Commonwealth Education Pack - British Council Schools Online

COMMONWEALTH GAMES EDUCATION PACK | 2013
Introduction
‘Young people are our source of hope and inspiration for
the challenges of tomorrow. The future of our world as well
as the future of the Commonwealth will be shaped by you.’
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard at the launch of the
Commonwealth Youth Forum in Fremantle, Australia
This pack has been designed to support young
people’s education about the world around
them and to facilitate dialogue between
teachers and young people across the globe,
so that together they will come to have a
deeper knowledge and understanding of the
Commonwealth and its values, and be able to
help shape it for the future.
The activities can be used as starting
points for individual lessons or as elements
of larger cross-curricular joint projects
involving collaboration over a number of
subjects. They are aimed primarily at pupils
aged 7–14, but could be adapted to suit
younger or older audiences. They form part
of the Commonwealth Class project produced
by the BBC, the British Council and the
Commonwealth Secretariat leading up to the
Commonwealth Games in Glasgow 2014.
They aim to develop knowledge and
understanding, alongside important skills and
competencies such as critical thinking,
communication and creativity – essential for
young people growing up as Commonwealth
and global citizens.
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