United Nation's Global Goals: How YOU Can Change the World! (Goals 1-6)

Students will learn about the Global Goals that the United Nation developed to help improve our world. The goals range from education to equality, clean water to quality education, health and wellbeing, and more. You can find the full list of goals at the end of this post. Throughout this course, we will focus on the first 16 goals by analyzing each one through various capacities including real- life examples, article, videos, etc., to determine how the goal affects us and how we can help promote this goal to help change the world. 

The course will be interactive with discussions, games, activities, and more. Students are encouraged to ask questions, share ideas, and dive deep. We will spend 1 week on each goal before presenting a culminating project on that goal (meaning the next week is for project presentations and reflections). The first week will serve as an introduction to the goal through various videos, real life examples, articles, and more. Additionally, we will dive deeper into the goal and will frequently include an activity in the form of a game, hands- on activity, or group activity via breakout rooms. In the following week, students will gain more insight to the goal via peer projects, have the opportunity to add to lively discussions, and evaluate the necessity of the goal. I want to ensure each child has a wonderful learning opportunity even if he or she was not able to attend every meeting. 

My goal is to serve as a class facilitator. Ideally, students will be guiding their own learning as they help each other to discover more, share ideas, and encourage one another along the way. They do not need any prior knowledge, but a passion for justice is a plus! 

Please Note: Because there are 16 goals that we will focus on, and each goal will be taught for three weeks, this course is offered in three parts. This specific course is part 1 of 3 and will focus on Goals 1-6. Here are the goals and their respective targets:

1. No Poverty
* Eradicate extreme poverty
* Reduce poverty by at least 50%
* Implement social protection systems
* Equal rights to ownership, basic services, technology, and economic resources
* Build resilience to environmental, economic, and social disasters
*Mobilize resources to implement policies to end poverty
* Create pro- poor and gender- sensitive policy frameworks

2. Zero Hunger
* Universal access to safe and nutritious food 
* End all forms of malnutrition
* Double the productivity and incomes of small- scale food producers
* Sustainable food production and resilient agricultural practices
* Maintain the genetic diversity in food production
* Invest in rural infrastructure, cultural research, technology, and gene banks
* Prevent agricultural trade restrictions, market distortions, and export subsidies 
* Ensure stable food commodity markets and timely access to information

3. Good health and Wellbeing
* Reduce maternal morality
* End all preventable deaths under 5 years of age
* Fight communicable diseases
* Reduce morality from non- communicable diseases and promote mental health
* Prevent and treat substance abuse
* Reduce road injuries and deaths
* Achieve universal healthcare coverage
* Reduce illness and death from hazardous chemicals and pollution
* Implement the WHO framework convention on tobacco control
* Support research, development, and universal access to affordable vaccines and medicines
* Increase health financing and support health workforce in developing countries
* Improve early warning systems for global health risks

4. Quality Education
* Free primary and secondary education
* Equal access to quality pre- primary education
- Equal access to affordable technical, vocational, and higher education
* Increase the number of people with relevant skills for financial success
* Eliminate all discrimination in education
* Universal literacy and numeracy
* Education for sustainable development and global citizenship
* Build and upgrade inclusive and safe schools
* Expand higher education scholarships for developing countries
* Increase the supply of qualified teachers in developing countries

5. Gender Equality
* End discrimination against women and girls 
* End all violence against exploitation of women and girls
* Eliminate forced marriages
* Value unpaid care and promote shared domestic responsibilities
* Ensure full participation in leadership and decision making
* Universal access to reproductive health and rights
* Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership, and financial services
* Promote empowerment of women through technology
* Adopt and strengthen policies and enforceable legislation for gender equality

6. Clean Water and Sanitation
* Safe and affordable drinking water
* End open defecation and provide access to sanitation and hygiene
* Improve water quality, wastewater treatment, and safe reuse
* Increase water- use efficiency and ensure freshwater supplies
* Implement integrated water resources management 
* Protect and restore water- related ecosystems
* Expand water and sanitation support to developing countries
* Support local engagement in water and sanitation management

* As an additional note, I encourage siblings to become world changers and take the class together! If you register more than one student for the course, I will refund you 15% of the course price per additional child as a discount  if you send a message with the code "sibling!" Finally, if there is a time/ day of the week that would work better for you, please let me know so I can list it! *