[Katie Day, Tanglin Trust School, Singapore] The March 2021 Goodreads Bookshelf - 330+ books related to the UN SDGs It's been a long month, but such a resource-rich one -- with posts by teacher-librarians from around the world every day but Wednesdays (yay for #worldkidlit Wednesdays). The goal was to highlight books that support the … Continue reading UN SDGS: An International Wrap-Up

[Sara Ulloa, San Silvestre School, Lima, Perú] Latin America is a very diverse continent due to its ancient culture. The historian, Diana Uribe, quotes Alexander Von Humboldt who in 1805 said that these lands “produce by themselves everything that the world needs” and she continues by saying that: “everything that the world needs is in … Continue reading UN SDGS: A Diverse View from Latin America

[Megan Lindsay, owner of Books For Kids, Hamilton, New Zealand] Map source New Zealand has recently been going through a redefining of “who we are” and “Māori people matter”; a resurgence of traditional landowners and how we meld together after generations of bad feeling over white colonial dominance. Supporting this is a plethora of new … Continue reading UN SDGS: Through a New Zealand Lens

[Yvonne Barrett, St Andrews Lutheran College, Queensland, Australia] Jordana Angus artwork (2018) - 17 individual, yet interconnected, art strips symbolising each of the 17 interconnected Sustainable Development Goals, in the shape of Australia The focus this week is a broader reflection on practice and curriculum as related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Resources … Continue reading UN SDGS: Primary Sources Plus

[Eleanor Duggan, Osaka YMCA International School, Japan] Image: ATIKARN et al. Stories have powers to connect, to enlighten, to entertain, and to educate people. Storytellers play an important role in bridging the authors and the readers. Studio Ghibli’s ingenuity leads to many popular stories that are reflective of the world we are living in. Moreover, … Continue reading UN SDGS: Studio Ghibli Tells Stories with a Mind to Foster Environmentalism & Sustainability Goals

[Nadine Bailey, Western Academy of Beijing, China] While the global goals set absolute numerical targets that are tracked as discrete targets, no matter where our country of origin or residence is on the continuum of individual goals the wonderful thing is how they tie us together as part of our common humanity.   As educators, librarians … Continue reading UN SDGS: Gatekeepers, allies, enablers, persuaders

[Danny Glasner, American International School of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City] Grade 4 Teacher Michelena and her students I had been thinking about genrefying a collection using the UN Global Goals for some time. I had wanted to do so in Thailand, as it perfectly fit the ethos of my previous school and the PYP … Continue reading UN SDGS: Genrefying with Global Citizenship in Mind