POWER OF LANGUAGE ETNOEDUCATIVE BILINGUE INGA , MOCOA, COLOMBIA

Citizenship

CONTENT

Citizenship

Education, Right to Education, Human Rights, School dropout and educational inequity

Character

Respect, Mindfulness, Attitude of Gratitude

Global Goal

Skill

Questioning, Collaboration, Observation, Critical Thinking, Compare & Contrast

Age Group

14-15 Years / Grade 9

Learning Standards

McREL Grade 9 Civics

Prerequisite

None

LEARNING GOAL & PURPOSE

This wonderful story from Etnoeducativa Bilingue Inga, Mocoa,  Colombia has brought to light a group of really thoughtful children from the ‘Inga’ community. These children have presented reflective thinking skills that are difficult to match up to by even grown-ups. These young superheroes perceived a loss of their ‘Inga’ culture and aspired to conserve their culture. In today’s day and age, when not many people care or even think about cultural preservation, these young minds developed a passion to do so. They mobilized their community to collaborate and found solutions to conserve the ‘Inga’ language and culture.

Lesson Plan

  • Education is key to… Students can complete this sentence so that ideas can be shared. Some other questions could be: What does school mean for you? Why do you come to school? What do you like most about your school? How is your school? How would the school of your dreams look like? A discussion can be carried out.
  • "The right to receive education in one’s mother tongue or native language is recognized in several international instruments," according to UNESCO. Students can do research and discuss whether their state is taking appropriate measures or not.
  • "Education is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948." The teacher can play the next video TED-Ed video to introduce this topic. Then, students can reflect upon this issue: Are Human Rights upheld or violated around the world? Their contributions must be based on real and current data to bring added value.
  • The teacher can have a session on school dropout rates and educational inequity. Teach For All has shared some stories which can be interesting to bring to the classroom in order to make students aware of this global problem. Which role can students play in solving this challenge? Have they observed this problem in their community?