The WCIA visits the 32nd Exeter Gulf Conference. […]
The Future
When I was younger, I did an exercise where you had to draw three circles. Their size and proximity to one another were entirely up to you but you simply had to draw them. My circles looked something like this: After completing my exercise, I learned that this was a […]
“My WCIA work experience” by Elissa Da Silva
Last week I undertook 3 days of work experience with WCIA. I really enjoyed it, all the staff were amicable and welcoming which was great. On the first day, I had an induction with Michi who manages the Global Action program. She went over all the activities that I had […]
‘Ethical, Informed Citizens of Wales and the World’: Researcher Blog by Catrin Edwards-Greaves
by Catrin Edwards-Greaves, Cardiff University and WCIA Heritage Placement What does Welsh curriculum policy mean to the general public, and how does it relate to experiences of community participation during the pandemic? What do you see when you look at this picture (right)? Perhaps you have experiences of protecting your […]
‘World Peace Day’ #OTD 18 May 1922: Celebrating a Centenary for Wales’ Youth Message of Peace & Goodwill
18 May 2022 marks the centenary of Wales’ Youth Message of Peace & Goodwill, first broadcast in 1922. […]
One of Wales’ first Peace Schools celebrated
Jane Harries – Peace Educator Coordinator at WCIA March 23, 2022 Cyfarthfa High School in Merthyr Tydfil is one of six schools in England and Wales to feature in a series of short films created by Quakers in Britain to show the power of peace education. Cyfarthfa High School was […]
The crisis in Ukraine
Resources for a Discussion and Activities with Primary School Children 1. Talking to children about war: As my colleague Amber Demetrius has written in her blog ‘Mummy, there’s bad new about Ukraine’ , we naturally want to protect our children from the bad news that’s happening in the world and […]
The Crisis in Ukraine
Resources for a Discussion and Activities with Secondary School Children 1. Talking to young people about war: One of the core aims of the Welsh Curriculum is to support young people in becoming ‘ethical, informed citizens of Wales and the world.’ Having said that, how do we approach sensitive and […]
Cymru Global news Education Global Perspectives History Human Rights Immigration, Refugees and Asylum War and Peace International Women’s Day 2022: #BreaktheBias
WCIA’s activities to mark International Women’s Day 2022, have been understandably overtaken by the rapidly unfolding war in Ukraine and its terrible humanitarian consequences, as women and children flee the fighting in numbers not witnessed since World War Two. The theme for International Women’s Day 2022, #IWD2022 is #BreaktheBias; and […]