Dimension Day: Charities and Team Building Thursday 20 th October 2011

Morning 09:05 – 12:25: Charities in Houses/form Afternoon 12:25 – 15:00: Team Building in Houses/form

Charities Acorns The Poppy Appeal Children in Need Operation Christmas Child Local National International

Charities we might support Local Edward’s Trust (support for the terminally ill and their families) The Norman Laud Association (respite for special needs children) The Joseph Foote Trust (research into brain tumours) International READ Foundation (H.O in Birm) Association for International Cancer Research Islamic Relief (H.O in Birm) Helping Little Angels WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) Water Aid

Learning Objectives Know the many causes charities help Know what a charity is Understand your values Understand the work and the importance of the work of a local or international charity Be able to consider reasons for your vote towards a local and international charity that WHTC should support

Learning Outcomes ALLIdentify different and opposing views and explain your own opinion. Level 4 MOSTUse different sources of information to explore issues and a range of viewpoints, drawing some conclusions. Level 5 SOMEExplore and interpret sources of information and assess these for validity and bias. Develop informed arguments, taking account of diverse viewpoints, and explore assumptions and your own views. Represent the views of others including those you do not agree with. Level 6/7

Lesson one Know the many causes charities help Activities Card sort introduction: Sort into any categories Sort into purposes (e.g. animal, ageing, childrens, health etc.) Sort into local/ national/ international Sort into charities WHTC have supported/not supported

Lesson one Know what a charity is Understand your values Activities Definition Consider four case studies and whether the individuals’ actions are good deeds or acts of charity Values Auction Pupils to consider their own values

Lesson two Understand the work and the importance of the work of a local or international charity Activities In groups, research the work of a particular charity: Find out when it was started, by whom and why Find out where it carries out its work and who does the work Find out how much it costs to keep the organisation going each year Find out about the type of work your organisation does Find out how successful it has been and what else needs to be done

Lesson two Understand the work and the importance of the work of a local or international charity Activities Use the research information to create a guide to your charity: A pamphlet A story board A piece of display work A video report A Powerpoint presentation A radio or T.V. interview script A letter written to a friend outlining the work of your charity A case study story

Lesson three Be able to consider reasons for your vote towards a local and international charity that WHTC should support Activities Present the information to the class Each pupil is to vote on the local and international charity that they would like WHTC to support ClassHouseWHTCPupil Local + International

Why have we changed the format? Explicit Transparent Focused Choice BY VOTING FOR WHICH CHARITY TO SUPPORT WE GIVE OWNERSHIP AND INDEPENDENCE TO OUR PUPILS.