education of the Republic of Korea)
In April 2000 the global education community came together at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal and reaffirmed the vision of the World Declaration on EFA adopted ten years earlier in Jomtien Thailand The Dakar Framework for Action lsquoEFA Meeting our Collective Commitmentrsquo included six comprehensive EFA goals
A few months later eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established at the UN Featured among the MDGs were a goal on universal access to primary education (MDG 2) and a goal on gender equality and womenrsquos empowerment (MDG 3) which targeted gender parity in education
Over the past 15 years these internationally agreed goals have catalyzed global action prompting unprece-dented progress in the expansion of educational opportunities
The WEF primarily aims to adopt the new post-2015 education agenda of the next 15 years The agenda consists of the following assessing the progress of the Dakar Framework for Action adopted in Dakar Senegal in 2000 reviewing the EFA movementrsquos progress in the last 15 years and adopting the post-2015 education agenda with a realistic action plan
The Forum will be held from 19 to 22 May 2015 at Songdo Convensia in Incheon Metropolitan City Republic of Korea Organized by UNESCO this Forum is also co-convened by UNICEF UNDP UNFPA UN Women UNHCR and the World Bank and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Education) It is expected to gather approximately 1500 participants from 195 UNESCO Member States UN and other international agencies and civil society organizations
Q1 Could you provide us with an overview of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015
Q2 Could you tell us about the history of the WEF
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EFA Goal Launched (World Conference on EFA 1990 Jomtien)
In 1990 the World Conference on EFA was held in Jomtien Thailand Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on EFA and initiated the EFA movement making a historic commitment to meet the basic learning needs of all by univer-salizing primary education and reducing illiteracy rates The Framework for Action to Meet the Basic Learning Needs defined targets and strategies to be met by the year 2000 including early childhood and primary education literacy and vocational education
EFA Targets Revised (World Education Forum 2000 Dakar)
Ten years later in 2000 the international community met again at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal The participants evaluated the EFA progress and agreed on the Dakar Framework for Action The action plan covered aspects of education from early learning to adult literacy and identified six key measurable goals to meet the learning needs of all children youth and adults The interna-tional community reaffirmed its commitment to achieve universal education by 2015 along with the MDGs
Towards a New Educational Agenda (World Education Forum 2015 Incheon)
Based on the EFA progress made over the past quarter century the World Education Forum in Korea Incheon will put forward the post-2015 develop-ment agenda Through critical evaluation of previous shortfalls and comprehensive reflection of the current global community the new educational agenda will be shaped to promote education with a lifelong and sector-wide perspective The emphasis of equitable and quality education will be expanded with emerging agenda such as Global Citi-zenship Education in an effort to bring equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning to all
Education Beyond 2015
UNESCO EFA
2000 NewYork
UN General Assembly
2015 NewYork
UN General Assembly
Millennium Development Goals
UN Development Goals
Post-2015
1990 Jomtien
World Education Conference
2000 Dakar
World Education Forum
2015 Incheon
World Education Forum
Jomtien Declaration Dakar Framework for Action Post-2015 Agenda
Road to WEF 2015
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Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable Education for All goals
1 Pre-primary education 2 Primary education 3 Lower secondary education 4 Adult literacy 5 Gender parity 6 Quality of education
Many countries will not reach the Education for All goals by 2015
very far from targetfar from targetclose to targetreached target
Goal 1
Pre-primary education
Goal 2
Primary education
Goal 5
Primary education gender parity
Goal 3
Lower secondary education
Goal 6
Lower secondary education gender parity
Goal 4
Adult Literacy
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10
10
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INTERVIEW
Q3 What will be mainly discussed during the WEF 2015
The WEF 2015 will take stock of the achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the Dakar Framework for Action and mainly discuss the education-related MDGs during the Forum
Although progress has been made in the last 15 years the Global Monitoring Report 2015 shows that around half of the world countries failed to ensure EFA and that only a third of the countries have achieved all of the education goal measurable targets
Source EFA Global Monitoring Report 2015Education for All 2000-2015 Achievements and Challenges
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Education Beyond 2015
Right to Education
Equity InclusionQuality
EducationLifelong Learning
Ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030
Equitable access and learning particularly for girls and women must stand at the heart of the post-2015 agenda to unleash the full potential of all people
An inclusive education not only responds and adapts to each learnerrsquos needs but is relevant to their society and respectful of culture mdasha two-way digni-fied process
Good quality education provided by trained and supported teachers is the right of all children youth and adults not the privilege of the few
Every person at every stage of their life should have life-long learning oppor-tunities to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to their societies
5 key themes
In line with the overarching goal for education lsquoEquitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for Allrsquo the WEF 2015 will adopt the Incheon Declaration and Incheon Framework for Action which will show the direction and strategic plan of global education for the next 15 years In order to ensure more progress in the future the WEF will deal with the following five key themes It is important that the agreed goals and targets are then followed through and adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015
Q4 Could you introduce side events of the WEF 2015
Mr Young-gon Kim is currently the Secretary-General of the World Education Forum Host Committee Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea Prior to this Mr Kim served as Director-General of the Office of Planning and Coordination at Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education He also served as Director of the University System Advancement Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and as Director of Planning Division in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
middotExhibitions on EFA and on the Republic of Korearsquos education system presented by UNESCO and the host government middotAn outdoor booth display open to the public set up during the WEF 2015 for participants to present initiatives
and publications related to the post-2015 education agendamiddotThe NGO Forum convened by UNESCOrsquos CCNGOEFA a global network of around 300 NGOs on EFAmiddotPre-conference side events open to the public organized by Korean education institutions offering a wide
array of issues and policies closely relevant to the forum agenda such as global citizenship education education quality character education and education for gender equality
There are numerous side events being organized for the forum made up of the following
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
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The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
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The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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SPECIAL REPORT
[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
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BEST PRACTICES
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
The River Road Flats
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
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problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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BEST PRACTICES
PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
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Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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UNDERSTANDING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Re-Visioning Education Beyond 2015
humanity It is an approach which articulates a
central concern for sustainable human and social developmentmdashunderstood here as the responsible action of individuals and societies towards a better future for all at local andor global levels
A humanistic approach is one in which social justice and environmental s tewardship guide socioeconomic development It is based on the concern for equity and inclusion in educational policy and practice that is an education that does not exclude and marginalize It further implies reaffirmation of the foun-dational role that teachers and educators play at all levels of the development of individuals and collective capacity
Finally a humanistic approach to learning recognises the diversity of cultures knowledge systems worldviews and conceptions of human wellbeing Alternative knowledge systems which emphasize universal principles and their underlying values need to be recognized and properly utilized for education policies and practices With a humanistic vision it would be possible for education to sustain and enhance the dignity capacity and welfare of the human beings in relation to nature
Global Citizenship Education in a Plural World
At the heart of a humanistic approach to education in a global interconnected and plural world is a concern to promote responsible citizenship The notion of global citizenship has recently entered the international education and development discourse initially as one of the priorities proposed by the UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative launched in 2012 and more recently as part of the post-2015 education agenda Even though the notion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) remains subject to diverse interpretations its adoption in international education discourse reflects a legitimate concern for the socializa-tion function of education Beyond the socio-economic function of education in international development GCED high-lights the relationship between education and social cultural and civic realities that are constantly changing
There is a wide spectrum of philo-sophical and pedagogical approaches to GCED from soft approaches based on moral considerations inspired by the notion of our common humanity to more critical ones based on human rights norms and the principle of social justice Along the spectrum between the two
approaches there are also intercultural approaches based on the principle of respect for cultural diversity and the value of pluralism
It is important to highlight that GCED is not only defined by the learning content and methods but also by the learning environment structure of school systems management structures as well as the nature of policy-making processes Indeed it is critical to examine how contentious policy issues are dealt with For instance how is consensus reached when deter-mining the language(s) of instruction or the way in which nationalregional history is portrayed or how religion will be dealt with in public education In a plural world GCED must go beyond teachinglearning methods and contents (pedago-gies) to include inclusive and participatory policy formulation
In pursuing our goal to ensure effective and relevant learning opportunities for all children youth and adults our collective efforts must not be confined to the targets set in the education agenda 2030 Our quest for sustainable human and social development requires collective endeavour greater dialogue and encouragement for a humanistic vision of education
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Global Citizenship Education for the 21st Century
By Hahn Choonghee (Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea)
Road to Post-2015
We AreGlobal Citizens
The World We Want
A Sustainable ampPeaceful Society
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIPEDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
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The attention the global commu-nity is placing on education is steadily growing as The Post- 2015 Development Summit to be
held this September quickly approaches Indeed many discussions on education are being held in New York City and Paris where the education hub UNESCO is located In addition initiatives led by the UN such as the Alliance of Civiliza-tions and Communities of Democracy are increasingly acknowledging how education promotes tolerance and mutual understanding and plays an important role in increasing global peace and secu-rity Similarly the 2015 World Economic Forum in Davos discussed issues such as geopolitical conflict terrorism inequal-ities development and climate change under the overarching theme lsquoThe New Global Contextrsquo This trend demon-strates how the current international environment regards Global Citizenship Education (GCED) as not only relevant but necessary
Among many educational agendas GCED receives attention in particular for its value-oriented characteristics The concept of GCED had been formulated for a long period of time its importance was recently highlighted with the UN secretary-generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) launched in 2012 GEFI specified GCED as one of its three pillars which also included universal access to education and increasing the quality of education While the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) focused on substantial targets such as the eradication of poverty the current development debates place weight on value-related targets as seen in the key principles lsquoThe Future We Wantrsquo lsquoLeave No One Behindrsquo and lsquoDignity for Allrsquo Within this context the report of the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in July 2014 included GCED as one of the targets under the education goal
Framing Paradigm
There are various ways to define the scope of GCED but they all commonly outline how GCED highlights universal values and core responsibilities of the global
community such as human rights gender equality cultural diversity tolerance and environmental sustainability GCED is a framing paradigm which encapsulates how education can develop the knowl-edge skills values and attitudes learners need in order to build a world that is more just peaceful inclusive and sustainable
lsquoJustrsquo represents lsquolearning to bersquo and seeks universal values of human beings such as dignity human rights and non-discrimination lsquoPeacefulrsquo represents lsquolearning to live togetherrsquo and aims for global citizenship that is sensible to tolerance mutual respect and under-standing and cultural diversity lsquoInclusiversquo represents a sense of empathy and shows the importance of sharing caring and serving the most marginalized and
isolated groups lsquoSustainablersquo represents the desire to lsquolearn to understand the common destiny on the planet earthrsquo and build a sustainable environment which is mindful of climate change and Mother Earth
Given the compelling necessity to tackle critical global challenges such as prevalent trends of intolerance and violent extremism global citizenship is being more widely recognized as part of a new paradigm that upholds universal values and rethinks the role of education in the 21st century Other goals that also require our attention are those which have significant social and sustainable meaning gender equality (Goal 5) inequality (Goal 10) human settlements (Goal 11) climate change (Goal 13) and peace and justice
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(Goal 16) GCED can embrace these interrelated goals signifying that the role and purpose of education is dramatically expanding In fact education should be positioned at the centre of the stage and mainstreamed into the discourse of the larger global development agenda
Positive Synergies
GCED also pursues the values that the UN emphasises The Secretary-Generalrsquos Synthesis Report in December 2014 The Road to Dignity by 2030 suggested six essential principlesmdashdignity people prosperity planet justice and partnership mdashwhich all resonate with the aspects of GCED This clearly shows how GCED is directly related to the objective of the
post-2015 development agenda which is people-centred planet-sensitive and transformative
During a meeting on the post-2015 Development Agenda in January 2015 an Information Meeting of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and a Seminar on GCED in March 2015 the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Member States to develop global citizenship acknowledging the positive effects of GCED For example GCED tackles intolerance and extremism through the promotion of mutual under-standing Director-General Irina Bokova of UNESCO also addressed at a UN conference in New York City in January 2015 the importance of GCED and cultural literacy in countering intolerance
and violent extremism It is necessary to increase positive
synergies between education-related initiatives including the GEFI and the UN Academic Impact (UNAI) the UN Alli-ance of Civilizations and the Community of Democracies UNAI is a global network of higher education institutions initiated by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2010 which encourages global citizenship as one of its ten principles
Overcoming Challenges
Despite such progress in promoting GCED various challenges remain First relevant global initiatives and institutions need to increase efforts to mainstream the concept of GCED in the education field More specified research is needed to make a prototype curriculum From the early development of the curriculum it is critical to embed GCED deeply at national and international levels
Furthermore the curriculum has to be appropriately contextualized when applied to each country An approach to seek maximum not minimum common denominators is necessary Also universal values like human dignity and democracy should not be compromised In devel-oping the curricula active participation of all stakeholders including the public and private sectors civil society NGOs and youth should be encouraged particularly given the interdisciplinary nature of this issue
Moreover the curriculum should be creative and composed of diverse contents including interactive discussions and critical thinking among peer or intergen-erational groups intercultural commu-nications that collaborate with social networking services and classroom lectures and field trips Formal non-formal and informal education systems should also be considered with regard to the youth who are out of school
Secondly the role of actors and stake-holders need to be expanded Commu-nication participation and partnership are imperative in nurturing necessary discussion In addition to the participation of governmental agencies inter-govern-mental organs and the private sector the inclusion of educational institutions and
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NGOs is critical to strengthening global citizenship More active youth engagement of GEFIrsquos lsquoYouth Advocacy Grouprsquo (YAG) and UNAIrsquos lsquoAction by Student to Promote Innovation and Reform through Educa-tionrsquo (ASPIRE) is also important as the future generation should not only be recip-ients of change but also implementers
Thirdly implementation and consis-tent monitoring of the targets are essential for the success of the SDGs Educational initiatives can also play a critical role in promoting field implementation of the new development goals and adequately assessing results to contribute to an im-proved education system We also have to demonstrate that GCED is not just as-sembling existing education fields such as peace education human rights education democracy education ethics education and civic education Rather it is a new par-adigm shift for sustainable development that takes into account changes such as increasing interconnectedness and interde-pendence to address unprecedented global challenges
Constructive Implementation
All stakeholders from governmental policy makers to learners should be actively engaged in discussions in order
to overcome these challenges Through the participation of all sectors GCED will be realised into a constructive education system which can substantially change the global community In this process the Republic of Korea an exemplary open and inclusive country will be able to play a leading role in advancing GCED such as developing curricula and pedagogical approaches
In conclusion the educational com-munity now faces a rare opportunity to find fundamental and long-term solutions to global challenges including intolerance terrorism and violent extremism GCED could embrace all three pillars of the UN peace and security development and hu-man rights Clear and updated reasons on the importance of GCED should be con-tinuously disseminated to all stakeholders particularly to the UN Headquarters
It is now time to demonstrate and educate global citizenship that would foster human dignity tolerance and mutual respect and understanding which are important as we unwittingly voyage through the unpredictable 21st century GCED could change people communi-ties nations and the world if it is well embedded in the global education system and in the mindset of people
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Young People Are Ready to Lead
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE READY TO LEAD
The Education We Want By Jamira Burley
(Youth Advocacy Group UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative) jamiraburleygmailcom
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Over the last two and a half years Irsquove had the pleasure and honour of working alongside 17 amazing young
people who were appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to the Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) Youth Advocacy Group (YAG) Our goals have been centred on GEFIrsquos three main priorities putting every child in school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship Through this opportunity we have been able to connect with both adult and youth leaders all over the world If there is one thing that remains constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived implemented monitored or reviewed without the
authentic engagement of young people While this generation is internet
savvy socially conscious and world-changing everywhere you look young people are struggling with the political social and economic constraints left by our predecessors As a result of those constraints the world is faced with nearly 58 million primary school age children out of school Furthermore there are 250 million children and young people who are in school but are not learning With the expiration date for the Millennium Development Goals right around the corner young people everywhere are calling on world leaders governments civil society and the global communities for change In order to prevent the largest
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generation of young people in human history from eventually being exposed to massive unemployment poor health and potential civil unrest there are necessary things that must be done
Active Role of Youth
The fact that everyday a child is poten-tially turned away or pushed out of school should motivate us to act in a way that allows all stakeholders especially young people to play an active role Too often young people are left out of the deci-sion-making process of the educational agenda even though they are closest to the issue and have the most at stake
During the time Irsquove worked on this issue I have met young people who are urgently and desperately fighting for their place at the table mostly because they know that not doing so will potentially have adverse impacts on their hope for a positive and rewarding future The creation of the YAG enabled young people from all walks of life cultures religions and gender to work in
collaboration for the youth whose voices had been silenced and forgotten
The YAG is but one example there are young people everywhere who want to get engaged in this issue and have their voices heard This is why the YAG in partner- ship with Plan International and A World at School created The Education We Want Youth Advocacy Toolkit last year The toolkit has one goal to empower young people to be able to advocate for change so that all members of the younger generation can have access to quality education
To create change we need all hands on deck As the new education agenda is being developed young people need to take up an active role This is why we have been taking steps to make sure every child is ready to fight for the education they want and deserve
To date we have hosted over 30 edu-cational training programmes worldwide and have trained thousands of young people This is because we believe that if given the chance young people will not only be ready to work but also lead the change
If there is one thing that remains
constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived
implemented monitored or
reviewed without the authentic
engagement of young people
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EDUCATION BEYOND 2015An Interview with Young-gon Kim(Secretary-General of the WEF 2015 Host Committee Secretariat of theMinistry of Education of the Republic of Korea)
In April 2000 the global education community came together at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal and reaffirmed the vision of the World Declaration on EFA adopted ten years earlier in Jomtien Thailand The Dakar Framework for Action lsquoEFA Meeting our Collective Commitmentrsquo included six comprehensive EFA goals
A few months later eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established at the UN Featured among the MDGs were a goal on universal access to primary education (MDG 2) and a goal on gender equality and womenrsquos empowerment (MDG 3) which targeted gender parity in education
Over the past 15 years these internationally agreed goals have catalyzed global action prompting unprece-dented progress in the expansion of educational opportunities
The WEF primarily aims to adopt the new post-2015 education agenda of the next 15 years The agenda consists of the following assessing the progress of the Dakar Framework for Action adopted in Dakar Senegal in 2000 reviewing the EFA movementrsquos progress in the last 15 years and adopting the post-2015 education agenda with a realistic action plan
The Forum will be held from 19 to 22 May 2015 at Songdo Convensia in Incheon Metropolitan City Republic of Korea Organized by UNESCO this Forum is also co-convened by UNICEF UNDP UNFPA UN Women UNHCR and the World Bank and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Education) It is expected to gather approximately 1500 participants from 195 UNESCO Member States UN and other international agencies and civil society organizations
Q1 Could you provide us with an overview of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015
Q2 Could you tell us about the history of the WEF
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EFA Goal Launched (World Conference on EFA 1990 Jomtien)
In 1990 the World Conference on EFA was held in Jomtien Thailand Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on EFA and initiated the EFA movement making a historic commitment to meet the basic learning needs of all by univer-salizing primary education and reducing illiteracy rates The Framework for Action to Meet the Basic Learning Needs defined targets and strategies to be met by the year 2000 including early childhood and primary education literacy and vocational education
EFA Targets Revised (World Education Forum 2000 Dakar)
Ten years later in 2000 the international community met again at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal The participants evaluated the EFA progress and agreed on the Dakar Framework for Action The action plan covered aspects of education from early learning to adult literacy and identified six key measurable goals to meet the learning needs of all children youth and adults The interna-tional community reaffirmed its commitment to achieve universal education by 2015 along with the MDGs
Towards a New Educational Agenda (World Education Forum 2015 Incheon)
Based on the EFA progress made over the past quarter century the World Education Forum in Korea Incheon will put forward the post-2015 develop-ment agenda Through critical evaluation of previous shortfalls and comprehensive reflection of the current global community the new educational agenda will be shaped to promote education with a lifelong and sector-wide perspective The emphasis of equitable and quality education will be expanded with emerging agenda such as Global Citi-zenship Education in an effort to bring equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning to all
Education Beyond 2015
UNESCO EFA
2000 NewYork
UN General Assembly
2015 NewYork
UN General Assembly
Millennium Development Goals
UN Development Goals
Post-2015
1990 Jomtien
World Education Conference
2000 Dakar
World Education Forum
2015 Incheon
World Education Forum
Jomtien Declaration Dakar Framework for Action Post-2015 Agenda
Road to WEF 2015
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Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable Education for All goals
1 Pre-primary education 2 Primary education 3 Lower secondary education 4 Adult literacy 5 Gender parity 6 Quality of education
Many countries will not reach the Education for All goals by 2015
very far from targetfar from targetclose to targetreached target
Goal 1
Pre-primary education
Goal 2
Primary education
Goal 5
Primary education gender parity
Goal 3
Lower secondary education
Goal 6
Lower secondary education gender parity
Goal 4
Adult Literacy
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Q3 What will be mainly discussed during the WEF 2015
The WEF 2015 will take stock of the achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the Dakar Framework for Action and mainly discuss the education-related MDGs during the Forum
Although progress has been made in the last 15 years the Global Monitoring Report 2015 shows that around half of the world countries failed to ensure EFA and that only a third of the countries have achieved all of the education goal measurable targets
Source EFA Global Monitoring Report 2015Education for All 2000-2015 Achievements and Challenges
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Education Beyond 2015
Right to Education
Equity InclusionQuality
EducationLifelong Learning
Ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030
Equitable access and learning particularly for girls and women must stand at the heart of the post-2015 agenda to unleash the full potential of all people
An inclusive education not only responds and adapts to each learnerrsquos needs but is relevant to their society and respectful of culture mdasha two-way digni-fied process
Good quality education provided by trained and supported teachers is the right of all children youth and adults not the privilege of the few
Every person at every stage of their life should have life-long learning oppor-tunities to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to their societies
5 key themes
In line with the overarching goal for education lsquoEquitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for Allrsquo the WEF 2015 will adopt the Incheon Declaration and Incheon Framework for Action which will show the direction and strategic plan of global education for the next 15 years In order to ensure more progress in the future the WEF will deal with the following five key themes It is important that the agreed goals and targets are then followed through and adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015
Q4 Could you introduce side events of the WEF 2015
Mr Young-gon Kim is currently the Secretary-General of the World Education Forum Host Committee Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea Prior to this Mr Kim served as Director-General of the Office of Planning and Coordination at Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education He also served as Director of the University System Advancement Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and as Director of Planning Division in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
middotExhibitions on EFA and on the Republic of Korearsquos education system presented by UNESCO and the host government middotAn outdoor booth display open to the public set up during the WEF 2015 for participants to present initiatives
and publications related to the post-2015 education agendamiddotThe NGO Forum convened by UNESCOrsquos CCNGOEFA a global network of around 300 NGOs on EFAmiddotPre-conference side events open to the public organized by Korean education institutions offering a wide
array of issues and policies closely relevant to the forum agenda such as global citizenship education education quality character education and education for gender equality
There are numerous side events being organized for the forum made up of the following
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
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The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
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The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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SPECIAL REPORT
[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
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CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
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problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to
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PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
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Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Pangaea has continued to eagerly
provide tangible and intangible
values to the world Pangea moves
forward with youth who can overturn
initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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510
17
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28
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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UNDERSTANDING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Re-Visioning Education Beyond 2015
humanity It is an approach which articulates a
central concern for sustainable human and social developmentmdashunderstood here as the responsible action of individuals and societies towards a better future for all at local andor global levels
A humanistic approach is one in which social justice and environmental s tewardship guide socioeconomic development It is based on the concern for equity and inclusion in educational policy and practice that is an education that does not exclude and marginalize It further implies reaffirmation of the foun-dational role that teachers and educators play at all levels of the development of individuals and collective capacity
Finally a humanistic approach to learning recognises the diversity of cultures knowledge systems worldviews and conceptions of human wellbeing Alternative knowledge systems which emphasize universal principles and their underlying values need to be recognized and properly utilized for education policies and practices With a humanistic vision it would be possible for education to sustain and enhance the dignity capacity and welfare of the human beings in relation to nature
Global Citizenship Education in a Plural World
At the heart of a humanistic approach to education in a global interconnected and plural world is a concern to promote responsible citizenship The notion of global citizenship has recently entered the international education and development discourse initially as one of the priorities proposed by the UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative launched in 2012 and more recently as part of the post-2015 education agenda Even though the notion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) remains subject to diverse interpretations its adoption in international education discourse reflects a legitimate concern for the socializa-tion function of education Beyond the socio-economic function of education in international development GCED high-lights the relationship between education and social cultural and civic realities that are constantly changing
There is a wide spectrum of philo-sophical and pedagogical approaches to GCED from soft approaches based on moral considerations inspired by the notion of our common humanity to more critical ones based on human rights norms and the principle of social justice Along the spectrum between the two
approaches there are also intercultural approaches based on the principle of respect for cultural diversity and the value of pluralism
It is important to highlight that GCED is not only defined by the learning content and methods but also by the learning environment structure of school systems management structures as well as the nature of policy-making processes Indeed it is critical to examine how contentious policy issues are dealt with For instance how is consensus reached when deter-mining the language(s) of instruction or the way in which nationalregional history is portrayed or how religion will be dealt with in public education In a plural world GCED must go beyond teachinglearning methods and contents (pedago-gies) to include inclusive and participatory policy formulation
In pursuing our goal to ensure effective and relevant learning opportunities for all children youth and adults our collective efforts must not be confined to the targets set in the education agenda 2030 Our quest for sustainable human and social development requires collective endeavour greater dialogue and encouragement for a humanistic vision of education
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Global Citizenship Education for the 21st Century
By Hahn Choonghee (Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea)
Road to Post-2015
We AreGlobal Citizens
The World We Want
A Sustainable ampPeaceful Society
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIPEDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
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The attention the global commu-nity is placing on education is steadily growing as The Post- 2015 Development Summit to be
held this September quickly approaches Indeed many discussions on education are being held in New York City and Paris where the education hub UNESCO is located In addition initiatives led by the UN such as the Alliance of Civiliza-tions and Communities of Democracy are increasingly acknowledging how education promotes tolerance and mutual understanding and plays an important role in increasing global peace and secu-rity Similarly the 2015 World Economic Forum in Davos discussed issues such as geopolitical conflict terrorism inequal-ities development and climate change under the overarching theme lsquoThe New Global Contextrsquo This trend demon-strates how the current international environment regards Global Citizenship Education (GCED) as not only relevant but necessary
Among many educational agendas GCED receives attention in particular for its value-oriented characteristics The concept of GCED had been formulated for a long period of time its importance was recently highlighted with the UN secretary-generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) launched in 2012 GEFI specified GCED as one of its three pillars which also included universal access to education and increasing the quality of education While the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) focused on substantial targets such as the eradication of poverty the current development debates place weight on value-related targets as seen in the key principles lsquoThe Future We Wantrsquo lsquoLeave No One Behindrsquo and lsquoDignity for Allrsquo Within this context the report of the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in July 2014 included GCED as one of the targets under the education goal
Framing Paradigm
There are various ways to define the scope of GCED but they all commonly outline how GCED highlights universal values and core responsibilities of the global
community such as human rights gender equality cultural diversity tolerance and environmental sustainability GCED is a framing paradigm which encapsulates how education can develop the knowl-edge skills values and attitudes learners need in order to build a world that is more just peaceful inclusive and sustainable
lsquoJustrsquo represents lsquolearning to bersquo and seeks universal values of human beings such as dignity human rights and non-discrimination lsquoPeacefulrsquo represents lsquolearning to live togetherrsquo and aims for global citizenship that is sensible to tolerance mutual respect and under-standing and cultural diversity lsquoInclusiversquo represents a sense of empathy and shows the importance of sharing caring and serving the most marginalized and
isolated groups lsquoSustainablersquo represents the desire to lsquolearn to understand the common destiny on the planet earthrsquo and build a sustainable environment which is mindful of climate change and Mother Earth
Given the compelling necessity to tackle critical global challenges such as prevalent trends of intolerance and violent extremism global citizenship is being more widely recognized as part of a new paradigm that upholds universal values and rethinks the role of education in the 21st century Other goals that also require our attention are those which have significant social and sustainable meaning gender equality (Goal 5) inequality (Goal 10) human settlements (Goal 11) climate change (Goal 13) and peace and justice
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(Goal 16) GCED can embrace these interrelated goals signifying that the role and purpose of education is dramatically expanding In fact education should be positioned at the centre of the stage and mainstreamed into the discourse of the larger global development agenda
Positive Synergies
GCED also pursues the values that the UN emphasises The Secretary-Generalrsquos Synthesis Report in December 2014 The Road to Dignity by 2030 suggested six essential principlesmdashdignity people prosperity planet justice and partnership mdashwhich all resonate with the aspects of GCED This clearly shows how GCED is directly related to the objective of the
post-2015 development agenda which is people-centred planet-sensitive and transformative
During a meeting on the post-2015 Development Agenda in January 2015 an Information Meeting of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and a Seminar on GCED in March 2015 the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Member States to develop global citizenship acknowledging the positive effects of GCED For example GCED tackles intolerance and extremism through the promotion of mutual under-standing Director-General Irina Bokova of UNESCO also addressed at a UN conference in New York City in January 2015 the importance of GCED and cultural literacy in countering intolerance
and violent extremism It is necessary to increase positive
synergies between education-related initiatives including the GEFI and the UN Academic Impact (UNAI) the UN Alli-ance of Civilizations and the Community of Democracies UNAI is a global network of higher education institutions initiated by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2010 which encourages global citizenship as one of its ten principles
Overcoming Challenges
Despite such progress in promoting GCED various challenges remain First relevant global initiatives and institutions need to increase efforts to mainstream the concept of GCED in the education field More specified research is needed to make a prototype curriculum From the early development of the curriculum it is critical to embed GCED deeply at national and international levels
Furthermore the curriculum has to be appropriately contextualized when applied to each country An approach to seek maximum not minimum common denominators is necessary Also universal values like human dignity and democracy should not be compromised In devel-oping the curricula active participation of all stakeholders including the public and private sectors civil society NGOs and youth should be encouraged particularly given the interdisciplinary nature of this issue
Moreover the curriculum should be creative and composed of diverse contents including interactive discussions and critical thinking among peer or intergen-erational groups intercultural commu-nications that collaborate with social networking services and classroom lectures and field trips Formal non-formal and informal education systems should also be considered with regard to the youth who are out of school
Secondly the role of actors and stake-holders need to be expanded Commu-nication participation and partnership are imperative in nurturing necessary discussion In addition to the participation of governmental agencies inter-govern-mental organs and the private sector the inclusion of educational institutions and
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NGOs is critical to strengthening global citizenship More active youth engagement of GEFIrsquos lsquoYouth Advocacy Grouprsquo (YAG) and UNAIrsquos lsquoAction by Student to Promote Innovation and Reform through Educa-tionrsquo (ASPIRE) is also important as the future generation should not only be recip-ients of change but also implementers
Thirdly implementation and consis-tent monitoring of the targets are essential for the success of the SDGs Educational initiatives can also play a critical role in promoting field implementation of the new development goals and adequately assessing results to contribute to an im-proved education system We also have to demonstrate that GCED is not just as-sembling existing education fields such as peace education human rights education democracy education ethics education and civic education Rather it is a new par-adigm shift for sustainable development that takes into account changes such as increasing interconnectedness and interde-pendence to address unprecedented global challenges
Constructive Implementation
All stakeholders from governmental policy makers to learners should be actively engaged in discussions in order
to overcome these challenges Through the participation of all sectors GCED will be realised into a constructive education system which can substantially change the global community In this process the Republic of Korea an exemplary open and inclusive country will be able to play a leading role in advancing GCED such as developing curricula and pedagogical approaches
In conclusion the educational com-munity now faces a rare opportunity to find fundamental and long-term solutions to global challenges including intolerance terrorism and violent extremism GCED could embrace all three pillars of the UN peace and security development and hu-man rights Clear and updated reasons on the importance of GCED should be con-tinuously disseminated to all stakeholders particularly to the UN Headquarters
It is now time to demonstrate and educate global citizenship that would foster human dignity tolerance and mutual respect and understanding which are important as we unwittingly voyage through the unpredictable 21st century GCED could change people communi-ties nations and the world if it is well embedded in the global education system and in the mindset of people
Given the compelling necessity to tackle
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Young People Are Ready to Lead
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE READY TO LEAD
The Education We Want By Jamira Burley
(Youth Advocacy Group UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative) jamiraburleygmailcom
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Over the last two and a half years Irsquove had the pleasure and honour of working alongside 17 amazing young
people who were appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to the Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) Youth Advocacy Group (YAG) Our goals have been centred on GEFIrsquos three main priorities putting every child in school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship Through this opportunity we have been able to connect with both adult and youth leaders all over the world If there is one thing that remains constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived implemented monitored or reviewed without the
authentic engagement of young people While this generation is internet
savvy socially conscious and world-changing everywhere you look young people are struggling with the political social and economic constraints left by our predecessors As a result of those constraints the world is faced with nearly 58 million primary school age children out of school Furthermore there are 250 million children and young people who are in school but are not learning With the expiration date for the Millennium Development Goals right around the corner young people everywhere are calling on world leaders governments civil society and the global communities for change In order to prevent the largest
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generation of young people in human history from eventually being exposed to massive unemployment poor health and potential civil unrest there are necessary things that must be done
Active Role of Youth
The fact that everyday a child is poten-tially turned away or pushed out of school should motivate us to act in a way that allows all stakeholders especially young people to play an active role Too often young people are left out of the deci-sion-making process of the educational agenda even though they are closest to the issue and have the most at stake
During the time Irsquove worked on this issue I have met young people who are urgently and desperately fighting for their place at the table mostly because they know that not doing so will potentially have adverse impacts on their hope for a positive and rewarding future The creation of the YAG enabled young people from all walks of life cultures religions and gender to work in
collaboration for the youth whose voices had been silenced and forgotten
The YAG is but one example there are young people everywhere who want to get engaged in this issue and have their voices heard This is why the YAG in partner- ship with Plan International and A World at School created The Education We Want Youth Advocacy Toolkit last year The toolkit has one goal to empower young people to be able to advocate for change so that all members of the younger generation can have access to quality education
To create change we need all hands on deck As the new education agenda is being developed young people need to take up an active role This is why we have been taking steps to make sure every child is ready to fight for the education they want and deserve
To date we have hosted over 30 edu-cational training programmes worldwide and have trained thousands of young people This is because we believe that if given the chance young people will not only be ready to work but also lead the change
If there is one thing that remains
constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived
implemented monitored or
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EDUCATION BEYOND 2015An Interview with Young-gon Kim(Secretary-General of the WEF 2015 Host Committee Secretariat of theMinistry of Education of the Republic of Korea)
In April 2000 the global education community came together at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal and reaffirmed the vision of the World Declaration on EFA adopted ten years earlier in Jomtien Thailand The Dakar Framework for Action lsquoEFA Meeting our Collective Commitmentrsquo included six comprehensive EFA goals
A few months later eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established at the UN Featured among the MDGs were a goal on universal access to primary education (MDG 2) and a goal on gender equality and womenrsquos empowerment (MDG 3) which targeted gender parity in education
Over the past 15 years these internationally agreed goals have catalyzed global action prompting unprece-dented progress in the expansion of educational opportunities
The WEF primarily aims to adopt the new post-2015 education agenda of the next 15 years The agenda consists of the following assessing the progress of the Dakar Framework for Action adopted in Dakar Senegal in 2000 reviewing the EFA movementrsquos progress in the last 15 years and adopting the post-2015 education agenda with a realistic action plan
The Forum will be held from 19 to 22 May 2015 at Songdo Convensia in Incheon Metropolitan City Republic of Korea Organized by UNESCO this Forum is also co-convened by UNICEF UNDP UNFPA UN Women UNHCR and the World Bank and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Education) It is expected to gather approximately 1500 participants from 195 UNESCO Member States UN and other international agencies and civil society organizations
Q1 Could you provide us with an overview of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015
Q2 Could you tell us about the history of the WEF
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EFA Goal Launched (World Conference on EFA 1990 Jomtien)
In 1990 the World Conference on EFA was held in Jomtien Thailand Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on EFA and initiated the EFA movement making a historic commitment to meet the basic learning needs of all by univer-salizing primary education and reducing illiteracy rates The Framework for Action to Meet the Basic Learning Needs defined targets and strategies to be met by the year 2000 including early childhood and primary education literacy and vocational education
EFA Targets Revised (World Education Forum 2000 Dakar)
Ten years later in 2000 the international community met again at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal The participants evaluated the EFA progress and agreed on the Dakar Framework for Action The action plan covered aspects of education from early learning to adult literacy and identified six key measurable goals to meet the learning needs of all children youth and adults The interna-tional community reaffirmed its commitment to achieve universal education by 2015 along with the MDGs
Towards a New Educational Agenda (World Education Forum 2015 Incheon)
Based on the EFA progress made over the past quarter century the World Education Forum in Korea Incheon will put forward the post-2015 develop-ment agenda Through critical evaluation of previous shortfalls and comprehensive reflection of the current global community the new educational agenda will be shaped to promote education with a lifelong and sector-wide perspective The emphasis of equitable and quality education will be expanded with emerging agenda such as Global Citi-zenship Education in an effort to bring equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning to all
Education Beyond 2015
UNESCO EFA
2000 NewYork
UN General Assembly
2015 NewYork
UN General Assembly
Millennium Development Goals
UN Development Goals
Post-2015
1990 Jomtien
World Education Conference
2000 Dakar
World Education Forum
2015 Incheon
World Education Forum
Jomtien Declaration Dakar Framework for Action Post-2015 Agenda
Road to WEF 2015
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Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable Education for All goals
1 Pre-primary education 2 Primary education 3 Lower secondary education 4 Adult literacy 5 Gender parity 6 Quality of education
Many countries will not reach the Education for All goals by 2015
very far from targetfar from targetclose to targetreached target
Goal 1
Pre-primary education
Goal 2
Primary education
Goal 5
Primary education gender parity
Goal 3
Lower secondary education
Goal 6
Lower secondary education gender parity
Goal 4
Adult Literacy
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Q3 What will be mainly discussed during the WEF 2015
The WEF 2015 will take stock of the achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the Dakar Framework for Action and mainly discuss the education-related MDGs during the Forum
Although progress has been made in the last 15 years the Global Monitoring Report 2015 shows that around half of the world countries failed to ensure EFA and that only a third of the countries have achieved all of the education goal measurable targets
Source EFA Global Monitoring Report 2015Education for All 2000-2015 Achievements and Challenges
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Education Beyond 2015
Right to Education
Equity InclusionQuality
EducationLifelong Learning
Ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030
Equitable access and learning particularly for girls and women must stand at the heart of the post-2015 agenda to unleash the full potential of all people
An inclusive education not only responds and adapts to each learnerrsquos needs but is relevant to their society and respectful of culture mdasha two-way digni-fied process
Good quality education provided by trained and supported teachers is the right of all children youth and adults not the privilege of the few
Every person at every stage of their life should have life-long learning oppor-tunities to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to their societies
5 key themes
In line with the overarching goal for education lsquoEquitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for Allrsquo the WEF 2015 will adopt the Incheon Declaration and Incheon Framework for Action which will show the direction and strategic plan of global education for the next 15 years In order to ensure more progress in the future the WEF will deal with the following five key themes It is important that the agreed goals and targets are then followed through and adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015
Q4 Could you introduce side events of the WEF 2015
Mr Young-gon Kim is currently the Secretary-General of the World Education Forum Host Committee Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea Prior to this Mr Kim served as Director-General of the Office of Planning and Coordination at Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education He also served as Director of the University System Advancement Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and as Director of Planning Division in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
middotExhibitions on EFA and on the Republic of Korearsquos education system presented by UNESCO and the host government middotAn outdoor booth display open to the public set up during the WEF 2015 for participants to present initiatives
and publications related to the post-2015 education agendamiddotThe NGO Forum convened by UNESCOrsquos CCNGOEFA a global network of around 300 NGOs on EFAmiddotPre-conference side events open to the public organized by Korean education institutions offering a wide
array of issues and policies closely relevant to the forum agenda such as global citizenship education education quality character education and education for gender equality
There are numerous side events being organized for the forum made up of the following
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
Spring 2015
The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
31Spring 2015
The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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SPECIAL REPORT
[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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At the launching event of the Clearinghouse during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
Spring 2015
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BEST PRACTICES
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
The River Road Flats
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
Using photography to tag garbage spaces Making dance costumes from plastic bottlescopy
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BEST PRACTICES
problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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Outreach event to community
Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to
be problem-solvers
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BEST PRACTICES
PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
Spring 2015 39
Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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BEST PRACTICES
our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Pangaea has continued to eagerly
provide tangible and intangible
values to the world Pangea moves
forward with youth who can overturn
initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
21
510
17
47
28
82
34
28
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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Children writing their wishes and putting those into a pot to draw lots
TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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UNDERSTANDING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Citizenship Education for the 21st Century
By Hahn Choonghee (Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea)
Road to Post-2015
We AreGlobal Citizens
The World We Want
A Sustainable ampPeaceful Society
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIPEDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
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The attention the global commu-nity is placing on education is steadily growing as The Post- 2015 Development Summit to be
held this September quickly approaches Indeed many discussions on education are being held in New York City and Paris where the education hub UNESCO is located In addition initiatives led by the UN such as the Alliance of Civiliza-tions and Communities of Democracy are increasingly acknowledging how education promotes tolerance and mutual understanding and plays an important role in increasing global peace and secu-rity Similarly the 2015 World Economic Forum in Davos discussed issues such as geopolitical conflict terrorism inequal-ities development and climate change under the overarching theme lsquoThe New Global Contextrsquo This trend demon-strates how the current international environment regards Global Citizenship Education (GCED) as not only relevant but necessary
Among many educational agendas GCED receives attention in particular for its value-oriented characteristics The concept of GCED had been formulated for a long period of time its importance was recently highlighted with the UN secretary-generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) launched in 2012 GEFI specified GCED as one of its three pillars which also included universal access to education and increasing the quality of education While the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) focused on substantial targets such as the eradication of poverty the current development debates place weight on value-related targets as seen in the key principles lsquoThe Future We Wantrsquo lsquoLeave No One Behindrsquo and lsquoDignity for Allrsquo Within this context the report of the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in July 2014 included GCED as one of the targets under the education goal
Framing Paradigm
There are various ways to define the scope of GCED but they all commonly outline how GCED highlights universal values and core responsibilities of the global
community such as human rights gender equality cultural diversity tolerance and environmental sustainability GCED is a framing paradigm which encapsulates how education can develop the knowl-edge skills values and attitudes learners need in order to build a world that is more just peaceful inclusive and sustainable
lsquoJustrsquo represents lsquolearning to bersquo and seeks universal values of human beings such as dignity human rights and non-discrimination lsquoPeacefulrsquo represents lsquolearning to live togetherrsquo and aims for global citizenship that is sensible to tolerance mutual respect and under-standing and cultural diversity lsquoInclusiversquo represents a sense of empathy and shows the importance of sharing caring and serving the most marginalized and
isolated groups lsquoSustainablersquo represents the desire to lsquolearn to understand the common destiny on the planet earthrsquo and build a sustainable environment which is mindful of climate change and Mother Earth
Given the compelling necessity to tackle critical global challenges such as prevalent trends of intolerance and violent extremism global citizenship is being more widely recognized as part of a new paradigm that upholds universal values and rethinks the role of education in the 21st century Other goals that also require our attention are those which have significant social and sustainable meaning gender equality (Goal 5) inequality (Goal 10) human settlements (Goal 11) climate change (Goal 13) and peace and justice
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(Goal 16) GCED can embrace these interrelated goals signifying that the role and purpose of education is dramatically expanding In fact education should be positioned at the centre of the stage and mainstreamed into the discourse of the larger global development agenda
Positive Synergies
GCED also pursues the values that the UN emphasises The Secretary-Generalrsquos Synthesis Report in December 2014 The Road to Dignity by 2030 suggested six essential principlesmdashdignity people prosperity planet justice and partnership mdashwhich all resonate with the aspects of GCED This clearly shows how GCED is directly related to the objective of the
post-2015 development agenda which is people-centred planet-sensitive and transformative
During a meeting on the post-2015 Development Agenda in January 2015 an Information Meeting of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and a Seminar on GCED in March 2015 the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Member States to develop global citizenship acknowledging the positive effects of GCED For example GCED tackles intolerance and extremism through the promotion of mutual under-standing Director-General Irina Bokova of UNESCO also addressed at a UN conference in New York City in January 2015 the importance of GCED and cultural literacy in countering intolerance
and violent extremism It is necessary to increase positive
synergies between education-related initiatives including the GEFI and the UN Academic Impact (UNAI) the UN Alli-ance of Civilizations and the Community of Democracies UNAI is a global network of higher education institutions initiated by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2010 which encourages global citizenship as one of its ten principles
Overcoming Challenges
Despite such progress in promoting GCED various challenges remain First relevant global initiatives and institutions need to increase efforts to mainstream the concept of GCED in the education field More specified research is needed to make a prototype curriculum From the early development of the curriculum it is critical to embed GCED deeply at national and international levels
Furthermore the curriculum has to be appropriately contextualized when applied to each country An approach to seek maximum not minimum common denominators is necessary Also universal values like human dignity and democracy should not be compromised In devel-oping the curricula active participation of all stakeholders including the public and private sectors civil society NGOs and youth should be encouraged particularly given the interdisciplinary nature of this issue
Moreover the curriculum should be creative and composed of diverse contents including interactive discussions and critical thinking among peer or intergen-erational groups intercultural commu-nications that collaborate with social networking services and classroom lectures and field trips Formal non-formal and informal education systems should also be considered with regard to the youth who are out of school
Secondly the role of actors and stake-holders need to be expanded Commu-nication participation and partnership are imperative in nurturing necessary discussion In addition to the participation of governmental agencies inter-govern-mental organs and the private sector the inclusion of educational institutions and
Global Citizenship Education for the 21st Century
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NGOs is critical to strengthening global citizenship More active youth engagement of GEFIrsquos lsquoYouth Advocacy Grouprsquo (YAG) and UNAIrsquos lsquoAction by Student to Promote Innovation and Reform through Educa-tionrsquo (ASPIRE) is also important as the future generation should not only be recip-ients of change but also implementers
Thirdly implementation and consis-tent monitoring of the targets are essential for the success of the SDGs Educational initiatives can also play a critical role in promoting field implementation of the new development goals and adequately assessing results to contribute to an im-proved education system We also have to demonstrate that GCED is not just as-sembling existing education fields such as peace education human rights education democracy education ethics education and civic education Rather it is a new par-adigm shift for sustainable development that takes into account changes such as increasing interconnectedness and interde-pendence to address unprecedented global challenges
Constructive Implementation
All stakeholders from governmental policy makers to learners should be actively engaged in discussions in order
to overcome these challenges Through the participation of all sectors GCED will be realised into a constructive education system which can substantially change the global community In this process the Republic of Korea an exemplary open and inclusive country will be able to play a leading role in advancing GCED such as developing curricula and pedagogical approaches
In conclusion the educational com-munity now faces a rare opportunity to find fundamental and long-term solutions to global challenges including intolerance terrorism and violent extremism GCED could embrace all three pillars of the UN peace and security development and hu-man rights Clear and updated reasons on the importance of GCED should be con-tinuously disseminated to all stakeholders particularly to the UN Headquarters
It is now time to demonstrate and educate global citizenship that would foster human dignity tolerance and mutual respect and understanding which are important as we unwittingly voyage through the unpredictable 21st century GCED could change people communi-ties nations and the world if it is well embedded in the global education system and in the mindset of people
Given the compelling necessity to tackle
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Young People Are Ready to Lead
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE READY TO LEAD
The Education We Want By Jamira Burley
(Youth Advocacy Group UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative) jamiraburleygmailcom
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Over the last two and a half years Irsquove had the pleasure and honour of working alongside 17 amazing young
people who were appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to the Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) Youth Advocacy Group (YAG) Our goals have been centred on GEFIrsquos three main priorities putting every child in school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship Through this opportunity we have been able to connect with both adult and youth leaders all over the world If there is one thing that remains constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived implemented monitored or reviewed without the
authentic engagement of young people While this generation is internet
savvy socially conscious and world-changing everywhere you look young people are struggling with the political social and economic constraints left by our predecessors As a result of those constraints the world is faced with nearly 58 million primary school age children out of school Furthermore there are 250 million children and young people who are in school but are not learning With the expiration date for the Millennium Development Goals right around the corner young people everywhere are calling on world leaders governments civil society and the global communities for change In order to prevent the largest
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generation of young people in human history from eventually being exposed to massive unemployment poor health and potential civil unrest there are necessary things that must be done
Active Role of Youth
The fact that everyday a child is poten-tially turned away or pushed out of school should motivate us to act in a way that allows all stakeholders especially young people to play an active role Too often young people are left out of the deci-sion-making process of the educational agenda even though they are closest to the issue and have the most at stake
During the time Irsquove worked on this issue I have met young people who are urgently and desperately fighting for their place at the table mostly because they know that not doing so will potentially have adverse impacts on their hope for a positive and rewarding future The creation of the YAG enabled young people from all walks of life cultures religions and gender to work in
collaboration for the youth whose voices had been silenced and forgotten
The YAG is but one example there are young people everywhere who want to get engaged in this issue and have their voices heard This is why the YAG in partner- ship with Plan International and A World at School created The Education We Want Youth Advocacy Toolkit last year The toolkit has one goal to empower young people to be able to advocate for change so that all members of the younger generation can have access to quality education
To create change we need all hands on deck As the new education agenda is being developed young people need to take up an active role This is why we have been taking steps to make sure every child is ready to fight for the education they want and deserve
To date we have hosted over 30 edu-cational training programmes worldwide and have trained thousands of young people This is because we believe that if given the chance young people will not only be ready to work but also lead the change
If there is one thing that remains
constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived
implemented monitored or
reviewed without the authentic
engagement of young people
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EDUCATION BEYOND 2015An Interview with Young-gon Kim(Secretary-General of the WEF 2015 Host Committee Secretariat of theMinistry of Education of the Republic of Korea)
In April 2000 the global education community came together at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal and reaffirmed the vision of the World Declaration on EFA adopted ten years earlier in Jomtien Thailand The Dakar Framework for Action lsquoEFA Meeting our Collective Commitmentrsquo included six comprehensive EFA goals
A few months later eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established at the UN Featured among the MDGs were a goal on universal access to primary education (MDG 2) and a goal on gender equality and womenrsquos empowerment (MDG 3) which targeted gender parity in education
Over the past 15 years these internationally agreed goals have catalyzed global action prompting unprece-dented progress in the expansion of educational opportunities
The WEF primarily aims to adopt the new post-2015 education agenda of the next 15 years The agenda consists of the following assessing the progress of the Dakar Framework for Action adopted in Dakar Senegal in 2000 reviewing the EFA movementrsquos progress in the last 15 years and adopting the post-2015 education agenda with a realistic action plan
The Forum will be held from 19 to 22 May 2015 at Songdo Convensia in Incheon Metropolitan City Republic of Korea Organized by UNESCO this Forum is also co-convened by UNICEF UNDP UNFPA UN Women UNHCR and the World Bank and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Education) It is expected to gather approximately 1500 participants from 195 UNESCO Member States UN and other international agencies and civil society organizations
Q1 Could you provide us with an overview of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015
Q2 Could you tell us about the history of the WEF
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EFA Goal Launched (World Conference on EFA 1990 Jomtien)
In 1990 the World Conference on EFA was held in Jomtien Thailand Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on EFA and initiated the EFA movement making a historic commitment to meet the basic learning needs of all by univer-salizing primary education and reducing illiteracy rates The Framework for Action to Meet the Basic Learning Needs defined targets and strategies to be met by the year 2000 including early childhood and primary education literacy and vocational education
EFA Targets Revised (World Education Forum 2000 Dakar)
Ten years later in 2000 the international community met again at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal The participants evaluated the EFA progress and agreed on the Dakar Framework for Action The action plan covered aspects of education from early learning to adult literacy and identified six key measurable goals to meet the learning needs of all children youth and adults The interna-tional community reaffirmed its commitment to achieve universal education by 2015 along with the MDGs
Towards a New Educational Agenda (World Education Forum 2015 Incheon)
Based on the EFA progress made over the past quarter century the World Education Forum in Korea Incheon will put forward the post-2015 develop-ment agenda Through critical evaluation of previous shortfalls and comprehensive reflection of the current global community the new educational agenda will be shaped to promote education with a lifelong and sector-wide perspective The emphasis of equitable and quality education will be expanded with emerging agenda such as Global Citi-zenship Education in an effort to bring equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning to all
Education Beyond 2015
UNESCO EFA
2000 NewYork
UN General Assembly
2015 NewYork
UN General Assembly
Millennium Development Goals
UN Development Goals
Post-2015
1990 Jomtien
World Education Conference
2000 Dakar
World Education Forum
2015 Incheon
World Education Forum
Jomtien Declaration Dakar Framework for Action Post-2015 Agenda
Road to WEF 2015
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Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable Education for All goals
1 Pre-primary education 2 Primary education 3 Lower secondary education 4 Adult literacy 5 Gender parity 6 Quality of education
Many countries will not reach the Education for All goals by 2015
very far from targetfar from targetclose to targetreached target
Goal 1
Pre-primary education
Goal 2
Primary education
Goal 5
Primary education gender parity
Goal 3
Lower secondary education
Goal 6
Lower secondary education gender parity
Goal 4
Adult Literacy
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8
29
9
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10
10
10
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9
11
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INTERVIEW
Q3 What will be mainly discussed during the WEF 2015
The WEF 2015 will take stock of the achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the Dakar Framework for Action and mainly discuss the education-related MDGs during the Forum
Although progress has been made in the last 15 years the Global Monitoring Report 2015 shows that around half of the world countries failed to ensure EFA and that only a third of the countries have achieved all of the education goal measurable targets
Source EFA Global Monitoring Report 2015Education for All 2000-2015 Achievements and Challenges
29
Education Beyond 2015
Right to Education
Equity InclusionQuality
EducationLifelong Learning
Ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030
Equitable access and learning particularly for girls and women must stand at the heart of the post-2015 agenda to unleash the full potential of all people
An inclusive education not only responds and adapts to each learnerrsquos needs but is relevant to their society and respectful of culture mdasha two-way digni-fied process
Good quality education provided by trained and supported teachers is the right of all children youth and adults not the privilege of the few
Every person at every stage of their life should have life-long learning oppor-tunities to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to their societies
5 key themes
In line with the overarching goal for education lsquoEquitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for Allrsquo the WEF 2015 will adopt the Incheon Declaration and Incheon Framework for Action which will show the direction and strategic plan of global education for the next 15 years In order to ensure more progress in the future the WEF will deal with the following five key themes It is important that the agreed goals and targets are then followed through and adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015
Q4 Could you introduce side events of the WEF 2015
Mr Young-gon Kim is currently the Secretary-General of the World Education Forum Host Committee Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea Prior to this Mr Kim served as Director-General of the Office of Planning and Coordination at Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education He also served as Director of the University System Advancement Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and as Director of Planning Division in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
middotExhibitions on EFA and on the Republic of Korearsquos education system presented by UNESCO and the host government middotAn outdoor booth display open to the public set up during the WEF 2015 for participants to present initiatives
and publications related to the post-2015 education agendamiddotThe NGO Forum convened by UNESCOrsquos CCNGOEFA a global network of around 300 NGOs on EFAmiddotPre-conference side events open to the public organized by Korean education institutions offering a wide
array of issues and policies closely relevant to the forum agenda such as global citizenship education education quality character education and education for gender equality
There are numerous side events being organized for the forum made up of the following
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
Spring 2015
The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
31Spring 2015
The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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SPECIAL REPORT
[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
Spring 2015
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BEST PRACTICES
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
The River Road Flats
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
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problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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Outreach event to community
Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to
be problem-solvers
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BEST PRACTICES
PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
Spring 2015 39
Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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BEST PRACTICES
our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Pangaea has continued to eagerly
provide tangible and intangible
values to the world Pangea moves
forward with youth who can overturn
initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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Children writing their wishes and putting those into a pot to draw lots
TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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UNDERSTANDING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Citizenship Education for the 21st Century
By Hahn Choonghee (Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea)
Road to Post-2015
We AreGlobal Citizens
The World We Want
A Sustainable ampPeaceful Society
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIPEDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
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The attention the global commu-nity is placing on education is steadily growing as The Post- 2015 Development Summit to be
held this September quickly approaches Indeed many discussions on education are being held in New York City and Paris where the education hub UNESCO is located In addition initiatives led by the UN such as the Alliance of Civiliza-tions and Communities of Democracy are increasingly acknowledging how education promotes tolerance and mutual understanding and plays an important role in increasing global peace and secu-rity Similarly the 2015 World Economic Forum in Davos discussed issues such as geopolitical conflict terrorism inequal-ities development and climate change under the overarching theme lsquoThe New Global Contextrsquo This trend demon-strates how the current international environment regards Global Citizenship Education (GCED) as not only relevant but necessary
Among many educational agendas GCED receives attention in particular for its value-oriented characteristics The concept of GCED had been formulated for a long period of time its importance was recently highlighted with the UN secretary-generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) launched in 2012 GEFI specified GCED as one of its three pillars which also included universal access to education and increasing the quality of education While the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) focused on substantial targets such as the eradication of poverty the current development debates place weight on value-related targets as seen in the key principles lsquoThe Future We Wantrsquo lsquoLeave No One Behindrsquo and lsquoDignity for Allrsquo Within this context the report of the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in July 2014 included GCED as one of the targets under the education goal
Framing Paradigm
There are various ways to define the scope of GCED but they all commonly outline how GCED highlights universal values and core responsibilities of the global
community such as human rights gender equality cultural diversity tolerance and environmental sustainability GCED is a framing paradigm which encapsulates how education can develop the knowl-edge skills values and attitudes learners need in order to build a world that is more just peaceful inclusive and sustainable
lsquoJustrsquo represents lsquolearning to bersquo and seeks universal values of human beings such as dignity human rights and non-discrimination lsquoPeacefulrsquo represents lsquolearning to live togetherrsquo and aims for global citizenship that is sensible to tolerance mutual respect and under-standing and cultural diversity lsquoInclusiversquo represents a sense of empathy and shows the importance of sharing caring and serving the most marginalized and
isolated groups lsquoSustainablersquo represents the desire to lsquolearn to understand the common destiny on the planet earthrsquo and build a sustainable environment which is mindful of climate change and Mother Earth
Given the compelling necessity to tackle critical global challenges such as prevalent trends of intolerance and violent extremism global citizenship is being more widely recognized as part of a new paradigm that upholds universal values and rethinks the role of education in the 21st century Other goals that also require our attention are those which have significant social and sustainable meaning gender equality (Goal 5) inequality (Goal 10) human settlements (Goal 11) climate change (Goal 13) and peace and justice
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(Goal 16) GCED can embrace these interrelated goals signifying that the role and purpose of education is dramatically expanding In fact education should be positioned at the centre of the stage and mainstreamed into the discourse of the larger global development agenda
Positive Synergies
GCED also pursues the values that the UN emphasises The Secretary-Generalrsquos Synthesis Report in December 2014 The Road to Dignity by 2030 suggested six essential principlesmdashdignity people prosperity planet justice and partnership mdashwhich all resonate with the aspects of GCED This clearly shows how GCED is directly related to the objective of the
post-2015 development agenda which is people-centred planet-sensitive and transformative
During a meeting on the post-2015 Development Agenda in January 2015 an Information Meeting of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and a Seminar on GCED in March 2015 the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Member States to develop global citizenship acknowledging the positive effects of GCED For example GCED tackles intolerance and extremism through the promotion of mutual under-standing Director-General Irina Bokova of UNESCO also addressed at a UN conference in New York City in January 2015 the importance of GCED and cultural literacy in countering intolerance
and violent extremism It is necessary to increase positive
synergies between education-related initiatives including the GEFI and the UN Academic Impact (UNAI) the UN Alli-ance of Civilizations and the Community of Democracies UNAI is a global network of higher education institutions initiated by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2010 which encourages global citizenship as one of its ten principles
Overcoming Challenges
Despite such progress in promoting GCED various challenges remain First relevant global initiatives and institutions need to increase efforts to mainstream the concept of GCED in the education field More specified research is needed to make a prototype curriculum From the early development of the curriculum it is critical to embed GCED deeply at national and international levels
Furthermore the curriculum has to be appropriately contextualized when applied to each country An approach to seek maximum not minimum common denominators is necessary Also universal values like human dignity and democracy should not be compromised In devel-oping the curricula active participation of all stakeholders including the public and private sectors civil society NGOs and youth should be encouraged particularly given the interdisciplinary nature of this issue
Moreover the curriculum should be creative and composed of diverse contents including interactive discussions and critical thinking among peer or intergen-erational groups intercultural commu-nications that collaborate with social networking services and classroom lectures and field trips Formal non-formal and informal education systems should also be considered with regard to the youth who are out of school
Secondly the role of actors and stake-holders need to be expanded Commu-nication participation and partnership are imperative in nurturing necessary discussion In addition to the participation of governmental agencies inter-govern-mental organs and the private sector the inclusion of educational institutions and
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NGOs is critical to strengthening global citizenship More active youth engagement of GEFIrsquos lsquoYouth Advocacy Grouprsquo (YAG) and UNAIrsquos lsquoAction by Student to Promote Innovation and Reform through Educa-tionrsquo (ASPIRE) is also important as the future generation should not only be recip-ients of change but also implementers
Thirdly implementation and consis-tent monitoring of the targets are essential for the success of the SDGs Educational initiatives can also play a critical role in promoting field implementation of the new development goals and adequately assessing results to contribute to an im-proved education system We also have to demonstrate that GCED is not just as-sembling existing education fields such as peace education human rights education democracy education ethics education and civic education Rather it is a new par-adigm shift for sustainable development that takes into account changes such as increasing interconnectedness and interde-pendence to address unprecedented global challenges
Constructive Implementation
All stakeholders from governmental policy makers to learners should be actively engaged in discussions in order
to overcome these challenges Through the participation of all sectors GCED will be realised into a constructive education system which can substantially change the global community In this process the Republic of Korea an exemplary open and inclusive country will be able to play a leading role in advancing GCED such as developing curricula and pedagogical approaches
In conclusion the educational com-munity now faces a rare opportunity to find fundamental and long-term solutions to global challenges including intolerance terrorism and violent extremism GCED could embrace all three pillars of the UN peace and security development and hu-man rights Clear and updated reasons on the importance of GCED should be con-tinuously disseminated to all stakeholders particularly to the UN Headquarters
It is now time to demonstrate and educate global citizenship that would foster human dignity tolerance and mutual respect and understanding which are important as we unwittingly voyage through the unpredictable 21st century GCED could change people communi-ties nations and the world if it is well embedded in the global education system and in the mindset of people
Given the compelling necessity to tackle
critical global challenges global
citizenship is being more widely
recognized as part of a new paradigm that
upholds universal values and rethinks
the role of education in the 21st century
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Young People Are Ready to Lead
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE READY TO LEAD
The Education We Want By Jamira Burley
(Youth Advocacy Group UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative) jamiraburleygmailcom
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Over the last two and a half years Irsquove had the pleasure and honour of working alongside 17 amazing young
people who were appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to the Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) Youth Advocacy Group (YAG) Our goals have been centred on GEFIrsquos three main priorities putting every child in school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship Through this opportunity we have been able to connect with both adult and youth leaders all over the world If there is one thing that remains constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived implemented monitored or reviewed without the
authentic engagement of young people While this generation is internet
savvy socially conscious and world-changing everywhere you look young people are struggling with the political social and economic constraints left by our predecessors As a result of those constraints the world is faced with nearly 58 million primary school age children out of school Furthermore there are 250 million children and young people who are in school but are not learning With the expiration date for the Millennium Development Goals right around the corner young people everywhere are calling on world leaders governments civil society and the global communities for change In order to prevent the largest
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generation of young people in human history from eventually being exposed to massive unemployment poor health and potential civil unrest there are necessary things that must be done
Active Role of Youth
The fact that everyday a child is poten-tially turned away or pushed out of school should motivate us to act in a way that allows all stakeholders especially young people to play an active role Too often young people are left out of the deci-sion-making process of the educational agenda even though they are closest to the issue and have the most at stake
During the time Irsquove worked on this issue I have met young people who are urgently and desperately fighting for their place at the table mostly because they know that not doing so will potentially have adverse impacts on their hope for a positive and rewarding future The creation of the YAG enabled young people from all walks of life cultures religions and gender to work in
collaboration for the youth whose voices had been silenced and forgotten
The YAG is but one example there are young people everywhere who want to get engaged in this issue and have their voices heard This is why the YAG in partner- ship with Plan International and A World at School created The Education We Want Youth Advocacy Toolkit last year The toolkit has one goal to empower young people to be able to advocate for change so that all members of the younger generation can have access to quality education
To create change we need all hands on deck As the new education agenda is being developed young people need to take up an active role This is why we have been taking steps to make sure every child is ready to fight for the education they want and deserve
To date we have hosted over 30 edu-cational training programmes worldwide and have trained thousands of young people This is because we believe that if given the chance young people will not only be ready to work but also lead the change
If there is one thing that remains
constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived
implemented monitored or
reviewed without the authentic
engagement of young people
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INTERVIEW
EDUCATION BEYOND 2015An Interview with Young-gon Kim(Secretary-General of the WEF 2015 Host Committee Secretariat of theMinistry of Education of the Republic of Korea)
In April 2000 the global education community came together at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal and reaffirmed the vision of the World Declaration on EFA adopted ten years earlier in Jomtien Thailand The Dakar Framework for Action lsquoEFA Meeting our Collective Commitmentrsquo included six comprehensive EFA goals
A few months later eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established at the UN Featured among the MDGs were a goal on universal access to primary education (MDG 2) and a goal on gender equality and womenrsquos empowerment (MDG 3) which targeted gender parity in education
Over the past 15 years these internationally agreed goals have catalyzed global action prompting unprece-dented progress in the expansion of educational opportunities
The WEF primarily aims to adopt the new post-2015 education agenda of the next 15 years The agenda consists of the following assessing the progress of the Dakar Framework for Action adopted in Dakar Senegal in 2000 reviewing the EFA movementrsquos progress in the last 15 years and adopting the post-2015 education agenda with a realistic action plan
The Forum will be held from 19 to 22 May 2015 at Songdo Convensia in Incheon Metropolitan City Republic of Korea Organized by UNESCO this Forum is also co-convened by UNICEF UNDP UNFPA UN Women UNHCR and the World Bank and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Education) It is expected to gather approximately 1500 participants from 195 UNESCO Member States UN and other international agencies and civil society organizations
Q1 Could you provide us with an overview of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015
Q2 Could you tell us about the history of the WEF
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EFA Goal Launched (World Conference on EFA 1990 Jomtien)
In 1990 the World Conference on EFA was held in Jomtien Thailand Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on EFA and initiated the EFA movement making a historic commitment to meet the basic learning needs of all by univer-salizing primary education and reducing illiteracy rates The Framework for Action to Meet the Basic Learning Needs defined targets and strategies to be met by the year 2000 including early childhood and primary education literacy and vocational education
EFA Targets Revised (World Education Forum 2000 Dakar)
Ten years later in 2000 the international community met again at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal The participants evaluated the EFA progress and agreed on the Dakar Framework for Action The action plan covered aspects of education from early learning to adult literacy and identified six key measurable goals to meet the learning needs of all children youth and adults The interna-tional community reaffirmed its commitment to achieve universal education by 2015 along with the MDGs
Towards a New Educational Agenda (World Education Forum 2015 Incheon)
Based on the EFA progress made over the past quarter century the World Education Forum in Korea Incheon will put forward the post-2015 develop-ment agenda Through critical evaluation of previous shortfalls and comprehensive reflection of the current global community the new educational agenda will be shaped to promote education with a lifelong and sector-wide perspective The emphasis of equitable and quality education will be expanded with emerging agenda such as Global Citi-zenship Education in an effort to bring equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning to all
Education Beyond 2015
UNESCO EFA
2000 NewYork
UN General Assembly
2015 NewYork
UN General Assembly
Millennium Development Goals
UN Development Goals
Post-2015
1990 Jomtien
World Education Conference
2000 Dakar
World Education Forum
2015 Incheon
World Education Forum
Jomtien Declaration Dakar Framework for Action Post-2015 Agenda
Road to WEF 2015
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Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable Education for All goals
1 Pre-primary education 2 Primary education 3 Lower secondary education 4 Adult literacy 5 Gender parity 6 Quality of education
Many countries will not reach the Education for All goals by 2015
very far from targetfar from targetclose to targetreached target
Goal 1
Pre-primary education
Goal 2
Primary education
Goal 5
Primary education gender parity
Goal 3
Lower secondary education
Goal 6
Lower secondary education gender parity
Goal 4
Adult Literacy
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Q3 What will be mainly discussed during the WEF 2015
The WEF 2015 will take stock of the achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the Dakar Framework for Action and mainly discuss the education-related MDGs during the Forum
Although progress has been made in the last 15 years the Global Monitoring Report 2015 shows that around half of the world countries failed to ensure EFA and that only a third of the countries have achieved all of the education goal measurable targets
Source EFA Global Monitoring Report 2015Education for All 2000-2015 Achievements and Challenges
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Education Beyond 2015
Right to Education
Equity InclusionQuality
EducationLifelong Learning
Ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030
Equitable access and learning particularly for girls and women must stand at the heart of the post-2015 agenda to unleash the full potential of all people
An inclusive education not only responds and adapts to each learnerrsquos needs but is relevant to their society and respectful of culture mdasha two-way digni-fied process
Good quality education provided by trained and supported teachers is the right of all children youth and adults not the privilege of the few
Every person at every stage of their life should have life-long learning oppor-tunities to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to their societies
5 key themes
In line with the overarching goal for education lsquoEquitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for Allrsquo the WEF 2015 will adopt the Incheon Declaration and Incheon Framework for Action which will show the direction and strategic plan of global education for the next 15 years In order to ensure more progress in the future the WEF will deal with the following five key themes It is important that the agreed goals and targets are then followed through and adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015
Q4 Could you introduce side events of the WEF 2015
Mr Young-gon Kim is currently the Secretary-General of the World Education Forum Host Committee Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea Prior to this Mr Kim served as Director-General of the Office of Planning and Coordination at Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education He also served as Director of the University System Advancement Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and as Director of Planning Division in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
middotExhibitions on EFA and on the Republic of Korearsquos education system presented by UNESCO and the host government middotAn outdoor booth display open to the public set up during the WEF 2015 for participants to present initiatives
and publications related to the post-2015 education agendamiddotThe NGO Forum convened by UNESCOrsquos CCNGOEFA a global network of around 300 NGOs on EFAmiddotPre-conference side events open to the public organized by Korean education institutions offering a wide
array of issues and policies closely relevant to the forum agenda such as global citizenship education education quality character education and education for gender equality
There are numerous side events being organized for the forum made up of the following
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
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The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
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The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
Spring 2015
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BEST PRACTICES
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
The River Road Flats
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
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problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to
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PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
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Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Pangaea has continued to eagerly
provide tangible and intangible
values to the world Pangea moves
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initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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Children writing their wishes and putting those into a pot to draw lots
TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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A woman hanging her wish note on a tree
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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elping each other students in Malaysia are learning to live together
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The attention the global commu-nity is placing on education is steadily growing as The Post- 2015 Development Summit to be
held this September quickly approaches Indeed many discussions on education are being held in New York City and Paris where the education hub UNESCO is located In addition initiatives led by the UN such as the Alliance of Civiliza-tions and Communities of Democracy are increasingly acknowledging how education promotes tolerance and mutual understanding and plays an important role in increasing global peace and secu-rity Similarly the 2015 World Economic Forum in Davos discussed issues such as geopolitical conflict terrorism inequal-ities development and climate change under the overarching theme lsquoThe New Global Contextrsquo This trend demon-strates how the current international environment regards Global Citizenship Education (GCED) as not only relevant but necessary
Among many educational agendas GCED receives attention in particular for its value-oriented characteristics The concept of GCED had been formulated for a long period of time its importance was recently highlighted with the UN secretary-generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) launched in 2012 GEFI specified GCED as one of its three pillars which also included universal access to education and increasing the quality of education While the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) focused on substantial targets such as the eradication of poverty the current development debates place weight on value-related targets as seen in the key principles lsquoThe Future We Wantrsquo lsquoLeave No One Behindrsquo and lsquoDignity for Allrsquo Within this context the report of the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in July 2014 included GCED as one of the targets under the education goal
Framing Paradigm
There are various ways to define the scope of GCED but they all commonly outline how GCED highlights universal values and core responsibilities of the global
community such as human rights gender equality cultural diversity tolerance and environmental sustainability GCED is a framing paradigm which encapsulates how education can develop the knowl-edge skills values and attitudes learners need in order to build a world that is more just peaceful inclusive and sustainable
lsquoJustrsquo represents lsquolearning to bersquo and seeks universal values of human beings such as dignity human rights and non-discrimination lsquoPeacefulrsquo represents lsquolearning to live togetherrsquo and aims for global citizenship that is sensible to tolerance mutual respect and under-standing and cultural diversity lsquoInclusiversquo represents a sense of empathy and shows the importance of sharing caring and serving the most marginalized and
isolated groups lsquoSustainablersquo represents the desire to lsquolearn to understand the common destiny on the planet earthrsquo and build a sustainable environment which is mindful of climate change and Mother Earth
Given the compelling necessity to tackle critical global challenges such as prevalent trends of intolerance and violent extremism global citizenship is being more widely recognized as part of a new paradigm that upholds universal values and rethinks the role of education in the 21st century Other goals that also require our attention are those which have significant social and sustainable meaning gender equality (Goal 5) inequality (Goal 10) human settlements (Goal 11) climate change (Goal 13) and peace and justice
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(Goal 16) GCED can embrace these interrelated goals signifying that the role and purpose of education is dramatically expanding In fact education should be positioned at the centre of the stage and mainstreamed into the discourse of the larger global development agenda
Positive Synergies
GCED also pursues the values that the UN emphasises The Secretary-Generalrsquos Synthesis Report in December 2014 The Road to Dignity by 2030 suggested six essential principlesmdashdignity people prosperity planet justice and partnership mdashwhich all resonate with the aspects of GCED This clearly shows how GCED is directly related to the objective of the
post-2015 development agenda which is people-centred planet-sensitive and transformative
During a meeting on the post-2015 Development Agenda in January 2015 an Information Meeting of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and a Seminar on GCED in March 2015 the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Member States to develop global citizenship acknowledging the positive effects of GCED For example GCED tackles intolerance and extremism through the promotion of mutual under-standing Director-General Irina Bokova of UNESCO also addressed at a UN conference in New York City in January 2015 the importance of GCED and cultural literacy in countering intolerance
and violent extremism It is necessary to increase positive
synergies between education-related initiatives including the GEFI and the UN Academic Impact (UNAI) the UN Alli-ance of Civilizations and the Community of Democracies UNAI is a global network of higher education institutions initiated by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2010 which encourages global citizenship as one of its ten principles
Overcoming Challenges
Despite such progress in promoting GCED various challenges remain First relevant global initiatives and institutions need to increase efforts to mainstream the concept of GCED in the education field More specified research is needed to make a prototype curriculum From the early development of the curriculum it is critical to embed GCED deeply at national and international levels
Furthermore the curriculum has to be appropriately contextualized when applied to each country An approach to seek maximum not minimum common denominators is necessary Also universal values like human dignity and democracy should not be compromised In devel-oping the curricula active participation of all stakeholders including the public and private sectors civil society NGOs and youth should be encouraged particularly given the interdisciplinary nature of this issue
Moreover the curriculum should be creative and composed of diverse contents including interactive discussions and critical thinking among peer or intergen-erational groups intercultural commu-nications that collaborate with social networking services and classroom lectures and field trips Formal non-formal and informal education systems should also be considered with regard to the youth who are out of school
Secondly the role of actors and stake-holders need to be expanded Commu-nication participation and partnership are imperative in nurturing necessary discussion In addition to the participation of governmental agencies inter-govern-mental organs and the private sector the inclusion of educational institutions and
Global Citizenship Education for the 21st Century
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NGOs is critical to strengthening global citizenship More active youth engagement of GEFIrsquos lsquoYouth Advocacy Grouprsquo (YAG) and UNAIrsquos lsquoAction by Student to Promote Innovation and Reform through Educa-tionrsquo (ASPIRE) is also important as the future generation should not only be recip-ients of change but also implementers
Thirdly implementation and consis-tent monitoring of the targets are essential for the success of the SDGs Educational initiatives can also play a critical role in promoting field implementation of the new development goals and adequately assessing results to contribute to an im-proved education system We also have to demonstrate that GCED is not just as-sembling existing education fields such as peace education human rights education democracy education ethics education and civic education Rather it is a new par-adigm shift for sustainable development that takes into account changes such as increasing interconnectedness and interde-pendence to address unprecedented global challenges
Constructive Implementation
All stakeholders from governmental policy makers to learners should be actively engaged in discussions in order
to overcome these challenges Through the participation of all sectors GCED will be realised into a constructive education system which can substantially change the global community In this process the Republic of Korea an exemplary open and inclusive country will be able to play a leading role in advancing GCED such as developing curricula and pedagogical approaches
In conclusion the educational com-munity now faces a rare opportunity to find fundamental and long-term solutions to global challenges including intolerance terrorism and violent extremism GCED could embrace all three pillars of the UN peace and security development and hu-man rights Clear and updated reasons on the importance of GCED should be con-tinuously disseminated to all stakeholders particularly to the UN Headquarters
It is now time to demonstrate and educate global citizenship that would foster human dignity tolerance and mutual respect and understanding which are important as we unwittingly voyage through the unpredictable 21st century GCED could change people communi-ties nations and the world if it is well embedded in the global education system and in the mindset of people
Given the compelling necessity to tackle
critical global challenges global
citizenship is being more widely
recognized as part of a new paradigm that
upholds universal values and rethinks
the role of education in the 21st century
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Young People Are Ready to Lead
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE READY TO LEAD
The Education We Want By Jamira Burley
(Youth Advocacy Group UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative) jamiraburleygmailcom
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Over the last two and a half years Irsquove had the pleasure and honour of working alongside 17 amazing young
people who were appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to the Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) Youth Advocacy Group (YAG) Our goals have been centred on GEFIrsquos three main priorities putting every child in school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship Through this opportunity we have been able to connect with both adult and youth leaders all over the world If there is one thing that remains constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived implemented monitored or reviewed without the
authentic engagement of young people While this generation is internet
savvy socially conscious and world-changing everywhere you look young people are struggling with the political social and economic constraints left by our predecessors As a result of those constraints the world is faced with nearly 58 million primary school age children out of school Furthermore there are 250 million children and young people who are in school but are not learning With the expiration date for the Millennium Development Goals right around the corner young people everywhere are calling on world leaders governments civil society and the global communities for change In order to prevent the largest
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generation of young people in human history from eventually being exposed to massive unemployment poor health and potential civil unrest there are necessary things that must be done
Active Role of Youth
The fact that everyday a child is poten-tially turned away or pushed out of school should motivate us to act in a way that allows all stakeholders especially young people to play an active role Too often young people are left out of the deci-sion-making process of the educational agenda even though they are closest to the issue and have the most at stake
During the time Irsquove worked on this issue I have met young people who are urgently and desperately fighting for their place at the table mostly because they know that not doing so will potentially have adverse impacts on their hope for a positive and rewarding future The creation of the YAG enabled young people from all walks of life cultures religions and gender to work in
collaboration for the youth whose voices had been silenced and forgotten
The YAG is but one example there are young people everywhere who want to get engaged in this issue and have their voices heard This is why the YAG in partner- ship with Plan International and A World at School created The Education We Want Youth Advocacy Toolkit last year The toolkit has one goal to empower young people to be able to advocate for change so that all members of the younger generation can have access to quality education
To create change we need all hands on deck As the new education agenda is being developed young people need to take up an active role This is why we have been taking steps to make sure every child is ready to fight for the education they want and deserve
To date we have hosted over 30 edu-cational training programmes worldwide and have trained thousands of young people This is because we believe that if given the chance young people will not only be ready to work but also lead the change
If there is one thing that remains
constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived
implemented monitored or
reviewed without the authentic
engagement of young people
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INTERVIEW
EDUCATION BEYOND 2015An Interview with Young-gon Kim(Secretary-General of the WEF 2015 Host Committee Secretariat of theMinistry of Education of the Republic of Korea)
In April 2000 the global education community came together at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal and reaffirmed the vision of the World Declaration on EFA adopted ten years earlier in Jomtien Thailand The Dakar Framework for Action lsquoEFA Meeting our Collective Commitmentrsquo included six comprehensive EFA goals
A few months later eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established at the UN Featured among the MDGs were a goal on universal access to primary education (MDG 2) and a goal on gender equality and womenrsquos empowerment (MDG 3) which targeted gender parity in education
Over the past 15 years these internationally agreed goals have catalyzed global action prompting unprece-dented progress in the expansion of educational opportunities
The WEF primarily aims to adopt the new post-2015 education agenda of the next 15 years The agenda consists of the following assessing the progress of the Dakar Framework for Action adopted in Dakar Senegal in 2000 reviewing the EFA movementrsquos progress in the last 15 years and adopting the post-2015 education agenda with a realistic action plan
The Forum will be held from 19 to 22 May 2015 at Songdo Convensia in Incheon Metropolitan City Republic of Korea Organized by UNESCO this Forum is also co-convened by UNICEF UNDP UNFPA UN Women UNHCR and the World Bank and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Education) It is expected to gather approximately 1500 participants from 195 UNESCO Member States UN and other international agencies and civil society organizations
Q1 Could you provide us with an overview of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015
Q2 Could you tell us about the history of the WEF
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EFA Goal Launched (World Conference on EFA 1990 Jomtien)
In 1990 the World Conference on EFA was held in Jomtien Thailand Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on EFA and initiated the EFA movement making a historic commitment to meet the basic learning needs of all by univer-salizing primary education and reducing illiteracy rates The Framework for Action to Meet the Basic Learning Needs defined targets and strategies to be met by the year 2000 including early childhood and primary education literacy and vocational education
EFA Targets Revised (World Education Forum 2000 Dakar)
Ten years later in 2000 the international community met again at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal The participants evaluated the EFA progress and agreed on the Dakar Framework for Action The action plan covered aspects of education from early learning to adult literacy and identified six key measurable goals to meet the learning needs of all children youth and adults The interna-tional community reaffirmed its commitment to achieve universal education by 2015 along with the MDGs
Towards a New Educational Agenda (World Education Forum 2015 Incheon)
Based on the EFA progress made over the past quarter century the World Education Forum in Korea Incheon will put forward the post-2015 develop-ment agenda Through critical evaluation of previous shortfalls and comprehensive reflection of the current global community the new educational agenda will be shaped to promote education with a lifelong and sector-wide perspective The emphasis of equitable and quality education will be expanded with emerging agenda such as Global Citi-zenship Education in an effort to bring equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning to all
Education Beyond 2015
UNESCO EFA
2000 NewYork
UN General Assembly
2015 NewYork
UN General Assembly
Millennium Development Goals
UN Development Goals
Post-2015
1990 Jomtien
World Education Conference
2000 Dakar
World Education Forum
2015 Incheon
World Education Forum
Jomtien Declaration Dakar Framework for Action Post-2015 Agenda
Road to WEF 2015
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Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable Education for All goals
1 Pre-primary education 2 Primary education 3 Lower secondary education 4 Adult literacy 5 Gender parity 6 Quality of education
Many countries will not reach the Education for All goals by 2015
very far from targetfar from targetclose to targetreached target
Goal 1
Pre-primary education
Goal 2
Primary education
Goal 5
Primary education gender parity
Goal 3
Lower secondary education
Goal 6
Lower secondary education gender parity
Goal 4
Adult Literacy
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8
29
9
52
10
10
10
29
9
11
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INTERVIEW
Q3 What will be mainly discussed during the WEF 2015
The WEF 2015 will take stock of the achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the Dakar Framework for Action and mainly discuss the education-related MDGs during the Forum
Although progress has been made in the last 15 years the Global Monitoring Report 2015 shows that around half of the world countries failed to ensure EFA and that only a third of the countries have achieved all of the education goal measurable targets
Source EFA Global Monitoring Report 2015Education for All 2000-2015 Achievements and Challenges
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Education Beyond 2015
Right to Education
Equity InclusionQuality
EducationLifelong Learning
Ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030
Equitable access and learning particularly for girls and women must stand at the heart of the post-2015 agenda to unleash the full potential of all people
An inclusive education not only responds and adapts to each learnerrsquos needs but is relevant to their society and respectful of culture mdasha two-way digni-fied process
Good quality education provided by trained and supported teachers is the right of all children youth and adults not the privilege of the few
Every person at every stage of their life should have life-long learning oppor-tunities to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to their societies
5 key themes
In line with the overarching goal for education lsquoEquitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for Allrsquo the WEF 2015 will adopt the Incheon Declaration and Incheon Framework for Action which will show the direction and strategic plan of global education for the next 15 years In order to ensure more progress in the future the WEF will deal with the following five key themes It is important that the agreed goals and targets are then followed through and adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015
Q4 Could you introduce side events of the WEF 2015
Mr Young-gon Kim is currently the Secretary-General of the World Education Forum Host Committee Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea Prior to this Mr Kim served as Director-General of the Office of Planning and Coordination at Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education He also served as Director of the University System Advancement Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and as Director of Planning Division in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
middotExhibitions on EFA and on the Republic of Korearsquos education system presented by UNESCO and the host government middotAn outdoor booth display open to the public set up during the WEF 2015 for participants to present initiatives
and publications related to the post-2015 education agendamiddotThe NGO Forum convened by UNESCOrsquos CCNGOEFA a global network of around 300 NGOs on EFAmiddotPre-conference side events open to the public organized by Korean education institutions offering a wide
array of issues and policies closely relevant to the forum agenda such as global citizenship education education quality character education and education for gender equality
There are numerous side events being organized for the forum made up of the following
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
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The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
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The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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SPECIAL REPORT
[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
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BEST PRACTICES
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
The River Road Flats
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
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problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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BEST PRACTICES
PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
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Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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provide tangible and intangible
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Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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A woman hanging her wish note on a tree
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
50
APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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(Goal 16) GCED can embrace these interrelated goals signifying that the role and purpose of education is dramatically expanding In fact education should be positioned at the centre of the stage and mainstreamed into the discourse of the larger global development agenda
Positive Synergies
GCED also pursues the values that the UN emphasises The Secretary-Generalrsquos Synthesis Report in December 2014 The Road to Dignity by 2030 suggested six essential principlesmdashdignity people prosperity planet justice and partnership mdashwhich all resonate with the aspects of GCED This clearly shows how GCED is directly related to the objective of the
post-2015 development agenda which is people-centred planet-sensitive and transformative
During a meeting on the post-2015 Development Agenda in January 2015 an Information Meeting of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and a Seminar on GCED in March 2015 the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Member States to develop global citizenship acknowledging the positive effects of GCED For example GCED tackles intolerance and extremism through the promotion of mutual under-standing Director-General Irina Bokova of UNESCO also addressed at a UN conference in New York City in January 2015 the importance of GCED and cultural literacy in countering intolerance
and violent extremism It is necessary to increase positive
synergies between education-related initiatives including the GEFI and the UN Academic Impact (UNAI) the UN Alli-ance of Civilizations and the Community of Democracies UNAI is a global network of higher education institutions initiated by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2010 which encourages global citizenship as one of its ten principles
Overcoming Challenges
Despite such progress in promoting GCED various challenges remain First relevant global initiatives and institutions need to increase efforts to mainstream the concept of GCED in the education field More specified research is needed to make a prototype curriculum From the early development of the curriculum it is critical to embed GCED deeply at national and international levels
Furthermore the curriculum has to be appropriately contextualized when applied to each country An approach to seek maximum not minimum common denominators is necessary Also universal values like human dignity and democracy should not be compromised In devel-oping the curricula active participation of all stakeholders including the public and private sectors civil society NGOs and youth should be encouraged particularly given the interdisciplinary nature of this issue
Moreover the curriculum should be creative and composed of diverse contents including interactive discussions and critical thinking among peer or intergen-erational groups intercultural commu-nications that collaborate with social networking services and classroom lectures and field trips Formal non-formal and informal education systems should also be considered with regard to the youth who are out of school
Secondly the role of actors and stake-holders need to be expanded Commu-nication participation and partnership are imperative in nurturing necessary discussion In addition to the participation of governmental agencies inter-govern-mental organs and the private sector the inclusion of educational institutions and
Global Citizenship Education for the 21st Century
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NGOs is critical to strengthening global citizenship More active youth engagement of GEFIrsquos lsquoYouth Advocacy Grouprsquo (YAG) and UNAIrsquos lsquoAction by Student to Promote Innovation and Reform through Educa-tionrsquo (ASPIRE) is also important as the future generation should not only be recip-ients of change but also implementers
Thirdly implementation and consis-tent monitoring of the targets are essential for the success of the SDGs Educational initiatives can also play a critical role in promoting field implementation of the new development goals and adequately assessing results to contribute to an im-proved education system We also have to demonstrate that GCED is not just as-sembling existing education fields such as peace education human rights education democracy education ethics education and civic education Rather it is a new par-adigm shift for sustainable development that takes into account changes such as increasing interconnectedness and interde-pendence to address unprecedented global challenges
Constructive Implementation
All stakeholders from governmental policy makers to learners should be actively engaged in discussions in order
to overcome these challenges Through the participation of all sectors GCED will be realised into a constructive education system which can substantially change the global community In this process the Republic of Korea an exemplary open and inclusive country will be able to play a leading role in advancing GCED such as developing curricula and pedagogical approaches
In conclusion the educational com-munity now faces a rare opportunity to find fundamental and long-term solutions to global challenges including intolerance terrorism and violent extremism GCED could embrace all three pillars of the UN peace and security development and hu-man rights Clear and updated reasons on the importance of GCED should be con-tinuously disseminated to all stakeholders particularly to the UN Headquarters
It is now time to demonstrate and educate global citizenship that would foster human dignity tolerance and mutual respect and understanding which are important as we unwittingly voyage through the unpredictable 21st century GCED could change people communi-ties nations and the world if it is well embedded in the global education system and in the mindset of people
Given the compelling necessity to tackle
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Young People Are Ready to Lead
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE READY TO LEAD
The Education We Want By Jamira Burley
(Youth Advocacy Group UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative) jamiraburleygmailcom
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Over the last two and a half years Irsquove had the pleasure and honour of working alongside 17 amazing young
people who were appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to the Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) Youth Advocacy Group (YAG) Our goals have been centred on GEFIrsquos three main priorities putting every child in school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship Through this opportunity we have been able to connect with both adult and youth leaders all over the world If there is one thing that remains constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived implemented monitored or reviewed without the
authentic engagement of young people While this generation is internet
savvy socially conscious and world-changing everywhere you look young people are struggling with the political social and economic constraints left by our predecessors As a result of those constraints the world is faced with nearly 58 million primary school age children out of school Furthermore there are 250 million children and young people who are in school but are not learning With the expiration date for the Millennium Development Goals right around the corner young people everywhere are calling on world leaders governments civil society and the global communities for change In order to prevent the largest
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generation of young people in human history from eventually being exposed to massive unemployment poor health and potential civil unrest there are necessary things that must be done
Active Role of Youth
The fact that everyday a child is poten-tially turned away or pushed out of school should motivate us to act in a way that allows all stakeholders especially young people to play an active role Too often young people are left out of the deci-sion-making process of the educational agenda even though they are closest to the issue and have the most at stake
During the time Irsquove worked on this issue I have met young people who are urgently and desperately fighting for their place at the table mostly because they know that not doing so will potentially have adverse impacts on their hope for a positive and rewarding future The creation of the YAG enabled young people from all walks of life cultures religions and gender to work in
collaboration for the youth whose voices had been silenced and forgotten
The YAG is but one example there are young people everywhere who want to get engaged in this issue and have their voices heard This is why the YAG in partner- ship with Plan International and A World at School created The Education We Want Youth Advocacy Toolkit last year The toolkit has one goal to empower young people to be able to advocate for change so that all members of the younger generation can have access to quality education
To create change we need all hands on deck As the new education agenda is being developed young people need to take up an active role This is why we have been taking steps to make sure every child is ready to fight for the education they want and deserve
To date we have hosted over 30 edu-cational training programmes worldwide and have trained thousands of young people This is because we believe that if given the chance young people will not only be ready to work but also lead the change
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constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived
implemented monitored or
reviewed without the authentic
engagement of young people
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EDUCATION BEYOND 2015An Interview with Young-gon Kim(Secretary-General of the WEF 2015 Host Committee Secretariat of theMinistry of Education of the Republic of Korea)
In April 2000 the global education community came together at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal and reaffirmed the vision of the World Declaration on EFA adopted ten years earlier in Jomtien Thailand The Dakar Framework for Action lsquoEFA Meeting our Collective Commitmentrsquo included six comprehensive EFA goals
A few months later eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established at the UN Featured among the MDGs were a goal on universal access to primary education (MDG 2) and a goal on gender equality and womenrsquos empowerment (MDG 3) which targeted gender parity in education
Over the past 15 years these internationally agreed goals have catalyzed global action prompting unprece-dented progress in the expansion of educational opportunities
The WEF primarily aims to adopt the new post-2015 education agenda of the next 15 years The agenda consists of the following assessing the progress of the Dakar Framework for Action adopted in Dakar Senegal in 2000 reviewing the EFA movementrsquos progress in the last 15 years and adopting the post-2015 education agenda with a realistic action plan
The Forum will be held from 19 to 22 May 2015 at Songdo Convensia in Incheon Metropolitan City Republic of Korea Organized by UNESCO this Forum is also co-convened by UNICEF UNDP UNFPA UN Women UNHCR and the World Bank and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Education) It is expected to gather approximately 1500 participants from 195 UNESCO Member States UN and other international agencies and civil society organizations
Q1 Could you provide us with an overview of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015
Q2 Could you tell us about the history of the WEF
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EFA Goal Launched (World Conference on EFA 1990 Jomtien)
In 1990 the World Conference on EFA was held in Jomtien Thailand Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on EFA and initiated the EFA movement making a historic commitment to meet the basic learning needs of all by univer-salizing primary education and reducing illiteracy rates The Framework for Action to Meet the Basic Learning Needs defined targets and strategies to be met by the year 2000 including early childhood and primary education literacy and vocational education
EFA Targets Revised (World Education Forum 2000 Dakar)
Ten years later in 2000 the international community met again at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal The participants evaluated the EFA progress and agreed on the Dakar Framework for Action The action plan covered aspects of education from early learning to adult literacy and identified six key measurable goals to meet the learning needs of all children youth and adults The interna-tional community reaffirmed its commitment to achieve universal education by 2015 along with the MDGs
Towards a New Educational Agenda (World Education Forum 2015 Incheon)
Based on the EFA progress made over the past quarter century the World Education Forum in Korea Incheon will put forward the post-2015 develop-ment agenda Through critical evaluation of previous shortfalls and comprehensive reflection of the current global community the new educational agenda will be shaped to promote education with a lifelong and sector-wide perspective The emphasis of equitable and quality education will be expanded with emerging agenda such as Global Citi-zenship Education in an effort to bring equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning to all
Education Beyond 2015
UNESCO EFA
2000 NewYork
UN General Assembly
2015 NewYork
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Millennium Development Goals
UN Development Goals
Post-2015
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World Education Conference
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World Education Forum
Jomtien Declaration Dakar Framework for Action Post-2015 Agenda
Road to WEF 2015
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Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable Education for All goals
1 Pre-primary education 2 Primary education 3 Lower secondary education 4 Adult literacy 5 Gender parity 6 Quality of education
Many countries will not reach the Education for All goals by 2015
very far from targetfar from targetclose to targetreached target
Goal 1
Pre-primary education
Goal 2
Primary education
Goal 5
Primary education gender parity
Goal 3
Lower secondary education
Goal 6
Lower secondary education gender parity
Goal 4
Adult Literacy
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Q3 What will be mainly discussed during the WEF 2015
The WEF 2015 will take stock of the achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the Dakar Framework for Action and mainly discuss the education-related MDGs during the Forum
Although progress has been made in the last 15 years the Global Monitoring Report 2015 shows that around half of the world countries failed to ensure EFA and that only a third of the countries have achieved all of the education goal measurable targets
Source EFA Global Monitoring Report 2015Education for All 2000-2015 Achievements and Challenges
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Education Beyond 2015
Right to Education
Equity InclusionQuality
EducationLifelong Learning
Ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030
Equitable access and learning particularly for girls and women must stand at the heart of the post-2015 agenda to unleash the full potential of all people
An inclusive education not only responds and adapts to each learnerrsquos needs but is relevant to their society and respectful of culture mdasha two-way digni-fied process
Good quality education provided by trained and supported teachers is the right of all children youth and adults not the privilege of the few
Every person at every stage of their life should have life-long learning oppor-tunities to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to their societies
5 key themes
In line with the overarching goal for education lsquoEquitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for Allrsquo the WEF 2015 will adopt the Incheon Declaration and Incheon Framework for Action which will show the direction and strategic plan of global education for the next 15 years In order to ensure more progress in the future the WEF will deal with the following five key themes It is important that the agreed goals and targets are then followed through and adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015
Q4 Could you introduce side events of the WEF 2015
Mr Young-gon Kim is currently the Secretary-General of the World Education Forum Host Committee Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea Prior to this Mr Kim served as Director-General of the Office of Planning and Coordination at Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education He also served as Director of the University System Advancement Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and as Director of Planning Division in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
middotExhibitions on EFA and on the Republic of Korearsquos education system presented by UNESCO and the host government middotAn outdoor booth display open to the public set up during the WEF 2015 for participants to present initiatives
and publications related to the post-2015 education agendamiddotThe NGO Forum convened by UNESCOrsquos CCNGOEFA a global network of around 300 NGOs on EFAmiddotPre-conference side events open to the public organized by Korean education institutions offering a wide
array of issues and policies closely relevant to the forum agenda such as global citizenship education education quality character education and education for gender equality
There are numerous side events being organized for the forum made up of the following
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
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The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
31Spring 2015
The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
Spring 2015
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BEST PRACTICES
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
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problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
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Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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UNDERSTANDING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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NGOs is critical to strengthening global citizenship More active youth engagement of GEFIrsquos lsquoYouth Advocacy Grouprsquo (YAG) and UNAIrsquos lsquoAction by Student to Promote Innovation and Reform through Educa-tionrsquo (ASPIRE) is also important as the future generation should not only be recip-ients of change but also implementers
Thirdly implementation and consis-tent monitoring of the targets are essential for the success of the SDGs Educational initiatives can also play a critical role in promoting field implementation of the new development goals and adequately assessing results to contribute to an im-proved education system We also have to demonstrate that GCED is not just as-sembling existing education fields such as peace education human rights education democracy education ethics education and civic education Rather it is a new par-adigm shift for sustainable development that takes into account changes such as increasing interconnectedness and interde-pendence to address unprecedented global challenges
Constructive Implementation
All stakeholders from governmental policy makers to learners should be actively engaged in discussions in order
to overcome these challenges Through the participation of all sectors GCED will be realised into a constructive education system which can substantially change the global community In this process the Republic of Korea an exemplary open and inclusive country will be able to play a leading role in advancing GCED such as developing curricula and pedagogical approaches
In conclusion the educational com-munity now faces a rare opportunity to find fundamental and long-term solutions to global challenges including intolerance terrorism and violent extremism GCED could embrace all three pillars of the UN peace and security development and hu-man rights Clear and updated reasons on the importance of GCED should be con-tinuously disseminated to all stakeholders particularly to the UN Headquarters
It is now time to demonstrate and educate global citizenship that would foster human dignity tolerance and mutual respect and understanding which are important as we unwittingly voyage through the unpredictable 21st century GCED could change people communi-ties nations and the world if it is well embedded in the global education system and in the mindset of people
Given the compelling necessity to tackle
critical global challenges global
citizenship is being more widely
recognized as part of a new paradigm that
upholds universal values and rethinks
the role of education in the 21st century
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Young People Are Ready to Lead
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE READY TO LEAD
The Education We Want By Jamira Burley
(Youth Advocacy Group UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative) jamiraburleygmailcom
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FOCUS
24
Over the last two and a half years Irsquove had the pleasure and honour of working alongside 17 amazing young
people who were appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to the Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) Youth Advocacy Group (YAG) Our goals have been centred on GEFIrsquos three main priorities putting every child in school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship Through this opportunity we have been able to connect with both adult and youth leaders all over the world If there is one thing that remains constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived implemented monitored or reviewed without the
authentic engagement of young people While this generation is internet
savvy socially conscious and world-changing everywhere you look young people are struggling with the political social and economic constraints left by our predecessors As a result of those constraints the world is faced with nearly 58 million primary school age children out of school Furthermore there are 250 million children and young people who are in school but are not learning With the expiration date for the Millennium Development Goals right around the corner young people everywhere are calling on world leaders governments civil society and the global communities for change In order to prevent the largest
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generation of young people in human history from eventually being exposed to massive unemployment poor health and potential civil unrest there are necessary things that must be done
Active Role of Youth
The fact that everyday a child is poten-tially turned away or pushed out of school should motivate us to act in a way that allows all stakeholders especially young people to play an active role Too often young people are left out of the deci-sion-making process of the educational agenda even though they are closest to the issue and have the most at stake
During the time Irsquove worked on this issue I have met young people who are urgently and desperately fighting for their place at the table mostly because they know that not doing so will potentially have adverse impacts on their hope for a positive and rewarding future The creation of the YAG enabled young people from all walks of life cultures religions and gender to work in
collaboration for the youth whose voices had been silenced and forgotten
The YAG is but one example there are young people everywhere who want to get engaged in this issue and have their voices heard This is why the YAG in partner- ship with Plan International and A World at School created The Education We Want Youth Advocacy Toolkit last year The toolkit has one goal to empower young people to be able to advocate for change so that all members of the younger generation can have access to quality education
To create change we need all hands on deck As the new education agenda is being developed young people need to take up an active role This is why we have been taking steps to make sure every child is ready to fight for the education they want and deserve
To date we have hosted over 30 edu-cational training programmes worldwide and have trained thousands of young people This is because we believe that if given the chance young people will not only be ready to work but also lead the change
If there is one thing that remains
constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived
implemented monitored or
reviewed without the authentic
engagement of young people
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INTERVIEW
EDUCATION BEYOND 2015An Interview with Young-gon Kim(Secretary-General of the WEF 2015 Host Committee Secretariat of theMinistry of Education of the Republic of Korea)
In April 2000 the global education community came together at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal and reaffirmed the vision of the World Declaration on EFA adopted ten years earlier in Jomtien Thailand The Dakar Framework for Action lsquoEFA Meeting our Collective Commitmentrsquo included six comprehensive EFA goals
A few months later eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established at the UN Featured among the MDGs were a goal on universal access to primary education (MDG 2) and a goal on gender equality and womenrsquos empowerment (MDG 3) which targeted gender parity in education
Over the past 15 years these internationally agreed goals have catalyzed global action prompting unprece-dented progress in the expansion of educational opportunities
The WEF primarily aims to adopt the new post-2015 education agenda of the next 15 years The agenda consists of the following assessing the progress of the Dakar Framework for Action adopted in Dakar Senegal in 2000 reviewing the EFA movementrsquos progress in the last 15 years and adopting the post-2015 education agenda with a realistic action plan
The Forum will be held from 19 to 22 May 2015 at Songdo Convensia in Incheon Metropolitan City Republic of Korea Organized by UNESCO this Forum is also co-convened by UNICEF UNDP UNFPA UN Women UNHCR and the World Bank and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Education) It is expected to gather approximately 1500 participants from 195 UNESCO Member States UN and other international agencies and civil society organizations
Q1 Could you provide us with an overview of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015
Q2 Could you tell us about the history of the WEF
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EFA Goal Launched (World Conference on EFA 1990 Jomtien)
In 1990 the World Conference on EFA was held in Jomtien Thailand Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on EFA and initiated the EFA movement making a historic commitment to meet the basic learning needs of all by univer-salizing primary education and reducing illiteracy rates The Framework for Action to Meet the Basic Learning Needs defined targets and strategies to be met by the year 2000 including early childhood and primary education literacy and vocational education
EFA Targets Revised (World Education Forum 2000 Dakar)
Ten years later in 2000 the international community met again at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal The participants evaluated the EFA progress and agreed on the Dakar Framework for Action The action plan covered aspects of education from early learning to adult literacy and identified six key measurable goals to meet the learning needs of all children youth and adults The interna-tional community reaffirmed its commitment to achieve universal education by 2015 along with the MDGs
Towards a New Educational Agenda (World Education Forum 2015 Incheon)
Based on the EFA progress made over the past quarter century the World Education Forum in Korea Incheon will put forward the post-2015 develop-ment agenda Through critical evaluation of previous shortfalls and comprehensive reflection of the current global community the new educational agenda will be shaped to promote education with a lifelong and sector-wide perspective The emphasis of equitable and quality education will be expanded with emerging agenda such as Global Citi-zenship Education in an effort to bring equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning to all
Education Beyond 2015
UNESCO EFA
2000 NewYork
UN General Assembly
2015 NewYork
UN General Assembly
Millennium Development Goals
UN Development Goals
Post-2015
1990 Jomtien
World Education Conference
2000 Dakar
World Education Forum
2015 Incheon
World Education Forum
Jomtien Declaration Dakar Framework for Action Post-2015 Agenda
Road to WEF 2015
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Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable Education for All goals
1 Pre-primary education 2 Primary education 3 Lower secondary education 4 Adult literacy 5 Gender parity 6 Quality of education
Many countries will not reach the Education for All goals by 2015
very far from targetfar from targetclose to targetreached target
Goal 1
Pre-primary education
Goal 2
Primary education
Goal 5
Primary education gender parity
Goal 3
Lower secondary education
Goal 6
Lower secondary education gender parity
Goal 4
Adult Literacy
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Q3 What will be mainly discussed during the WEF 2015
The WEF 2015 will take stock of the achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the Dakar Framework for Action and mainly discuss the education-related MDGs during the Forum
Although progress has been made in the last 15 years the Global Monitoring Report 2015 shows that around half of the world countries failed to ensure EFA and that only a third of the countries have achieved all of the education goal measurable targets
Source EFA Global Monitoring Report 2015Education for All 2000-2015 Achievements and Challenges
29
Education Beyond 2015
Right to Education
Equity InclusionQuality
EducationLifelong Learning
Ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030
Equitable access and learning particularly for girls and women must stand at the heart of the post-2015 agenda to unleash the full potential of all people
An inclusive education not only responds and adapts to each learnerrsquos needs but is relevant to their society and respectful of culture mdasha two-way digni-fied process
Good quality education provided by trained and supported teachers is the right of all children youth and adults not the privilege of the few
Every person at every stage of their life should have life-long learning oppor-tunities to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to their societies
5 key themes
In line with the overarching goal for education lsquoEquitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for Allrsquo the WEF 2015 will adopt the Incheon Declaration and Incheon Framework for Action which will show the direction and strategic plan of global education for the next 15 years In order to ensure more progress in the future the WEF will deal with the following five key themes It is important that the agreed goals and targets are then followed through and adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015
Q4 Could you introduce side events of the WEF 2015
Mr Young-gon Kim is currently the Secretary-General of the World Education Forum Host Committee Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea Prior to this Mr Kim served as Director-General of the Office of Planning and Coordination at Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education He also served as Director of the University System Advancement Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and as Director of Planning Division in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
middotExhibitions on EFA and on the Republic of Korearsquos education system presented by UNESCO and the host government middotAn outdoor booth display open to the public set up during the WEF 2015 for participants to present initiatives
and publications related to the post-2015 education agendamiddotThe NGO Forum convened by UNESCOrsquos CCNGOEFA a global network of around 300 NGOs on EFAmiddotPre-conference side events open to the public organized by Korean education institutions offering a wide
array of issues and policies closely relevant to the forum agenda such as global citizenship education education quality character education and education for gender equality
There are numerous side events being organized for the forum made up of the following
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
Spring 2015
The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
31Spring 2015
The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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SPECIAL REPORT
[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
Spring 2015
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BEST PRACTICES
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
The River Road Flats
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
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BEST PRACTICES
problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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BEST PRACTICES
PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
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Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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UNDERSTANDING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Young People Are Ready to Lead
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE READY TO LEAD
The Education We Want By Jamira Burley
(Youth Advocacy Group UN Secretary-Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative) jamiraburleygmailcom
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FOCUS
24
Over the last two and a half years Irsquove had the pleasure and honour of working alongside 17 amazing young
people who were appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to the Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) Youth Advocacy Group (YAG) Our goals have been centred on GEFIrsquos three main priorities putting every child in school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship Through this opportunity we have been able to connect with both adult and youth leaders all over the world If there is one thing that remains constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived implemented monitored or reviewed without the
authentic engagement of young people While this generation is internet
savvy socially conscious and world-changing everywhere you look young people are struggling with the political social and economic constraints left by our predecessors As a result of those constraints the world is faced with nearly 58 million primary school age children out of school Furthermore there are 250 million children and young people who are in school but are not learning With the expiration date for the Millennium Development Goals right around the corner young people everywhere are calling on world leaders governments civil society and the global communities for change In order to prevent the largest
Spring 2015 25
generation of young people in human history from eventually being exposed to massive unemployment poor health and potential civil unrest there are necessary things that must be done
Active Role of Youth
The fact that everyday a child is poten-tially turned away or pushed out of school should motivate us to act in a way that allows all stakeholders especially young people to play an active role Too often young people are left out of the deci-sion-making process of the educational agenda even though they are closest to the issue and have the most at stake
During the time Irsquove worked on this issue I have met young people who are urgently and desperately fighting for their place at the table mostly because they know that not doing so will potentially have adverse impacts on their hope for a positive and rewarding future The creation of the YAG enabled young people from all walks of life cultures religions and gender to work in
collaboration for the youth whose voices had been silenced and forgotten
The YAG is but one example there are young people everywhere who want to get engaged in this issue and have their voices heard This is why the YAG in partner- ship with Plan International and A World at School created The Education We Want Youth Advocacy Toolkit last year The toolkit has one goal to empower young people to be able to advocate for change so that all members of the younger generation can have access to quality education
To create change we need all hands on deck As the new education agenda is being developed young people need to take up an active role This is why we have been taking steps to make sure every child is ready to fight for the education they want and deserve
To date we have hosted over 30 edu-cational training programmes worldwide and have trained thousands of young people This is because we believe that if given the chance young people will not only be ready to work but also lead the change
If there is one thing that remains
constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived
implemented monitored or
reviewed without the authentic
engagement of young people
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INTERVIEW
EDUCATION BEYOND 2015An Interview with Young-gon Kim(Secretary-General of the WEF 2015 Host Committee Secretariat of theMinistry of Education of the Republic of Korea)
In April 2000 the global education community came together at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal and reaffirmed the vision of the World Declaration on EFA adopted ten years earlier in Jomtien Thailand The Dakar Framework for Action lsquoEFA Meeting our Collective Commitmentrsquo included six comprehensive EFA goals
A few months later eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established at the UN Featured among the MDGs were a goal on universal access to primary education (MDG 2) and a goal on gender equality and womenrsquos empowerment (MDG 3) which targeted gender parity in education
Over the past 15 years these internationally agreed goals have catalyzed global action prompting unprece-dented progress in the expansion of educational opportunities
The WEF primarily aims to adopt the new post-2015 education agenda of the next 15 years The agenda consists of the following assessing the progress of the Dakar Framework for Action adopted in Dakar Senegal in 2000 reviewing the EFA movementrsquos progress in the last 15 years and adopting the post-2015 education agenda with a realistic action plan
The Forum will be held from 19 to 22 May 2015 at Songdo Convensia in Incheon Metropolitan City Republic of Korea Organized by UNESCO this Forum is also co-convened by UNICEF UNDP UNFPA UN Women UNHCR and the World Bank and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Education) It is expected to gather approximately 1500 participants from 195 UNESCO Member States UN and other international agencies and civil society organizations
Q1 Could you provide us with an overview of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015
Q2 Could you tell us about the history of the WEF
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EFA Goal Launched (World Conference on EFA 1990 Jomtien)
In 1990 the World Conference on EFA was held in Jomtien Thailand Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on EFA and initiated the EFA movement making a historic commitment to meet the basic learning needs of all by univer-salizing primary education and reducing illiteracy rates The Framework for Action to Meet the Basic Learning Needs defined targets and strategies to be met by the year 2000 including early childhood and primary education literacy and vocational education
EFA Targets Revised (World Education Forum 2000 Dakar)
Ten years later in 2000 the international community met again at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal The participants evaluated the EFA progress and agreed on the Dakar Framework for Action The action plan covered aspects of education from early learning to adult literacy and identified six key measurable goals to meet the learning needs of all children youth and adults The interna-tional community reaffirmed its commitment to achieve universal education by 2015 along with the MDGs
Towards a New Educational Agenda (World Education Forum 2015 Incheon)
Based on the EFA progress made over the past quarter century the World Education Forum in Korea Incheon will put forward the post-2015 develop-ment agenda Through critical evaluation of previous shortfalls and comprehensive reflection of the current global community the new educational agenda will be shaped to promote education with a lifelong and sector-wide perspective The emphasis of equitable and quality education will be expanded with emerging agenda such as Global Citi-zenship Education in an effort to bring equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning to all
Education Beyond 2015
UNESCO EFA
2000 NewYork
UN General Assembly
2015 NewYork
UN General Assembly
Millennium Development Goals
UN Development Goals
Post-2015
1990 Jomtien
World Education Conference
2000 Dakar
World Education Forum
2015 Incheon
World Education Forum
Jomtien Declaration Dakar Framework for Action Post-2015 Agenda
Road to WEF 2015
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Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable Education for All goals
1 Pre-primary education 2 Primary education 3 Lower secondary education 4 Adult literacy 5 Gender parity 6 Quality of education
Many countries will not reach the Education for All goals by 2015
very far from targetfar from targetclose to targetreached target
Goal 1
Pre-primary education
Goal 2
Primary education
Goal 5
Primary education gender parity
Goal 3
Lower secondary education
Goal 6
Lower secondary education gender parity
Goal 4
Adult Literacy
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Q3 What will be mainly discussed during the WEF 2015
The WEF 2015 will take stock of the achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the Dakar Framework for Action and mainly discuss the education-related MDGs during the Forum
Although progress has been made in the last 15 years the Global Monitoring Report 2015 shows that around half of the world countries failed to ensure EFA and that only a third of the countries have achieved all of the education goal measurable targets
Source EFA Global Monitoring Report 2015Education for All 2000-2015 Achievements and Challenges
29
Education Beyond 2015
Right to Education
Equity InclusionQuality
EducationLifelong Learning
Ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030
Equitable access and learning particularly for girls and women must stand at the heart of the post-2015 agenda to unleash the full potential of all people
An inclusive education not only responds and adapts to each learnerrsquos needs but is relevant to their society and respectful of culture mdasha two-way digni-fied process
Good quality education provided by trained and supported teachers is the right of all children youth and adults not the privilege of the few
Every person at every stage of their life should have life-long learning oppor-tunities to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to their societies
5 key themes
In line with the overarching goal for education lsquoEquitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for Allrsquo the WEF 2015 will adopt the Incheon Declaration and Incheon Framework for Action which will show the direction and strategic plan of global education for the next 15 years In order to ensure more progress in the future the WEF will deal with the following five key themes It is important that the agreed goals and targets are then followed through and adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015
Q4 Could you introduce side events of the WEF 2015
Mr Young-gon Kim is currently the Secretary-General of the World Education Forum Host Committee Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea Prior to this Mr Kim served as Director-General of the Office of Planning and Coordination at Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education He also served as Director of the University System Advancement Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and as Director of Planning Division in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
middotExhibitions on EFA and on the Republic of Korearsquos education system presented by UNESCO and the host government middotAn outdoor booth display open to the public set up during the WEF 2015 for participants to present initiatives
and publications related to the post-2015 education agendamiddotThe NGO Forum convened by UNESCOrsquos CCNGOEFA a global network of around 300 NGOs on EFAmiddotPre-conference side events open to the public organized by Korean education institutions offering a wide
array of issues and policies closely relevant to the forum agenda such as global citizenship education education quality character education and education for gender equality
There are numerous side events being organized for the forum made up of the following
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
Spring 2015
The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
31Spring 2015
The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
Spring 2015
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BEST PRACTICES
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
The River Road Flats
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
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problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to
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BEST PRACTICES
PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
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Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Pangaea has continued to eagerly
provide tangible and intangible
values to the world Pangea moves
forward with youth who can overturn
initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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Children writing their wishes and putting those into a pot to draw lots
TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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A parade to celebrate Hıdırellez
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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A woman hanging her wish note on a tree
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Over the last two and a half years Irsquove had the pleasure and honour of working alongside 17 amazing young
people who were appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to the Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) Youth Advocacy Group (YAG) Our goals have been centred on GEFIrsquos three main priorities putting every child in school improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship Through this opportunity we have been able to connect with both adult and youth leaders all over the world If there is one thing that remains constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived implemented monitored or reviewed without the
authentic engagement of young people While this generation is internet
savvy socially conscious and world-changing everywhere you look young people are struggling with the political social and economic constraints left by our predecessors As a result of those constraints the world is faced with nearly 58 million primary school age children out of school Furthermore there are 250 million children and young people who are in school but are not learning With the expiration date for the Millennium Development Goals right around the corner young people everywhere are calling on world leaders governments civil society and the global communities for change In order to prevent the largest
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generation of young people in human history from eventually being exposed to massive unemployment poor health and potential civil unrest there are necessary things that must be done
Active Role of Youth
The fact that everyday a child is poten-tially turned away or pushed out of school should motivate us to act in a way that allows all stakeholders especially young people to play an active role Too often young people are left out of the deci-sion-making process of the educational agenda even though they are closest to the issue and have the most at stake
During the time Irsquove worked on this issue I have met young people who are urgently and desperately fighting for their place at the table mostly because they know that not doing so will potentially have adverse impacts on their hope for a positive and rewarding future The creation of the YAG enabled young people from all walks of life cultures religions and gender to work in
collaboration for the youth whose voices had been silenced and forgotten
The YAG is but one example there are young people everywhere who want to get engaged in this issue and have their voices heard This is why the YAG in partner- ship with Plan International and A World at School created The Education We Want Youth Advocacy Toolkit last year The toolkit has one goal to empower young people to be able to advocate for change so that all members of the younger generation can have access to quality education
To create change we need all hands on deck As the new education agenda is being developed young people need to take up an active role This is why we have been taking steps to make sure every child is ready to fight for the education they want and deserve
To date we have hosted over 30 edu-cational training programmes worldwide and have trained thousands of young people This is because we believe that if given the chance young people will not only be ready to work but also lead the change
If there is one thing that remains
constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived
implemented monitored or
reviewed without the authentic
engagement of young people
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INTERVIEW
EDUCATION BEYOND 2015An Interview with Young-gon Kim(Secretary-General of the WEF 2015 Host Committee Secretariat of theMinistry of Education of the Republic of Korea)
In April 2000 the global education community came together at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal and reaffirmed the vision of the World Declaration on EFA adopted ten years earlier in Jomtien Thailand The Dakar Framework for Action lsquoEFA Meeting our Collective Commitmentrsquo included six comprehensive EFA goals
A few months later eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established at the UN Featured among the MDGs were a goal on universal access to primary education (MDG 2) and a goal on gender equality and womenrsquos empowerment (MDG 3) which targeted gender parity in education
Over the past 15 years these internationally agreed goals have catalyzed global action prompting unprece-dented progress in the expansion of educational opportunities
The WEF primarily aims to adopt the new post-2015 education agenda of the next 15 years The agenda consists of the following assessing the progress of the Dakar Framework for Action adopted in Dakar Senegal in 2000 reviewing the EFA movementrsquos progress in the last 15 years and adopting the post-2015 education agenda with a realistic action plan
The Forum will be held from 19 to 22 May 2015 at Songdo Convensia in Incheon Metropolitan City Republic of Korea Organized by UNESCO this Forum is also co-convened by UNICEF UNDP UNFPA UN Women UNHCR and the World Bank and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Education) It is expected to gather approximately 1500 participants from 195 UNESCO Member States UN and other international agencies and civil society organizations
Q1 Could you provide us with an overview of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015
Q2 Could you tell us about the history of the WEF
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EFA Goal Launched (World Conference on EFA 1990 Jomtien)
In 1990 the World Conference on EFA was held in Jomtien Thailand Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on EFA and initiated the EFA movement making a historic commitment to meet the basic learning needs of all by univer-salizing primary education and reducing illiteracy rates The Framework for Action to Meet the Basic Learning Needs defined targets and strategies to be met by the year 2000 including early childhood and primary education literacy and vocational education
EFA Targets Revised (World Education Forum 2000 Dakar)
Ten years later in 2000 the international community met again at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal The participants evaluated the EFA progress and agreed on the Dakar Framework for Action The action plan covered aspects of education from early learning to adult literacy and identified six key measurable goals to meet the learning needs of all children youth and adults The interna-tional community reaffirmed its commitment to achieve universal education by 2015 along with the MDGs
Towards a New Educational Agenda (World Education Forum 2015 Incheon)
Based on the EFA progress made over the past quarter century the World Education Forum in Korea Incheon will put forward the post-2015 develop-ment agenda Through critical evaluation of previous shortfalls and comprehensive reflection of the current global community the new educational agenda will be shaped to promote education with a lifelong and sector-wide perspective The emphasis of equitable and quality education will be expanded with emerging agenda such as Global Citi-zenship Education in an effort to bring equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning to all
Education Beyond 2015
UNESCO EFA
2000 NewYork
UN General Assembly
2015 NewYork
UN General Assembly
Millennium Development Goals
UN Development Goals
Post-2015
1990 Jomtien
World Education Conference
2000 Dakar
World Education Forum
2015 Incheon
World Education Forum
Jomtien Declaration Dakar Framework for Action Post-2015 Agenda
Road to WEF 2015
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Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable Education for All goals
1 Pre-primary education 2 Primary education 3 Lower secondary education 4 Adult literacy 5 Gender parity 6 Quality of education
Many countries will not reach the Education for All goals by 2015
very far from targetfar from targetclose to targetreached target
Goal 1
Pre-primary education
Goal 2
Primary education
Goal 5
Primary education gender parity
Goal 3
Lower secondary education
Goal 6
Lower secondary education gender parity
Goal 4
Adult Literacy
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Q3 What will be mainly discussed during the WEF 2015
The WEF 2015 will take stock of the achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the Dakar Framework for Action and mainly discuss the education-related MDGs during the Forum
Although progress has been made in the last 15 years the Global Monitoring Report 2015 shows that around half of the world countries failed to ensure EFA and that only a third of the countries have achieved all of the education goal measurable targets
Source EFA Global Monitoring Report 2015Education for All 2000-2015 Achievements and Challenges
29
Education Beyond 2015
Right to Education
Equity InclusionQuality
EducationLifelong Learning
Ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030
Equitable access and learning particularly for girls and women must stand at the heart of the post-2015 agenda to unleash the full potential of all people
An inclusive education not only responds and adapts to each learnerrsquos needs but is relevant to their society and respectful of culture mdasha two-way digni-fied process
Good quality education provided by trained and supported teachers is the right of all children youth and adults not the privilege of the few
Every person at every stage of their life should have life-long learning oppor-tunities to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to their societies
5 key themes
In line with the overarching goal for education lsquoEquitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for Allrsquo the WEF 2015 will adopt the Incheon Declaration and Incheon Framework for Action which will show the direction and strategic plan of global education for the next 15 years In order to ensure more progress in the future the WEF will deal with the following five key themes It is important that the agreed goals and targets are then followed through and adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015
Q4 Could you introduce side events of the WEF 2015
Mr Young-gon Kim is currently the Secretary-General of the World Education Forum Host Committee Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea Prior to this Mr Kim served as Director-General of the Office of Planning and Coordination at Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education He also served as Director of the University System Advancement Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and as Director of Planning Division in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
middotExhibitions on EFA and on the Republic of Korearsquos education system presented by UNESCO and the host government middotAn outdoor booth display open to the public set up during the WEF 2015 for participants to present initiatives
and publications related to the post-2015 education agendamiddotThe NGO Forum convened by UNESCOrsquos CCNGOEFA a global network of around 300 NGOs on EFAmiddotPre-conference side events open to the public organized by Korean education institutions offering a wide
array of issues and policies closely relevant to the forum agenda such as global citizenship education education quality character education and education for gender equality
There are numerous side events being organized for the forum made up of the following
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
Spring 2015
The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
31Spring 2015
The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
Spring 2015
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CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
The River Road Flats
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
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problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to
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PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
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Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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Children writing their wishes and putting those into a pot to draw lots
TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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UNDERSTANDING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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generation of young people in human history from eventually being exposed to massive unemployment poor health and potential civil unrest there are necessary things that must be done
Active Role of Youth
The fact that everyday a child is poten-tially turned away or pushed out of school should motivate us to act in a way that allows all stakeholders especially young people to play an active role Too often young people are left out of the deci-sion-making process of the educational agenda even though they are closest to the issue and have the most at stake
During the time Irsquove worked on this issue I have met young people who are urgently and desperately fighting for their place at the table mostly because they know that not doing so will potentially have adverse impacts on their hope for a positive and rewarding future The creation of the YAG enabled young people from all walks of life cultures religions and gender to work in
collaboration for the youth whose voices had been silenced and forgotten
The YAG is but one example there are young people everywhere who want to get engaged in this issue and have their voices heard This is why the YAG in partner- ship with Plan International and A World at School created The Education We Want Youth Advocacy Toolkit last year The toolkit has one goal to empower young people to be able to advocate for change so that all members of the younger generation can have access to quality education
To create change we need all hands on deck As the new education agenda is being developed young people need to take up an active role This is why we have been taking steps to make sure every child is ready to fight for the education they want and deserve
To date we have hosted over 30 edu-cational training programmes worldwide and have trained thousands of young people This is because we believe that if given the chance young people will not only be ready to work but also lead the change
If there is one thing that remains
constant it is that no educational agenda can be conceived
implemented monitored or
reviewed without the authentic
engagement of young people
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INTERVIEW
EDUCATION BEYOND 2015An Interview with Young-gon Kim(Secretary-General of the WEF 2015 Host Committee Secretariat of theMinistry of Education of the Republic of Korea)
In April 2000 the global education community came together at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal and reaffirmed the vision of the World Declaration on EFA adopted ten years earlier in Jomtien Thailand The Dakar Framework for Action lsquoEFA Meeting our Collective Commitmentrsquo included six comprehensive EFA goals
A few months later eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established at the UN Featured among the MDGs were a goal on universal access to primary education (MDG 2) and a goal on gender equality and womenrsquos empowerment (MDG 3) which targeted gender parity in education
Over the past 15 years these internationally agreed goals have catalyzed global action prompting unprece-dented progress in the expansion of educational opportunities
The WEF primarily aims to adopt the new post-2015 education agenda of the next 15 years The agenda consists of the following assessing the progress of the Dakar Framework for Action adopted in Dakar Senegal in 2000 reviewing the EFA movementrsquos progress in the last 15 years and adopting the post-2015 education agenda with a realistic action plan
The Forum will be held from 19 to 22 May 2015 at Songdo Convensia in Incheon Metropolitan City Republic of Korea Organized by UNESCO this Forum is also co-convened by UNICEF UNDP UNFPA UN Women UNHCR and the World Bank and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Education) It is expected to gather approximately 1500 participants from 195 UNESCO Member States UN and other international agencies and civil society organizations
Q1 Could you provide us with an overview of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015
Q2 Could you tell us about the history of the WEF
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EFA Goal Launched (World Conference on EFA 1990 Jomtien)
In 1990 the World Conference on EFA was held in Jomtien Thailand Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on EFA and initiated the EFA movement making a historic commitment to meet the basic learning needs of all by univer-salizing primary education and reducing illiteracy rates The Framework for Action to Meet the Basic Learning Needs defined targets and strategies to be met by the year 2000 including early childhood and primary education literacy and vocational education
EFA Targets Revised (World Education Forum 2000 Dakar)
Ten years later in 2000 the international community met again at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal The participants evaluated the EFA progress and agreed on the Dakar Framework for Action The action plan covered aspects of education from early learning to adult literacy and identified six key measurable goals to meet the learning needs of all children youth and adults The interna-tional community reaffirmed its commitment to achieve universal education by 2015 along with the MDGs
Towards a New Educational Agenda (World Education Forum 2015 Incheon)
Based on the EFA progress made over the past quarter century the World Education Forum in Korea Incheon will put forward the post-2015 develop-ment agenda Through critical evaluation of previous shortfalls and comprehensive reflection of the current global community the new educational agenda will be shaped to promote education with a lifelong and sector-wide perspective The emphasis of equitable and quality education will be expanded with emerging agenda such as Global Citi-zenship Education in an effort to bring equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning to all
Education Beyond 2015
UNESCO EFA
2000 NewYork
UN General Assembly
2015 NewYork
UN General Assembly
Millennium Development Goals
UN Development Goals
Post-2015
1990 Jomtien
World Education Conference
2000 Dakar
World Education Forum
2015 Incheon
World Education Forum
Jomtien Declaration Dakar Framework for Action Post-2015 Agenda
Road to WEF 2015
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Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable Education for All goals
1 Pre-primary education 2 Primary education 3 Lower secondary education 4 Adult literacy 5 Gender parity 6 Quality of education
Many countries will not reach the Education for All goals by 2015
very far from targetfar from targetclose to targetreached target
Goal 1
Pre-primary education
Goal 2
Primary education
Goal 5
Primary education gender parity
Goal 3
Lower secondary education
Goal 6
Lower secondary education gender parity
Goal 4
Adult Literacy
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47 45
8
29
9
52
10
10
10
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9
11
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INTERVIEW
Q3 What will be mainly discussed during the WEF 2015
The WEF 2015 will take stock of the achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the Dakar Framework for Action and mainly discuss the education-related MDGs during the Forum
Although progress has been made in the last 15 years the Global Monitoring Report 2015 shows that around half of the world countries failed to ensure EFA and that only a third of the countries have achieved all of the education goal measurable targets
Source EFA Global Monitoring Report 2015Education for All 2000-2015 Achievements and Challenges
29
Education Beyond 2015
Right to Education
Equity InclusionQuality
EducationLifelong Learning
Ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030
Equitable access and learning particularly for girls and women must stand at the heart of the post-2015 agenda to unleash the full potential of all people
An inclusive education not only responds and adapts to each learnerrsquos needs but is relevant to their society and respectful of culture mdasha two-way digni-fied process
Good quality education provided by trained and supported teachers is the right of all children youth and adults not the privilege of the few
Every person at every stage of their life should have life-long learning oppor-tunities to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to their societies
5 key themes
In line with the overarching goal for education lsquoEquitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for Allrsquo the WEF 2015 will adopt the Incheon Declaration and Incheon Framework for Action which will show the direction and strategic plan of global education for the next 15 years In order to ensure more progress in the future the WEF will deal with the following five key themes It is important that the agreed goals and targets are then followed through and adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015
Q4 Could you introduce side events of the WEF 2015
Mr Young-gon Kim is currently the Secretary-General of the World Education Forum Host Committee Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea Prior to this Mr Kim served as Director-General of the Office of Planning and Coordination at Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education He also served as Director of the University System Advancement Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and as Director of Planning Division in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
middotExhibitions on EFA and on the Republic of Korearsquos education system presented by UNESCO and the host government middotAn outdoor booth display open to the public set up during the WEF 2015 for participants to present initiatives
and publications related to the post-2015 education agendamiddotThe NGO Forum convened by UNESCOrsquos CCNGOEFA a global network of around 300 NGOs on EFAmiddotPre-conference side events open to the public organized by Korean education institutions offering a wide
array of issues and policies closely relevant to the forum agenda such as global citizenship education education quality character education and education for gender equality
There are numerous side events being organized for the forum made up of the following
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
Spring 2015
The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
31Spring 2015
The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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SPECIAL REPORT
[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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At the launching event of the Clearinghouse during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
Spring 2015
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BEST PRACTICES
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
The River Road Flats
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
Using photography to tag garbage spaces Making dance costumes from plastic bottlescopy
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problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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Outreach event to community
Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to
be problem-solvers
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BEST PRACTICES
PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
Spring 2015 39
Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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BEST PRACTICES
our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Pangaea has continued to eagerly
provide tangible and intangible
values to the world Pangea moves
forward with youth who can overturn
initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
21
510
17
47
28
82
34
28
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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Children writing their wishes and putting those into a pot to draw lots
TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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UNDERSTANDING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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INTERVIEW
EDUCATION BEYOND 2015An Interview with Young-gon Kim(Secretary-General of the WEF 2015 Host Committee Secretariat of theMinistry of Education of the Republic of Korea)
In April 2000 the global education community came together at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal and reaffirmed the vision of the World Declaration on EFA adopted ten years earlier in Jomtien Thailand The Dakar Framework for Action lsquoEFA Meeting our Collective Commitmentrsquo included six comprehensive EFA goals
A few months later eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established at the UN Featured among the MDGs were a goal on universal access to primary education (MDG 2) and a goal on gender equality and womenrsquos empowerment (MDG 3) which targeted gender parity in education
Over the past 15 years these internationally agreed goals have catalyzed global action prompting unprece-dented progress in the expansion of educational opportunities
The WEF primarily aims to adopt the new post-2015 education agenda of the next 15 years The agenda consists of the following assessing the progress of the Dakar Framework for Action adopted in Dakar Senegal in 2000 reviewing the EFA movementrsquos progress in the last 15 years and adopting the post-2015 education agenda with a realistic action plan
The Forum will be held from 19 to 22 May 2015 at Songdo Convensia in Incheon Metropolitan City Republic of Korea Organized by UNESCO this Forum is also co-convened by UNICEF UNDP UNFPA UN Women UNHCR and the World Bank and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Education) It is expected to gather approximately 1500 participants from 195 UNESCO Member States UN and other international agencies and civil society organizations
Q1 Could you provide us with an overview of the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015
Q2 Could you tell us about the history of the WEF
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EFA Goal Launched (World Conference on EFA 1990 Jomtien)
In 1990 the World Conference on EFA was held in Jomtien Thailand Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on EFA and initiated the EFA movement making a historic commitment to meet the basic learning needs of all by univer-salizing primary education and reducing illiteracy rates The Framework for Action to Meet the Basic Learning Needs defined targets and strategies to be met by the year 2000 including early childhood and primary education literacy and vocational education
EFA Targets Revised (World Education Forum 2000 Dakar)
Ten years later in 2000 the international community met again at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal The participants evaluated the EFA progress and agreed on the Dakar Framework for Action The action plan covered aspects of education from early learning to adult literacy and identified six key measurable goals to meet the learning needs of all children youth and adults The interna-tional community reaffirmed its commitment to achieve universal education by 2015 along with the MDGs
Towards a New Educational Agenda (World Education Forum 2015 Incheon)
Based on the EFA progress made over the past quarter century the World Education Forum in Korea Incheon will put forward the post-2015 develop-ment agenda Through critical evaluation of previous shortfalls and comprehensive reflection of the current global community the new educational agenda will be shaped to promote education with a lifelong and sector-wide perspective The emphasis of equitable and quality education will be expanded with emerging agenda such as Global Citi-zenship Education in an effort to bring equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning to all
Education Beyond 2015
UNESCO EFA
2000 NewYork
UN General Assembly
2015 NewYork
UN General Assembly
Millennium Development Goals
UN Development Goals
Post-2015
1990 Jomtien
World Education Conference
2000 Dakar
World Education Forum
2015 Incheon
World Education Forum
Jomtien Declaration Dakar Framework for Action Post-2015 Agenda
Road to WEF 2015
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Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable Education for All goals
1 Pre-primary education 2 Primary education 3 Lower secondary education 4 Adult literacy 5 Gender parity 6 Quality of education
Many countries will not reach the Education for All goals by 2015
very far from targetfar from targetclose to targetreached target
Goal 1
Pre-primary education
Goal 2
Primary education
Goal 5
Primary education gender parity
Goal 3
Lower secondary education
Goal 6
Lower secondary education gender parity
Goal 4
Adult Literacy
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Q3 What will be mainly discussed during the WEF 2015
The WEF 2015 will take stock of the achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the Dakar Framework for Action and mainly discuss the education-related MDGs during the Forum
Although progress has been made in the last 15 years the Global Monitoring Report 2015 shows that around half of the world countries failed to ensure EFA and that only a third of the countries have achieved all of the education goal measurable targets
Source EFA Global Monitoring Report 2015Education for All 2000-2015 Achievements and Challenges
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Education Beyond 2015
Right to Education
Equity InclusionQuality
EducationLifelong Learning
Ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030
Equitable access and learning particularly for girls and women must stand at the heart of the post-2015 agenda to unleash the full potential of all people
An inclusive education not only responds and adapts to each learnerrsquos needs but is relevant to their society and respectful of culture mdasha two-way digni-fied process
Good quality education provided by trained and supported teachers is the right of all children youth and adults not the privilege of the few
Every person at every stage of their life should have life-long learning oppor-tunities to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to their societies
5 key themes
In line with the overarching goal for education lsquoEquitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for Allrsquo the WEF 2015 will adopt the Incheon Declaration and Incheon Framework for Action which will show the direction and strategic plan of global education for the next 15 years In order to ensure more progress in the future the WEF will deal with the following five key themes It is important that the agreed goals and targets are then followed through and adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015
Q4 Could you introduce side events of the WEF 2015
Mr Young-gon Kim is currently the Secretary-General of the World Education Forum Host Committee Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea Prior to this Mr Kim served as Director-General of the Office of Planning and Coordination at Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education He also served as Director of the University System Advancement Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and as Director of Planning Division in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
middotExhibitions on EFA and on the Republic of Korearsquos education system presented by UNESCO and the host government middotAn outdoor booth display open to the public set up during the WEF 2015 for participants to present initiatives
and publications related to the post-2015 education agendamiddotThe NGO Forum convened by UNESCOrsquos CCNGOEFA a global network of around 300 NGOs on EFAmiddotPre-conference side events open to the public organized by Korean education institutions offering a wide
array of issues and policies closely relevant to the forum agenda such as global citizenship education education quality character education and education for gender equality
There are numerous side events being organized for the forum made up of the following
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
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The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
31Spring 2015
The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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SPECIAL REPORT
[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
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BEST PRACTICES
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
The River Road Flats
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
Using photography to tag garbage spaces Making dance costumes from plastic bottlescopy
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BEST PRACTICES
problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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Outreach event to community
Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to
be problem-solvers
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BEST PRACTICES
PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
Spring 2015 39
Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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BEST PRACTICES
our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Pangaea has continued to eagerly
provide tangible and intangible
values to the world Pangea moves
forward with youth who can overturn
initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
21
510
17
47
28
82
34
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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UNDERSTANDING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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EFA Goal Launched (World Conference on EFA 1990 Jomtien)
In 1990 the World Conference on EFA was held in Jomtien Thailand Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on EFA and initiated the EFA movement making a historic commitment to meet the basic learning needs of all by univer-salizing primary education and reducing illiteracy rates The Framework for Action to Meet the Basic Learning Needs defined targets and strategies to be met by the year 2000 including early childhood and primary education literacy and vocational education
EFA Targets Revised (World Education Forum 2000 Dakar)
Ten years later in 2000 the international community met again at the World Education Forum in Dakar Senegal The participants evaluated the EFA progress and agreed on the Dakar Framework for Action The action plan covered aspects of education from early learning to adult literacy and identified six key measurable goals to meet the learning needs of all children youth and adults The interna-tional community reaffirmed its commitment to achieve universal education by 2015 along with the MDGs
Towards a New Educational Agenda (World Education Forum 2015 Incheon)
Based on the EFA progress made over the past quarter century the World Education Forum in Korea Incheon will put forward the post-2015 develop-ment agenda Through critical evaluation of previous shortfalls and comprehensive reflection of the current global community the new educational agenda will be shaped to promote education with a lifelong and sector-wide perspective The emphasis of equitable and quality education will be expanded with emerging agenda such as Global Citi-zenship Education in an effort to bring equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning to all
Education Beyond 2015
UNESCO EFA
2000 NewYork
UN General Assembly
2015 NewYork
UN General Assembly
Millennium Development Goals
UN Development Goals
Post-2015
1990 Jomtien
World Education Conference
2000 Dakar
World Education Forum
2015 Incheon
World Education Forum
Jomtien Declaration Dakar Framework for Action Post-2015 Agenda
Road to WEF 2015
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Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable Education for All goals
1 Pre-primary education 2 Primary education 3 Lower secondary education 4 Adult literacy 5 Gender parity 6 Quality of education
Many countries will not reach the Education for All goals by 2015
very far from targetfar from targetclose to targetreached target
Goal 1
Pre-primary education
Goal 2
Primary education
Goal 5
Primary education gender parity
Goal 3
Lower secondary education
Goal 6
Lower secondary education gender parity
Goal 4
Adult Literacy
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Q3 What will be mainly discussed during the WEF 2015
The WEF 2015 will take stock of the achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the Dakar Framework for Action and mainly discuss the education-related MDGs during the Forum
Although progress has been made in the last 15 years the Global Monitoring Report 2015 shows that around half of the world countries failed to ensure EFA and that only a third of the countries have achieved all of the education goal measurable targets
Source EFA Global Monitoring Report 2015Education for All 2000-2015 Achievements and Challenges
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Education Beyond 2015
Right to Education
Equity InclusionQuality
EducationLifelong Learning
Ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030
Equitable access and learning particularly for girls and women must stand at the heart of the post-2015 agenda to unleash the full potential of all people
An inclusive education not only responds and adapts to each learnerrsquos needs but is relevant to their society and respectful of culture mdasha two-way digni-fied process
Good quality education provided by trained and supported teachers is the right of all children youth and adults not the privilege of the few
Every person at every stage of their life should have life-long learning oppor-tunities to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to their societies
5 key themes
In line with the overarching goal for education lsquoEquitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for Allrsquo the WEF 2015 will adopt the Incheon Declaration and Incheon Framework for Action which will show the direction and strategic plan of global education for the next 15 years In order to ensure more progress in the future the WEF will deal with the following five key themes It is important that the agreed goals and targets are then followed through and adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015
Q4 Could you introduce side events of the WEF 2015
Mr Young-gon Kim is currently the Secretary-General of the World Education Forum Host Committee Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea Prior to this Mr Kim served as Director-General of the Office of Planning and Coordination at Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education He also served as Director of the University System Advancement Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and as Director of Planning Division in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
middotExhibitions on EFA and on the Republic of Korearsquos education system presented by UNESCO and the host government middotAn outdoor booth display open to the public set up during the WEF 2015 for participants to present initiatives
and publications related to the post-2015 education agendamiddotThe NGO Forum convened by UNESCOrsquos CCNGOEFA a global network of around 300 NGOs on EFAmiddotPre-conference side events open to the public organized by Korean education institutions offering a wide
array of issues and policies closely relevant to the forum agenda such as global citizenship education education quality character education and education for gender equality
There are numerous side events being organized for the forum made up of the following
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
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The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
31Spring 2015
The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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SPECIAL REPORT
[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
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CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
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problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to
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PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
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Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Pangaea has continued to eagerly
provide tangible and intangible
values to the world Pangea moves
forward with youth who can overturn
initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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510
17
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28
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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UNDERSTANDING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable Education for All goals
1 Pre-primary education 2 Primary education 3 Lower secondary education 4 Adult literacy 5 Gender parity 6 Quality of education
Many countries will not reach the Education for All goals by 2015
very far from targetfar from targetclose to targetreached target
Goal 1
Pre-primary education
Goal 2
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Goal 5
Primary education gender parity
Goal 3
Lower secondary education
Goal 6
Lower secondary education gender parity
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Q3 What will be mainly discussed during the WEF 2015
The WEF 2015 will take stock of the achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the Dakar Framework for Action and mainly discuss the education-related MDGs during the Forum
Although progress has been made in the last 15 years the Global Monitoring Report 2015 shows that around half of the world countries failed to ensure EFA and that only a third of the countries have achieved all of the education goal measurable targets
Source EFA Global Monitoring Report 2015Education for All 2000-2015 Achievements and Challenges
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Education Beyond 2015
Right to Education
Equity InclusionQuality
EducationLifelong Learning
Ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030
Equitable access and learning particularly for girls and women must stand at the heart of the post-2015 agenda to unleash the full potential of all people
An inclusive education not only responds and adapts to each learnerrsquos needs but is relevant to their society and respectful of culture mdasha two-way digni-fied process
Good quality education provided by trained and supported teachers is the right of all children youth and adults not the privilege of the few
Every person at every stage of their life should have life-long learning oppor-tunities to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to their societies
5 key themes
In line with the overarching goal for education lsquoEquitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for Allrsquo the WEF 2015 will adopt the Incheon Declaration and Incheon Framework for Action which will show the direction and strategic plan of global education for the next 15 years In order to ensure more progress in the future the WEF will deal with the following five key themes It is important that the agreed goals and targets are then followed through and adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015
Q4 Could you introduce side events of the WEF 2015
Mr Young-gon Kim is currently the Secretary-General of the World Education Forum Host Committee Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea Prior to this Mr Kim served as Director-General of the Office of Planning and Coordination at Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education He also served as Director of the University System Advancement Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and as Director of Planning Division in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
middotExhibitions on EFA and on the Republic of Korearsquos education system presented by UNESCO and the host government middotAn outdoor booth display open to the public set up during the WEF 2015 for participants to present initiatives
and publications related to the post-2015 education agendamiddotThe NGO Forum convened by UNESCOrsquos CCNGOEFA a global network of around 300 NGOs on EFAmiddotPre-conference side events open to the public organized by Korean education institutions offering a wide
array of issues and policies closely relevant to the forum agenda such as global citizenship education education quality character education and education for gender equality
There are numerous side events being organized for the forum made up of the following
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
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The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
31Spring 2015
The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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SPECIAL REPORT
[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
Spring 2015
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BEST PRACTICES
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
The River Road Flats
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
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problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to
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BEST PRACTICES
PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
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Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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A woman hanging her wish note on a tree
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Education Beyond 2015
Right to Education
Equity InclusionQuality
EducationLifelong Learning
Ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030
Equitable access and learning particularly for girls and women must stand at the heart of the post-2015 agenda to unleash the full potential of all people
An inclusive education not only responds and adapts to each learnerrsquos needs but is relevant to their society and respectful of culture mdasha two-way digni-fied process
Good quality education provided by trained and supported teachers is the right of all children youth and adults not the privilege of the few
Every person at every stage of their life should have life-long learning oppor-tunities to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to their societies
5 key themes
In line with the overarching goal for education lsquoEquitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for Allrsquo the WEF 2015 will adopt the Incheon Declaration and Incheon Framework for Action which will show the direction and strategic plan of global education for the next 15 years In order to ensure more progress in the future the WEF will deal with the following five key themes It is important that the agreed goals and targets are then followed through and adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015
Q4 Could you introduce side events of the WEF 2015
Mr Young-gon Kim is currently the Secretary-General of the World Education Forum Host Committee Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea Prior to this Mr Kim served as Director-General of the Office of Planning and Coordination at Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education He also served as Director of the University System Advancement Division of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and as Director of Planning Division in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
middotExhibitions on EFA and on the Republic of Korearsquos education system presented by UNESCO and the host government middotAn outdoor booth display open to the public set up during the WEF 2015 for participants to present initiatives
and publications related to the post-2015 education agendamiddotThe NGO Forum convened by UNESCOrsquos CCNGOEFA a global network of around 300 NGOs on EFAmiddotPre-conference side events open to the public organized by Korean education institutions offering a wide
array of issues and policies closely relevant to the forum agenda such as global citizenship education education quality character education and education for gender equality
There are numerous side events being organized for the forum made up of the following
Spring 2015
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
Spring 2015
The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
31Spring 2015
The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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SPECIAL REPORT
[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
Spring 2015
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BEST PRACTICES
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
The River Road Flats
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
Using photography to tag garbage spaces Making dance costumes from plastic bottlescopy
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BEST PRACTICES
problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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Outreach event to community
Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to
be problem-solvers
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BEST PRACTICES
PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
Spring 2015 39
Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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BEST PRACTICES
our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Spring 2015 41
Pangaea has continued to eagerly
provide tangible and intangible
values to the world Pangea moves
forward with youth who can overturn
initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
21
510
17
47
28
82
34
28
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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UNDERSTANDING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
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GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
About the Education Beyond 2015
We need new ways of seeing the world today new ways of thinking about our responsibilities to each other and the planet new ways of acting and behaving
as global citizens This is why education is essential mdash to shape the values skills and knowledge we need for the century ahead to promote deeper
understanding This year States must craft a new agenda that completes unfinished business and which tackles new challenges mdash education for
global citizenship must be at the heart of this agenda
- At the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED on 28 January 2015
IRINA BOKOVAUNESCO Director-General
We must foster global citizenship Education is about more than literacy and numeracy It is also about citizenry Education must fully assume its essential
role in helping people to forge more just peaceful and tolerant societies
- At the launch of the Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiativeon 26 September 2012
BAN KI-MOONUN Secretary-General
Education is not only the key to individual success and a social equalizer par excellence but also the very foundation of a prosperous and growing economy We owe all children in the developing world the chance to enroll in school and receive a quality education which prepares them to pursue further education and training to do productive work to support themselves and their families and to develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge
JIM YONG KIMPresident of the World Bank Group
As you know 2015 is when the Post-MDGs agenda and new education goals will be set They will shape the global paradigm of the next 15 years Next May the Republic of Korea will host the Third World Education Forum and we will contribute to setting the stage for the coming 15 years As a major champion of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Korea will show leadership in placing GCED at the centre of the new educational agenda
- At the High-level Meeting of the Global Education First Initiative on 24 September 2014
PARK GEUN-HYEPresident of the Republic of Korea
Spring 2015
The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
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GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
31Spring 2015
The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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SPECIAL REPORT
[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
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CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
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problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
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Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
Spring 2015 51
Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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The UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
CULTURE OF PEACE
TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS
EMPATHYSOLIDARITY
EQUITY
JUSTICE
DEMOCRACYEMPOWERMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY
CRITICAL REFLECTION
RESPECT FOR ALL
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
DIGNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY
NON-VIOLENCE
PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PLURALISM
CULTURAL LITERACY
HUMANITY
COOPERATION
GLOBAL-LOCAL DYNAMICS
SHARED VALUES
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
NON-COGNITIVE
GLOCAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS
HAPPINESS
CREATIVITY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
CULTURAL IDENTITY
RECONCILIATION
MEDIATION
ACTION-ORIENTED
LIFELONG LEARNINGLINGUISTIC RIGHTS
wwwGCEDclearinghouseorg
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ONGLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATIONHOSTED BY APCEIU
GCED Knowledge Hub
at Your Fingertips
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCED)
UNESCO CLEARINGHOUSE ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOSTED BY APCEIU
By Jeongmin Eom(Chief Research and Development Team APCEIU)jmeomunescoapceiuorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
31Spring 2015
The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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SPECIAL REPORT
[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
Spring 2015
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BEST PRACTICES
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
The River Road Flats
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
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problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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Outreach event to community
Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to
be problem-solvers
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PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
Spring 2015 39
Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Pangaea has continued to eagerly
provide tangible and intangible
values to the world Pangea moves
forward with youth who can overturn
initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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UNDERSTANDING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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The world we live in is overflowing with information yet rather than becoming enlightened we often feel lost in the flood of materials
With the sheer amount of information floating around under no means of organization having to choose which piece of information is essential and useful for onersquos purpose can be daunting The lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citi-zenship Education Hosted by APCEIUrsquo has been developed in order to fulfil the increasing demands and interests of various stakeholders looking for relevant materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
UNESCOrsquos previous experiences with HIV and health related education data-bases had led to the belief that it would be more useful and effective to have one online database hub from the very start of the GCED initiative Coupled with the growing demands of UNESCO Member States for resources on GCED information across the globe UNESCO Headquarters invited the Asia-Pacific Centre of Educa-tion for International Understanding (APCEIU) to co-develop an online resource hub and the Clearinghouse on GCED was launched as a result of this joint effort Accordingly it has become an easy-to-access online platform playing a pivotal role in enabling users to locate and use needed materials
Information Hub on GCED
The GCED Clearinghouse is an informa-tion hub where people can find various GCED materials in an organized and clear manner There is a wide range of information produced by international organizations such as UN and UNESCO declarations and recommendations policy papers and guidelines conference proceedings and reports scholarly articles and teaching and learning materials Although the Clearinghouse mainly serves as an online database for GCED resources it also introduces up-to-date news and events on GCED around the world and provides a list of organizations and programmes which might be of interest to users
The Clearinghouse database basically follows an online library style but provides a list of categories far more detailed and focused than conventional libraries Since the Clearinghouse is equipped with a highly subdivided and sophisticated search engine users can easily refine their search not only by typing in basic information such as title author year of publication and keywords but also by using advanced categories such as regioncountry language resource type format theme and level of education For instance the user can learn about main thematic areas on GCED by navigating the site with the category lsquothemersquo which on its own can be subcategorized into
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SPECIAL REPORT
[G]rounding the concept in
practice to lay the foundations for
taking it forward with countries and build new partnerships for action is
the importance of the Clearing House UNESCO
is developing with the Asia-Pacific
Centre of Education for International Understanding
By Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED
on 28 January 2015
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
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BEST PRACTICES
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
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problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
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Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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Children writing their wishes and putting those into a pot to draw lots
TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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UNDERSTANDING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
Spring 2015 51
Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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elping each other students in Malaysia are learning to live together
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sustainable development international understanding globalization inclusive-ness peace and much more
Challenges for the Clearinghouse
Currently the Clearinghouse site is offered only in English However this does not limit works in other languages from being uploaded and in these cases titles in their original languages are provided along with the translated English titles APCEIU and UNESCO Headquarters plan to expand the number of languages available on the Clearinghouse website to other languages starting with a French version in the foreseeable future
Language is critical to issues of acces-sibility both in terms of usersrsquo accessibility to resources and the Clearinghousersquos accessibility to resources scattered around the world The first issue can be resolved by developing different language versions on the Clearinghouse database Mean-while the latter issue may require more time to resolve due to its complexity It has become evident that although it is not only the English-speaking world that produce knowledge and good practices they have a relative privilege in making their knowledge and good practices known on a global scale This language barrier in accessing global resources becomes even more complex and severe when taking into account issues of geographical and social marginalization
Another important challenge for the Clearinghouse is to establish a more extensive network with reliable organi-zations and individuals in regions and countries around the world Doing so would enable the collection of resources stories and good practices from every corner of the globe in a fair reliable and balanced manner This is the top priority for the second phase of development for the Clearinghouse database
Enhancing Quality and Quantity
The GCED Clearinghouse faces its second phase of development The priorities for this second phase are increasing the quan-tity of the database achieving regional balance finding more good practices promoting the Clearinghouse to a wider
range of potential users and developing other language versions In order to make these a reality multiple steps have been taken One of them was to prepare to set up a systematic and formal collaboration network with key organizations in every region of the world for a strong working framework that makes worldwide contri-butions available on the Clearinghouse database
From the beginning of this year at the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
highlighted the importance of the Clear-inghouse in grounding the concept of GCED in practice laying the foundations for promoting GCED agendas and building new partnerships for action It is our heartfelt wish that the Clearinghouse continues to play an important role as an information hub that fosters global citizenship around the world
The GCED Clearinghouse can be accessed at wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
UNESCO Clearinghouse on Global Citizenship Education Hosted by APCEIU
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BEST PRACTICES
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
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problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
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Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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provide tangible and intangible
values to the world Pangea moves
forward with youth who can overturn
initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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Children writing their wishes and putting those into a pot to draw lots
TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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UNDERSTANDING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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A woman hanging her wish note on a tree
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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elping each other students in Malaysia are learning to live together
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CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGBy Roya Astani Janet Pillai (Arts-ED Penang Malaysia)royalahgmailcom janetpillaigmailcom
The River Road Flats
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
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problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
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Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Pangaea has continued to eagerly
provide tangible and intangible
values to the world Pangea moves
forward with youth who can overturn
initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
In the crowded suburbs of George Town in Penang Island Malaysia stand two 21-storey apartment blocks called the River Road Flats The blocks built approximately ten years ago are managed as social housing by the local municipality and
rented out to low-income families approximately 1800 persons living in 529 units
From the higher floors one can enjoy excellent views of the port on one side and Penang Hill on the other However rather than being acclaimed for heightened views the flats were noto-rious for having casualties caused by trash thrown out from upper floors The ground floor river and public spaces were not a pretty sight full of abandoned litter and ignored garbage
Structure of Projects
In 2012 a local municipal agency launched a programme with the resident community of the River Road Flats encouraging residents to take on the responsibility of managing their own living space As a result the majority of residents prioritised trash management
Taking note of the situation Arts-EDmdasha non-profit organiza-tion specializing in arts and culture education for young peoplemdashchose to work on an educational project with young residents aged 10-16 living in the flats The municipal agency served as a mediator that introduced the Arts-EDrsquos staff to the resident association
In line with the communityrsquos concern for the trash situation Arts-ED directed its project towards helping young residents improve livability in their residential area Entitled Sungai Pinang Kita the project ran for three years (2012-2014) made up of creative programmes conducted on weekends and school holidays
The three-year project consisted of several developmental phases
Getting to know the place community and stakeholders Identifying the issue and devising creative educational programmes
Facilitating participantsrsquo learning through programme execution Communicating the results of learning to the community Exploring creative solutions to the issue
Methodology
During the Sungai Pinang Kita project drawing sculpture photography dance and video-making programmes were offered In each programme participants learned about art form and how to use it as a tool to creatively explore investigate and communi-cate information on the issue of trash in their environment
Artists and facilitators emphasized the process of making art including observation selection composition and expression The end product a simple work of art communicated what they had learned and their opinions The artwork were also exhibited or performed for the rest of the community
Taking Action
In the first year (2012) people were divided into small groups to participate in dance photography and sculpture workshops based on the theme of trash For example participants in the photography workshop documented trash in their surroundings geo-tagged their photos and effectively showed garbage hot-spots on a drawn plan of their residential site In another workshop participants worked on building sturdy sculptures from recycled newsprints In yet another workshop children made costumes from recycled bottles to wear during their dance that told the story of how rubbish disposal killed plants and animal life in the river
Midway through the workshops participants watched video or YouTube screenings that showed examples of overconsumption challenges in managing trash and the negative impact on Mother Earth Screenings gave participants a global perspective of the
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problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to
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BEST PRACTICES
PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
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Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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provide tangible and intangible
values to the world Pangea moves
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initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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A woman hanging her wish note on a tree
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
50
APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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problem Participants incorporated some of this information into the outputs of their workshops which were presented to family friends and the community
In the second year (2013) new participants joined in to collabo-ratively begin a programme that marked on a large map the littered areas of their residential environment A spatial plan that showed which places were safe and unsafe to play in was created on the floor using simple mapping tools such as chalk string and found objects such as bottle caps stones ice cream sticks and so on
The mapping activity enabled children to share information and experiences and increase awareness of their space The partic-ipantsrsquo three dimensional map was then transcribed into a two dimensional drawing and presented to adult community leaders so they could clearly understand the young residentsrsquo observations
and feelings toward their living spaceAfter the mapping exercise participants were asked to give
suggestions on how the garbage problem in their community could be improved Their ideas were used to develop follow-up programmes that delivered educational messages on trash management to their community through video and dance
For example the video programme team conducted research on how their friends and family contributed to the trash volume in their neighbourhood and visited a trash transfer station and landfill to understand where the trash went This research and educational field trip inspired participants to draft their own storyboards that depicted the sad love story between a recyclable plastic bottle and a non-recyclable plastic bag The young video-makers learned camera skills to shoot their own short film which
Using found objects to map their residential area
Two dimensional map showing safe and unsafe clean and unclean spaces in the residential area
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
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Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
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Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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A parade to celebrate Hıdırellez
While jumping over the Hıdırellez fire people wish and pray
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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elping each other students in Malaysia are learning to live together
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was screened to the community Over the period of the second and third year participants
started to make efforts to recycle trash Through a series of games they learned how to separate trash Younger children set out to construct trash bin-monsters (which did not quite work but was fun) while older participants visited a school with a recycling bank to understand how trash was collected separated and sold
Participants started a recycling programme for their flats which included collection of trash every two weeks appropriate separation and sale to the recycling shop Participants divided themselves up into teams and went door-to-door to collect recy-clable trash They labelled themselves Zero Trash Officers put on official-looking tags and carried around accounting booklets
The team managed to convince approximately 50 households to participate in their campaign by the end of the six months Part of the earnings was put into a fund kept in trust by Arts-ED and the rest of the money was spent on a group party to celebrate their hard work
Reflection of Project Results
Throughout the three years Arts-ED provided many opportuni-ties for participants to share their knowledge and learning with the community and interested public through showcases talks at seminars and so on Participants of the video workshop also had
opportunities to screen their short film at public events such as the Southeast Asia Film Showcase which took place in July 2014
Another example of an outreach event was a half-day festival held at the flats which featured recycling games upcycling craft workshops and making music with discarded objects The community was even encouraged to bring down their recyclable materials in exchange for a free movie screening in the community
In February 2014 the municipal agency invited the young participants to speak briefly about their work at an Asian regional conference in a session titled Transforming Institutions Empow-ering Communities In a talk-show format three participants shared their experiences and learning on stage
Through public presentations participants learned to reflect on the three years of incremental learning and were able to comprehend a macro-view of the whole programme The presen-tations also helped them to explain more confidently what they had explored and achieved and increase the sense of proud in their work and community
Overall the project shed positive light on the potential of young residents to be problem-solvers Parents and adults of the community changed their perceptions of the potential of their youngsters and their community environment Ultimately through active participation in multiple hands-on programmes the community was able to acquire skills and knowledge to facili-tate change
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Citizenship Education in a Community Setting
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BEST PRACTICES
PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
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Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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provide tangible and intangible
values to the world Pangea moves
forward with youth who can overturn
initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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UNDERSTANDING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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BEST PRACTICES
PANGAEAPeace Engineering to Connect Youth Worldwide on a Universal Playground
By Toshiyuki Takasaki (Co-founder and Vice-president of NPO Pangaea Japan) toshipangaeanorg
Local Activity Korean participants draw their House of PangaeaNet
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Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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provide tangible and intangible
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Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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UNDERSTANDING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Pangaea
The 11 September 2001 was the day the concept of Pangaea began Ms Yumiko Mori (Yumi) the co-founder and chairperson of Pangaea happened to be in the United States visiting Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) for meetings I the other co-founder and vice-chairperson of Pangaea was based in the MIT Media Lab as a visiting researcher at that time Both were planning to travel together on flight UA93 on 11 September to attend a meeting in San Francisco but cancelled our travel plans three days before due to a schedule change for another meeting in New Jersey on 10 September Then came the doomed day the 11 September attacks
After that horrific event Yumi and I were alarmed to hear that people in the United States were talking about how lsquoscaryrsquo or lsquoviciousrsquo Islam and Arabs are As Yumi and I had friends from Arabic countries it was clear that such hate speeches were based on ignorance of reality A nation is made of a group of indi-viduals which may include both good and bad people Project Pangaea was founded in a MIT Media Lab where they asked the question lsquoIs there anything we can do to make the world a better placersquo in order to turn this belief around
Universal Playground
Pangaea is a non-profit organisation founded in Japan in 2003 It respects cultural diversity and upholds the spirit of the Cultural Diversity Treaty approved by UNESCO on 20 October 2005 The aim of the organisation is to create an environment where participants can learn to respect cultural diversity and recognise individuals as they are regardless of their social backgrounds
Powered by cutting-edge ICT the lsquoUniversal Playgroundrsquo was created to provide a place where youth from all over the world could feel a personal bond beyond the barriers of language geographical distance economic circumstances and cultural backgrounds Pangaearsquos headquarters is located in Kyoto and has other offices in the Japanese cities of Tokyo Chiba Kyoto and Mie as well as in Seoul (Korea) Nairobi (Kenya) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
More than 6000 youth from 3rd through 9th grade have participated in over 500 Pangaea activities and more than 350 registered volunteers support Pangaea Activities around the world Ideas are exchanged with the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris the Korean MIZY Center in Seoul and the National Museum of Kenya Our work with these organisations includes providing activity programmes called the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo The programmes have been so successful that we are seeking more organisations centres and groups around the world to work with
Interactive Programme
We have named our hands-on workshop programme for youth lsquoPangaea Activitiesrsquo which is offered as a yearly programme once or twice a month About 10 to 30 young people from all over the world join each activity The target age is from 9 to 15 In Pangaea we only have one rule for our young participants lsquoDo not do what others do not want to be donersquo Based on this rule
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BEST PRACTICES
our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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provide tangible and intangible
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initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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UNDERSTANDING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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BEST PRACTICES
our young members end up thinking for themselves and in the process become mature in the process
There are two types of Pangaea activities that are provided one is lsquoLocal Activitiesrsquo and the other is lsquoWebcam Activitiesrsquo
Local activities offer face-to-face interaction among young participants at each activity site During the activities partic-ipants in the programme are allowed to utilize PangaeaNet which is a safe and secure internet environment for youth and an effective communication tool for those who are in different countries and time zones By using the PangaeaNet programme our young members share the artwork they have made including animations pictures and drawings with their peers Attending the year-round programme can help our young participants generate interest in different cultures improve their communi-cation skills and cultivate consideration for others
Webcam activities which take place a few times a year are designed to offer real-time interaction among the youth through multiple networking activities both locally and globally Our young members who have already met through our local activities can develop a deeper sense of bonding by experiencing face-to-face communication and playing our original games via webcams
Delivering Pangaea
Our organisation develops and provides the lsquoPangaea Packrsquo so that Pangaea Activities can be conducted independently at any site around the world The Pangaea Pack has three main components that enable the effective implementation of our activities the Pangaea Master Manual the Activity Staff Training programme and the PangaeaNet System
The Pangaea Master Manual provides an overall description of the basic knowledge needed to implement activities it goes over the purpose of the activities and the many processes behind organization including facilitation activity menus and technical operations The Activity Staff Training part is provided for all staff members in order to make it possible for them to administer a safe and effective implementation of the programme Once they complete the training session we issue a Pangaea Certificate In addition the PangaeaNet System is the network software of Universal Playground and is provided as a secure web application We have delivered Pangaea Packs to public schools youth centres universities commercial facilities and even to a small community centre located in the jungle of Borneo Island Malaysia We are always making an effort to increase the participating sites to more places around the world
Webcam Activity in National Museum of Kenya among Kenya Korea and Japan
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provide tangible and intangible
values to the world Pangea moves
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initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Peace Engineering
Within the Pangaea programme we describe the developmental efforts as lsquoPeace Engineeringrsquo When technical volunteers come together to develop programmes for Pangaea they find it rewarding to know that their efforts are directed towards promoting peace and not the kind of defense or military activi-ties that todayrsquos engineering projects are so often connected with
PangaeaNet is a useful platform which directs our young members to present themselves through their pictures voices and artwork The theme of PangaeaNet is lsquofour clicks to the earthrsquo The world of the PangaeaNet consists of four types of communities House Village Country and Earth The communi-ties vary based on the levels of interaction and it takes four clicks to move from House to Earth To make things more interesting and interactive within the PangaeaNet platform we added a cyber-museum called Pangaeum which is used as a work-sharing environment where our young members present their artwork and exchange feedbacks
The language barrier is one of the biggest issues in interna-tional exchange programmes Most of the international exchange programmes ask participants to communicate using English However we have sought to provide equal communication opportunities for those who are not fluent at communicating in English because the majority of the people in the world are not native English speakers That is the reason why Pangaea provides multilingual communication tools with pictograms and machine translations We have been conducting research and development of intercultural pictograms and software with machine transla-tion for more than 10 years
In PangaeaNet there are multilingual greeting cards for the
youth to exchange amongst themselves The young participants compose messages by combining text with pictograms called Pictons Texts are composed in the youthrsquos native language and are automatically translated by Gengoro a machine translation robot As for the machine translation it operates through the Language Grid which is a programme initially developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech-nology (NICT) in Japan and run by the Department of Social Informatics at Kyoto University
Overcoming Differences
Pangaea conducts pre- and post-surveys of its participants For instance the pie-chart above shows the result of the survey by Korean participants regarding their experience in the Webcam Activities programme According to the pre-survey results youth were more likely to show negative attitudes toward unknown Japanese people This is possibly due to the historical issue between Korea and Japan Yet the post-survey results show that the young membersrsquo negative emotions and beliefs have turned positive This indicates that Pangaea Activities help our young participants develop emotional bonds with their peers and go beyond initial misunderstandings
We still live in the world where there are prejudices discrim-ination oppression and conflicts based on the differences in cultures What is important now is making it possible for our youth to make the world a better place Pangaea has continued to eagerly provide tangible and intangible values to the world Pangea moves forward with youth who can overturn initial perceptions of difference to build a more peaceful world
Pangaea
Pre- and post-survey results in pie-chart from Korean youth participants
Q Please rate your current feelings toward Japanese participants
Before Activity After Activity
Total Survey Responses 86
Dislike Strongly Dislike Strongly Like Like Neither Like nor Dislike
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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LETTER
Dear APCEIUWarm greetings from FijiI am forever grateful to APCEIU for selecting me to be a participant at the 5th Asia Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals I am personally enriched as I was able to share and learn new things from great school leaders from the Asia-Pacific region Despite the language barrier and the cultural differences the participants and facilitators blended right from the first night
The ice breaking session was a hit as it took away every-onersquos nervousness and butterflies Another interesting facet of the ice breaking session was that I noticed each group had their lsquoa-harsquo moments
Having to introduce my partner who could not speak English through the use of body and sign language made me realise that language should not be a barrier for one to achieve the goals and principles found in the Education for International Understanding (EIU) paradigm
The keynote address by professor Peck Cho stressed the importance of teachers to teach their students to not only use their heads but to use their hearts because it is from the heart that global citizenship can be fostered within each student
The Sharing of Best Practices was an eye-opener for me as it made me appreciate the different ongoing activities currently being conducted I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU in own unique ways
The school fair and the cultural night was a great learning experience I enjoyed walking around with my global citizen passport in hand with the goal of having it stamped by the different participating booths that were showcasing their different schools from various countries This was one of the many parts that made me learn our differences and appreciate the similarities in which we teach so that we can give our students the best that life can offer
During our cultural tour I was enriched by the amazing places we visited and how the history and the culture of Korea are well documented and preserved
Having formed sister school relationships and writing up our action plan made me very determined to carry out the activities so as to spread the message of EIU and to be a part of the global citizen community I know that it must start with me for I can make a difference
Having to represent the participants at the closing cere-mony was an honour as I was able to echo our appreciation and declare our commitment to be an agent of change
I wish to thank all the Korean principals for being great hosts and the facilitators for making the programme so enjoyable The accommodation was superb and food so healthy and tasty The friendship formed will be everlasting
With best wishesLaisa Soko
By Laisa Soko (Principal Jasper Williams High School Fiji)laisakmyahoocom
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
programme worthwhile as we are contributing to ESD or EIU
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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While jumping over the Hıdırellez fire people wish and pray
Spring 2015 49
It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
SangSaeng
Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
Spring 2015 51
Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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Unity in Diversity
Kivei APCEIUNi sa bula
Au vakavinavinaka kina tabacakacaka ni vuli e Viti kei na APCEIU ena noqu a digitaki mersquou matataki Viti kina i ka lima ni vuli ni veiliutaki vei ira na qasenivuli liu ena Esia kei na Pasifika E vuqa sara na veika vouvou au vulica ka veiwaseitaka kei ira na noqu i tokani mai na veikoronivuli lelevu era a tiko ena vuli oqo E dina ga ni sotavi na dredre ena kena sega ni matata na veivosaki duidui ni tovo bula kei na i vakarau e a sega ni kauta tani na neimami vinakata me keimami veikilai me rawa ni sotavi nai naki ni sota
Ena i matai ni siga ni vuli e vakaseyavutaka na ririko kei na rere na neimami cakacaka vata vakai wasewase ka laurai kina ni sa tekivu na dredre kei na veilasamaki
Keimami veivakamacalataki ka donumaki au na madigi mersquou vakamacalataki noqu i tokani ka sega sara tuga ni kila na vosa vaka-Peritania Keirau vakayagataka eso nai vakatakilakila me rawa nirsquou kilai koya kina ka me rawa nirsquou vakamacalataki koya Au mani vakamacalataki koya sara vei ira na noqu itokani tale eso Au vakadeitaka ni noda duidui vosa e sega ni dodonu mei tatao ni noda veikilai kei ira na veimatatamata tale eso
Na gauna ni veiwaseitaki ni vei cakacaka keimami dui cakava tiko ena neimami dua vanua se koronivuli e veitarai ka veilaveti kani vakadeitaka ni noda cau lalai ni biu vata se okati vata e solia se bulia e dua nai tuvatuva ka na rawa ni maroroya e vuqa na vei ka vivinaka me baleti ira na noda kawa mai muri
Na siga ni veikoronivuli e Korea kei na koronivuli kara vakaitavi tiko ena vuli e a veivakauqeti dina vei au Nirsquou veisiko voli ena vei matanitu kei na kena tuki tiko mai na sitaba ni curu galala ena noqu i vola tara ni curu vanua au vulica rawa na duidui ni veimatanitu kei na neimami i tavi levu na qasenivuli me keimami vakavulica tiko na veivakaduavatataki
Ena kena golevi na tabana ni vuli ni tovo e da matalau ni da raica na kena maroroi vinaka tu na kedra i tukutuku kei na nodra i tovo na wekeda mai Korea
Na bulibulika ni veisemati vakakoronivuli me rawa ni vakadeitaka na cakacaka vata kei na kena tomani yani na cakacaka ni veivakaduavatataki e vuravura e solia vei au na yalo bolebole mersquou na tomana tiko na cakacaka ni veivakad-uavataki ena vanua cava ena kacivi kina na noqu bula mersquou veiqaravi kina
Ena noqu a kacivi mersquou tauca na neimami vosa na lewe ni vuli maina taudaku kei Korea au a yalataki keimami kina cakacaka levu oqo ka sa dodonu me yaco na veisau ni keimami duavata kina kaci levu oqo
Au gradreva mersquou vakavinavinaka ki vei ira kece nai liuliu ni veikoronivuli mai Korea kei na tabana ni vuli mai Korea kei iratou na vakailesilesi ena APCEIU ena daumaka ni veimaroroi kei na veiqaravi
Nai lolwoma kei na vakanuinui vinakaLaisa Soko
I am reminded that our little contribution when put together makes the
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
SangSaeng
Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
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Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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PRESENTING A MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH MUSICThe World Orchestra for Peace
By Charles Kaye (Director and Co-Founder of the World Orchestra for Peace)ckconsult19gmailcom
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
50
APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
SangSaeng
Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
Spring 2015 51
Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Presenting a Message of Peace Through Music
The World Orchestra for Peace (WOP) was the f irs t major classical music symphony to be designated a UNESCO Artist
for Peace Founded in 1995 by the late Maestro Solti WOP holds concerts on significant occasions that remember the start or finish of global conflicts or celebrate reconstruction and peace Ever since the first WOP concert was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN principal musicians from the worldrsquos top orchestras continue to come together to show that it is possible to achieve coop-eration on a global level
There are various cultural ways to interact with others to promote peace WOP addresses the need for human understanding and peace through music Musicians despite coming from different countries speak together a message of peace through the universal language of music This encourages further global communication and common under-standing through diverse methods which are crucial to building peace
WOP is essentially a global orchestra that brings together musicians from all parts of the world It aims to show that a message of peace can unite individuals of different beliefs cultures and back-grounds Music that creates harmony from differences can make a lasting impression both on those who perform and those who listen WOP is committed to inspiring global efforts toward peace in regard to UNESCOrsquos founding charter objective lsquosince wars begin in the minds of men it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructedrsquo
Music for Peace
Every member of WOP has his or her own reason for wanting to help promote a Culture of Peace The late Maestro Solti who grew up in war and revolution often said that war is not a condition in which the arts thrive Our present conductor Valery Gergiev said that if the world would take its wealth and distribute it in the same way that WOP distributes its collective talent we would live in a place which is indescribably beautiful My personal motivation and passion as the director and co-founder of WOP comes
from the desire to try to do something for our children and future generations If war is a constant threat then children cannot be raised to think about the many other important things in lifemdashamongst them making music
Music brings benefits to society on multiple levels Performing music provides opportunities to express oneself making music with others teach the importance of being a part of a community and listening to music creates empathy Therefore music not only flourishes in a community of peace but can also be the foundation for building peaceful societies We must foster peaceful environments to ensure that societies and individuals are not losing opportunities to reach their full potential
The sole criterion governing an invi-tation to perform as members of WOP is to be musicians of the highest quality as representatives of their home orches-tras However these principal or leading musicians come as equal members of WOP fully understanding that peace is not about self-promotion or hierarchical superiority WOP is based on this condi-tion of equality members are always ready to blend in with other members and rotate their seating arrangements from piece
to piece The establishment of equality is a necessary premise for peace With a shared sense of equality members can fully focus on achieving their common goal to make music for peace
The Learning Experience
The members of WOP come together not only as performing artists but also as learners of peacemaking and collab-oration Therefore musicians of WOP strive to achieve the highest quality of performance while learning the signifi-cance of peaceful coexistence with diverse individuals of the orchestra After learning the compatibility of music and cultural exchange they carry the experience back to their home orchestras Instead of ending as a one time experience WOP members become seeds of change in other orchestras and communities passing on the idea of making the world a more peaceful place In its first 20 years of existence WOP has already seeded its message through more than 300 musi-cians representing more than 100 orches-tras and 60 countries worldwide WOP members contribute to building peace and stimulating positive momentum for action
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP in Krakow in 2009
Mme Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO presents the designation UNESCO Artist for Peace to Charles Kaye and the members of the Orchestra in the presence of Maestro Valery Gergiev at the Royal Albert Hall London on 5th August 2010
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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Children writing their wishes and putting those into a pot to draw lots
TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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UNDERSTANDING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
SangSaeng
Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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A parade to celebrate Hıdırellez
While jumping over the Hıdırellez fire people wish and pray
Spring 2015 49
It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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A woman hanging her wish note on a tree
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
50
APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
SangSaeng
Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
Spring 2015 51
Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
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PEACE IN MY MEMORY
WOP is also committed to promoting musical education for future generations At every WOP concert there are no less than ten young professionals who actively take part as members of the orchestra The young professional musicians take away an invaluable experience of performing and conversing with more experienced colleagues In this waymdashvia the musicians themselvesmdashknowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation of musicians Hence WOP is not just a performing entity but can also be considered an educational organization for future generations
Inspiring Movement Towards Peace
WOPrsquos message of peace is also spread through the music experience which has the power to trigger emotions and move the hearts and minds of those who listen WOP performs music that transcends the barrier of language and engages in conversation with its global audience It is not WOPrsquos style to preach instead it harnesses the power of music and the philosophy of peace to bring prominent
musicians together to demonstrate the value of performing for a meaningful cause
After each concert WOP evaluates its activities by opening the floor to discussions with the audience and public The main question asked to the audience is what the concert experience meant to them One of the most touching comments I remember was given by a mother whose son was killed in the Kosovo War She said that while listening to WOP play the slow movement of Mahlerrsquos 4th symphony the beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes The true beauty of the message comes from knowing that the great musicians from all over the world do not perform for the sake of money or fame but because of their aspiration to bring the message of peace to the audience
WOP also communicates its values and objectives through ongoing discus-sions with leading journalists worldwide This message of peace communicated through both verbal and non-verbal ways truly resonates with people and has noticeable impacts Even those who come to the concert pointing guns at each
other end up realizing the importance of listening to each other WOP inspires a platform for dialogue and communicates the value of sincere reconciliation and cooperation
WOP hopes to set an example for peace-building with the resounding message if musicians can achieve peaceful cooperation then so can others From youth with creative ideas to adults in a position to influence the political discourse of peace WOP inspires its global audience to carry the message onward in their own unique way The means to disseminate the underlining message of peace is not limited to music The value of commu-nication understanding and peace can be expressed through diverse methods that interweave elements of culture and education together bringing forth active and progressive change towards peace
For more information about the World Orchestra for Peace and its recordings see belowhttpwwwworldorchestraforpeacecomFrom War to Peace (Documentary available on DVDBluRay)
This article is based on the interview conducted by Soo Yeon Kim (Intern Publication and Public Relations Team APCEIU)
Maestro Valery Gergiev and WOP at 2010 BBC proms
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TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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Spring 2015 49
It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
SangSaeng
Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
Spring 2015 51
Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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Spring 2015
Children writing their wishes and putting those into a pot to draw lots
TIMELESS FESTIVITY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD HIDIRELLEZ
By Metin Turan (President of Foundation of Folklore Researchers Turkey)metturangmailcom
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
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UNDERSTANDING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
SangSaeng
Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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omm
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A parade to celebrate Hıdırellez
While jumping over the Hıdırellez fire people wish and pray
Spring 2015 49
It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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A woman hanging her wish note on a tree
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
50
APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
SangSaeng
Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
Spring 2015 51
Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
SangSaeng52
INTERVIEW E
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UNDERSTANDING THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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Hıdıre l lez is ce lebrated in Turkey commemorating the day the two prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah)
first met on earth Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and continues into the next day In Turkey it is widely believed that Hızır is a prophet of earth who aids people during difficult periods of their lives and distributes fertility and health The prophet Ilyas is recognized as the saviour of water Both of them are believed to have drunk the elixir bengisu
Union of Land and Water
According to folktale these two prophets help people in their darkest moments by appearing to them in different forms and appearances Both Hizir and Ilyas wander around the land and sea eventually meeting every year at a waterfront on May 5 This meeting represents the fusion of land and water Like the union of the earth and water the two names Hızır and Ilyas have been amalgamated into Hıdırellez
As a result of their union the land turns green waters surge and nature puts on her colourful dress Since the times of the Mesopotamian Assyrian Sumerian and Hittite civilizations the event is looked forward to in anticipation and celebrated and good spirits Hopeful wishes and expectations for the future fill up the atmosphere
The arrival of spring or summer
figuratively meaning the the end of winter and rebirth of nature has been celebrated through various ceremonies and rituals Within the seasonal cycle winter symbol-izes death and spring symbolizes the revival or regeneration of life Thus with the arrival of spring the days are filled with hope health happiness and success Therefore Hıdırellez Day is a highly significant holiday since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and Ilyas met on the earth which is accepted as the arrival of spring and summer
Common Celebration Regardless of Religion or Region
In societies that shape their daily lives and folk cultures to smoothly take in the change of seasons special days and events that revolve around seasonal changes are more significant Following the days of observation for change the points of seasonal change are welcomed as the summit of joy and happiness for people Even for people with different ethnic origins or religious practices the relation-ship between nature and humans provide a common and meaningful framework
Going back to ancient times there has been a wide range of ceremonies and rituals that have been performed for various gods to celebrate the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia Anatolia Iran and other Mediterranean countries
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A parade to celebrate Hıdırellez
While jumping over the Hıdırellez fire people wish and pray
Spring 2015 49
It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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A woman hanging her wish note on a tree
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
50
APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
SangSaeng
Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
Spring 2015 51
Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
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It is widely believed that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia even if they have different ethnic origins or religious practices Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while celebrating Hıdırellez This similarity of welcoming spring shows how the core relationship between nature and humans is not bounded to a specific region ethnicity or religion
There may be slight differences in how the welcoming ceremony of spring is called For the people who follow the Islamic faith it is called lsquoHıdırellezrsquo For the Christian communities it is called lsquoSaint George Dayrsquo Apart from these two examples spring is also welcomed under the name lsquoKakava festivityrsquo by the gypsy communities that settled in Kırklareli City during the Ottoman period and has a Roman origin
Whether it is called HıdırellezSaint George Day or Kakava festivity different religion and regions commonly celebrate the beginning of spring
Traditional Wishes
During the two day period from the night of 5 May until the night of 6 May people participate in various traditional activities and make wishes
For example in some regions special foods are cooked and left on large plates
in the kitchen in case Hızır comes to visit Hızır is believed to bring wealth by tasting these foods Furthermore gold silver or any other precious metal is put inside the foods because it is believed that whoever finds them will have a stroke of great luck
Another practice that can be seen is called lsquomartafalrsquo in some places and lsquopot luckingrsquo in others People put objects with symbolic meaning into a pot and draws lots from them While casting lots various folk songs are sung Each song is considered as a lucky sign on behalf of the person drawing the lot The main themes of the folk songs encompass love wealth marriage and birth
Young girls go to the Danube River before the sunrise to wish for a marriage proposal and throw their wedding dresses into the water as an offering Some take the river water with them so that they can wash their faces and hands at home In this region it is believed that Baba Finge who is considered to be an ancestor will rise from the river and assist people to overcome difficulties in their lives
Moreover green willow branches are plucked and hung on the doors of the believerrsquos homes People do this because they believe that these branches bring wealth and fertility This is a practice that has roots in the ancient world where the green willow symbolized the Mesopota-mian fertility god Tammuz
Like the awakening of the earth upon the start of spring people are rejuvenated with new hope for better days while cele-brating Hıdırellez
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A woman hanging her wish note on a tree
Timeless Festivity of the Ancient World Hıdırellez
50
APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
SangSaeng
Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
Spring 2015 51
Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
SangSaeng52
INTERVIEW E
IU P
ho
to
SangSaen
g is available onlin
ew
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elping each other students in Malaysia are learning to live together
copy G
eum-S
un Han
50
APCEIU HIGHLISHTS IMPORTANCE OF GCED WITH UN UNESCO IN NEW YORK
In order to highlight the importance of global citizenship an Information Meeting on the World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 and Seminar on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) were held on 6 March at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City The Information Meeting and Seminar were co-convened by APCEIU UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in order to promote the WEF 2015 as well as to raise awareness about the importance of integrating GCED into the post-2015 education agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals During the panel discussions at the Seminar presentations with a variety of foci on GCED were made such as its concept role and practices In the end the event urged the active engagement of all its Member States and expanded partnerships among the UN UNESCO nations civil societies and other organisations
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
SangSaeng
Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED
APCEIU co-organised the Global Youth Advocacy Workshop on GCED with the UN Secretary Generalrsquos Global Education First Initiative and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development The Workshop which ran from 30 March to 4 April in Busan Republic of Korea aimed to build the capacity of dynamic young leaders from across the world to advocate for GCED The Workshop gathered 45 youth leaders from 34 countries selected on the basis of their current engagement and future commitment in educating youth at the local and national levels on GCED Consisting of various interactive sessions and activities the Workshop enabled participants to establish a global network of youth advocates to advance the GCED agenda beyond 2015
By Yeon-Woo Lee (ywleeunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU Unveils Online Database on GCED
lsquoUNESCO Clearinghouse on GCED Hosted by APCEIUrsquo was launched during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on GCED held from 28-30 January The new initiative jointly set up by UNESCO and APCEIU to facilitate information sharing and enhance knowledge and understanding of GCED is now up and running online Considered to be a vast database of knowledge and information on GCED the Clearinghouse is expected to serve the demand for GCED information by policymakers curriculum developers educators as well as the general public from around the world For those who wish to be informed and updated about policies good practices and teaching and learning materials on GCED visit and explore wwwgcedclearinghouseorg
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
Spring 2015 51
Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
SangSaeng52
INTERVIEW E
IU P
ho
to
SangSaen
g is available onlin
ew
ww
unescoapceiuorgsangsaengH
elping each other students in Malaysia are learning to live together
copy G
eum-S
un Han
Spring 2015 51
Korean Teachers Take Up Leadership to Foster Global Citizenship
An appointment ceremony of GCED Lead Teachers was hosted by APCEIU and the Korean Ministry of Education on 19 March and then followed with the GCED
Capacity-Building Workshop on 19-20 March In total 35 Korean teachers from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education (MPOEs) were appointed as the first round of GCED Lead Teachers APCEIU also developed a workshop guidebook titled GCED Meets Teachers which provides teachers with opportunities to search for ways to implement GCED at schools experience learning methods and understand the main issues and themes of GCED through workshops The educational practitioners appointed to the programme will present good practices they have worked with and GCED-relevant policies of the respective MPOEs at the GCED exhibition which will be held at the WEF 2015
By Ji-Hong Lee (jihongleeunescoapceiuorg)
German Teachers Teach at Korean Vocational SchoolsThe Korea-Germany Teacher Exchange Programme was carried out for two weeks in the Republic of Korea with the aim of building global capacity of teachers in the field of vocational education Running from 15 March to 28 March six German teachers from Marcel-Breuer-
Schule OSZ Kraftfahzeugtechnik and OSZ TIEM in Berlin visited Korea to teach at different middle and high schools After observing local classes in order to get understand the Korean vocational educational programme the visiting German teachers taught their major fields of expertise at their host schools Upon completing their teaching programme a final presentation that covered the experiences they gained as visiting educational practitioners to Korean schools was held on 27 March
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Final presentation for ROK-AUSGERSIN Teacher Exchange ProgrammeIn order to share and learn about positive educational practices around the world 46 Korean teachers were dispatched to Australia Germany and Singapore from 4 February to 1 March as part of a teacher exchange programme Upon completing their local host schoolsrsquo activities the final presentation of the dispatched Korean teachers was held on 10 March in order to share and evaluate best co-teaching practices The participating educational practitioners exchanged information they learnt on foreign educational systems shared teaching methodologies discussed the results of their co-teaching classes and reviewed plans to apply the experience to their own classrooms
By Youah Kim (kya531unescoapceiuorg)
Book about Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia Korea Released
APCEIU in collaboration with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA has published a book titled 100 Everyday Objects from Southeast Asia and Korea The compilation came to light thanks to the generous support from the ROK-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project Funds With six thematic foci this source book introduces various stories related to representative everyday objects from Brunei Darussalam Cambodia
Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam and Korea Along with the English version there are also Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Filipino Khmer Lao Thai Vietnamese and Korean versions of the sourcebook which will help teachers utilize basic learning materials for cultural understanding in secondary schools across the Southeast Asia region and Korea
By Hyun Kim (hkimunescoapceiuorg)
Board Game Helps Explore Southeast Asia Korea Through Paintings
A board game that contains paintings portraying tangible and intangible heritages identified by a network of museums and galleries across Southeast Asian countries and Korea has been released by APCEIU Entitled Art Explorer Southeast Asia and Korea the board game which was created
in partnership with the SEAMEO Secretariat and the SEAMEO SPAFA aims to primarily increase the level of cultural literacy and understanding of the region By playing the board gamemdashconsidered the epitome of edutainmentmdashand raising and answering questions about the paintings students will be able to understand and appreciate the rich cultural traditions of their country as well as other countries
By Hyo-Jeong Kim (hyojeongunescoapceiuorg)
12th EIU Photo Class in Cappadocia TurkeyThe 12th EIU Photo Class with the theme lsquoDiscovering Peace through Ancient Wonderrsquo was held from 26 November to 2 December 2014 in Cappadocia Turkey The Photo Class was co-organised by APCEIU the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish National Commission
for UNESCO Turkish and Korean secondary school students and professional photographers used photography to explore Turkeyrsquos heritages Photographs that captured fascinating scenes of Turkey and Korea were shared with the local audience at the exhibition The exhibition is also available online at httpphotoclassunescoapceiuorg
By Jeehyeon Kim (jeehyeonunescoapceiuorg)
APCEIU IN ACTION
SangSaeng52
INTERVIEW E
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ho
to
SangSaen
g is available onlin
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unescoapceiuorgsangsaengH
elping each other students in Malaysia are learning to live together
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