Rhodes Library - SDG 4-Quality Education

SDG 4

Quality Education

Guiding Questions

1) What is Goal 4 and why is it important to each student?

2) How did the pandemic effect education, and why is this important to each student?

3) How does the war in Ukraine change education for students in the Ukraine and why is it important?

4) What is an equitable quality education...and who receives it? Why?

5) What will we want in our new school for an equitable and inclusive education?

Resources for lessons

World's Largest Lesson

How to thoughtfully engage with the SDG's-Participate Learning

Teaching the SDG's-Participate Learning

Take Action for the SDG's- United Nations

SDG- Book Club

What does SDG 4 mean?

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

United Nations Targets4.1By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes
4.2By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education
4.3By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university
4.4By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship
4.5By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations
4.6By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy
4.7By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development

Trimester 1

Suggested Ideas

Building Community

Developing: Effective Communication, Self Awareness, Respect for Differences
Buddy Classes work together on the following projects.Introducing themselvesSharing:

family traditions
family recipes for special meals
playing games from different traditions
schools that students and teachers and families have attended.
skills that students want and need for their future.
definitions of what literacy is, and what math skills are necessary.

Projects:

Creating a shared culture corner of important objects in their lives.
Creating a mentor system where students identify subjects/strengths that they can teach others
Creating a library of books to be shared with each other around the subject of education.
Identifying elements of education is important to each group.
Bringing in family members to share aspects of their culture and educational experiences. .
Study education in other parts of the world, who is included? Who is not?