For this task students needed to research in detail the background issues and specific goals associated with one of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. They then needed to develop an action plan on how they would go about taking action to support the implementation of that Global Goal. Finally, they took action as part of the GESS Sustainability Action Week and reflected on the outcomes of their actions. Through this work, students demonstrated that there can be a better future for everyone if humans learn to interact in a more inclusive and equitable manner. KEY OUTCOMES
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For this task students needed to research in detail the background issues and specific goals associated with one of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. They then needed to develop an action plan on how they would go about taking action to support the implementation of that Global Goal. Finally, they took action as part of the GESS Sustainability Action Week and reflected on the outcomes of their actions. Through this work, students demonstrated that there can be a better future for everyone if humans learn to interact in a more inclusive and equitable manner. KEY OUTCOMES
REDUCED PLASTIC PACKAGING IN THE GESS CANTEENSOUTCOMES OF GESS CLASSROOM ENERGY SURVEYECO ACTION DAY PLEDGEPlease do your part to ensure we can meet out school pledges given as part of Eco Action Day. ADDITIONAL ACTIONS PLEDGED BY STUDENTSINTERVIEW ON GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORK PLACEPOSTERSNEW RECYCLING INITIATIVE AT GESS MSCPlease do your part to ensure that we start improving our school's recycling rates by making use of the correct, newly labelled recycling bins. PRESENTATIONS
AWARENESS RAISING ON BOTH GESS CAMPUSESVOLUNTEERING AT WILLING HEARTS SOUP KITCHENVOLUNTEERING AT 'KEEP CLEAN SINGAPORE'VOLUNTEERING AT GESS PRE-SCHOOLCREATING NOTE BOOKS FROM SCRAP PAPERSTUDENT SUMMARY REPORTS
For this IDU assessment task students were required to work individually to research the causes and consequences of the violations of one chosen human right on African-American society in the Deep South of the United States, and how these are reflected in Blues music. They needed to reflect on how an interdisciplinary review of human rights from the perspective of the I&S and Music subject groups has helped them better understand the underlying issues addressed by human rights. They needed to synthesise their interdisciplinary understanding through a description of a blues song they had written and composed in music class and how aspects of this relate to the fundamental issues behind specific human rights. They then needed to reflect on the overall experience and how this had helped shape their interdisciplinary understanding of how art represents an important medium of communication via which key messages of social injustice can be conveyed.
For this assessment task students were required to work individually to research the causes and effects of one chosen human right violation. They demonstrated their findings in form of a visual representation of that human right. VIDEOS & PODCASTSANIMATIONSFor this assessment task students were required to work in groups of 4 to research the causes and effects of one chosen natural disaster associated with tectonic plate movements. They then had to collate their findings into a concisely edited 10-minute documentary or news report.
You can view a sample of the student's work on the GESS I&S YouTube channel. In this assignment, students had to undertake research on a second revolution of their choice and write an essay comparing and contrasting the effects of this revolution with those of the industrial revolution on people's lives. ESSAYS
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For this assignment students worked in group to produce a case study analysis of how the Industrial Revolution changed Britain. They presented their findings in form of a visual representation, using a format of their own choice.The following is a sample of student work created to raise awareness about the UN's Global Goals. The type of outputs included web sites, reports, essay, videos and posters.POSTERSWEB SITESAt the German European School Singapore (GESS), sustainability features highly in the taught curriculum. As part of the International Baccalaureate’s Middle Years Programme in Individuals and Societies, students in Grade 8 are undertaking a unit specifically focused on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is under the umbrella of this specific unit that our Grade 8 students have been taking a series of actions targeted at helping achieve all 17 of the SDGs. Here you can read and see some of the specific actions the students have taken as part of the Sustainability Action Week in June 2016.Awareness Raising |
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