Faith in Citizenship

Citizenship and the Quest for Goodness
Outline of the iBacc Citizenship Programme
Holistic Values
Moral Development as the Quest for Goodness
Distinctive Ethics
Cultivating an Ethic of Service
Personal Imperative
Act Responsibly
Deep Culture
Access to the Humanistic culture and Common Good tradition of the West and the Islamic world
Enhanced British Values
Valuing Democracy, Mutual Respect, Individual Autonomy, Rule of law & Tolerance of those with different faiths & beliefse
Pedagogy
Integrative citizenship Learning habits applied to every subject
Reflective
the strategic aspects of learning
Meta-Learning; Planning; Revising; Distilling
Meta-Learning: you are interested in how you learn as an individual, know your strengths and weaknesses in learning, and are interested in becoming a better learner
Planning: you think about what you want to get out of learning, you plan the steps you might take, you access which resources you may need
Revising: you are ready to revise your plans as you go along, monitor how things are going, change your plans when you’ve had a better idea
Distilling: you mull over experiences, draw out useful lessons from experiences, think about where else you might use these lessons
Relational
the social aspects of learning
Imitating; Empathy and Listening; Interdependence; Collaboration
Imitating: you are ready to learn from others, notice the approach and detail of how others do things well
Empathy and Listening: you put yourself in other people’s shoes to see the world from their point of view, show you are listening by eye contact and body language, hear feelings and thoughts behind someone’s words
Interdependence: you know how much interaction you need with others to assist your learning, you make informed choices about working on your own or with others
Collaboration: you manage your feelings when working with others, you understand the ground rules of team work, you are able to work effectively as part of a pair or team
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