The domestic task of the IAPF ‘Education Committee’ has been to address and develop support lesson plans and resources for school teachers of geographical syllabuses at the primary and secondary, domestic and global levels by February 2012.

Student Projects

High school geography students from Rose Bay Secondary College (Sydney Australia) have been studying 'Geographical Issues' such as 'Threatened Habitats' (Rhino Poaching). Each student created 3 minute movie as part of their overall assessment to demonstrate their deep understanding of the issue.

'Global Geographical Issues' year 8 assignment from IAPF on Vimeo.

Created by Sally LI, a Year 8 student at Rose Bay Secondary College as part of an assignment on 'Global Geographical Issues'.

Education Committee

The core guiding principles of the IAPF ‘Education Committee’ when developing geographical resources is ‘philanthropy’, ‘equality’, ‘sustainability’, ‘conservation’ and ‘preservation’.

The vision of the IAPF ‘Education Committee’ is that ‘philanthropy’ as a concept will become the vehicle for teachers to instil and nurture lost family and community values and attitudes. It is to promote the necessary identify for our young people to grow and live into once again caring and responsible individuals within the emerging ‘global village’.

The reasoning for ‘philanthropy’ stems from rhetoric the ‘Education Committee’ has frequently heard from caring parents and teachers that say today’s younger generation are less community focused, more self focused and less caring of ‘others’ needs (whether it be human or animal). It seems the exception to the rule that young people extend themselves or want to participate in community ‘civics and citizenship’.

With this in mind, to support our ‘philanthropy’ vision within Geography Stage 4 is ‘The Philanthropy Challenge’.

The Philanthropy Challenge

The Philanthropy Challenge requires students to undertake as many home or school ‘chores’ such as setting the table, unpacking the dishwasher, walking the dog, washing the car, vacuuming the house, carrying teacher books, cleaning the classroom or school yard as they can get over a 10 week term.There is an unlimited list of ‘chores’ that they can perform, the students are only limited by their ethical and safe imagination.

Each ‘chore’ performed must be financed by a sponsor. A sponsor would be a parent, brother, sister, relative, friend and / or teacher. Each sponsor negotiates with the student the wage value of the chore (eg: a minimum of $0.10 to a maximum of $5.00 per chore) before the ‘chore’ is performed.

At the end of 10 weeks, all the money earned by the student is spent on a Non-Government Organisation or Not For Profit Organisation (NPO) of the student’s choice: animal and / or human, domestic and / or global.

Documents

DRAFTS - Work in Progress

Activity Book Cover	Activity Book	Certificate
Letters for Schools	Poster	School Proposal

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