and raising awareness of global issues
WHAT'S NEW
FORTHCOMING EVENTS:
LMLG Management Committee meeting - Tuesday 24 January 2012 at 8pm at Southfields Library, Southfields Drive, Leicester LE2 6QS
FOOD FOR THOUGHT - Mon 30 January - Fri 3 Feb 2012 and Mon 17 - Fri 21 Sep 2012 Food for Thought Experience Programme.pdf
GLOBAL EDUCATION LEICESTER-SHIRE - Termly meeting - Tuesday 6 March 2012 from 4 - 5.30pm - Venue TBC. Minutes of previous meeting.
Linking Local Lives - Creating Global Connections FREE training for schools
UPDATES and NEWS:
Latest bulletin from Nicaragua - No 24 - Second results out.pdf
Major environmental issue affecting the border of Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Go to our News page to read more.
Global Education Leicester-Shire (GELS)
Resources for Engaged and Active Learning
GELS is a network and resource centre (based in Southfields Library) that supports projects and partnerships between schools and local organisations to help develop the global dimension within the curriculum and the wider school community.
To this end, GELS promotes a holistic approach to enable schools to bring global perspectives to life. Our methodologies help young people develop themselves as global citizens who value the rich diversity of their local communities in Leicester and across Leicestershire as they contribute to a just and sustainable world.
The GELS network is made up of teachers and specialists from a range of providers operating across the city and county, addressing issues of community cohesion, faith, culture and diversity, human rights, social justice, the environment and sustainable development.
Membership is open and we actively seek to engage schools, encourage teacher-led activities and provide opportunities to explore and collaborate around global themes.
Click here to download the GELS Membership leaflet .pdf
GELS Meetings
Next meeting - Tuesday 6 March 2012 - Venue TBC
Recent Events and Projects
Head Teacher and Chairs of Governors Briefings - In September 2011, Clare Carr and Claire Plumb delivered a presentation to 190 Head Teachers and 150 Chairs of Governors from Leicesetershire County Schools, to introduce GELS and outline the benefits that membership offers schools. 60 schools signed up for a trial term's membership.
Showcase 2010 - This event was a celebration of work which was undertaken as part of the East Midlands Network for Global Perspectives in Schools, and marked the end of funding from the Department for International Development. 4 City and County schools came together to share their learning about global issues and community cohesion in a dynamic range of presentations and displays. Pupils and students were treated to a Salsa daning workshop and international food and the event was attended by 85 people, including local dignitaries.