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Adriana Ferreira Q2

Queen Elizabeth‟s School

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FOREWORD

Comenius Programme - School Multilateral Partnership

FLY (Fun Learning for Youngsters)

The Comenius Programme focuses on pre-school and primary to

secondary levels of education. The Comenius Programme funds actions

relevant to school education. Organizations from different European

countries, involved in the school education sector, can work together in

school partnerships and use e-twinning – an internet platform for

teachers and school cooperation to work on common interests and

projects.

Current results demonstrate that Comenius school partnerships help

foreign language learning, promote intercultural awareness and ICT

task-based competences.

Comenius aims to enhance the quality and European dimension of

education, promote teacher training, improve pedagogical approaches

and disseminate good practices and innovation in school education and

management.

Partnership coordination:

Queen Elizabeth‟s School, Lisbon, Portugal

Partners:

Queen Elizabeth‟s School, Lisbon, Portugal

Shiremoor Primary School – Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

Colegio Público Atalia – Gijon, Spain

Kurtulus Primary School – Kütahya, Turkey

Aims of the project:

- To adopt a holistic approach to the schools curricula reinforcing

learning within and across subjects, multidisciplinary and

transversal competences, and new crosscurricular didatics involving

the Arts, Science, ICT and other subjects in a creative manner

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- Promote intercultural dialogue and new pedagogical methodologies

(early language learning, Content and Language Integrated Learning)

- Explore the potential pf ICT (E-twinning, webquests, blogs, podcasts

and wikis) to enhance teachers learning

- Explore the interaction between education, the community and

professional development, alongside promoting and active European

citizenship as well as social responsability

- Develop a common identity and a sense of belonging to the European

Union

Expected results:

- Public exhibition on citizenship

- Partnership website online

- Booklet and slideshow on NGOs

- Healthy Food Fair

- Recipe book on healthy food

- Handbook and DVD on best practices

- FLY mini-olimpics

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GENERAL INDEX

Selecting our good causes

Planning how to support our good causes

Outcomes of our work

Appendices

PARTNERS

Portugal, Queen Elizabeth‟s School...........................p.8 – p.55

United Kingdom, Shiremoor Primary School..............p.56-p.62

Spain, Colegio Público Atalia.....................................p.64-p.70

Turkey, Kurtulus Primary School..............................p.72-p.77

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Queen Elizabeth’s School

Lisbon, Portugal

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INTRODUCTION

The European Year of Volunteering 2011

Official Launch in Portugal – Lisbon Tour Stop in Forum Picoas

The Participation of Queen Elizabeth‟s School

Participants were informed of volunteer opportunities and activities in

Forum Picoas, hosted by Fernanda Freitas, representative of the

National Coordination Body of Portugal and Zeinal Bava, Executive

President of PT (Portugal Telecom). The programme was presented by

Margarida Marques, Head of the European Commission (EC)

Representation in Portugal. She explained that the objective of the EC

Representation is to establish similar Tour Stops in all the regional

capitals throughout the year.

Four Principle Objectives:

reduce the obstacles to volunteering in the EU

give means to volunteer organizations and better the quality of

volunteering

compensate and recognize volunteer work

create awareness of the value and importance of volunteering

Queen Elizabeth‟s School was represented by its students, from grades

2, 3, and 4, as they interviewed the various representatives of both

Social Solidarity Associations and NGOs (Non Governmental

Organizations), at Forum Picoas, from February 3rd – 8th.

Queen Elizabeth‟s School – Denise Lester Foundation, in celebration of

the European Year of Volunteering 2011 decided to open its doors to

various local communities in need. QES has also created a film on

active citizenship and the importance of volunteering, depicted through

the exploration of the themes by its students.

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Research for the project

Organização Não Governamental (ONG)

- Associações com finalidades públicas e sem fins lucrativos

- Desenvolvem acções em diferentes áreas e mobilizam a opinião

pública e o apoio da população para modificar determinados

aspectos da sociedade.

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Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)

- Public associations with no profit objectives.

- Develop services in different areas and generate public opinion

and obtain support from populations to modify certain aspects of

society.

- BANCO ALIMENTAR CONTRA A FOME / FOOD BANK

- QUERCUS

- MÉDICOS DO MUNDO

- HELPO

- GREENPEACE

- AMI

- UNICEF

Pesquisas do E4 e do Q4

Research done by E4 and Q4

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BANCO ALIMENTAR CONTRA A FOME

FOOD BANK

Esta associação luta contra o desperdício de alimentos na nossa

sociedade e distribui comida pelas instituições que lutam contra a fome.

Ir buscar onde sobra para entregar onde falta: uma ideia de John

Van Hengel que, em 1967, fundou o primeiro Food Bank, em Phoenix

(Arizona), dando início a um movimento que existe hoje em todos os

continentes.

This association fights against wasting of food in our society and

distributes food to institutions that fight against hunger.

Get from where it is surplus to give where it is scarce: An idea by

John Van Hengel who, in 1967, founded the first Food Bank in Phoenix,

Arizona. This was the beginning of a movement that exists presently in

all continents.

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QUERCUS

Fundada em 1985, esta associação luta pela conservação da Natureza e

dos recursos naturais.

Portuguese organization founded in 1985 to preserve nature and its

resources.

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HELPO

Esta associação serve para ajudar as pessoas pobres a terem certas

condições de vida, por isso desenvolve projectos de apoio comunitário e

de educação.

This Portuguese association aims to help people in poverty to have

better living conditions. They develop community and educational

projects.

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MÉDICOS DO MUNDO

Esta associação presta cuidados de saúde às populações mais

vulneráveis em situações de emergência e combate a exclusão social.

Foi fundada por Bernard Kouchner em 1980 na sequência da operação

"Um barco pelo Vietname" que levou assistência médica a um grupo de

2564 refugiados vietnamitas que se encontravam à deriva no mar da

China, sem que nenhum país acedesse em acolhê-los.

Esta organização, presente em mais de 60 países, foi fundada em

Portugal em 1999.

This Portuguese association provides health care to vulnerable

populations in case of emergency and fights against social exclusion .

It was founded by Bernard Kouchner in 1980 following the operation "A

boat for Vietnam" which brought medical care to a group of 2,564

Vietnamese refugees who were adrift in the South China Sea, without

any country accepting to take them in .

This organization was founded in Portugal in 1999 and is present in

over 60 countries.

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GREENPEACE

O que é a Greenpeace?

A Greenpeace é uma organização

mundial de campanhas que age para

mudar atitudes e comportamentos, para

proteger e conservar a natureza e

promover a paz.

A Greenpeace está a fazer campanha por uma agricultura que beneficie

o planeta e as populações. Queremos alimentos saudáveis que cresçam

no ambiente e não contra o ambiente. Queremos uma agricultura que

ajude os agricultores a lidar com as alterações climáticas.

What is Greenpeace?

Greenpeace is a worldwide organization of campaigns that acts to

change attitudes and behaviour, to protect and conserve nature and

promote peace. Greenpeace is campaigning for an agriculture that benefits

the planet and its populations. We want healthy foods that grow in the

environment and not against it. We want farming to help farmers cope with

climate change.

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A história da Greenpeace

Em 1971, motivada pelo sonho de um mundo verde e pacífico, uma

pequena equipa de activistas zarpou de Vancouver, no Canadá, num

velho barco de pesca. Esses activistas, fundadores da Greenpeace,

acreditavam que um grupo de alguns indivíduos podia fazer a diferença.

Primeira campanha em Portugal

Portugal é o país da União Europeia com o maior consumo de peixe per-

capita – uma média de 57Kg por ano. Há apenas três anos, apesar do

declínio crescente dos stocks de peixe a nível mundial estar no centro

dos debates científicos, poucos consumidores portugueses estavam

conscientes do verdadeiro custo do seu consumo de peixe para os

ecossistemas marinhos e nenhum dos principais retalhistas do país

possuía uma política que garantisse a sustentabilidade e legalidade do

peixe à venda nas suas lojas.

The history of Greenpeace

In 1971, a small team of activists motivated by the dream of a green

and peaceful world, set sail from Vancouver, Canada, on an old fishing

boat. These activists, who were the founders of Greenpeace, believed

that a group of individuals could make a difference.

First campaign in Portugal

Portugal is the EU country with the highest fish consumption per capita

- an average of 57kg per year. Just three years ago, despite the

increasing decline of fish stocks worldwide being at the centre of

scientific debate, few Portuguese consumers were aware of the true cost

of their consumption of fish for marine ecosystems. Non of the major

retailers in the country had a policy that would guarantee the legality

and sustainability of fish for sale in its stores.

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AMI

A AMI foi fundada a 5 de Dezembro de

1984. A AMI é uma Organização Não

Governamental (ONG) portuguesa,

privada, independente, apolítica e sem

fins lucrativos.

Desde a sua fundação, a 5 de Dezembro

de 1984, pelo médico cirurgião urologista Fernando Nobre, a AMI

assumiu-se como uma organização humanitária inovadora em Portugal,

destinada a intervir rapidamente em situações de crise e emergência e a

combater o subdesenvolvimento, a fome, a pobreza, a exclusão social e

as sequelas de guerra em qualquer parte do Mundo.

Com o Homem no centro de todas as suas preocupações, a AMI criou

doze equipamentos Sociais em Portugal e já actuou em dezenas de

países de todo o Mundo, para onde enviou toneladas de ajuda

(medicamentos e equipamento médico, alimentos, roupas, viaturas,

geradores, etc.) e centenas de voluntários.

AMI is a Portuguese Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) which is

private, independent, non-political and non-profit.

It was founded on 5th December 1984 by the urology surgeon

Fernando Nobre. It has since been seen as an innovative humanitarian

organization in Portugal designed to quickly intervene in crises and

emergencies and to combat underdevelopment, hunger, poverty, social

exclusion and the consequences of war anywhere in the world.

With Man being the centre of all concerns, AMI created twelve Social

units in Portugal and has worked in dozens of countries around the

world, where tons of aid was sent (medicine and medical equipment,

food, clothing, vehicles, generators, etc.) as well as hundreds of

volunteers.

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MISSÃO ACTUAL (2008 - 2009)

Apoio à ONG Angolana COPOLUA

OBJECTIVOS

Criar um centro de recursos e uma biblioteca

para uso dos estudantes da Matala com o objectivo principal de

contribuir para a sustentabilidade da organização.

A AMI realiza anualmente, desde 1996, a Campanha de Reciclagem de

Radiografias. Cada tonelada de radiografias dá origem a cerca de 10Kg

de prata. A venda da prata ajuda a AMI a partir para aqueles pontos do

mundo em que aconteçam catástrofes naturais ou onde a ajuda

humanitária seja premente, e a melhorar ainda mais a assistência que

prestamos aos mais desfavorecidos em Portugal. Há 15 anos que a AMI

recolhe radiografias que recicla para uma dupla boa acção: ajudar

quem precisa com o dinheiro obtido com a prata recolhida das

radiografias e reciclar um material que, se atirado para o lixo, pode ser

poluente.

PRESENT MISSION (2008 - 2009)

Support the Angolan NGO, COPOLUA

OBJECTIVES: create a resource centre and a library for students of

Matala to use with the main objective of contributing to the

sustainability of the organization.

Since 1996, AMI annually holds the Campaign for Recycling X-rays.

Each ton of X-rays gives rise to approximately 10 kg of silver. The sale

of silver helps AMI to provide assistance to those parts of the world

where natural disasters occur, or where humanitarian aid is urgent. It

further improves the service we provide to the underprivileged in

Portugal. For 15 years, AMI has been collecting X-rays to recycle for a

good, double action: helping those in need with the money obtained

from silver collected from the X-rays and recycling material if thrown

into the trash, may be polluting.

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UNICEF

O que é?

A UNICEF é uma agência das Nações

Unidas que tem como objectivo

promover a defesa dos direitos das

crianças, ajudar a dar resposta às suas

necessidades básicas e contribuir para

o seu pleno desenvolvimento.

O que faz?

A UNICEF é a única organização mundial que se dedica especificamente

às crianças. Em termos genéricos, trabalha com os governos nacionais e

organizações locais em programas de desenvolvimento a longo prazo

nos sectores da saúde, educação, nutrição, água e saneamento e

também em situações de emergência para defender as crianças vítimas

de guerras e outras catástrofes. Actualmente, trabalha em 158 países.

What is it?

UNICEF is a United Nations agency which aims to promote the rights of

children, to help meet their basic needs and contribute to their full

development.

What does it do?

UNICEF is the only global organization that is dedicated specifically to

children. Generally speaking, it works with national governments and

local organizations in programmes of long-term development in health,

education, nutrition, water and sanitation as well as in emergency

situations to protect children who are victims of war and other

catastrophes. They currently work in 158 countries.

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EMERGÊNCIAS

Guerras, conflitos não declarados, terramotos, seca:

em muitas partes do mundo, as emergências naturais

e as catástrofes provocadas pelo homem continuam a

afectar as populações mais indefesas - e sobretudo as

crianças.

A UNICEF intervém nas situações de emergência com ajuda imediata,

alimentos, medicamentos, pessoal especializado; ao fazê-lo, procura

também garantir a continuidade dos programas para a infância a longo

prazo - por exemplo no campo da educação, com escolas de emergência

e intervenções de reconstrução e recuperação.

Protecção infantil

A protecção das crianças contra a violência, abusos e exploração é uma

componente essencial da defesa dos seus direitos. Tem como grande

objectivo promover um ambiente protector onde a criança se sinta

respeitada e segura em todo o mundo.

EMERGENCIES

Wars, undeclared conflicts, earthquakes,

drought in many parts of the world,

emergencies and natural disasters caused

by humans continue to affect the most

vulnerable populations, especially children.

UNICEF operates in situations of emergency relief, food, medicine and

specialized personnel. In doing so, it also seeks to ensure continuity of

programmes for children in the long-term. For example, in education,

emergency schools intervention of reconstruction and recovery.

Child protection

The protection of children from violence, abuse and exploitation is an

essential component of defending their rights. They aim to promote a

protective environment where children feel safe and respected

throughout the world.

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Selecting our good causes

At Queen Elizabeth‟s School, we aim at raising our pupils‟ awareness of

the importance of making a contribution to the lives of those less

fortunate who need the help of others to survive.

To this end, every year our children and their parents are involved in

several campaigns to collect all sorts of goods, namely food, clothes and

toys, which are then distributed among several local charities.

Considering that we are celebrating in 2011 the European Year of

Volunteering, we decided to extend those initiatives and do some

research to learn about – and support – other organizations, namely

NGOs and charities.

The organizations that were selected were:

An NGO: OIKOS (See appendix 1). This Portuguese NGO was chosen by

the students of E3 for their project work. Its initiatives focus mainly on

transforming the lives of disadvantaged people across Africa and Latin

America.

A Charity: PORTUGUESE ASSOCIATION OF THE ORDER OF MALTA

(See appendix 2). This charity was chosen by the students of Q4 for

their project work because of the impact it has on the lives of the less

fortunate. In Portugal, the Order helps many who suffer, such as drug

addicted youngsters from Castelo Branco and Oporto, visitors who come

in pilgrimage from all over the country to Fátima in May, August and

October by giving them medical and spiritual support. The Sovereign

Order of Malta helps the poor in about 400 countries in the world. Their

main priorities are to help the population in disaster zones in case of

tsunamis, earthquakes and places with serious illnesses like cholera.

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Planning how to support our good causes

OIKOS

Children started by doing some research about OIKOS. The outcomes of

their research were discussed in the classroom, with both the

Portuguese and the English teachers. The topics addressed involved the

history of the organization, the countries where it has developed its

main initiatives, their humanitarian action in situations of emergency

and catastrophes, their efforts to contribute to the concept of

sustainable development and their projects of education towards global

citizenship.

A trip was planned to the European Year of Volunteering Tour Stop in

Lisbon, at Forum Picoas, and the students had the opportunity to

prepare an interview to the representative of OIKOS, Mrs. Cristina

Peixinho, to take place at this event. The interview was conducted in

loco solely by the students at Forum Picoas. The following week, the

students wrote a summary of the answers given to each question with

the help of the Portuguese and English teachers.

With the collaboration of the Arts teacher, the students drew and

coloured a comic strip based on the interview and completed it with

their own questions and answers. With the collaboration of the ICT

teacher, the drawings were compiled in a Powerpoint and the voices of

the students reading their own texts were recorded to complement the

presentation.

Finally, the students debated the importance of solidarity and support,

and designed a few posters to ask for donations to be given to one of

OIKOS‟ current projects, which consists of providing families in

Guatemala with a small farm, offering them seeds and tools and

teaching them how to look after their crops. This campaign is still

ongoing at school at the moment.

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ORDER OF MALTA

Children were asked to research the work developed by the Order of

Malta on the Internet. Information about the history of the organization,

its expansion throughout the world and, especially, its humanitarian

work in Portugal was discussed in class.

A questionnaire was devised both in Portuguese and English classes by

the children in order to be used at the European Year of Volunteering

Tour Stop in Lisbon, which was held in Forum Picoas, where the

children interviewed the President of the Portuguese Association of the

Order of Malta, His Excellency the Count of Albuquerque, Dr. Dom

Augusto de Athayde.

After the interview these notes were used to write an article which was

illustrated by the children in their Art class.

These same children have been visiting a Retirement home on Friday

afternoons and are encouraged to read stories and have short

conversations thus, brightening up the day for the elderly during their

visits.

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Outcomes of our work

The children really appreciated this opportunity of learning about a

Portuguese NGO and the importance of their work carried out all over

the world. They had plenty of learning opportunities and the diversity of

tasks and activities developed allowed for many different skills to be

enriched.

In the end, the children also had the opportunity to experience

firsthand what it feels like to set up a campaign and get precious

donations that will eventually save many lives.

Through their visit to the Retirement home the children have been

exposed to some of the problems old people face such as, loneliness,

poor health, and limitations in movement. They have, therefore, become

aware of the need to respect and learn from the elderly.

In preparation for the Christmas season, students, staff and parents

donated school resources, clothing and toys to a local charity supported

by the Portuguese Association of the Order of Malta.

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Appendix 1

OIKOS

OIKOS – Cooperação e Desenvolvimento is a Portuguese Non-

Governmental Organization founded in 1988 which works mainly

towards the eradication of poverty and famine. It also seeks to

strengthen sustainability-oriented actions among local communities

and it promotes the education towards global citizenship, namely

among the younger generations, working alongside with schools and

several social agents.

Throughout the last two decades, OIKOS has developed different

projects in some of the poorest parts of the world, working with local

communities and volunteers to promote public health, sanitation,

nutrition, water and education.

Their projects of Humanitarian Action, Sustainable Development and

Education towards Global Citizenship benefits over 380 thousand

people every year.

Currently, OIKOS has delegations in many countries, including

Portugal, Peru, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Cuba, El Salvador,

Haiti and Mozambique.

www.oikos.pt

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Appendix 2

THE PORTUGUESE ASSOCIATION OF THE KNIGHTS OF THE

SOVEREIGN ORDER OF MALTA – A PORTUGUESE CHARITY TRUST

The birth of the Order dates back to around 1048. Merchants from the

ancient Marine Republic of Amalfi obtained from the Caliph of Egypt the

authorisation to build a church, convent and hospital in Jerusalem, to

care for pilgrims of any religious faith or race. With time, the Order

became a lay religious Order, traditionally of military, chivalrous, noble

nature. Its 13,000 members include Professed Friars and others who

have made vows of obedience. The other Knights and Dames are lay

members, devoted to the exercise of Christian virtue and charity. What

distinguishes the Knights of Malta is their commitment to reaching their

spiritual perfection within the Church and to expending their energies

serving the poor and the sick. Its motto is “Tuitio Fidei et Obsequium

Pauperum”, defence of the Faith and assistance to the poor and the

suffering, which become reality through the voluntary work carried out

by Dames and Knights in humanitarian assistance and medical and

social activities. Today the Order carries out these activities in over 120

countries. In Portugal, the Order helps many who suffer, such as drug

addicted youngsters from Castelo Branco and Oporto, visitors who come

in pilgrimage from all over the country to Fátima in May, August and

October by giving them medical and spiritual support.

In Portugal, 25.000 pilgrims in Fátima have been helped so far. Besides

that, the Portuguese Association of the Order of Malta also helps the

homeless, the prisoners, the old people and the handicapped. The

Sovereign Order of Malta helps the poor in about 400 countries in the

world. Their main priorities are to help the population in disaster zones

in case of tsunamis, earthquakes and places with serious illnesses like

cholera.

http://www.orderofmalta.org

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Appendix 3

COMIC STRIP ABOUT OIKOS DONE BY THE PUPILS OF E3

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Appendix 4

OIKOS CAMPAIGN PROMOTED BY E3 AT Q.E.S

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Appendix 5

AN ARTICLE FOR THE FLY PROJECT WEBSITE

Interview of the President of the

Portuguese Association of the Order of

Malta: The Count of Albuquerque.

One of the students introduced the class

and explained the purpose of their

interview. The President presented himself

and said he has been a member of the

Order for 23 years and the President for 5

years. He said that his job was very interesting because he liked helping

people.

He told the students that his grandfather and his father invited him to

be a member of the Order of Malta.

The Order of Malta began in the Holy Land, Jerusalem in 1099, in the

11th century. The logo type, an 8 pointed Cross represents “The

Beatitudes” which the Knights must always remember.

The real name of the Order is The Order of St. Baptist of Rhodes and

Malta because they spent about 300 years in Malta helping people and

defending the Christian faith.

There are about 12,000 volunteers in the

world and about 300 in Portugal nowadays

but when they started they were only 100

in the world and perhaps 15 in Portugal.

This organization started with a group of

monks of The Order of St. Benedict who

opened a hospital in the Holy Land for the pilgrims. The volunteers help

homeless people, drug addicts, pilgrims, prisoners, old age pensioners,

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people who can‟t go out of their homes. They wash the feet of the

pilgrims, feed the homeless and read stories to the old.

In Portugal 25000 pilgrims in Fatima have been helped so far. Besides

that, the Order also helps the homeless, the prisoners, the old people

and the handicapped.

The Order of Malta helps the poor in about 400 countries in the World.

Their main priorities are to help the populations in disaster zones in

case of tsunamis, earthquakes and places with serious illnesses like

cholera.

Donations are used to pay for goods, services, food, transport and

salaries for their employees.

Children offering to be volunteers can give water to pilgrims in Fatima

and help the handicapped to light candles or to buy gifts.

But the Order sometimes faces problems. Some people don‟t believe in

their work and don‟t understand where they spend the donations.

There is a new project in Portugal for 2011. The Order is helping the

illegal immigrants as well as feeding the homeless.

At the end of the interview the children thanked the President of the

Order for his time.

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QUESTIONAIRE FOR THE INTERVIEW

1. How long have you been in the Order of Malta? How long have

you been the President?

2. Is your job interesting?

3. Why did you become a member of the Order?

4. When did the Order of Malta begin?

5. What does the logo type of the Order of Malta mean?

6. How many volunteers work there? How many did you start with?

7. Why is it called the Order of Malta?

8. How did this organization start?

9. What do the volunteers do?

10. How many pilgrims have you helped so far?

11. Besides helping pilgrims what other voluntary work have

you developed in Portugal?

12. How many different countries do you help?

13. What are your main priorities in the humanitarian help?

14. What do you do with the donations you receive?

15. How can a child like me take part in the voluntary work of

the Order of Malta?

16. What type of obstacles does the Order face?

17. Which projects do you have in mind for the year 2011?

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Shiremoor Primary School

Newcastle, United Kingdom

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Selecting our good causes

At Shiremoor Primary School, we encourage our pupils to become

worthy members of society, both in the way that they present

themselves and by making a contribution to the lives of others. To this

end we work with a number of different charities. This year, the pupils,

who represent each class, and form our „Stay Safe and Happy

Management Committee‟, suggested to the school that we should

consider other charities to support and they specifically wanted to

support international charities rather than the more local charities who

we usually work with. The committee members asked all classes to

create a short presentation about a charity that they would like school

to support and reasons why. All classes created short presentations

about their chosen charity before the Stay Safe and Happy Management

Committee voted for the two charities that they felt would be most

exciting for our pupils to be involved with. The charities that they

selected were:

A local Charity: Comic Relief (See appendix 6) This charity focuses on

transforming the lives of poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged people

across the UK and Africa.

An NGO: World Wildlife Fund (See appendix 7) This charity is

concerned with building a positive future worldwide, where human

needs are met „in harmony with nature‟.

The Stay Safe and Happy Management Committee then created some

aims for our involvement:

1) To help people around the world less fortunate than ourselves.

2) To learn about how we can make a difference to the world

environment to make it a better place for people and animals.

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The Stay Safe and Happy Management Committee then asked classes to

propose ways that we could support each charity. Children had a lot of

ideas for Red Nose Day (Comic Refief). They decided that people should

dress up for school and wear red clothes. All classes were given their

own activities to do throughout the day and the ideas supported

different curriculum areas e.g.

English Funny nose poems

Red Nose Day Posters

Letters to parents asking them to support Red Nose Day

„The Day I had a Red Nose‟ stories

Diary entries as an African child

Joke writing

Maths Counting red noses

Adding amounts of money for us to have a comfortable

life style and considering what that money would buy in

Africa

Learning the value of pennies and pounds

Cookery activities with weighing and measuring as a

focus

Science Learn about forces using catapults to launch red noses at

targets

Create science colour experiments e.g. Does the colour of

water affect the rate of evaporation?

Does colour affect taste?

Art Red art pictures

Self portraits with red noses

African art appreciation

History History of Red Nose Day

Geography Looking at Africa on the map

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Looking at photographs of Africa and drawing conclusions

about life in Africa

Orienteering to find the Red Noses

Design

Technology

Designing, producing, advertising and selling products for

funds for Red Nose Day.

Designing Red nose Day board games

P.E. Circus P.E.- acrobatics, tricks, juggling, dancing

When fundraising for the World Wildlife Fund, the children felt that all

classes should have a day of considering how human actions could

make a difference to the world. Each Year group was therefore given a

theme related to the charity and all tasks had an element of parental

involvement.

Foundation

Stage

„Wild Animal day‟ Children dressed up as animals. Make

masks with parents to encourage parents to donate

money to sponsor one of the World Wildlife‟s animals for

adoption.

Vote for animal to adopt.

Year 1 Learn about food chains and how these can be affected if

something is taken out of the chain.

Year 2 Look at different kinds of habitat. Think about how

animals habitats can be destroyed. Visit the local building

site and consider what animals may lose their habitat as

a result of building work.

Year 3 Carry out drama work to debate about whether an exotic

pet shop should be allowed to open in the area.

Year 4 Conduct a survey of how many children have cars and

how often their cars are in use and how many miles their

car averages in a week. Create graphs for a display.

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Consider how carbon emissions affect the environment

and consider ways that each family may use their car less

(thus saving money on petrol).

Year 5 Recycling project- Looking at ways to cut down on

rubbish. Create giant junk models to advertise recycling.

Year 6 Reducing carbon dioxide emissions by increasing the use

of energy efficient technologies and renewable energy

resources like wind and solar power are necessary steps

in the effort to slow climate change. The children had to

look at examples of the use of solar power and the

benefits and then make their own solar oven.

Outcomes of our work

The children really enjoyed the work that they carried out about both

charities and had a large number of learning opportunities along the

way.

Most importantly they were able to contribute money that they had

raised, to help others less fortunate than themselves.

Raising awareness of global issues has been achieved by our charitable

work and it is clear that the children are becoming more active global

citizens as they are realising the contributions that they all make.

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Appendix 6

Comic Relief

Comic Relief was launched in Sudan in 1985, live on BBC One. At that

time, a devastating famine was crippling Ethiopia and international

assistance was desperately needed.

Over the years, in addition to supporting international aid, Comic Relief

has also provided support to families in the UK who suffer in

circumstances of poverty.

Comic Relief is a charity which raises money by making people laugh.

Many well-known British comedians are heavily involved in the charity

which has raised over 650 million for good causes at home and abroad

during its 26 year history.

The biggest appeal run by Comic Relief is the bi- annual „Red Nose Day‟.

In the weeks leading up to the day shops across the country sell a

specially designed „Red Noses‟ and other merchandise to raise money.

On the day a telethon is held and dozens of well known comedians and

celebrities perform whilst encouraging donations from the public.

Schools are encouraged to fund raise for the charity on the day whilst

educating children about the good causes which the charity supports.

http://www.rednoseday.com/

http://www.comicrelief.com/home

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Appendix 7

World Wildlife Fund

The WWF is the world‟s leading environmental organization founded in

1961 and now active in over 100 countries.

The aim of the WWF is to tackle global threats to people and nature

such as climate change, the peril to endangered species and habitats,

and the unsustainable consumption of the world‟s natural resources.

They aim to achieve this by influencing how governments, businesses

and people think, learn and act in relation to the world around us, and

by working with local communities to improve their livelihoods and the

environment upon which we all depend.

One of the areas in which the WWF can have a great impact is in

educating people about the issues they are campaigning for. As part of

this WWF are committed to reaching out to schools to support in the

environmental education of young people. They provide resources for

teachers to use in school to convey the messages of environmental

conservation and sustainability.

The WWF also lead high profile campaigns such as „Earth Hour‟ every

year which encourages children and young people to become active

global citizens and raise their awareness of global issues which affect us

all.

http://www.wwf.org.uk/

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Colegio Público Atalía

Gijon, Spain

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Students proposed and chose three different NGOs:

MSF – 60 % of the votes

Greenpeace - 25%

Unicef - 15%

WHY DID WE CHOOSE MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES

They thought that this was an excellent NGO because:

They believe that helping people to have good health and good

nutrition is very important.

These volunteers use their time to help people in need.

They take medicines, food, water, etc. to countries that suffer

from natural disasters or wars like Haiti or Japan.

WHY DID WE CHOOSE GREENPEACE

Greenpeace protects the environment from: Climate change, toxic and

nuclear pollution, the massive chopping down of trees in forest and the

melting of the icecaps.

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Natalie, the Valnalon advisor (Asturian Business Development Agency

for schools), explained our students what a cooperative is and how to

create one.

Our students learnt that it means a way of working with classmates

and also it could teach them how to value things because they were

involved in things such as how to price the products.

During the course 2009-2010 we decided to start working with NGOs by

creating a students‟ cooperative in one of the Year 5 sets. This school

year we extended the activity to three sets, and as a result we had three

different cooperatives (two in Year 5 and one in Year 6).

First steps:

1. How to choose members, responsibilities and name

They shared responsibilities by choosing their own president,

secretary and treasurer, deciding that all of the students in the

classroom would be members. Peers suggested different names,

eventually opting for “Pequeños Manitas” (small handy people).

2. The assembly

During meetings students talked about all the important things

that they would have to do, such as deciding upon the initial

investment (3€), proposing and selecting ideas for products and

planning timetables, resources, etc. that they would need for the

production process.

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3. Statutes

They established the Cooperative statutes in different assemblies.

The most important ones, according to them were:

Selecting products they would sell.

Deciding upon the rights and obligations of all members.

4. Selecting our logo

Children and the teachers decided and created

the logo.

5. Production process

They proposed many different products and, at the end, opted for:

picnic bags, canvas bags, greeting cards, magnets and plaster

letters. Then teachers and students bought the materials they

need to make the products.

At the end we all worked and had lots of fun creating them.

6. Market - Responsibilities

The market was organized by the teachers during an assembly.

The date, time and location of the job were established so that

there were two cashiers, two sellers, etc.

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Outcomes of our work

What did the students do with their money?

We think this is a way of giving something back to society, of

showing solidarity towards people in need, and of helping to

preserve the environment.

They donated the 10% of their benefits obtained from the

Cooperative work to the NGOs. Last year they donated it to

UNICEF. This year they chose Medecins sans frontiers and

Greenpeace.

They made a joint activity that was going to eat at Mc Donald's and with

the remaining money they bought new materials for this year‟s work.

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Appendix 8

MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES

In 1971 a small group of doctors and journalists founded Médecins

sans Frontières in Paris. It is one of the largest independent

humanitarian organizations in the world.

Most of their funding comes from contribution of more than 3,8 million

members and allies around the world (more than 487.00 in Spain). This

financial independence allow them to decide where and when to

intervene to provide assistance to populations in crisis situations,

without regard to race, religion or political ideology.

MSF control the supply chain of support from their origin to their final

destination. To do this they have two central purchasing and

warehousing in Europe, and they have stocks in other parts of the

world to cover immediate emergency.

Their work has received, among others, the Prince of Asturias Award for

Concord in 1991, the Council of Europe Award for Human Rights in

1992, the Medal 1993 Nanse Refugee Award, the Rooselvelt‟s Four

Freedoms in 1996, the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999, the Zayed Prize for

Health Award in 2002 and the King Hussein Humanitarian Leadership

in 2004.

http://www.msf.org/

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Appendix 9

GREENPEACE

Greenpeace is an environmental organization that was born in 1971 in

a very spontaneous way, when a group of Canadian anti-nuclear

activists, some Quakers and American conscientious objectors who had

taken refuge in Canada for not participating in the Vietnam War,

formed a small organization called “Do not make a wave committee”

(Committee “do not provoke a tidal wave”). This group was protesting

against U.S. nuclear tests carried out in Amchitka Islands (Alaska),

northern Canada.

Greenpeace is an environmental international organization, economic

and politically independent that only accept financial contributions

from individuals and receives no money from governments or

companies. The support of donors and partners is what allow them to

carry out their work on environmental protection.

They work in:

- protecting forests

- climate change

- stop pollution

- environmental conflicts

- peace

- transgenic

http://www.greenpeace.org

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Kurtuluş İlköğretim Okulu Gediz, Turkey

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Nowadays, being aware of what an NGO is and understanding how

important their good practices are all over the world is absolutely

relevant. If a person wants to do something by himself, it is almost

impossible; however, if you are a member of a NGO and follow what

NGOs are doing for humanity, you can do more for the world.

With this aim, our school has decided to cooperate with two national

foundations. We thought that our students should have the awareness

of charity and environment. In fact, the reasons why we chose these two

topics are related with today‟s needs: The habitats of many species are

in danger in many ways and there are still hungry and poor human

beings in the world.

These Foundations are:

NGO 1: Kızılay ( Red Crescent Society )

NGO 2: TEMA VAKFI ( The TEMA Foundation - The Turkish

Foundation for Fighting Soil Erosion, Reforestation and the

Protection of Natural Habitats)

How and why did we choose these foundations?

We have social clubs at school and every Friday the teacher responsible

for the club and volunteer students have a meeting at school to plan

and carry out some activities related with their social club. Two of these

Social Clubs are called “Civil Defence Club” and “Environment Club”.

Civil Defence Club is related to “KIZILAY Foundation” and Environment

Club is related to “TEMA Foundation”, so the activities they carry out

are very similar.

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1- Works of Civil Defence Club related to KIZILAY ( Red Crescent

Foundation )

In its annual programme, this club carries out informative meetings or

seminars, drills and activities such as first aid, how to act in case of an

earthquake or fire, requirements in wars or any other disasters.

In accordance with these plans, it is useful to cooperate with KIZILAY,

which is generally national but in fact a worldwide organization.

Additionally, this foundation has equal status with all foreign National

Societies and shares equal responsibilities and duties in helping each

other.

This year‟s most important events are, as you all know, the Japanese

Earthquake Disaster and the conflict in Libya, which are still spoken of

all over the world.

Our school is worried about these disasters and aims to help these

countries by organizing a donation campaign. Teachers, students and

parents are encouraged to participate in these donation campaigns

which are announced in KIZILAY‟s official web-page.

Also, the students and the teacher responsible for this club visit the

KIZILAY Foundation of District in certain times of the school year to

plan their new work programmes.

From now on, informative Seminars about this foundation and its

national and worldwide activities will be held for students at our school

every year.

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2- Works of Environment Club related to TEMA (The TEMA

Foundation – The Turkish Foundation for Fighting Soil

Erosion, Reforestation and the Protection of Natural Habitats)

The Environment Club carries out activities such as planting trees,

protection of species, seminars or meetings on keeping the environment

clean, cleaning campaigns, etc. Considering these activities, it can

easily be said that this club can cooperate with TEMA Foundation.

TEMA has 194.683 volunteers today. We believe this number should be

increased and society must have more information about this

organization and become more interested in its activities. There are

representatives in every cities and districts for this foundation.

We, as Kurtuluş Primary School, encourage our students to live in a

cleaner and healthier environment. So, this club chooses the cleanest

class of the month regularly. Students clean the school and its garden

every week. In order to give students the consciousness of living in a

healthy environment, they are taken to local forests with the

cooperation of schools and local governments and they have the

opportunity to learn by planting trees there by themselves.

Finally, apart from carrying out its current activities, this club decided

to contact a representative of TEMA to give seminars at school every

year.

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Outcomes of our work

The students enjoy their club activities and are keen on cooperating

with such Foundations now. They have learnt the importance of helping

others and sharing.

As a famous Turkish Philosopher – Yunus Emre – says, “Love every

creature as it is created by GOD”; we aim to emphasize that people are

always equal and the same in every part of the world. Our welfare

campaign to Japan and Libya reflects and proves this.

Considering the proverb “nature of tomorrow is created from now on”,

we informed our students about the importance of keeping green,

planting trees to live in a healthy world, which is our real house.

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Appendix 10

KIZILAY

Red Crescent Society

TEMA VAKFI

The TEMA Foundation - The Turkish Foundation for Fighting Soil

Erosion, Reforestation and the Protection of Natural Habitats

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Maria Carlota – Q3

Queen Elizabeth‟s School

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