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Bodwell’s Vision: Strength in Diversity

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Bodwell’s Vision: Strength in Diversity

• “Birth lottery”

• Generation without borders

What is Global Citizenship?

Global Citizenship is… being part of a world

community and whose actions contribute to building this community's values and practices.

What is Bodwell’s community? Who are we?

Where are we?• Canada, BC, North Shore, coastal community

• in a temperate rain forest

Two hands - one for helping yourself, one for helping

others

Our current House Leader role models

What lessons can we learn and practice from our house leaders?

Mohandis K. Gandhi

peaceful protest and...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Gandhi_spinning.jpg

Nelson Mandela

equality and...

http://b-i.forbesimg.com/mfonobongnsehe/files/2013/12/Mandela.jpg

Martin Luther King Jr.

equality and rights and...

http://blogs-images.forbes.com/causeintegration/files/2013/01/martin-luther-king-jr-day-L-xGOagM1.jpeg

Pierre Trudeau

multiculturalism and...

http://www.theontarion.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Trudeau_courtesy.jpg

How does this relate to you?

• Big actions

• Small actions

• Action!

• daily kindnesses

Volunteer Opportunities

• cultural celebrations• Lost and Found & Uniforms • peer tutoring (what are you good at?)• translation/ cultural liaison• sports teams/ events• fundraisers (organizing or buying)• food bank• electronics recycling• disaster relief• pink shirt day/ anti-bullying• information sharing about global topics• ...and more!

Green Team

• uniform recycling• McKay Creek restoration• zero waste initiatives• cleaning up after ourselves• Activity: environmental situation cards• or• Activity: Flyswatter

Action Plan!

Think: two hands

Write: one for yourself, one for others

Pair: with a partner

Share: one idea