What is a PECAS Centre?

What is a PECAS Centre?What is a PECAS Centre?

A PECAS Centre is a A PECAS Centre is a meeting point where people meeting point where people can share information and can share information and

ideas about:ideas about:PPlanetlanet (Sustainable (Sustainable development)development)

EEconomyconomy (Sustainable (Sustainable development)development)

CCommunityommunity (Sustainable (Sustainable development)development)

AAndndSSelfelf (Lifelong/Lifewide learning)(Lifelong/Lifewide learning)

PECAS Centre PECAS Centre operations: operations:

Step 1. Choose a display Step 1. Choose a display topictopic

PECAS Centre PECAS Centre operations: operations:

Step 1. Topic exampleStep 1. Topic example

PECAS Centre PECAS Centre operations: operations:

Step 2. Research for Step 2. Research for displaydisplay

PECAS Centre operations:PECAS Centre operations:Step 3. DStep 3. Display preparation

PECAS Centre PECAS Centre operations: operations:

Step 4. Display Step 4. Display finalisationfinalisation

PECAS Centre operations: PECAS Centre operations: Step 5. Visits by other Step 5. Visits by other

classes for peer learningclasses for peer learning

PECAS Centre operations: Step 6. Peer learning

through Q & A sheets about topic

SURVEY QUESTION AND ANSWER SHEET

Display theme Women and sport in Kuwait Display purpose To consider how more women can be encouraged to play sport in

Kuwait. ‘Host’ class and instructor Business Diploma Sem 4, Group 3; Instructor: Mr Chris Picone Student project team Fatemah Haider ; Albatool Dashti; Maha Ateyah; Maha Al-Essa

Thank you for your help with our survey. Your answers to the following questions, both from males and females, will help students in the review of their project. If you have any questions or further comments, please email our class teacher, [email protected]

Question Your input Are you personally involved in any sport or fitness program at present? If so, please give a brief description.

Type of sport/fitness program? (Eg, member of social soccer team)

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Individual or team activity? (Eg, team member of soccer team)

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How often do you participate? (Eg, training twice a week, match weekly)

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How many years have you been involved in this sport/fitness program? (Eg, Five years)

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Approximately how much money does it cost you each year to be part of this activity? (Eg, KD100 each year for club membership fees)

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Describe any organisational or leadership role you have in your sport. (Eg, voluntary coach of junior club soccer team.)

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Question Your input If you are involved in any sport or fitness program, in order of importance, what are the three main reasons why you are involved?

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In order of significance, what do you think are the three main reasons why many women do not become involved in sport or fitness programs?

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In order of importance, how do you think it can be made easier for more women to become involved in sport or fitness programs?

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……………………………………………………………………… Describe the last advertisement that you remember about sporting or fitness programs for women in Kuwait. Why do you remember this advert?

(Eg, newspaper advert for gym membership at Palms hotel. I remember this ad because it showed people having fun & looking fit.)

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I remember this ad because…………………………………………........

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Regarding the PECAS Centre display and presentation, please give us your feedback.

What was the most significant new piece of information you learnt from the display and presentation?

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What part of the display/presentation impressed you the most?

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What suggestion do you have to improve our display/presentation?

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Please give us a suggestion for a future PECAS Centre display topic.

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Please answer the following questions about you so we can see whether our survey results are affected by gender, age and so on.

Your gender Male/ Female (please circle) Your age group Under 20yrs/ 20-24yrs / 25-29yrs / 30 yrs and over (please circle) Married Yes/ No (please circle)

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PECAS Centre: Step 9. Host class

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HOST CLASS REFLECTION SHEET

Thank you for completing this survey. It will help in the overall review of the effectiveness of the class project. If you have any questions, please email [email protected]

Display theme Women and sport in Kuwait Display purpose To consider how more women can be encouraged to play sport in

Kuwait. ‘Host’ class and instructor Business Diploma Sem 4, Group 3; Instructor: Mr Chris Picone Host visit team and please underline your name

Visiting class, day, time and instructor

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Date and time………………………………………………………

Visiting class instructor ……………………………………………

Question Your feedback Provide a brief summary of how you contributed towards the presentation of the topic to the visiting class students.

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What special creative activities did you use to obtain and keep the interest of the visiting class students?

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Comment on whether you felt the visiting students were interested in your topic? If they were not interested, did you try and do anything different to obtain their interest?

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Question Your feedback What do you think was the most interesting question that was asked by a visiting class student?

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Provide details of any new information or ideas that the visiting class contributed to the topic.

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Overall, were there any comments from the students that made you feel they genuinely learnt from the display/presentation?

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Provide details of any action that the visiting class is thinking about as a result of the display/presentation.

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Do you feel that this experience of being a ‘host’ helped you to improve any skills that might benefit you in your future? If so, please comment against each of the headings. (If you are presenting to more than one visiting class, please try and use different or higher level skills with each new presentation and comment on these.)

Planning.....……….…………………………………………………

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Creative skills..……….……………………………………………...

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Team work.....……….………………………………………………

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Presentation skills….…………………………………………………

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Communication skills.………………………………………………..

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Any technical skills such as data projection operation………………

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Any other skills…….…………………………………………………

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Regarding the PECAS Centre display and presentation project generally, please give us your feedback.

As a result of this particular experience, what would you do different next time to improve the display and/or presentation?

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Comment on the overall value of this particular experience towards your vocational training.

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Please answer the following questions about you.

Your gender Male / Female (please circle) Your age group Under 20yrs / 20-24yrs / 25-29yrs / 30 yrs and over (please circle) Married Yes / No (please circle)

HOST CLASS REFLECTION SHEET

Thank you for completing this survey. It will help in the overall review of the effectiveness of the class project. If you have any questions, please email [email protected]

Display theme Women and sport in Kuwait Display purpose To consider how more women can be encouraged to play sport in

Kuwait. ‘Host’ class and instructor Business Diploma Sem 4, Group 3; Instructor: Mr Chris Picone Host visit team and please underline your name

Visiting class, day, time and instructor

Visiting class ………………………………………………………

Date and time………………………………………………………

Visiting class instructor ……………………………………………

Question Your feedback Provide a brief summary of how you contributed towards the presentation of the topic to the visiting class students.

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What special creative activities did you use to obtain and keep the interest of the visiting class students?

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Comment on whether you felt the visiting students were interested in your topic? If they were not interested, did you try and do anything different to obtain their interest?

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Question Your feedback What do you think was the most interesting question that was asked by a visiting class student?

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Provide details of any new information or ideas that the visiting class contributed to the topic.

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Overall, were there any comments from the students that made you feel they genuinely learnt from the display/presentation?

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Provide details of any action that the visiting class is thinking about as a result of the display/presentation.

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Do you feel that this experience of being a ‘host’ helped you to improve any skills that might benefit you in your future? If so, please comment against each of the headings. (If you are presenting to more than one visiting class, please try and use different or higher level skills with each new presentation and comment on these.)

Planning.....……….…………………………………………………

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Creative skills..……….……………………………………………...

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Team work.....……….………………………………………………

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Leadership......……….………………………………………………

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Presentation skills….…………………………………………………

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Communication skills.………………………………………………..

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Any technical skills such as data projection operation………………

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Any other skills…….…………………………………………………

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Regarding the PECAS Centre display and presentation project generally, please give us your feedback.

As a result of this particular experience, what would you do different next time to improve the display and/or presentation?

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Comment on the overall value of this particular experience towards your vocational training.

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Please answer the following questions about you.

Your gender Male / Female (please circle) Your age group Under 20yrs / 20-24yrs / 25-29yrs / 30 yrs and over (please circle) Married Yes / No (please circle)

PECAS Centre: PECAS Centre: Step 10. Host class Step 10. Host class

awardsawards

PECAS Centre: PECAS Centre: Step 11. Further Step 11. Further

informationinformation

Why PECAS Centres?Why PECAS Centres?

• UN Decade of Education for UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) Sustainable Development (DESD) from 2005-2014 from 2005-2014

• Three pillars of DESDThree pillars of DESD– PPlanet (Environment)lanet (Environment)– EEconomyconomy– CCommunityommunity

(UNESCO, 2002)(UNESCO, 2002)

Why DESD?Why DESD? Awareness of Awareness of Planet issues

Global Warming

Greenland: Ice fjord has retreated six miles in just a few years. (http://travel.msn.com)

Why DESD?Why DESD? Awareness of Awareness of Economic

issuesProfit v Pollution

Why DESD?Why DESD? Awareness Awareness Community

issuesRacism and Intolerance

Riotous assembly … a mob assaults a man with beer bottles at North Cronulla. By evening, youths of Middle Eastern background were out for revenge, which included vandalising more than 100 cars at Maroubra.Photo: Andrew Meares

Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable Development Action v Inaction

The quality of life for our children and their children The quality of life for our children and their children will be affected by our actions and inactions!will be affected by our actions and inactions!

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Sustainable Development Sustainable Development and and

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PPlanetlanet (Sustainable (Sustainable development)development)

EEconomyconomy (Sustainable (Sustainable development)development)

CCommunityommunity (Sustainable (Sustainable development)development)

AAndndSSelfelf (Lifelong/Lifewide learning)(Lifelong/Lifewide learning)

First PECAS Centre : First PECAS Centre : Kuwait, opened on 22 Kuwait, opened on 22

Oct 2009Oct 2009

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Pecas is Spanish for freckles.Pecas is Spanish for freckles.

Freckles can be warningFreckles can be warningsigns for the future.signs for the future.

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PECAS CentresPECAS CentresGeneric branding to promoteGeneric branding to promote

• IdentificationIdentification

• ImportanceImportance

• InformationInformation

• InvolvementInvolvement

• InterchangeInterchange

PECAS Centres: PECAS Centres: Format, Management & Format, Management &

FundingFunding

• Can be as simple as a Can be as simple as a display walldisplay wall in a library in a library

• Management decided by Management decided by locallocal participants participants

• Nonpartisan, balancedNonpartisan, balanced and and autonomousautonomous

• InclusiveInclusive representation especially youth representation especially youth

• SponsorshipSponsorship

• FundraisingFundraising through recycling projects through recycling projects

PECAS Centre networkPECAS Centre network

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As a global community our window of opportunity to adequately address…all areas of sustainable development, is short. Now is the time for us to act and we must act boldly.

(United Nations, 2004)

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For more informationFor more information

• Visit Visit www.pecascentres.com

oror

• Email Email [email protected]