Resource Title

Seeing Our World: a CSPE and Transition Year resource that explores blindness and human rights around the world

Summary

This TY and CSPE resource has been written to encourage discussion and debate on health and human rights through the causes of avoidable blindness, the need for equal opportunities and about people who are blind or visually impaired in the developing world.

It includes easy to-follow activities and action plan projects that aim to encourage discussion and debate in the classroom.

Resource Details

Author: Tony Daly and Ciara Regan
Publisher: Sightsavers Ireland
Country of Publication: Ireland
Year: 2013
ISBN: 9780956718570
Page Count: 18

Curriculum Subjects: Civic Social and Political Education, Media Studies, Transition Unit
Intended Audiences: 12-15 Years, Junior Cycle, Transition Year
Formats: Activity Pack, Video Clip, Whiteboard
Topics: Children's Rights, Health, Human Development, Literacy, Transition Year, Video

Description

This teacher resource aims to:

Expose Irish secondary students to the issues, challenges and actions of a non-governmental organisation, Sightsavers, and to reflect on their own attitudes and ideas in relation to our work
Deepen the level of understanding about the challenges faced by people who are visually impaired in developing countries
Support secondary school teachers in delivering CSPE and Transition Year classes
Use human rights education as a platform for exploring the work of Sightsavers on issues such as global health, social exclusion and poverty
Provide a range of learning exercises across six activities that can be easily adapted to fit CSPE and Transition Year modules
Give students an opportunity to complete a range of action projects, including taking part in Sightsavers’ Snap a Sight Photo Competition

This resource includes: recording and documenting learning opportunities; cataract and visual impairment simulation exercises; quizzes; infographics; videos; exploring images; worksheets and case studies; evaluation exercises. Once students have completed the activities and action projects they will be awarded with Sightsavers certificates.

Available from:

Download Seeing Our World resource PDF (3.87MB) | 18 pages
To request a copy of Seeing Our World, order certificates or make enquires email schools@sightsavers.ie
Visit the Sightsavers schools page for more info https://www.sightsavers.ie/What-You-Can-Do/Secondary-schools-detail-list

Support materials:

Starter quiz
Worksheets: fulfilling the right to health and social inclusion: V for victory
Simplified version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights | 2 pages
Slide show: meet Vaisha Rani