Welcome to

The W rld from our Doorstep

Whole School Training

Autumn Term 2013

About CDEC

Map of TodayWelcome & IntroductionsIntroduction to World from our Doorstep – project overview and timelinePractitioner Audit Activities Introducing Meet Zogg and resource boxesSummary, what next?

The World from our DoorstepProject Aim – to raise the awareness and change the attitudes of young children towards development issues, and ensure they can take action to support sustainable ways of living

Project themes – the concept of interconnectedness (local-global links), sustainability, and fairness (through Fairtrade)

Participants – infant teachers, pre-school practitioners, teaching assistants and other adult helpers

Methodologies and approaches – stories and artefacts, games, enabling critical thinking (P4C, Sustained Shared Thinking), links with local and international food producers and craftspeople

World from our Doorstep – WIIFM• Focus Group meetings will be held once per term. • new materials, methodologies and activities which will help build your

confidence in engaging children in learning about the project themes of food, trade and sustainable development• Try out what you have learned and report back to the Focus Group with

ideas and reflective feedback. • Big storybooks: ‘Meet Zogg’ , Fairtrade Thea, and Thea Goes Bananas• Resource boxes and activities• at least two whole-staff training sessions in your school/setting• we will work with you to plan and host parent engagement workshops for

your children and their families• input from local food producers, exploring the journey of products from

crop to plate (Fairtrade & Local).

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Plus / Minus / Interesting

Meet Zogg – themed resource boxes

• Appreciating the World• Same and Different• Fairness• Exploring the World• Cooperation

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