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Why the international day for tolerance matters |
2) Support your local community. £50 will grant a full learning pack of books, posters, games, assemblies and lesson plans to a school of your choice. Just Giving Campaign Here 3) Larger amounts will enable us to extend the programme around the country and beyond. We will work with you to build a programme for your local area. Please contact us at info@learn2think.org.uk At the Learn2Think Foundation we have created a programme of peer-reviewed educational materials that support primary schools in embedding the thought processes and practice of tolerance throughout the curriculum. The materials cross the curriculum and can be used at any time of the year – we simply think that marking the UN's International Day for Tolerance is an important starting point to recognise the importance of Tolerance in our world |
Tolerance Day is a campaign that exists in order to help children develop their critical thinking, learn to question what they’re told, defend themselves against extremism and think for themselves.
Our society is changing, information is overwhelming, expertise is under attack and our children are being educated to face a world in constant flux. At the Learn2Think Foundation we believe the most important thing we can do is encourage children to find their own voices, build their resilience, their communication and listening skills – to support the development of creative, independent and compassionate thinkers. Tolerance Day has been celebrated every November since 1996, when the UN adopted the declaration of the principles of tolerance and recommended that there should be a special day to make people aware of the importance and values of tolerance. It is a day for respecting the cultures, beliefs and traditions of others and understanding the risks posed by intolerance. In a world of diversity, tolerance is a prerequisite for peace. It is also a lever for sustainable development, as it encourages the construction of more inclusive and thus more resilient societies that are able to draw on the ideas, creative energy and talents of each of their members. Irina Borokova, Secretary-General of UNESCO said, “We must counter this tendency to isolationism by restoring strength and substance to the culture of tolerance. We must again emphasize the extent to which cultures are enriched by mutual exchange. We must remember the historical facts, recall how peoples and identities have mingled, engendering richer, more complex cultures with multiple identities.” The language and concepts the UN wants primary school children to understand are:
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