Development Education: cross-curricular, themed and community wide Noeleen Leahy Retired TY / LCVP Programme Coordinator St Wolstan's Community School.

Development Education:Development Education:cross-curricular, themed cross-curricular, themed

and community wideand community wideNoeleen LeahyNoeleen Leahy

RetiredRetired

TY / LCVP Programme CoordinatorTY / LCVP Programme Coordinator

St Wolstan's Community SchoolSt Wolstan's Community School

CelbridgeCelbridge

Geography, Religion, IT, LCVP, CSPE, SPHE.Geography, Religion, IT, LCVP, CSPE, SPHE.

Transition Year is…Transition Year is… An ideal place for An ideal place for

Development Development Education.Education.

Open to innovation.Open to innovation.

Based around active Based around active learning.learning.

Compatible with aims Compatible with aims of Development of Development Education.Education.

Development Education in St Wolstan'sDevelopment Education in St Wolstan's

In 2005 – Self Help Africa workshop in NUIMIn 2005 – Self Help Africa workshop in NUIM

Religion Department looked at three SHA Transition Religion Department looked at three SHA Transition Year modules and agreed to implement.Year modules and agreed to implement.

Realised we already covered the issues in TY and Realised we already covered the issues in TY and elsewhere.elsewhere.

But – only basic awareness.But – only basic awareness.

Development Education in St Wolstan'sDevelopment Education in St Wolstan's 2006 – 2007 school year2006 – 2007 school year

Religion teachers were able to make DE Religion teachers were able to make DE cross curricularcross curricular through their own through their own range of subjects: (e.g Poverty)range of subjects: (e.g Poverty)

ReligionReligion EnglishEnglish DramaDrama GeographyGeography

Active learningActive learning Participated in SHA workshops with other Participated in SHA workshops with other

schoolsschools. . Schools Across Borders.Schools Across Borders.

Development Education in St Wolstan'sDevelopment Education in St Wolstan's

2007 – 2008 school year2007 – 2008 school year

Involvement with Worldwise / LeargasInvolvement with Worldwise / Leargas

Established a linking project with Established a linking project with Ethiopian school.Ethiopian school.

TY teachers were asked to take TY teachers were asked to take Development / Ethiopia / Africa as a Development / Ethiopia / Africa as a themetheme for their TY modules. for their TY modules.

Development Education in St Wolstan'sDevelopment Education in St Wolstan's

Subjects involved:Subjects involved: HistoryHistory GeographyGeography ReligionReligion LanguagesLanguages Home EconomicsHome Economics MathsMaths

TechnologyTechnology ArtArt ScienceScience MusicMusic BusinessBusiness EnglishEnglish

Development Education in St Wolstan'sDevelopment Education in St Wolstan's

2008 – 2009 school year2008 – 2009 school year

Link with Ligaba Hitosa High School in Link with Ligaba Hitosa High School in Huruta, Ethiopia was fully established. Huruta, Ethiopia was fully established.

Two teachers visit Ethiopia.Two teachers visit Ethiopia.

Great opportunity for Great opportunity for community widecommunity wide awareness and involvement – both in and awareness and involvement – both in and outside the school.outside the school.

Development Education in St Wolstan'sDevelopment Education in St Wolstan's

Complete cross-curricular Complete cross-curricular project.project.

Whole school Fun Walk to Whole school Fun Walk to raise funds - €10,000raise funds - €10,000 Theme - Ethiopian flagTheme - Ethiopian flag

A Day in the LifeA Day in the Life

Awareness raised through Awareness raised through radio, newspapers, school radio, newspapers, school website, TY blogs, Parent website, TY blogs, Parent Meetings, school show, Meetings, school show, Open Day.Open Day.

Development Education in St Wolstan'sDevelopment Education in St Wolstan's

Successful partnership Successful partnership trip to Hurutatrip to Huruta

Presentation made to made to students, staff, BOM, students, staff, BOM, Parent Association, local Parent Association, local library, Worldwise library, Worldwise ConferenceConference

Ethiopian Coffee ceremony

Development Education in St Wolstan'sDevelopment Education in St Wolstan's

2009 -2010 school year2009 -2010 school year

Action taken and global Action taken and global

connections made connections made

through production of a book through production of a book

““The Optimism of Youth”The Optimism of Youth”

based on MDG No 2 Universal based on MDG No 2 Universal Primary Education.Primary Education.

Development Education in St Wolstan'sDevelopment Education in St Wolstan's

This was another community wide effort This was another community wide effort which involved:which involved: AllAll TY students TY students WholeWhole school community school community LocalLocal community community GlobalGlobal connections connections

Towards 2015 blog

The Optimism of YouthThe Optimism of Youthfrom awareness to actionfrom awareness to action

Cross curricularCross curricular EnglishEnglish ArtArt ITIT ReligionReligion CSPECSPE SPHESPHE HistoryHistory

Skills developedSkills developed ITIT Letter writingLetter writing Report writingReport writing ResearchResearch CommunicationCommunication Team Team PlanningPlanning OrganisationalOrganisational

Development Education in St Wolstan'sDevelopment Education in St Wolstan's

HistoryHistory ColonisationColonisation

GeographyGeography 3rd world country

ReligionReligion MDG’sMDG’s Gender / Gender / Poverty

LanguagesLanguages Culture

Home EconomicsHome Economics Ethiopian food Junk Kouture

MathsMaths Aids statistics Aids statistics

ScienceScience Young Scientist ExYoung Scientist Ex

MusicMusic Jembe workshopsJembe workshops

BusinessBusiness Micro creditMicro credit

EnglishEnglish Film / DebatingFilm / Debating

TechnologyTechnology Recycled craftsRecycled crafts

ArtArt African craftsAfrican crafts

2013 / 2014

New pilot programme in a network of schools through Schools Across Borders.

Create a mini NGO to raise awareness and take action.

www.agirlfriendlyworld.blogspot.ie www.cornarotyngo.blogspot.ie www.schoolsacrossborders.org

TaskTask In small groups brainstorm a cross In small groups brainstorm a cross

curricular plan for Development Education.curricular plan for Development Education.

Aim: Aim: values of values of solidarity, equality, inclusion + solidarity, equality, inclusion + co-operationco-operation

Start with Dev Ed and work out to find Start with Dev Ed and work out to find connections.connections.

Suggest possible projects within each Suggest possible projects within each subject for the plan.subject for the plan.

Active learningActive learning

Workshops Workshops Poster / Film sessionsPoster / Film sessions Awareness DayAwareness Day Blogging Participation in global projects eg Blog Participation in global projects eg Blog

Action Day, Earth hour.Action Day, Earth hour. Recording own Recording own podcasts + + video

responsesresponses Writing + acting in own playsWriting + acting in own plays

ProjectsProjects GeographyGeography

• World trip – 3World trip – 3rdrd world / world / volunteer• Google map Google map • Medical Geography – Medical Geography – Dr Snow (cholera)• Vaccinations brochureVaccinations brochure

ReligionReligion• MDG’s – posters, responsesMDG’s – posters, responses• Poverty – TV ads, Visual Verbal squaresPoverty – TV ads, Visual Verbal squares• Gender – film, reviews, responses, blogs, Gender – film, reviews, responses, blogs,

imagesimages• Conflict – research, film, reviews, current – research, film, reviews, current

affairsaffairs

HistoryHistory• ColonisationColonisation• Conflict – struggle for power – current conflictsConflict – struggle for power – current conflicts• School tour - PolandSchool tour - Poland

Home Economics Home Economics • Food science / diet / designFood science / diet / design• Junk Kouture / recycling / sustainabilityJunk Kouture / recycling / sustainability

ScienceScience• Young Scientist Young Scientist

ITIT• ResearchResearch• BlogsBlogs• BrochuresBrochures• Google mapsGoogle maps• PresentationsPresentations

EnglishEnglish• Drama – write/perform own actsDrama – write/perform own acts• DebatingDebating• Film reviewsFilm reviews• Creative/persuasive/poetry writingCreative/persuasive/poetry writing

MusicMusic• Jembe workshopsJembe workshops• African choir on Music Night / TY GraduationAfrican choir on Music Night / TY Graduation

Development Education is..Development Education is..

Very hard workVery hard work Very enjoyableVery enjoyable Very rewardingVery rewarding Personally enrichingPersonally enriching

More to be done – our students still More to be done – our students still feel they can ‘do more’.feel they can ‘do more’.

Thank youThank you

@noeleenleahy@noeleenleahy

Jabba Jabba Jembe Gorta Self Help AfricaGorta Self Help Africa Junkouture Leargas TY PDSTTY PDST