This year, our Social Justice class has been invited to collaborate with the school's musical production (the title to be released shortly). Ms. Schollinder has asked our class to support the learning and creating that is taking place by participating in workshops with the students in the play, The Runaways. The content of this play deals with many of the issues and challenges we will explore in this course and we feel that working together to better understand some of the root causes of oppression faced by the characters in the play, as well as ways of connecting and supporting agency, would benefit us as a school community and equip us to answer questions that will inevitably arise from a thought provoking production. We both feel that education and partnerships are two strong pathways to recovery and health.
Your task:
Staceyann Chin "All Oppression is Connected." Warning: swearing and sexual references: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XfvZPG32-g
Local teacher and YCI sponsor! http://www.timescolonist.com/jack-knox-cool-challenge-dares-you-to-do-some-good-1.869115
Your task:
- With a partner, review the following list of local support organisations and conduct a brief search of their website to become acquainted with what they have to offer.
- You will be inviting the community organisation of your choice into our school to work with the theatre students, so you need to communicate with Kim to learn of the meeting dates (Kim will also be meeting with us in class to talk more about this part of it).
- Contact the organisation and set up the meeting time.
- Attend the workshop. This will be after school, so plan ahead. Your time frame is between October and December.
- In January, you and your partner will present the process and your learning to our class in the form of a Powerpoint (criteria to follow).
- This is worth 5% of your overall mark for Social Justice 12.
Staceyann Chin "All Oppression is Connected." Warning: swearing and sexual references: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XfvZPG32-g
Local teacher and YCI sponsor! http://www.timescolonist.com/jack-knox-cool-challenge-dares-you-to-do-some-good-1.869115
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Click here to find some ideas for your Social Action Project and to find out the who, what, where, and most importantly, WHY you are doing this!
https://blog.prepscholar.com/129-examples-of-community-service-projects
A teen walks 57 miles carrying his brother: http://www.aol.com/article/2015/06/07/teen-completes-57-mile-walk-carrying-brother-on-bac/21192441/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00001348
War toys to Peace art (during exam mayhem).
Social Action project
From The Canadian Teachers Federation and the Critical Thinking Consortium (see full pdf document below):
DEFINING SOCIAL ACTION AND ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP
Historically, citizenship education has been understood in two ways: as promoting responsible citizens through reflective inquiry, and as active citizenship learned through social action.
The responsible citizen approach proposes that schools can prepare students for their civic role by developing their ability to form thoughtful opinions on matters of public policy.
Advocates of active citizenship agree that reflective thinking about public matters is important but suggest that students should learn to act on their beliefs. Active citizenship challenges students to identify, plan and carry out
responsible community actions.
Participation in responsible social action is necessary if students are to become participatory citizens. By putting reflective inquiry “to work”, active citizenship provides students with opportunities to test their ideas and learn about personal efficacy through social action.
WHAT IS A SOCIAL ACTION PROJECT?
Projects that engage students in acting on their beliefs take many forms. Service projects involve students in volunteer activities, generally for established community groups, and on an individual basis. For example students may volunteer their time for a community service organization such as an animal shelter, or food bank.
In social action projects, students typically work cooperatively with other class members on initiatives they help to identify, plan and direct. A social action project prepares students to identify, plan and carry out solutions to problems within their school, community and beyond. The goal is active citizenship through thoughtful,
cooperative, critically engaging, and responsible action.
WHY ENGAGE STUDENTS IN SOCIAL ACTION PROJECTS?
TC2 suggest that there are four central reasons to engage students in social action projects. Through social actions students will:
• Acquire important abilities and dispositions. Since social action projects involve students directly in identifying, planning and implementing the action, students develop important skills, including problem solving, conflict resolution and empathy.
• Increase their understanding of curriculum content. Action projects provide a means of integrating text-based and experience-based learning where students’ understanding is deepened as they learn the contextual realities of what they previously considered in theory.
• Enhance their sense of personal and collective efficacy. Involvement teaches students that there are
responsible ways to address issues, and that everyone can play a role in social change.
• Contribute to the betterment of society. Students learn that their actions have a broader impact on
society.
DEFINING SOCIAL ACTION AND ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP
Historically, citizenship education has been understood in two ways: as promoting responsible citizens through reflective inquiry, and as active citizenship learned through social action.
The responsible citizen approach proposes that schools can prepare students for their civic role by developing their ability to form thoughtful opinions on matters of public policy.
Advocates of active citizenship agree that reflective thinking about public matters is important but suggest that students should learn to act on their beliefs. Active citizenship challenges students to identify, plan and carry out
responsible community actions.
Participation in responsible social action is necessary if students are to become participatory citizens. By putting reflective inquiry “to work”, active citizenship provides students with opportunities to test their ideas and learn about personal efficacy through social action.
WHAT IS A SOCIAL ACTION PROJECT?
Projects that engage students in acting on their beliefs take many forms. Service projects involve students in volunteer activities, generally for established community groups, and on an individual basis. For example students may volunteer their time for a community service organization such as an animal shelter, or food bank.
In social action projects, students typically work cooperatively with other class members on initiatives they help to identify, plan and direct. A social action project prepares students to identify, plan and carry out solutions to problems within their school, community and beyond. The goal is active citizenship through thoughtful,
cooperative, critically engaging, and responsible action.
WHY ENGAGE STUDENTS IN SOCIAL ACTION PROJECTS?
TC2 suggest that there are four central reasons to engage students in social action projects. Through social actions students will:
• Acquire important abilities and dispositions. Since social action projects involve students directly in identifying, planning and implementing the action, students develop important skills, including problem solving, conflict resolution and empathy.
• Increase their understanding of curriculum content. Action projects provide a means of integrating text-based and experience-based learning where students’ understanding is deepened as they learn the contextual realities of what they previously considered in theory.
• Enhance their sense of personal and collective efficacy. Involvement teaches students that there are
responsible ways to address issues, and that everyone can play a role in social change.
• Contribute to the betterment of society. Students learn that their actions have a broader impact on
society.
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