Global Citizenship
At ISF, we live by our motto. We are 'Rich in Diversity, United by Values'. Our school community represents over 52 different nationalities, and this diversity brings enormous benefits to our school and encourages our students to look at the broader, global world with curiosity.
Our mission is to develop 'adaptable, responsible and effective world citizens'. Our Global Citizenship Diploma programme is one of the initiatives we employ to help us achieve this goal. Our programme is based on Oxfam's Education for Global Citizenship and was developed to encourage our students to develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes, values and competencies that they need in this ever-changing world. Global Citizenship at ISF also enriches the children's daily learning through cross-curricular connections and helps them develop their critical thinking, sense of social justice and responsibility.
ISF has adopted the CIS (Council of International Schools) definition of Global Citizenship, and students develop their skills in seven different areas in an age-appropriate way:
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Ethics - research about, discussion of, and action related to issues of the principle of personal, local, and global importance
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Diversity - the understanding of and respect for the similarities and differences of a range of individuals and peoples
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Global Issues - the understanding of multiple perspectives of local and global events and issues
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Communication - the development of fluency in multiple languages, including mother tongues, used to communicate within and across cultures
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Service - the development of understanding, skills and dispositions to serve the local and global community through engagement in meaningful service-learning
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Leadership - the acquisition and refinement of the skills of leading and following within different cultural contexts
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Sustainable Lifestyle - a personal commitment to a lifestyle that supports local and global sustainability displayed through example and advocacy
Just like the Cousteau family, the main characters of our learning method, we went out to discover Brussels. (monuments and gastronomy). We started our journey by taking the metro then, we went to see the Royal Palace, the famous Smurfs, the Grand Place, Jeanneken Pis, and Manneken Pis. To make the experience complete, we enjoyed a good Brussels or Liège waffle. The children walked a lot under a typical Belgian rain but they were very happy.
