Workshops for 2010

The workshops we are currently offering for students, in-service and pre-service teachers are:

Gender Equality - Whose Problem is it Anyway?

This workshop will enable students in grades 9 to 12 to leverage interactive classroom and practical resources to examine the societal and structural causes of gender inequality at home and in a development context.  They will identify interactions that have worked to address the issues through policy change and affirmative action.  Students will be encouraged to think critically on the impact of gender equality on achieving the Millennium Development Goals and human rights. 

Education for All: Twinning Tools for Schools

Students will use role play and group work to build an awareness of the challenges and critical importance of achieving universal access to education. The impact educational access has on HIV/AIDS prevalence rates, poverty and the marginalization of women will be examined. Included in the workshop are suggested ways students can actively contribute to positive change by helping to widen access to education around the world and to realize their potential as empowered global citizens.

Migrant Labour

Appropriate for grades 11 and 12, this interactive workshop focuses on the migration of labour from developing countries into industrialised countries. In particular, the northward flow of healthcare professionals from developing countries into developed nations such as Canada; current policies and policy development related to issues of labour migration; and the impact that such a drain of capacity and skills has on the ability of developing countries to meet Millennium Development Goals.

Ethical Consumption and the Chocolate Trade

This workshop encourages students to critically analyze the origins of chocolate, the buying power of major chocolate companies and the effects they have on each individual involved in the process. Using role-play and co-operative learning methods, students will explore their power as consumers and unpack the implications attached to this power.

Colonialism, Power and the Global Economy

In this workshop we will be answering questions such as: Who has control? Where did their power come from? How do designs made by few affect millions living in poverty? The major themes will be colonialism, power/privilege and economic structures.