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UNESCO Associated Schools

Towards quality education for all

Number 2 / July 2010

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International Year of Biodiversity 2010

From exhibitions to research projects, awareness-raising activities and a meeting held in a Biosphere Reserve, UNESCO Associated Schools (ASPnet) are creative to celebrate the International Year of Biodiversity 2010.
The International Coordination of the UNESCO Associated Schools has a new website - Bookmark the link:
www.unesco.org/education/asp

ASPnet students in Canada collecting invertebrates
at Oscar creek - © E. Michalenko

Proposed activities for ASPnet National Coordinators and schools

Showcase the UNESCO travelling exhibition on biodiversity
Involve students in scientific research on biodiversity (as in Peru and Portugal)
Identify local species for a school emblem (as in Costa Rica)
ASPnet prize for innovation and creativity (as in ASPnet Portugal)
Produce posters (as ASPnet Austria)
Spread messages on biodiversity through local school campaigns (as in ASPnet UK and Oman)
Create partnerships with UNESCO Biosphere Reserves (as in Romania, Canada and Brazil)
Publish a collection of ASPnet projects on biodiversity: "An Insect Hotel" and other ideas (as ASPnet Austria)

Coming Up
Teaching Olympic Values

9-13 August 2010, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Sub-Regional Training Workshop for ASPnet Teachers and National Coordinators


World Heritage Education:
ASPnet schools are invited to create a new Patrimonito cartoon

Storyboard competition - Deadline: 15 December 2010

Roundup

Students of UNESCO Associated Schools committed to water preservation
Water quality, soil erosion, biodiversity and the impact of industry, urbanization or hydropower plants on the waterways were among the issues researched and presented by ASPnet students at a recent international conference in Siberia.

ASPnet schools worldwide celebrated Global Action Week 2010
ASPnet schools from all continents contributed to the success of the 2010 Global Action Week (19-25 April) with the theme "Financing quality public education for All."

Disaster preparedness training for UNESCO Associated Schools
ASPnet schools located in areas vulnerable to natural hazards in Latin America and the Caribbean are taking part in a new disaster preparedness project.

Remembrance of the Transatlantic Slave Trade: ASPnet students connected in a UN videoconference
Students of UNESCO Associated Schools connected to each other in a videoconference on 26 March 2010 on the occasion of the International Day for the Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Selected Resources

ASPnet regional collection of good practices: ESD and MDGs in Asia and the Pacific
   
International Year of Biodiversity Information Pack for Schools
United Kingdom, 2010
   


The UNEP Magazine for Youth TUNZA:
Vol. 3.3: Biodiversity
   

UNEP magazine for youth TUNZA:
Vol. 7.3: International Year of Biodiversity
   

Websites:

UNESCO's ongoing work in Biodiversity

UNESCO resource materials on the International Year of Biodiversity

Resources for the International Year of Biodiversity (logo, etc.)

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International Coordination, UNESCO Associated Schools (ASPnet), Division of Basic Education, Education Sector,
UNESCO, 7, place de Fontenoy, 75352 Paris 07 SP, France - u.storost@unesco.org