Only What We Can Carry 2009: Lessons from the Japanese American Internment
Global Source has just completed the pilot year of a K-12 educational development project called, "Only What We Can Carry: Lessons from the Japanese American Internment", funded through grant from the WA Civil Liberties Public Education Program. The purpose of this project was to demonstrate how a lived experience for educators around a topic of study such as the internment can inform and shape a more enlivened curriculum for the students they serve...(more)
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Past Events
"Celebrating the UDHR in our Classrooms and Communities"
Saturday, November 22
Hosted at the Commonhouse at
Winslow Cohousing on Bainbridge Island
When we are concerned with fairness, justice, diversity, safety, caring, compassion, respect, and responsibility in our teaching and learning, we are dealing with issues of human rights. "Rights" have become the fourth "R" in a growing number of K-12 classrooms and schools. This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). In honor of the occasion, Global Source Education had a program for local educators to celebrate and honor the place of human rights education in our schools and communities.
This experience of professional learning addresses how human rights education can strengthen what all teachers already feel responsible for in their curriculum and schools. We discussed the history and legacy of the UDHR, share stories of human rights in our local and global communities, and dialogue about best practices within the culture of our curriculum, schools
and communities.
Program Objectives:
• To learn about the history and legacy of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights and its place in our schools and communities.
• To encourage and support schools marking the occasion of the 60th
anniversary of the UDHR and honoring Human Rights Day on December 10.
• To examine best practices in human rights education, and learn from
experienced educators and practitioners.
• To have a meaningful professional dialogue and exchange that provides the
opportunity for support, networking, and curriculum building.
We were joined by some of our regions most experienced elementary and
secondary educators and human rights practitioners. This program was for
educators and administrators, regardless of their experience with human
rights education.
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The 4th 'R': Reclaiming the ‘Human’ in Human Rights Education
When we are concerned with fairness, justice, diversity, safety, caring, and respect, we are reviewing our responsibilities for how we deal
with issues of human rights. These Rights have become the Fourth ‘R‘ in a growing number of classrooms and schools.
Participants learn about best practices for integrating
human rights education into school culture. Included are models of human rights programs and connections to community resources and events.
Working with Global Source, a local school decides that the 4 R’s (Relationship, Responsibility, Respect, and Rights), will be the basis of
their social and disciplinary practice—developing a more cooperative and intentional school culture. Learn more about the implementation details and
successes of this model.
Compassionate Communication.
Human Rights Resources (click here for more)
University of Minnesota Human Rights Center: http://www.hrusa.org
University of Minnesota Human Rights Library: http://www.umn.edu/humanrts/
Knowing Our Community; Teaching and Learning about Compassion
This two-day program will engage educators and community members on topics at the intersection of diversity education, multi-cultural education, human rights education, and social-emotional learning.
We will participate in dialogues with community members having diverse cultural roots. Participants will better understand the benefits of bearing witness by sharing their own stories and listening to community members from other cultures. We will learn the principles and practice of compassionate listening and conflict resolution. These exercises enhance school and classroom relationships and are valuable for travel study opportunities.
In order to learn more deeply about each other, we will practice compassionate listening. Global Source works with The Compassionate Listening Project (Leah Green, Director) and Catalyst Mediation Services (Judy Friesem). Facilitated by Kathryn Keve
The Study of Tibet, The Burma Project
Explore contemporary world and local issues: Tibet, Burma, Pacific Northwest Tribes, and the
Japanese Internment experience.
Workshops, Intensives, and some Travel Study offer background, understanding and actual experiences related to our global neighbors in turmoil and transformation.
Safe Schools: The Pride Foundation & KSSN
Through a generous grant from the Pride Foundation Washington Peninsula, we will integrate GLBTQ issues into the core of our Human Rights message.
Global Source will collaborate with Kitsap Safe Schools Network to exchange trainings and conduct a Bridging Classroom and Community dialogue.
Teacher as Writers
A summer seminar supports teachers in their own writing with opportunities to share and critique, as well as read aloud compelling prose or poetry about the
teaching profession in order to encourage and renew ourselves as educators.
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