SOCIAL JUSTICE + WELL BEING
Integrated arts education
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Fashion Takes Action
“My Clothes, My World™” is a great opportunity to introduce young people to important world issues through one of their favourite topics – fashion! Ar@st designers provide interac@ve ac@vi@es that elicit discussion around issues such as consumerism, labour rights and environmental degrada@on. It opens the students’ eyes to the truth about the apparel industry and inspires them to take meaningful ac@on. Students tackle ques@ons such as … Where do our clothes come from? How are our clothes made? What happens to our clothes at the end of their life? Do you really need that new ar@cle of clothing? Students in grades four through eight explore these ques@ons, and by the end of the day are able to describe several problems that exist within the fashion industry and come up with sustainable solu@ons. And aMer seeing how liNle the developing world fashion workers receive for their work and how it doesn’t cover basic living costs, students were eager to regulate the industry by ensuring everyone involved receives a decent living wage. Solu%ons may include up-­‐cycling, repurposing, reducing consump%on, elimina%ng toxic dyes and other pollutants. SOCIAL JUSTICE + WELL BEING
Integrated arts education
Vocabulary apparel at risk beliefs and a/tudes biodiversity capitalism chemicals community consumerism cost effec8ve economic opportuni8es fashion gender equity (inequality) global goods and services humanity (humankind) industry living wage manufacturing map measure middle class mindful pes8cides pollutants shipping social beliefs social intelligence social jus8ce society sustainability world peace Inner City Angels +
Fashion Takes Action
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Our final ac@vity, turning an old t-­‐shirt into a bag, a hands-­‐on opportunity to explore the idea of r e p u r p o s i n g a n d needless to say, is always very popular. This program is great for Eco Schools who must meet curriculum requirements. It is also just a great opportunity for children to learn about an important industry that affects billions of people worldwide. It not only inspires but it also empowers them. They can be the change they wish to see in the world. child labour, workers rights, inequity, access to educa8on, poverty climate change, ex8nc8on, inequity the local community g.1 global communi8es g.2 living and working in Ontario g.3 poli8cal and physical regions of Canada g.4 the Role of Government and Responsible Ci8zenship g.5 Canada’s Interac8ons with the Global Community g.6 global seOlement-­‐paOerns and sustainability g.8 global inequali8es-­‐economic development and quality of life g.8 Jus8ce > fairness, teamwork, coopera8on and collabora8on Wisdom > crea8vity, curiosity, open mindedness, love of learning, perspec8ve Courage > perseverance, crea8vity is courage (Henri Ma8sse) Humanity > kindness + caring, empathy, respect, integrity Temperance > honesty, responsibility Transcendence > gra8tude, hope STEAM CONNECTIONS Earth + Space • daily seasonal changes g.1 • conserva8on of energy + resources g.5 Life Systems • characteris8cs and diversity of living things g.1 • growth changes in plants and animals g.2+3 • habitats and communi8es g.4 • biodiversity g.4+5 Structures + Mechanisms • movement g.2 • strong + stable structures g.3 • flight + aerodynamics g.4 • form + func8on g.7