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Though doing the Musical remains our most empowering and memorable way of enabling young people to learn about the global issues they will face in their lifetimes, over the years, PCI has developed several other very effective, ways of delivering the same goal. Here are some of them.
WORK THE CHANGE: EMPLOYABILITY TRAINING

Peer-to-Peer Work Readiness training and mentorship by Year 10 students ( - or teachers - ) of Years 8 & 9 to ease their transition from School to the world of Work:  Young people, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, already face significant challenges when they leave full-time education. Post-pandemic, the jobs market for young people has become even harder to navigate, particularly for those not naturally destined for university. Our tailored employability training programme addresses this challenge head on: our highly-trained facilitators support students to gain the skills, confidence and tools that they need to become employable. But any qualified teacher can deliver the course themselves, or train up Year 10s or Senior students, to deliver our training using our carefully prepared slides, videos and other resource materials. The training enables them to understand what employers look for in prospective employees and to do simple things to enhance their CVs. It empowers them to take responsibility for building up their skills and readiness for the job market before leaving school. Each student gets a Certificate and a copy of the Training’s Personal Summary Notes on completion.

YOUTH SUSTAINABILITY ACTION FORUMS (Y-SAF)


Getting young people into the habit of Taking Action to lead their communities towards Sustainability:  The Youth Sustainability Action Forum (Y-SAF) is a 4-stage process designed to empower young people to lead their communities to take Action to accelerate their transition to sustainability. Stage ONE involves training about Sustainability and communication skills. Stage TWO involves researching local problems and designing an Action Project to address them. Stage THREE is the Forum itself where the students present their project ideas to community leaders, fellow students and families. Stage FOUR is getting their projects done. A Y-SAF can be a programme for a week-long summer camp, or a term-long project for a school. It is best done as an Annual Event as the experience of students the year before are provides excellent learning experience for those who come after.


INTERGENERATIONAL CONVERSATION CAFES


Intergenerational Conversation Cafés empower young people to lead Community Conversations on critical local or global issues. 3 x Adults and 3 x Youth face an audience of all ages, and a student host leads them through a fun and fascinating evening where they get to discuss an issue of local or global significance. The goal is to get different age groups in a community listening, respectively,  to each other’s views. It requires the young people  to establish partnerships with different members of their community,  research a theme with experts, and an audience to discuss it with. They also have to plan the meeting logistics, host it and evaluate its impact – all of which provides them with an excellent lesson in project management.

MODEL CITIZEN ASSEMBLIES (MCAS)


Engaging Citizens young and old in Jury Duty for the Planet: A Model Citizen Assembly is a 5-step process that telescopes the 2 or 3-week full Citizens’ Citizens’ Agenda into a single evening or afternoon event. A Jury of 10-30 citizens representing the different ages, ethnicities, gender, economic well-being etc. of its community come together with an audience of interested observers to consider a local or global problem and vote on solution(s). The five steps are: first choose your theme; second: appoint a Jury; three: recruit an audience; four: appoint or train your expert witnesses. Five: Run your MCA – and follow up your informed decision with ACTION

OTHER PEER-TEACHING RESOURCES


Youth + Teacher co-created teaching resources: The Peace Child Archive includes 12 x other valuable Youth-created teaching guides – all co-created by students and teachers. Here’s a sample of them –

 
  • Create the Change – Lifestyle Contracts that lead to significant behaviour change
  • Gender Journey – a toolkit of practical ideas for combating gender inequality
  • Human Rights – A Study Guide for how to learn and secure your own rights
  • Every Journey Matters – a guide to sustainable travel around the world
  • Energy Revolution – a youth-created guide to weaning ourselves off fossil fuels
  • Advocacy – A How to Guide on making a difference in your community, nation and world
         

INTRODUCING THE UN & IT'S REFORM AGENDA


What is the UN? How does it work? – and how does it need to be reformed to meet the needs of Future Generations?
 
A recent UK Government report commented: “Our world lacks the global infrastructure to protect the global commons…”  The UN is not equipped to police and protect the world’s environmental resources on which all life depends. Peace Child’s resources set out stories of how the young people of today can succeed where previous generations have failed.
 
PCI has worked with, and for, the United Nations since winning a UN Peace Messenger prize in 1986. It gained Consultative Status with the UN in 1997. Its 1995 book,  A Children’s History of the UN celebrated the UN’s 50th Anniversary; its 2020 Concert marked the UN’s 75th and its 80th Anniversary materials introduce the outcomes of its 2024 Summit of the Future and seek to stimulate school / community discussions on the UN’s much-needed Reform Agenda. They include an introduction to the workings of the UN + new versions of our Time Travel Chat Show on the UN’s new Declaration on Future Generations + 3 x new versions of the  Peace Child musical that look forward to what the UN must achieve by its Centenary in 2045.


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