26 June 2023 saw the culmination and celebration of this year’s Changemakers projects. With groups of students from the participating schools Malpas Court, Newport, and Bryngwyn, Carmarthen coming to the Temple of Peace and Health to share their work and achievements as well as participating in workshops on the themes […]
Read moreOn 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 […]
Read moreThe aim of Changemakers is to support students to explore practical techniques to make change happen through a series of interactive activities. In today’s event, we’ve been delighted to welcome many schools from different parts of Wales participating in online workshops, change pledges, real-life examples of campaigns, etc. The conference […]
Read moreA model UN which will bring students together to discuss climate change. Particularly this MockCOP edition was really inspiring, as COP26 happened barely one month ago. Pupils had the opportunity to discuss what their countries have done about climate change and talk about some of the agreements made in Glasgow. […]
Read moreOn 18th November 2021 over 100 participants, including primary and secondary schools from across Wales, gathered online for this year’s Peace Schools Conference. The format of this annual event was a bit different this year. The morning’s session was more outward-facing, and the theme of ‘Climate Justice’ was selected as […]
Read moreStudents had the opportunity to learn the skills that will enable them to imagine the world they want to create in 2100. Delegations from each participating school came on 18 November to represent their country’s views on how to build a better future. The goal was to support young people […]
Read moreThis blog is about the Successful Partnerships and core skills courses in Wales, delivered as part of the Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning programme funded by the British Council and UK Aid. The programme supports schools in the UK to work in partnership with schools around the world and offers […]
Read moreStudents from across Wales shared their views on how Wales and the world can recover from the pandemic in an online Model Parliament. In this first of its kind event, students from Ysgol Gyfun Plasmawr in Cardiff, Westbourne School in Penarth, Ysgol Bryngwyn in Llanelli and Ysgol Y Pant Comprehensive […]
Read moreOur first digital conference taster will bring together schools, policy makers and government officials to focus on the role global learning will have in tackling racial equality in the new curriculum for Wales 2022. The new curriculum has the international context flowing through all Areas of Learning and Experience, and global citizenship understanding, […]
Read moreAt the WCIA, we understand that the outbreak of COVID-19 is difficult for so many people across the world. In uncertain times like these, it is heartwarming to see communities uniting in solidarity, and even song in some cases.We are reaching out to people worldwide to share global perspectives on […]
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