World Children’s Day 2022

World Children’s Day was first established in 1954 as Universal Children’s Day and is celebrated on 20 November each year to promote international togetherness, and awareness among children worldwide, and to improve children’s welfare. November 20th is an important date as it is the date in 1959 when the UN General Assembly adopted the DeclarationContinue reading “World Children’s Day 2022”

COP 27 – update -even more today

COP27 (Note: please see updates towards the end of the post) The 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – COP27 – will build on the outcomes of COP26 to deliver action on an array of issues critical to tackling the climate emergency – from urgently reducing greenhouse gas emissions, building resilienceContinue reading “COP 27 – update -even more today”

World Refugee Day 2022

World Refugee Day 2022 From UNHCR Each year on June 20, the world celebrates World Refugee Day. This year, the focus will be on the right to seek safety. Every person on this planet has a right to seek safety – whoever they are, wherever they come from and whenever they are forced to flee.WorldContinue reading “World Refugee Day 2022”

Earth Day 2022

Earth Day 2022 As an educator I have always wished to design a curriculum that has two subjects -health and environment. All the other subjects such as maths and literacy are tools to explore these two survival curriculum components. For Earth Day 2022, we need to act (boldly), innovate (broadly), and implement (equitably). It’s going to takeContinue reading “Earth Day 2022”