The UN General Assembly proclaimed July 15 to be World Youth Skills Day in 2014. Its objective is to “celebrate the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work, and entrepreneurship.” Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Youth Skills Day has concentrated on recovery efforts that are also...
If you are concerned about the amount of waste we are producing and are trying to make a difference in your own life, you probably compost your organic waste, recycle clean glass, metal cans, and #1 and #2 plastic. You put out a small amount of “non-recyclables” for the trash because what else can you...
As your Education Team wraps up its focus on Global Citizenship, schools are on break and the Northern Hemisphere has all summer in front of it. Check out a few quick takes from around the world AND close to home in education. We wish you a restful break and look forward to reconnecting...
Throughout history, books have been banned or burned when they challenge power, mores or social conventions. Ovid’s works were banned by Julius Caesar. Countless books were banned or burned during the Middle Ages by the powerful religious forces. In the last century, images of Nazi book burnings symbolize a past of authoritarian control. And...
When the first books were banned,
they didn’t disappear.
The words flew up into the sky and
twirled and swirled in the wind.
They landed in lumps and bumps.
Suddenly…
the words began to whisper their stories.
Soon…
the wonder and wander came together and
the pages regenerated and integrated.
They built...
There is much to take note of as the Education Team turns its focus to Global Citizenship this month. Read on and follow the links to see what’s new!
The banning of books continues to be on the rise in the United States, with most of the targeted books being by or...