March is almost like Sustainable Development Goal month

February 18, 2021 · Filed under Uncategorized

I will be giving a webinar on March 23 and 24 for Oxford University Press Italy on Citizenship and Sustainable Development Goals. I have discovered that March has so many important dates linked to both of these that it seems like a great time to start working on SDGs in your classes if you haven’t already.

https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/un/

Education in values and citizenship and Education for Sustainable Development Goals are essential for the survival of our planet and for us to live happily but they are especially important in times like these and need to be an integral part of our teaching and not something just tagged on almost as an after-thought. 

The values of Citizenship are even more critical in the face of Covid-19, when we have to come together as a community, not just our local community but on a national and global level. 

Important dates

March 1 is is Zero Discrimination Day, an annual worldwide event that promotes diversity and recognizes that everyone counts.

Check out:

https://www.unaids.org/en/2021_ZDD_campaign_end_inequalities, for more information

March 3 – World wildlife Day

Check out the UN website: https://www.wildlifeday.org/

March 8 is International Women’s Day.

Check out: https://www.internationalwomensday.com/

March 20 – International Day of Happiness

https://www.un.org/en/observances/happiness-day

Check out this video from 2017.

or

Older students may like Pharrell William’s UN speech from 2015.

March 21 – International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

International Day of Forests

World Down Syndrome Day

It is amazing that the UN has March 21 assigned to three very special causes.

https://www.un.org/en/observances/end-racism-day

https://www.un.org/en/observances/forests-and-trees-day

https://www.awarenessdays.com/awareness-days-calendar/world-down-syndrome-day-2021/

March 22 – World Water Day

Often my students do not realise how lucky they are to have clean, safe running water to consume.

https://www.worldwaterday.org/

https://www.un.org/en/observances/water-day

I will try and add materials on these special days in the weeks ahead.