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What assessment task are we working towards?You will participate in the World's Largest Lesson to promote awareness of and action towards achieving the new Global Goals. You will answer five questions and produce something that can be shared on social media about your favourite goal.
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(1) Looking BackwardsEight ambitious goals were established by the United Nations back in the year 2000, with targets set for the year 2015. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) reflect the priorities of the world at that time.
The infographics to the right show what was achieved in each of these areas from the year 2000 to 2015. |
(2) Looking ForwardsIn 2015 it was time to set goals for the next 15 years. Social media played a huge part in determining the new goals - much more so than was even imaginable technologically back in the year 2000. The priorities have been expanded and reflect social changes since the start of the millennium.
17 new "Global Goals" were ratified by the United Nations on on 25th September 2015, with 193 world leaders committing to them. |
In class we will do a number of hands-on activities to help you become familiar with the 17 goals.
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(3) Tell EVERYONE!
The first stage of implementing the new Global Goals was to "Tell Everyone!" and publicise that the goals exist.
Your generation will play a key part in meeting the targets - think how old you will be by the year 2030 and how much you hope to achieve by then! How can you help draw your peers' attention to the goals? Social media has been the main communication platform - in class we will browse through the sharable material across various platforms. |
#globalgoals
#worldslargestlesson #goalkeepers17 #dizzygoals Download the App https://sdgsinaction.com/ Even the Smurfs are involved... http://www.smallsmurfsbiggoals.com/ |
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(4) How do we get there?
This year a new website has been released to get down to the nitty gritty of what we need to do to achieve each of the goals by 2030. 169 targets have been established that break down each goal into concrete actions:
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