Lesson 1

• GP
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

This lesson

• Introduction to the project
  
• Practical info
  
• What is a community?
  
• Worksheet global and local problems
  
• Mind map to assignment to start the project
  

Learning goals

At the end of this lesson you...

• Know what the new GP project is about.
• Know the general setup of the project and what is expected of you at the end.
• Can answer the question 'What is a community?'.
• Can identity several core problems in the world on a global and local level.
• Have brainstormed solutions to these core problems.
• Have found news about things going on in our local area.
• Have started working on a mind map which visually summarizes what you learned in your starting research. 

Question

• What project have you, as a class, already done at GP in the past 1,5 years?
  
• Make a list of all the projects in pairs of two.
  

Changemakers

• What comes to mind?
  
• Do you already know what the project is about?
  

Change makers

The focus of the project is:

• Changing communities
  
• Setting up your own project to take positive action in your local community

Change makers

Exercise!

In pairs of two, come up with three examples of a positive initiative which can be taken in your local community.

Practical info

•  You will learn come up with, set up and take action on your own local project in groups of three or four.
• For this you will have to do research in our own local community, among other things through a questionnaire.
• You will get training about your personal strength, networking and organisation by a company called change makers.
• There will be a change makers day where you will do the project.
• We will conclude the project with a presentation evening for your parents.

What is a community?

What is a community?

In your note book, make a mind map of all the communities your connected to.

Think of things like:

• school
  
• sports
  
• family
  
• different associations
  
• friends
  
• online communities
  

Worksheet and research question

• Fill in the worksheet as a group.
  
• Choose two topics which you find most interesting
• For each topic write down a question which you would like to answer on your topic
• Check with your teacher whether this is a good question to research.
• Answer your research question. 

Your topic in the news

• Write down: 2 local news items and 2 global news items on your chosen topics
• What are the issues in your news topics and think of a solution to these problems.

Learning goals

At the end of this lesson you...

• Know what the new GP project is about.
• Know the general setup of the project and what is expected of you at the end.
• Can answer the question 'What is a community?'.
• Can identity several core problems in the world on a global and local level.
• Have brainstormed solutions to these core problems.
• Have found news about things going on in our local area.
• Have started working on a mind map which visually summarizes what you learned in your starting research.