Global Issues

We are learning about issues around the world.  It is amazing to learn about how much we have that other students don't have.  We take a lot for granted.  We are looking for ways that we can help. Several of us looked at different sites and you can check out our posts if you have time. Noel wrote about Free Rice. Makayla wrote about Blog Action Day. Madisyn wrote about a boy's life in Syria. Brianna wrote about World Food Day.  We had a good time learning about issues around the world.  Probably the most important thing we learned is that there is more to learn and we can help in our own way. Nothing is to small.

Here are some of the links from the Student Blogging Challenge about human rights and global issues. Maybe you will learn something new.

• Human rights – Australia
• Re-think refugees - Australia
• Refugee Agency – United Nations
• Piracy charges – Greenpeace International
• Refugee school - video by BTN on the ABC
• Racism and children’s rights – video by BTN on ABC
• Inside detention – video by BTN on ABC
• Syria Kid - video by BTN on ABC – March 2013
• Young refugee – video by BTN on ABC – Nov 2012

Here are links to games and activities from the Student Blogging Challenge for kids about global issues that you can explore. 

• Kids go global  - website
• Free Rice - we have a group you can join here
• Check out the habitat of two different cities – how does it compare with where you live? – primary/elementary students
• Environmental Intelligence - traffic, trash and pollution – primary/elementary
• Free the children – website
• Generation On - make your mark on the world
• Cyber schoolbus – United Nations
• Youthink – stories and ideas of how youth are changing the world