Archive for November, 2008
Dignity Day – Saudi Arabia
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
Muna AbuSulayman taught Dignity Day in Saudi Arabia.
As schools in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia rarely are able to deviate from the set curriculum, but the principle and superintendent both like the idea so much, especially as it tied in to another event they were doing a World Hunger day—where students semi fasted and fundraised for the world’s poor in a few days.
Dignity Day – Israel
Monday, November 10th, 2008Reuven Agassi taught Dignity Day at the community of “Tel Mond” in the center of Israel. The class is Junior class in a shared agricultural community (Moshav, which is a more capitalistic version of a well known Israeli concept – Kibbutz). This one is about 5 miles west of the Palestinian west bank.
The dignity message was on the obligation of the youth to serve as they grow. The talk centered on the “culture of service” to one’s country and personal dignity in accepting responsibility and commitment to providing back to the community after you received from the community. They can serve by joining the military service and protecting people with their lives. They can also serve by other social means not related to the military. Their choice needs to be of service.
Dignity Day – Turkey
Saturday, November 8th, 2008Murat Sarayli – Ankara, Turkey discuses his Dignity Day:
We carried out the project at Ahmet Ulusoy Science High School in Ankara as per our standard guidelines…
We had series of meetings starting from the second week of October and at the end 15 classes, from 4 grades of the high school, appointed representatives from their classes to be responsible on the project and they named themselves to be the Global Dignity Project Guides, guiding both for their classes and carry on the project to other schools in town and then nationwide to increase the awareness.
They are also looking for a global meeting one day, where representatives from all nations, regions people come up together and declare a statement on the 5 Dignity Principles.
Dignity Day – Mexico
Monday, November 3rd, 2008October 20
“The Global Dignity Day”
We had 2 celebrations:
1. Event with population of unidos
People attended: 530
We had a group discussion about Dignity
2. School sessions given by staff of Unidos
Step 1
PRESENTATION.
Tell your own personal story.
Stories from your own life and experiences about dignity
Step 2
WHAT IS DIGNITY?
have students define dignity in their own words
Step 3
DIGNITY PRINCIPLES.
share the dignity principles with the class and discuss them
(some students can comment on stories own dignity)
Step 4
WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE CHANGES HAPPEN?
activity: students (in groups of 4) express in a drawing, their personal contribution to the world spread the importance of living a dignified life.
Students: 441
Schools: 8
1. Franco Mexicano
2. Ciudad De los Niños
3. Necali Centro Educativo
4. Instituto Excelsior
5. Colegio Mirasierra
6. Latin American School
7. Instituo Columbia
8. Colegio Mexicano
