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Citizenship Change Makers Project |
Citizen Schools – Year 9 Change Maker Project Year 9 students at CFGS are taking part in the Citizen Schools Change Maker programme. This means that they have been listening to the concerns of their local community and trying to think of realistic solutions to their community’s problems. Groups of students have been out and about interviewing and surveying local residents and business owners. Students met with parents at Old Ford Primary School; members of the Geezers’ Group and the Bow Belles at Apian Court. They also discussed concerns of the Roman Road Shopkeepers’ Association. An important part of their consultation has been interviewing families and friends. In their Citizenship lessons, students have been working in groups to come up with a "Dragon’s Den" pitch to sell their idea to the school. The whole school will soon be voting for their favourite ideas and the groups with the most popular solutions will then start campaigning hard to make their proposal a reality. This project is a fantastic opportunity for young people to have a say in the development of their local community, and to develop skills of negotiation, leadership and campaigning. Citizenship Day 2009 9th July was Citizenship Day at CFGS. Students and staff took part in a range of opportunities based on the theme, "Exploring London to discover our links with the world." Students were given the opportunity to take part in a wide range of workshops and educational visits. Excursions included museums such as the Natural History Museum, National Maritime Museum and the British Museum to learn about Britain’s historical links with the world. 60 students took a trip down the Thames to learn about London’s maritime heritage. A further 45 students visited London’s city farms to learn about sustainability and how our eating habits can have wider environmental and global impacts, while another group took part in a photography tour of the East End. Workshops in school ranged from Indian dance and drama, to sessions with London Zoo outreach workers who taught us how our actions can have repercussions in countries on the other side of the world. They even brought live animals in to show us. Some students worked with a professional rapper while others learnt how to cook with fair-trade ingredients. The day was a big success and gave many students the opportunity to try something new for the first time. It also taught us how closely we are linked to the rest of the world, through our past, the things we eat, goods we buy and even what we throw away. |
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