Sec Values - Stewardship & Responsibility 1: Kwon

Teacher notes

This lesson introduces Ambassador Kwon, who was the Korean Ambassador to China. Kwon now plants trees in the desert to address the problem of desertification and climate change. The focus of this lesson is on reflecting upon responsibility, stewardship and active citizenship at a local, national and global level. You could also use this lesson to explore themes such as: climate change, leadership, self-sufficiency, resilience and problem solving. About this unit: This unit explores the values of stewardship and responsibility through a carefully sequenced set of human stories from different global contexts. The unit supports students to examine how responsibility can take many forms depending on context, scale, power and perspective. Across the six lessons, students encounter responsibility as global environmental action, moral accountability, community resilience, everyday choice, scientific inquiry and long-term care. The sequence moves from visible, large-scale action towards quieter, less obvious forms of stewardship that rely on evidence, patience and sustained attention. By the end of the unit, students are encouraged to think critically about responsibility not as guilt or blame, but as an ongoing process of noticing, questioning and responding - locally, nationally and globally. **National Curriculum Links:** Citizenship (KS3) The different ways in which a citizen can contribute to the improvement of their community, including responsible activity at local, national and global level. Citizenship (KS4) The roles played by individuals, voluntary groups and governments in addressing environmental challenges. PSHE (KS3) L4: The importance of compassion towards others; shared responsibilities we all have for caring for other people and living things. L7: To value the different contributions that people and groups make to the community. PSHE (KS4) L23: To recognise the importance of seeking a variety of perspectives on issues and ways of assessing the evidence which supports those views. L26: That on any issue there will be a range of viewpoints and the influence these can have on attitudes and behaviour. Geography Human and physical geography: climate change, desertification and human impact on environments.