Striving for Global Citizenship: the Essentials

1.An awareness that earth is our common ground, and doesn’t belong to any one entity
2.Nations, people, environment, and issues are interconnected, interdependent
3.There are multiple viewpoints to an issue and we try to understand or represent different sides
4.We have a multiplicity of identities we accept and that are not easily separable
5.Make informed choices that are separate from a government entity or affiliation
6.Consider access to information to be an essential right and also furnish information to others
7.Can access our networks no matter where we are
8.Support renewable, sustainable resources
9.Feel a personal responsibility, accountability to think, act and do for good of the present collective and future generations, especially toward our environment

And………..For teachers, please add…
10.Educate our students (youths or adults, children or seniors) for global citizenship

These essentials....
•Don’t erase, discount or invalidate what you’ve learned for your teaching career
•Do add a dimension of personal responsibility for you to encourage in your students
•Do start today with simple subjects

Question:
Why teach about Global Citizenship to Adult Immigrants?

Answer:
Teaching Global Citizenship values and concerns increases an immigrant’s understanding of their new home, validates and supports home country connections, and helps them define their place in a globalizing world. Expanding delivery of these messages to the adult immigrant community could help lessen challenges related to cultural isolationism. The long-term positive implications are there.