For Educators
YL has been designed to make the world’s very best changemaking knowledge available to the young generation on global scale.
So that this new generation may grow up with a world-view, ethics, priorities, knowledge and action competence to create a global, peaceful, just and sustainable civilisation. Early access and long-term exposure, self-organised learning are essential.
This is where EDUCATORS WHO CARE come into the picture. As a LINK. We have designed a wide spectrum of simple, attractive and fun ways of making the very best of the world’s positive change and sustainability movement available in school. Be in it the classroom, in hallways, in projects. Our approaches do not put strain on finance or time. You can do as you wish and can.
Also, you need not drag and motivate everyone. Our media and projects have a strong intrinsic motivation factor.But most of all, we encourage you to empower those who care to learn, act, take responsibility – they love to do so if (at last) they are allowed to do so.
We consider those children and youth interested in environmental and social issues, in global issues, with empathy as ‘highly gifted’ – our future social entrepeneurs, innovators and cultural creatives. Be it at home or overseas. They shall receive access to the best knowledge, role models and learning environments. This is the least that will happen if you make YL available in schools. But more is likely to thrive beyond this!
And since educators are such a precious link and partner to these learning issues, we put all our heart and competence into connecting and supplying you with the best we have:
YL offers motivated educators a rich selection of outstanding, innovative resources, tools, media and project opportunities.
They are of global cutting edge, ‘high level expert’ and ‘great practice’ quality.
They are inspirational, with free online multimedia resources.
They have practical impact relevance!
Your class and school may start rocking your entire city, and that’s not exaggerated.
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Here are a few hints at how you can use YL to inspire yourself, your work and students.
- ARTICLES for classroom use. Mind dazzling, eye- and heart opening breakthrough solutions for a better world. Already “there”.
- INSPIRATIONAL VIDEO CLIPS on youth leaders and humanity’s leading social entrepreneurs, visionaries and innovators.
How about a group of students organising loops of inspirational videos during breaks? It will enrich the school’s atmosphere, inspire and raise curiosity. (Video) DJing is a favourite youth activity – let them have the most meaningful clips in the world to rock their peers, spread change spirit and nurture interest for Positive News Boards, dialogue and projects.
- CONTINENTAL & TOPIC EDITIONS featuring positive change initiatives and the people behind them; from Africa, the Arab World, about Indigenous People, Urban Sustainability… stories that change prevailing simplistic and negative worldviews.
- EDUCATION PROGRAMS & CURRICULA to softly and successfully change towards an empathic, creativity and sustainability oriented learning culture. Such as Eco-Tipping Points, International School Peace Gardens, Life Link Schools, LearnScapes and Roots of Empathy.
- AMAZING SCHOOLS, beyond our imagination. Solid, proven, excelling in every respect.
- POSITIVE NEWS BOARDS; as a daily Informal Sustainability Learning Environment (ISLE) in school, with various content linking with classroom and project learning activities, in school and beyond the school fence
- TEACHING TOOLS that change worldview, inspire and facilitate simple and real action, with inspirational, free online videos and many links for more, linking the focus topic to the bigger picture of globalisation, innovation, citizen action and paradigm shift
1) Microcredit Sponsoring by Schools,
2) Youth Leader Portraits in Education
3) Youth Leader Success Stories on Stage
more coming
- CREATIVE WRITING for YL Magazine; essays, articles and projects on people and initiatives that change the world
- LOCAL EDITIONS; a unique, practical, long-term avantgarde media project that CAN be run by youth and interconnects schools, organisations, media, institutions…
- ONLINE CAMPAIGNS & PETITIONS; a practical exercise in studying global sustainability issues, forming and voicing one’s opinion as part of a global, conscientious citizenry identifiying as Fair Global Citizens and the Change Generation.
- YL REPLICATE! Active participation in promoting simple, proven, ingenious solutions for poverty reduction, doing away with pesticides etc. to other parts of the world – and maybe also your home region.
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You see – this is a vast Realm of Opportunities. Don’t be overwhelmed.
Take your time. It is very worth it. Start with one… Articles, media, setting up a POSITIVE NEWS BOARD. Involve students, make it a learning exercise or student project. Let them take responsibility. The change-makers will do their part. And more will evolve. Your part may be to simply share a seed, the information, and allow them to – simply DO.
You can find out more by reading ABOUT/WHAT OUR READERS SAY and ABOUT/UNESCO STATUS, ABOUT/YL PROMOTION DOCS and by browsing our sections TAKE ACTION!, EDITIONS, TEAM UP!, FOR ACTIVISTS and FOR EDUCATION.
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If you would like to apply what YL offers, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are very eager to see what happens in different parts in the world, to learn from it, to document and share it to inspire others. Most likely, we will be able to support you with more ideas, links and tools.
You are welcome to contact our Global Office with any question.
We will eventually connect you with other teams best suited to work with you.
*LET US BE THE BEST EDUCATORS WE WISH TO BE IN OUR HEARTS AND IDEALS*
