What is Connecting Classrooms?

“Connecting Classrooms prepares children to take their  place in the 21^st century.” - Karen Noble, Headteacher, Juniper Green Primary School

Connecting Classrooms is a global education programme for schools. It is designed to help young people learn about global themes and become responsible global citizens, as well as giving them the skills to work in a worldwide economy. It offers school partnerships and accreditation along with professional development courses for educators and a chance for them to share best practice with international counterparts.

Why take part?

Connecting Classrooms is designed to help young people learn about global themes, skills and outlooks (PDF, 1MB) and become responsible global citizens. It facilitates partnerships between schools in the UK and other countries, providing educational benefits for young people around the world. Having a good grasp of global issues and of development is an important part of young people’s education and supports them to develop into good global citizens for the future.

As a result of participating in Connecting Classrooms, young people:

• understand more about other countries and cultures through working with international partner schools
• understand more about global issues
• understand their rights and responsibilities as global citizens
• are better prepared to work in a global economy and build a fairer more sustainable world

Teachers and other educators will:

• have a greater understanding of other countries, their cultures and their education systems
• be better equipped to teach about global issues and develop relevant skills and outlooks in young people
• improve their own teaching and curriculum by learning from practice in other countries

What’s on offer?

There are three strands of the programme directly aimed at schools and teacher:

Case study

Discover how rewarding participating in Connecting Classrooms can be for teachers and young people globally.

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