Global citizenship and environmental awareness have become critical in our pupils’ curriculum. (Article 29).

This is to ensure that our pupils have a sound understanding of the world and that they are global citizens (Article 30).

The speed of technology is bridging gaps, connecting distant communities, exposing our pupils to different cultures and making us more interconnected than ever.

It has become imperative to create a platform where we are able to liaise and share resources, content and experiences to help build a more responsible, caring, conducive and enabling environment where each party helps to build each other, deepening the spirit of collective responsibility.

Our Ubuntu programme at Grange connected our school to a school in Ghana – Rhema International Academy.

The focus is on equipping our young people with deep learning skills and attitudes, improving learning, expanding opportunities and global awareness.

Our Ghana project has been instrumental in our pupils’ understanding of an alternative culture, focusing on global citizenship and using the Unicef articles to understand the rights of others.

Our pupils have:

• Learnt facts about Ghana: Which continent, capital city, currency, the president, how many schools, languages, the flags colours.
• Understood where and how children in Ghana live – are their houses the same as ours? (Article 27)
• Compared a Ghanaian’s child’s school day to our school day
• Watched videos of a day in the life of a Ghanaian child
• Produced a video of the day in the life of a British school child and sending it to Ghana
• Wrote about similarities and differences to our students’ days
• Wrote a diary extract as a Ghanaian Child (Article 31)
• Understood different religions (Article 14)
• Learnt about Ghanaian health care– do they have the equivalent of a NHS? (Article 24)
• Learnt about Ghanaian food, fair trade, cocoa trade, finding a recipe to cook and taste
• Ate Ghanaian food from a local African restaurant
• Understood what conditions are like for children in Ghana and how they differ from ours (Article 27)
• Learnt about how children in Ghana find out information – do they use the internet? (Article 17)