In the run-up to the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in the United Arab Emirates, over 80 students aged 16-18 from 10 schools in South Wales took part in a COP28 Climate Negotiation Simulation. Organised by the British Council in partnership with WCIA, this event took place at […]
Talking Taith and the new curriculum with North Wales Teachers
Thursday 16 December, WCIA was invited to attend the Conference for Secondary Humanities Teachers in Abergele. It was a fantastic opportunity for teachers to listen to presentations and to share emerging practice on how they’ve embedded the new Welsh curriculum into their schools and classrooms. It was inspirational to hear the ingenuity with which humanities teachers […]
Developing Global Citizenship online Teacher Training 14 May
How do you develop ethical, informed citizens in your classroom? To answer this question, WCIA ran a twilight session on 14 June with teachers from across Wales. The session covered what it means to be a global citizen and how to develop the skills, knowledge and values that learners need […]
Ethical Informed Citizenship through the Sustainable Development Goals
On February 28, the Ethical Informed Citizenship through the Sustainable Development Goals event took place.In this online session, participants looked at how global issues can be explored from a learner-centred approach. We explored how to tackle real-life issues with interactive tools and techniques, enabling learners to acquire knowledge from different […]
Blog Education Global Perspectives Home learning Human Rights Immigration, Refugees and Asylum Teachers` experiences War and Peace Talking to children about Natural Disasters
WCIA’s Global Learning Manager, Amber Demetrius, offers her thoughts on creating spaces for children to talk about and understand disasters and other big world events. It’s no secret amongst my nearest and dearest that I cry easily. Despite knowing that all will be ok at the end of the story, […]
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 […]