Sec Values - Stewardship & Responsibility 2: Kwon

Teacher notes

In this lesson we will revisit Ambassador Kwon, planting one billion trees in the deserts of northwest China to mitigate the destructive effects of desertification. During the film, Kwon emotionally expresses the personal guilt he feels for his part in climate change, due to the rapid economic growth Korea experienced during his career. Students will be challenged to share and discuss their opinions on Kwon's attitude. This lesson is s short version of a longer lesson from the Lyfta debate series, which practices different elements of oracy through structured debating activities. It is also the second lesson in the Stewardship and Responsibility unit from the Secondary Year of Values programme. **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. **Lyfta core skills and values**: Active Citizenship & Political Awareness, Coaching & Mentoring, Collaboration & Teamwork, Creativity & Innovation, Decision Making, Environment & Sustainability, Leadership, Organisation and Planning, Resourcefulness & Learning from Failure, Responsibility & Accountability, Self-Motivation, Taking Initiative, Work Ethic. **SDGs:** 2,6,13,15. **Curriculum links:** Citizenship (KS3) How citizens can influence decision-making through discussion and debate. Citizenship (KS4) How to analyse, discuss and debate topical issues, including ethical and environmental questions. PSHE (KS3) H7: The characteristics of mental and emotional health and strategies for managing these. L23: The importance of seeking a variety of perspectives and considering different viewpoints. PSHE (KS4) H7: A broad range of strategies for promoting emotional wellbeing and managing complex or conflicting feelings. L18: To evaluate social and moral dilemmas and the influence of values on decision-making. English (Oracy) Participating in formal debates and structured discussions; expressing and justifying viewpoints.