Global Goals across the

Year Groups

Nursery and Kindergarten

Goal 3: Good health and Well-being

As part of Global Goals week, the children in Nursery and Kindergarten have focused on Goal 3: ‘Good Health and Well-Being’ and have made many connections to our current Unit of Inquiry ‘, Who we Are’. Our daily mindfulness sessions offer the opportunity for the children and adults a time to calm down and rest our bodies and minds. We focus on breath work and gentle exercises to help us be present and in the moment. Practising mindfulness can help us to increase our ability to regulate emotions and ease stress and anxiety. Connections made to our Unit of Inquiry have continued as the children prepare for the Climbathon and Dress-up Day. We had some engaging conversations about the importance of drinking water to keep our bodies hydrated, using our walking feet, looking eyes and listening ears to help keep us safe during the Climbathon. The children enthusiastically shared their ideas about ‘What I want to be when I grow up’ and in Nursery, we have a “vegetarian”, a “racing car driver”, a “Superhero” and a “hairdresser”. And in Kindergarten our learners are aspiring to be a “Doctor”, a “Mermaid” a “Pop Star and another “Superhero” too. We are very excited about the big reveal on Friday!

Year 1

The learners have thoroughly enjoyed Global Goals Week and have participated enthusiastically in activities throughout the week. The learners became ‘Water Warriors’ as they learned more about Goal 6 ‘Clean Water and Sanitation’. They explored how water is used around the school and thought of actions we can take to reduce water usage, such as turning off taps when lathering hands in soap and making sure to drink all the water in their water bottles. Learners also wrote their own pledge for a small, achievable action that could be taken to make a difference. During our Climbathon, the learners showed terrific team spirit as they supported each other to complete as many laps as possible. We could not have been more proud of their efforts in raising awareness and funds for The Pipal Tree charity. It has been wonderful to see how the learners have come to understand that small actions can make a BIG difference!

Year 2

For Global Goals Week, the learners have been finding out about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and were thinking about what we could do to help improve the lives of many around the world. They listened to what the United Nations planned to do to help everyone, and went on to discuss some of the problems people in other countries were facing as well as here in Singapore. The learners shared ideas on the things we could do on our own; such as saving water, recycling paper and using less electricity. They created a promise by designing their own Global Goals pledge circles. As part of creating a connectivity with the SDG for Wednesday (Sustainable cities and Communities) some of our learners collected items from nature to create a nature collage using what they found, from leaves to grass, stones and feathers. They explored their environment and made connections, bringing the idea that we all need to help in any little way we can to help the world. The learners were very excited to take part in International Dot Day on Thursday and together with Climbathon it was a fun filled fantastic day, whereby they celebrated ‘self expression, creativity, collaboration and courage’. Coming together as a community to take part with year group and school wide activities made for a very exciting time.

Year 3

This week, Year 3 spent time learning about the Global Goals and how they are connected to the Unit of Inquiry we just finished: ‘People’s Actions can Affect Others’. We discussed the importance of the goals and how as individuals and a community, we can help to tackle problems such as poverty, hunger, and inequality. Goal 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions) linked nicely to our previous unit, as it connects closely with the themes — that we recently covered — of conflict resolution and showing kindness. In Year 3, we believe this central idea continues throughout the whole year because learners never stop being mindful of their choices and showing kindness towards others. Therefore, Global Goals Weeks was perfect timing to launch our Kindness Wall which will remain for the whole year. It can be said that all of the Global Goals condense down to showing kindness to others and our environment. Therefore, learners did a range of activities linked to kindness to make this connection and reinforce that we never stop showing kindness towards others.

Year 4

We have been very proud of how Year 4 learners have embraced the Global Goals. Learners started the week by exploring the description of several of the Global Goals, finding out about particular targets and reading the UN's suggestions about ways we can take action. Learners discovered that many of the Global Goals have strong links to our current Unit of Inquiry in which learners are exploring the Central Idea, 'Water is an essential resource' and some great connections were made. The fact that only 1 in 3 people in the world live without access to clean water or sanitation gave us food for thought and learners have considered what life is like for those who live without. Learners suggested ways that water sources are being polluted and thought about ways this can be reduced - their ideas include building better waste disposal systems; more filtration systems; more controls on dangerous chemicals that are used to spray crops; more controls on air pollution to reduce acid rain and better quality education so the world has more plumbers!

Year 5

Year 5 learners have inquired into different areas of the Global Goals this week. 5B watched the World's Largest Lesson to get an understanding of the history and purpose behind the global goals. They then followed on with a matching activity to learn about the specific aims of each of the 17 goals. 5B had a wonderful time reading Malala's Magic Pencil which was an excellent provocation for discussing the goals of Quality Education and Gender Equality. They looked next at the goal 1 No Poverty and read Eve Bunting's Fly Away Home, which is the story of a family who is homeless and lives in an airport. Their next story was related to Goal 7, Affordable and Clean Energy. They read The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, which is the true story of William from Malawi who turned scraps of metal into a windmill to generate electricity in his village. Finally, in honour of Goal 3, Good Health and Well-being, learners read the Curious Garden by Peter Brown which is about a small boy's efforts to help transform a city through planting gardens.5G developed their note taking skills as they inquired into the different ways that other children take action related to the global goals. It is easy to think that children can’t make too much of a difference by themselves. However, the children in the video are game changers. 5G discussed what they are inspired to change, and how they could make a difference.

5P tuned into the Global Goals by watching, ‘The World’s Largest Lesson’. They then connected to our current unit by discussing how achieving the goals could be a way of reducing conflict around the world. The Learners were also extremely interested in habitat destruction and wild animals and we now have a space on he class wall for sharing photos of animals they have seen in Singapore. Inspired by the Goals 5P then decided to take action in our community. Focusing on Goal 12, the learners documented different ways that we could make Nexus a more sustainable community and how we could implement these ideas. As a result we now have learners responsible for class recycling, picking up litter from the learning hub and for turning off the TVs at break times. These roles are voluntary and will change on a weekly basis. 5P hope is to inspire other classes in Year 5 and Year 6 to take similar action and then to inspire the whole school!

5R viewed the video clip 'If the World were a Village'. They discussed and shared responses to the ideas that were presented. They thought it was interesting how 61 out of 100 people would come from Asia. They made comparisons to other countries in the world that were less densely populated and shared reasons for this. Many of these were connected to the Global Goals such as: No poverty, good health and well being, affordable and clean energy and sustainable cities and communities. 5W explored the 17 Global Goals by piecing a jigsaw puzzle collaboratively. They had an insightful discussion about what these goals mean to us and the world. Though we may speak different languages and have different cultures, we are still connected in various ways. Just like what Malala said in her book, "think of the world as a family". On Padlet, we chose and shared a few goals we want to achieve this year.

Year 6

Year 6 is continuing to explore our 'Where We Are in Place and Time' unit of inquiry. A part of our inquiry links very well to our Global Goals focus where we explored how lives have changed over time due, often due to innovation. This lead us to explore how others in our world do not have the same opportunities as we do, along with identifying how we can help to impact others for positive change . The Climb-a-thon was great fun and we took the opportunity to explore how other children experience a very different education than our own. Over the coming weeks we will be beginning our R.I.S.E. challenge (Responsibility, Involvement, Service, Experiences) which will link very well with the Global Goals, as well as our future Units of Inquiry.

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