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Leverage storytelling to help students connect with issues, changemakers and solutions in their community.

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CPD SESSION 2

Include screenshot + play option for the following films. Under each film, put a little text box so we can write the name of the film, as well as students who made it:

�BSM winning film

Foundation University Winner

AISA winner

A fourth film here (possibly the Munich winner, although TBC!)

Connecting with Community

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COMMUNITY CONNECTION

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Spark Curiosity and Self Reflection

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STEP 1

What do you care about in your community?

What do you wish people knew more about?

Is there something that bothers you in your community?

Is there something you want to share or celebrate?

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STEP 3

COMMUNITY CONNECTION

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Encourage students to journal or write a short paragraph about something they care about

STEPS THE TEACHER CAN TAKE:

Discuss your own personal connections to local topics as an example.

Ask students to talk about these questions in small groups

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STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

Spark Curiosity and Self Reflection

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COMMUNITY CONNECTION

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Do some research! Look Around You:

  • Issues like air quality, water use, biodiversity, health, or housing�
  • Stories in schools, parks, streets, or local markets

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STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

Explore the Local Landscape

🌍 Link to The Great Imagining themes: "10% more good stuff, 10% less bad stuff"

COMMUNITY CONNECTION

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Give students time to go online or go to the library to get more information about what is happening in their community

STEPS YOU CAN TAKE:

Use the Sustainable Development Goals to spark ideas and link to local issues

Have some small-group discussions around local topics - share some headlines and get students talking about them

STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

Explore the Local Landscape

COMMUNITY CONNECTION

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STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

Find Local Changemakers

Who else cares about the same things you do?

Are there people already working to make things better?

They don’t have to be famous

They don’t have to be heroes

They can be hidden right under your nose!

COMMUNITY CONNECTION

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Find a local changemaker and invite them to do a zoom call with your class

STEPS THE TEACHER CAN TAKE:

Help the students think of interview questions they would ask a changemaker if they met them

Ask parents or teachers or other school staff to share their stories with your class

STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

Find Local Changemakers

COMMUNITY CONNECTION

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We hope you have some ideas to help students connect with issues, changemakers and solutions in their community.

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CPD SESSION 2

Include screenshot + play option for the following films. Under each film, put a little text box so we can write the name of the film, as well as students who made it:

�BSM winning film

Foundation University Winner

AISA winner

A fourth film here (possibly the Munich winner, although TBC!)

Connecting with Community

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COMMUNITY CONNECTION