Dwight School London Nepal Project

Nepal Project Developing Environmental and Conservation Education Projects between Dwight School London and Nepalese School Children.

Contents

Dwight School London Recycle Fashion Show

Rationale 5 Organisation of the Programme 6 Preparation Work 6 Project Development 7

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Sustainable Development and Wildlife Conservation Project A joint project between Dwight School London and a cluster of Nepalese Schools within the FOZ programme

Rationale Environmental education and sustainability practices have been emerging as an important trend in 21st century school education. An effective way to enhance and motivate young learners to make a difference to issues relating to sustainable environment is by creating the opportunity of global school partnerships. A tangible collaboration between schools in different countries will help to provide a dynamic and inspiring way for schools, teachers, leaders and the wider community to engage with a global dimension.

Dwight School London is an IB world school and a member of the Dwight family of schools. Both these organisations aim to develop international-mindedness and global vision and have an expectation that all students will be involved in service learning projects.

By offering opportunities for students to be actively involved in creative and experimental learning activities relating to environmental sustainability projects (think globally, act locally), learners become global citizens.

Dwight School London has extended an offer of partnership to schools in Nepal to collectively enhance academic achievement and develop greater awareness amongst its learners in issues relating to environmental education and wildlife conservation.

Any partnership embarked upon between Dwight School London and schools in Nepal will require at least a two-year commitment to the programme to ensure strengthening partnerships and project sustainability.

The project aims to: 1. Enhance and strengthen the international dimension in all our schools by developing a

joint curriculum project related to sustainable environment and wild life conservation.

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Enrich the curriculum of our individual schools by incorporating an interdisciplinary approach to implementing a sustainable environment project that may include projects about recycling (waste management), eco technology (use of renewable energy) and research into endangered animals.

3. Explore and share cultural similarities and differences regarding the use of resources that

the schools have in common.

4. Encourage students to use information technology skills to communicate with each other

and share information on their project globally.

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Develop students’ knowledge and understanding of the key concepts of sustainable development such as interdependence, quality of life and diversity. For example British students will be exposed to economic, social, political values and beliefs of a developing country like Nepal that will help them to understand their problems and appreciate how a resource-strapped country manages its resources. Similarly, Nepalese students will be exposed to sharing advanced methods on how to manage waste and use of renewable energy. Students in both countries become involved in this way to understand the necessity for a sustainable society by playing an active part in stimulating ideas about environmental improvements not only in their own societies but globally.

6. Collaboratively collect and develop international that are made available to students and

staff involved in the partnership nationally and internationally.

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7. Promote and raise the general awareness of environmental activities relating to the project by involving the whole school, local community, local business where possible and local

authorities such as Central Zoo Kathmandu.

8. Disseminate the findings of the project and partnerships within schools, locally through press

coverage and globally through the Internet.

9. Engage the support of school governors, local community, businesses and governmental

organisations to motivate students, strengthen project aims and make the project sustainable.

10. Develop the communication of students in partner schools through the use of Internet, video

and post cards.

11. Provide an opportunity for students and teachers of both schools to organise reciprocal visits

that have a planned agenda of productive work experience and sharing of skills and cultures.

Organisation of the Programme •

Dwight School London middle years students (11 to 15 year olds) will participate in crosscurricular mini projects in topics relating to sustainable environment and wildlife conservation.

• Older students aged between 16 to 18 years of age will support younger students in their project work and also have the option of visiting Nepal to participate in community action projects.

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Dwight school will collaborate with Central Zoo Kathmandu to organise projects and reciprocal visits for award winning students.

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Selected pieces of work will be incorporated into an information booklet and shared between partner schools. Students’ work (posters, poetry, art and design etc) will be displayed in Central Zoo Kathmandu.

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Connecting Classrooms: students and teachers will communicate with each other and share their learning through e-mail, letters, web link and video.

Preparation Work April - July 2017

Dwight School London • A mini sustainable environment project focusing on promoting reuse and recycle was completed with an outcome of a Recycling/ Up-cycling Fashion Show between Dwight students and a cluster of Nepalese schools.

• M5 and D1 students selected for Community, Activity, Service (CAS) work related to the sustainable environment project.

• Videos of the Fashion Show were shared with partner schools in July 2017.

• Dwight has sent Dwight memorabilia gifts for Nepalese school students awarded for best project work.

Nepalese schools • Video tape, power point presentation and photos of Fashion Show shared with Dwight school in July 17.

• Central Zoo Kathmandu through its Friends of the Zoo programme has presented the Dwight School Fashion Show video to local Nepalese schools that participated in the project work.

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Project Development

The next project proposal is research and study in two areas: 1. Energy resources in each other’s countries.

2. Endangered animals and their relationship to the environment.

The project will have a cross curricular aspect to develop greater association and broaden knowledge.

Students will explore topics related to the project across a range of curriculum subjects, creating interdisciplinary links.

Curricular area

Dwight School London Proposed Curriculum Links Year Group

English

M5

Maths

D1, D2

Science

M1

Design Technology

M2

Topic

Crosscurricular link

Selected outcomes

Geopolitical study including Humanities sustainability of the region’s resources.

Presentation

Obtaining clean drinking water in rural areas.

Presentation

Time scale 3 weeks

Study of population growth (demography) in the two countries and its impact.

Geography, ESS

Structures for a developing world Group Project.

Working as a team students design and make a model of a home able to withstand the effects of flooding.

Using resources from: https:// practicalaction.org/beattheflood.

Humanities

Video & photographic evidence of the outcomes.

6 weeks

M3

Biomimicry as a design influence.

Using endangered species as inspiration for products.

Science

Photographic evidence of the outcomes.

6 weeks

Art

M1-M3

Science, Design

M3

Prints Paintings 3D trophy heads/ sculptures

10 weeks

Drama

Endangered animals from Nepal and the UK - creating prints, 2D artworks and 3D sculptures based on their research of why the animals are endangered.

Languages

M1-M5

Nepalese myths and stories and plays about the environment and the dangers of unsustainable sources.

Comparison of 2 cultures (Nepal and Humanities Target language): Key to - Animals and pets - Festivals and celebrations Dwight - Customs and habits M1 - Educational system and school life M2 - Housing system: similarities and M3 differences - Jobs and industries M4 - Tourism (attractions/ leisure activities/ M5 transports) D1 - Food (healthy diet) D2 - well-being: healthcare

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Project

Research, script writing, performing and filming

10 weeks

Dwight Year Groupings UK

Age

7

11 - 12

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12 - 13

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13 - 14

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14 - 15

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15 - 16

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16 - 17

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17 - 18

Dwight School London 6, Friern Barnet Lane London N11 3LX +44 (0) 208 920 0600 office@dwightlondon.org www.dwightlondon.org

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