Humanitarian Education This is an innovative educational project from the British Red Cross that responds to the latest developments in education for citizenship. Its purpose is to “Reach Out” to children and young people through the delivery of humanitarian messages in schools, inform them about the Red Cross and its activities and encourage them to act and make a difference.
As the world’s largest Humanitarian Movement, the Red Cross is ideally placed to provide a humanitarian perspective on local and global issues.
How we will do it:
Trained volunteer facilitators deliver informal educational workshops and presentations in
schools. The workshops are adaptable to fit into a classroom session or accommodate larger numbers. The topics we are currently delivering include:
> background to the Red Cross and Red Crescent
> child soldiers
> asylum seekers and refugees
> landmines
> HIV and AIDS
What are the costs?
We usually ask for a donation to cover the costs of us delivering the session, for example the mileage of the school speaker. We will discuss this in advance with you.
Education on the web www.redcross.org.uk/education
What does education on the web offer?
> Activities, lesson and assembly plans and ideas to equip teachers to deliver citizenship and humanitarian education to young people in and after school.
> The resources are for use with 9-16 year olds.
> The resource topics fall into four themes: disasters and emergencies, conflict and its consequences, health, diversity and tolerance.
> The materials are up to date and topical.
> They are easy to use – pick up and go for busy teachers, plus plenty of ideas and scope for teachers to build on the topic
What are the resources?
> Assembly kits – a scripted performance plus add-on activities
> Ten-minute briefings – the key issues summarised for teachers in ten minutes
> Above and beyond – extra activities, homework, puzzles and fillers
> News think! – fortnightly email with four news stories to discuss with students
> Class acts – lesson plans exploring humanitarian education through real-life stories