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Assembly: The right to protest
Meet Kootyin from Hong Kong and learn about protest as a form of social activism.
View lesson plan →Assembly: Harvest
Find out about harvest around the world and the importance of bread.
View lesson plan →Working children
Find out about working children across the world.
View lesson plan →Afghan bakery
Meet baker Najibullah and discover how to make traditional Afghan bread.
View lesson plan →Virtual school trip
Take your class on a virtual school trip using this template lesson.
View lesson plan →Plastic artivism
Make art with a social message, inspired by Rob's artwork.
View lesson plan →Lego challenge (KS2)
Design a new use for an old phone box and investigate materials.
View lesson plan →Assembly: Honour and respect
Meet Mohammed, a caretaker for a Jewish cemetery.
View lesson plan →Honouring the dead
Discover how Pakistan honours their dead; and investigate area.
View lesson plan →Mohammed’s garden
Meet Mohammed, the caretaker of a Jewish cemetery.
View lesson plan →Assembly: Cultural icons
Find out about Tony's work salvaging old phone boxes.
View lesson plan →Assembly: Resilience & adaptability
Discover Andrea's resilience working at a landfill site.
View lesson plan →Assembly: Reduce plastic waste
Learn about the problem of ocean plastic and make sustainable choices.
View lesson plan →Assembly: Living sustainably
Explore Malte's values, and think about our own.
View lesson plan →Meet Qwensley
How Qwensley balances his faith, family and sexual identity.
View lesson plan →Pride and love
Explore a VR Pride walk and the iconography of the heart symbol.
View lesson plan →Assembly: What is Pride?
Explore the history of Pride, and take a VR march, in Curacao.
View lesson plan →Strudel sisters
Find out why strudel is so important to these elderly sisters.
View lesson plan →Exploring Hungary
Explore Tura and other regions of Hungary.
View lesson plan →Assembly: Sisterhood
Think about sibling relationships and what sisterhood means.
View lesson plan →Cossack horses
We'll explore the importance of horses for the Cossack people.
View lesson plan →Assembly: Traditions
The importance of Cossack traditions.
View lesson plan →Ivan the Cossack
Learn about Ivan's unique Cossack culture and heritage.
View lesson plan →Assembly: Kindness and humanity
Discover Erkan's work volunteering in Ankara, Turkey.
View lesson plan →Voice of the streets
Discover Erkan's work volunteering with animals in Ankara, Türkiye.
View lesson plan →Fundraising and charity
Learn about fundraising and charity, and about the history of dogs.
View lesson plan →21st century phones
Explore 21st century phone boxes and repurpose an old booth.
View lesson plan →Quality of life
Find out about the links between wellbeing and consumption.
View lesson plan →Phone box rescuer
We'll meet Tony and find out about his work salvaging phone boxes.
View lesson plan →Andrea’s Argentina
Learn about the diverse country of Argentina, South America.
View lesson plan →Meet Andrea
Meet Andrea, who finds and reuses discarded materials in Argentina.
View lesson plan →Water quality
Take your class on a field trip to a nearby water source (KS2 or KS3).
View lesson plan →Ocean plastic
Learn about the problem of ocean plastics.
View lesson plan →UNESCO World Heritage
Explore two UNESCO World Heritage sites in Lyfta storyworlds.
View lesson plan →36: No Cossack without a horse
We'll explore the importance of horses for the Cossack people.
View lesson plan →40: Inclusive design
We'll look at Awra Amba's manifesto for the elderly and consider how buildings can be inclusively designed.
View lesson plan →41: Finding resilience
We will revisit the Finnish National Ballet and Opera and visit the hair and make-up studio, where we will meet Tomi and learn about his story of resilience and change.
View lesson plan →44: The tradition of weaving
We'll explore weaving in Awra Amba, and also look at the tradition of weaving through time and across the content of Africa. We'll also explore some contemporary art inspired by textiles.
View lesson plan →48: The show must go on!
We'll meet Tomi, Stage Manager and explore superstitions in the opera and more widely.
View lesson plan →38: A Middle Eastern feast
We will explore Middle Eastern cuisine and learn how to make some recipes.
View lesson plan →39: The lives of elders
We will learn about life for the eldest residents of Awra Amba, and what life is like for Hossein and his neighbours. We'll also prepare and carry out an interview with an older person that we know.
View lesson plan →52: free exploration
Today you can explore a place of your choice from the pins available on the globe
View lesson plan →33: Building a democracy
We'll meet Melkiye, Secretary for Awra Amba’s decision making committees, and learn how Awra Amba is run on principles of democracy and gender equality.
View lesson plan →34: Democracy and gender equality
We will explore gender equality across a range of countries, including Ethiopia and the UK.
View lesson plan →35: Ivan the Cossack
We'll meet Ivan and learn about his unique Cossack culture.
View lesson plan →37: The importance of family
We will meet Muhammed and his daughter Amina, and find out about their lives in Finland.
View lesson plan →42: From rock to opera
We'll revisit the hair and make-up studio and meet Ann-Marie, who became something she never expected! We'll also explore music from around the world and try some opera singing.
View lesson plan →43: Equality in Awra Amba
This lesson expands on our understanding of equality in Awra Amba and how it informs every aspect of people's lives and behaviour. We'll also explore aspects of Global Goal (SDG) 5: gender equality.
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