Georgia Wood is an Archaeology student with Cardiff University, who undertook a paid heritage placement with WCIA over summer 2022. Here Georgia reflects on her work experience. As Digital Archives Officer at the Temple of Peace, the primary goals of my placement were to make the Temple archives more accessible […]
Welsh Global Solidarity – The Objects That Connect Us 2022
From November 1 to 15, an exhibition was held in the Grange Pavilion organised by Hub Cymru Africa. This pop up exhibition provided a snapshot of Welsh engagement with global solidarity, cultural, political and social issues over the years. Showcasing the heritage of Welsh global solidarity with objects that uncover the many […]
Face-to-face MockCOP2022
On October 11 2022, WCIA and Size of Wales hosted the first face-to-face MockCOP event since COVID. Groups of 3 students from 6 different schools in and around Cardiff came together at Cardiff City Hall to negotiate solutions and generate agreements in the quest to tackle climate change. They agreed […]
Online MockCOPS
On 14 and 21 September, WCIA and Size of Wales held online MockCOPS for 5 schools.MockCOP supports pupils in year 9-13 to develop as ‘ethical informed citizens of Wales and the World’ and helps learners to make an impact on the crucial issue of climate change. The aim of the […]
Dealing with Controverisal Issues teacher training
On 29 June and 21 September WCIA held an online professional learning for teachers on Dealing with Difficult and Controversial Issues. 15 teachers participated in this course. The aim of this INSET was to support teachers in dealing with such issues as part of the curriculum – so that children […]
Women, Peace and Security Event
On 29 September 2022, Academi Heddwch hosted an online discussion about Women, Peace and Security (WPS) in the context of contemporary South Asia, as well as in regard to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and the future of WPS. At the beginning of the discussion, Dr. Soumita Basu spoke about what WPS […]
Warm this Winter Day of Action
On 3 December 2022, the Warm This Winter Day of Action was held at the Senedd. To symbolize warmth, the participants were dressed in yellow. Similar actions took place in many British cities on the day. People are experiencing a cost-of-living crisis, a climate emergency and an energy crisis and these crises […]
Peace Schools Conference 2022
Around 150 pupils from 30 schools attended the Wales Peace Schools Conference on 10th November 2022. During the Conference participants heard from schools who have developed aspects of global citizenship as part of their involvement in the Peace Schools Scheme. One participant said: “I enjoyed the interactive presentation from […]
Exploring identity – international exchange
October – Trip to Murcia (Southern Spain) for the Erasmus Project Am I European? From the 17 to 19 October, Teachers and project partners from Wales, Romania, Turkey and Spain met to describe their progress on the project Am I European? During the previous meeting in Cardiff in May, teachers […]
The World We Want in 2021 – Exchange visit
From the 26-30 September, Teachers and project partners from Wales, Spain, Sweden and Greece met to compare their work on The World We want in 2121. The previous visit had taken place in Cardiff in April, where teachers took part in WCIA’s teacher training for Futures Thinking. Time Travel exchange […]