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World Vision Canada

November 20, 2009

Dear Teacher Network Subscriber, November is a time to reflect on the way ahead in the school year. This issue of Teacher Network offers some ideas for bringing global perspectives into your classroom. What's New We're proud to announce that GEAR: Global Education Activity Resource for grades 2 to 8 has received accreditation from Curriculum Services Canada. Order your copy. Enter promotion code 4118030 for a $5 discount. Join our new Facebook fan page World Vision Global Education Resources for weekly updates on resources, global education news and connections with other Canadian educators. Coming Soon Alive at Five: the Silent Global Crisis of Child Deaths: A new multi-literacy, multi-media resource for grades 7 to 10 offers stand-alone learning modules for use in language arts, media studies, communications technology, math, social studies, arts and science. Students will think critically about why 8.8 million children die every year from preventable causes while sharpening media, tech, visual, oral, written and numeracy skills. Visit worldvision.ca/resources in December for this free resource. Save the Date: On November 26th World Vision Canada launches its arm of the global Child Health Campaign Last year 8.8 million children died, nearly all in poor countries, and most from preventable causes. Starting November 26th, visit worldvision.ca/justice to learn about FIVE ACTIONS you can take to help end this unacceptable reality. Lesson for World AIDS Day, December 1st Survive to Five is a role-play activity about the survival challenges facing children in countries around the world. Download the lesson and the role play cards and take 30 minutes to help students understand the urgent issue of child health and survival. I'd like to welcome all our new Teacher Network subscribers. Feel free to contact me with questions about your global classroom. Warm regards, Nancy Del Col Global Education Coordinator World Vision Canada global_ed@worldvision.ca

World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. As followers of Jesus, we are motivated by God's love to serve all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender.

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