The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
Middle school students celebrate Year of Global Citizenship
MIDDLEFIELD — The Independent Day School is celebrating the Year of Global Citizenship and Cultural Studies with a multitude of activities connecting students to people and cultures throughout the world and identifying ways they can make a difference, according to a news release.
Students in all grades recently participated in The Day of the Girl and spent time learning about the status of girls and women around the world and the struggles women face. “We looked closely at why over 350 million children worldwide do not have access to education, due to factors such as limited safe access to schools, war and conflict around them, the cost of education in some countries, gender discrimination, child labor, and disability discrimination,” the statement said.
Eighth-graders read books about Malala Yousafzai, and led project workshops with the younger students, engaging them in grade-appropriate activities on the topic. Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate. She is known for human rights advocacy, especially the education of women and children in her native Swat Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northwest Pakistan. “Her advocacy has grown into an international movement,” the release said.
These middle school students finished the day in a think tank activity, addressing issues and challenges faced by girls in other parts of the world. They engaged in Jeopardy games, board games, craft projects, and created bulletin boards throughout the middle school hallway depicting the issues and their suggestions for change.
In other news, the school recognized seventh grader Tracy Reynolds of Middletown as a recipient of the Faculty Recognition Award for the first trimester of the 2018-19 academic year.
Students are chosen for their outstanding citizenship, cooperation with peers and adults, and service to school, according to a news release.