Show Racism the Red Card - Education Pack and Activities
Added: 16 Sep 2016
Contributor:
Scoilnet
Resource type:
Guide/notes
The Show Racism the Red Card DVD Education pack is used to promote education against racism, harnessing the profile of sports stars to convey the anti-racism message. The Education pack and activities is available to download. DVD which forms part of the education pack is available to order from SRTRC (30 Euro)
How it maps to the curriculum
- JC
- CSPE
Strand: Rights & Responsibilities
Strand unit: Prejudice/Discrimination
Suggestions for use: Teachers can contact info@theredcard.ie to order the DVD education pack. All activities provide for active learning and project based work. Before using the pack, it is advisable to do some preparatory work due to the potentially difficult nature of discussing racism with young people. (Teachers can complete the anti-racism online programme - see related resources) Careful consideration needs to be taken into the make up of groups and group rules should be established prior to discussions on how to challenge opinions not people. No silly questions allowed. Teachers can allow refer to the guide within the educational guide in carrying out activities.
Strand: Myself & the Wider World
Strand unit: Developing citizenship
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- appreciate and respect the environment and learn that there is an individual and community responsibility in caring for the environment and protecting it for future generations
- appreciate the diversity of people or groups within communities and the importance of mutual respect, empathy and understanding for living together in peace and harmony
- be aware of the importance of mutual respect and sensitivity to the different values and attitudes held by others
- begin to develop an awareness of the lives and culture of some people in the European Union
- examine how justice, fairness and equality may or may not be exemplified in a community
- examine the traditional roles that may be assigned to boys and girls in school because of their sex and become aware of ways of counteracting this stereotyping
- explore and recognise the rights and responsibilities of both adults and children in the school community
- explore some of the issues and concerns in the local or national community
- explore the various ways in which the school promotes a sense of belonging
- play a role in deciding on classroom rules and discuss and examine the importance of adhering to the school code of behaviour and discipline
- realise what it means to belong to a group
- recognise how each person has both an individual and a communal responsibility to the community
Suggestions for use: Teachers can contact info@theredcard.ie to order the DVD education pack. All activities provide for active learning and project based work. Before using the pack, it is advisable to do some preparatory work due to the potentially difficult nature of discussing racism with young people. (Teachers can complete the anti-racism online programme - see related resources) Careful consideration needs to be taken into the make up of groups and group rules should be established prior to discussions on how to challenge opinions not people. No silly questions allowed. Teachers can allow refer to the guide within the educational guide in carrying out activities.
Strand: Myself & the Wider World
Strand unit: Developing citizenship
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- explore how inequality might exist in the local community and suggest ways in which this might be addressed
- identify some local issues of concern and explore possible action that could be taken to address these issues
- practise ways of working together and of developing a sense of belonging
- recognise and acknowledge the various cultural, religious, ethnic or other groups that exist in a community or society and explore ways in which these differences can be respected
Suggestions for use: Teachers can contact info@theredcard.ie to order the DVD education pack. All activities provide for active learning and project based work. Before using the pack, it is advisable to do some preparatory work due to the potentially difficult nature of discussing racism with young people. (Teachers can complete the anti-racism online programme - see related resources) Careful consideration needs to be taken into the make up of groups and group rules should be established prior to discussions on how to challenge opinions not people. No silly questions allowed. Teachers can allow refer to the guide within the educational guide in carrying out activities.
