Statelessness Awareness Education Program
Students are increasingly socially conscious and engaged in their communities. They are creative and committed to sharing their voices on issues of vulnerability and marginalisation.
In the 2016/2017 school year, CCS created an Education Pilot where we explored the
possibility of engaging with primary and secondary school teachers in Ontario to introduce
statelessness into classrooms. We met with teachers across Ontario through focus groups and learned of ways statelessness can be brought into the classroom. We developed a plan for statelessness education that met Ontario curriculum standards and objectives for classes at the primary and secondary grade levels.
This project aimed to work with students to tackle statelessness through a program of solution-based and course-specific learning modules that will enhance their knowledge and empowerment. Classes where we focused our pilot at the secondary level included Civics, Canadian Studies, Geography, World Issues, Equity and Social Justice, and Law.
In February of 2018 we applied for a 2018 Ontario Trillium Foundation Seed Grant but we were not successful. This was a great learning opportunity and we will continue to work with educators to ensure that children learn about the causes and consequences of
statelessness.
Students are increasingly socially conscious and engaged in their communities. They are creative and committed to sharing their voices on issues of vulnerability and marginalisation.
In the 2016/2017 school year, CCS created an Education Pilot where we explored the
possibility of engaging with primary and secondary school teachers in Ontario to introduce
statelessness into classrooms. We met with teachers across Ontario through focus groups and learned of ways statelessness can be brought into the classroom. We developed a plan for statelessness education that met Ontario curriculum standards and objectives for classes at the primary and secondary grade levels.
This project aimed to work with students to tackle statelessness through a program of solution-based and course-specific learning modules that will enhance their knowledge and empowerment. Classes where we focused our pilot at the secondary level included Civics, Canadian Studies, Geography, World Issues, Equity and Social Justice, and Law.
In February of 2018 we applied for a 2018 Ontario Trillium Foundation Seed Grant but we were not successful. This was a great learning opportunity and we will continue to work with educators to ensure that children learn about the causes and consequences of
statelessness.
"Thank you for starting this important project to raise awareness, share resources and more importantly advocate for a way to address statelessness."
- Secondary School Teacher, Hamilton ON
