Citizenship & Global Awareness (VL1)

You will need

Computer

Preparation

Please ensure that you are following safe distancing guidelines.

Instruction

1a. Research and write about a pressing issue that Singapore OR the world is facing.
Examples include but are not limited to:
– Racial and Religious Discrimination
– Global Pandemics
– Climate Change
– Widening Income Gap
– Rapid Urban Development

Scouts should make use of visual aids and present their findings in either a typewritten report or a presentation deck.

Resource

United Nations [https://www.un.org/] – Overview of Global Issues
United Nations Knowledge Platform [https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org] – Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS)

1b. Present to your patrol the issue you have researched on and suggest ways that Scouting can help resolve/mitigate the issue.

Scouts should make use of visual aids and present their findings in either a typewritten report or a presentation deck.

Reflection

1ai. Why did you choose this issue to talk about instead of other issues?
1aii. In relation to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), which SDG relates to your issue to the most?
1aiii. How does the UN SDGs impact or contribute to the mitigation of your selected issue?
1aiv. Scenario: You are now the leader of your country, how would you utilise your nation’s resources to solve your selected issue?
1bi. In what ways can be Scouting either resolve or mitigate your selected issue?
1bii. In your opinion, are the methods found within Scouting broad enough to resolve your selected issue? Why or why not and please explain your stance.

Details

Competencies

Social Development
Scouts will learn about the various issues being faced either globally or locally. This will allow Scouts to understand Singapore place in the world with regard to issues faced and the need for collective contributions to improve life worldwide.
Intellectual Development
Scouts will be able to expand their field of knowledge regarding current affairs and global or local issues. Scouts will also be able to analyse and understand the various causes of these global or local issues as well as come up with solutions as to how to mitigate these issues from the viewpoint of a Scout.
Character Development
Scouts will be able to develop a critical awareness of current affairs and global or local issues. Scouts will also learn to think critically and understand how they as a Scout, can work towards mitigating these issues with the hopes of creating a better world.

Activity Counts Towards

Scouts

Voyager Badge

Citizenship and Global Awareness

1a. Investigate ONE pressing issue that Singapore OR the World faces.
(Examples include, but are not limited to aging population, tension between locals and foreigners, environmental impact of rapid urban development, climate change, religious conflict, developmental gap, gender inequality, etc.)

1b. Do a presentation to your Troop on the findings of your research. Suggest how Scouting can help to resolve / alleviate the issue.
(The form of this presentation may involve role-play, photo collages, video, drawings or powerpoint. The presentation should include information on causes of the issue, stakeholders involved, different viewpoints presented and possible solutions (if any)