Additional Curriculum for Global Responsibility Education

The additional curriculum comprises of a series of learning objectives aligned to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. It can be used in your classroom or youth activities. To receive the Global Responsibility certification, your institution must justify that these learning objectives are addressed.

Goal

Behavioural competence

Reflection/awareness

Lifelong learning key comptences (EU)

To use available resources responsibly
To place value own resources and the value of sharing
To recognise real needs in combatting poverty
To engage in actions to combat poverty

To reflect upon the concept of poverty and consequences of poverty globally
To recognise the mutual benefits of sharing and the value of own resources
To reflect upon the difference between charity and capacity building

Social and civic competencies
Entrepreneurial competences

To value sustainable grown products
To reduce overconsumption
To consume and respect local and natural products

To reflect upon the value/supply chain of the product purchased
To reflect upon overconsumption and ways of reducing it
To reflect upon the advantages of consuming naturally and locally grown products

Social and civic competencies

To have a safe and healthy relationship with the surroundings
To have a healthy attitude towards alcohol and drugs

To reflect upon ones built environments and surrounding and the impact of these on health and wellbeing
To reflect upon the global consequences/ impact of irresponsible drug and alcohol consumption

Social and civic competencies

To appreciate the access to education
To utilise everyday learning opportunities
To take responsibility for ensuring one’s own education and the education of others

To recognise the value and benefits of education
To reflect upon the consequences of one’s actions on the access to education of others
To reflect upon the empowerment of education
To recognise the value of non-formal and informal learning
To critically analyse the level of access to quality education world-wide

Social and civic competencies
Learning to learn

To respect everybody regardless of gender
To act according to the principle ‘a person’s capacity not being determined by their gender’

To recognise the realities of discrimination in society
To be aware of inequalities at a global level
To be aware that person’s capacity is not determined by their gender

Social and civic competencies

To prevent water pollution
To use water resources sustainably

To understand the threats to clean water
To understand the importance of clean water and sanitation
To be aware of water and sanitation situations around the world.

Social and civic competencies
Mathematical competence and basic competences in science and technology

To reduce energy consumption

To reflect upon limitations of oil resources
To reflect upon ‘who owns the wind and water?’
To reflect upon what is clean energy and new sources to clean energy

Social and civic competencies
Mathematical competence and basic competences in science and technology

To consume more sustainably with consideration to fair trade

To reflect how personal consumption and life-style affects someone on the other side of the world
To reflect upon labour rights and child labour
To reflect upon the production environment of the products we consume

Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship
Social and civic competencies
Mathematical competence and basic competences in science and technology

To be innovative and creative in the use of information and communications infrastructure
To utilise the access to innovative solutions for the benefit of sustainability

To reflect upon the role of innovation in developing globally sustainable industry and infrastructure

Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship
Social and civic competencies

To meet other people on equal terms (disabled, other gender, other sexuality, other nationality, other religion etc.)
To observe inequalities and act upon them

To understand human rights and responsibilities
To reflect upon how one’s perception of another person is affected by their social status and how it correlates with human rights

Social and civic competencies

To protect and safeguard cultural and natural heritage
To be an active and participatory citizen in the community

To reflect upon the dangers of losing cultural and natural heritage
To reflect upon the importance of heritage in communities
To reflect upon how heritage aligns with our modern habits and culture
To reflect upon the importance of participation to ensure sustainable communities

Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship
Social and civic competencies

To reduce waste by finding alternative and new uses for used resources
To recycle as a daily routine

To reflect upon the consequences of personal consumption
To reflect upon the importance of recycling

Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship
Social and civic competencies

To take actions in reducing personal carbon footprint

To reflect upon what is climate change?
To reflect on how individual actions can influence climate change, both for better and for worse
To reflect upon the effects of climate change

Mathematical competence and basic competences in science and technology Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship
Social and civic competencies

To take personal and local actions to reduce water pollution
To take personal actions to influence local politics

To reflect upon how each one of us pollute the water and the consequences of this
To reflect upon global effects of local water pollution and vice versa
To reflect upon how one can influence local policies on water protection

Mathematical competence and basic competences in science and technology
Social and civic competencies

To make conscious choices regarding personal consumption considering the production chain of the items purchased
To take personal actions to protect life on land (forests, lakes, flora and fauna)

To reflect upon the effects of deforestation
To reflect upon the effects of mining and fracking
To reflect upon the importance of nature
To reflect upon the responsibility for the future generations
To reflect upon the consequences of consumerism

Mathematical competence and basic competences in science and technology
Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship
Social and civic competencies

To respect human rights and be conscious about your own message
To engage in conflict resolution
To critically analyse events, actions and information
To take personal actions to ensure peaceful and inclusive societies for the benefit of sustainable development
To engage in decision making process at local, national and global level to ensure strong and democratic institutions

To reflect upon the importance of human rights and the consequences of human rights violations
To reflect upon the role of local, national and international institutions to ensure peaceful and inclusive societies;
To reflect upon causes and consequences of extremism, racism, xenophobia and terrorism
To reflect upon the importance of integration and cooperation in ensuring peace

Social and civic competencies

To take personal action to achieve the SDGs
To engage in local, national and international actions to achieve the SDGs

To reflect upon the consequences of stopping development aid
To reflect upon consequences of a country not having an effective and just taxation system
To reflect upon the importance of sharing resources, knowledge, policy, technology
To reflect on cooperate actions in achieving the SDGs
To reflect on personal actions in achieving the SGDs

Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship
Social and civic competencies