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    Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) Grade 9

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Lesson Objectives

Students compare the education systems of Botswana and Ontario using various criteria or aspects. A main focus of the discussion and comparison will be the availability and level of education for girls.

Requirements / Resources

This section includes the requirements for this lesson plan; this is a list of online articles. Please consult the Online Resources Section for a Complete List of the corresponding websites (marked by *)

*UNICEF. (n.d.). Botswana: ‘Telling the Story’ of girls’ education. From the UNICEF Website

*The World Bank. (2006).  Botswana – Country Brief. From the World Bank Website

*The World Bank. (2004).  Edstats: Summary Education Profile: Botswana.From the World
Bank Website.

*The World Bank. (2004). Millennium Development Goals: Botswana Country Profile. From the
            World Bank Website

Instructional Plan

  • Using a wall map of the world, locate Canada and Botswana to provide the students with a spatial perspective.
  • Create a chart to organize the differences and similarities between the education systems in Ontario and Botswana.  (See Appendix 3-2)
  • Identify the criteria or aspects that will be compared.  This will provide a guided discussion.  The criteria list may be teacher-generated or may be co-generated by teacher and students.
  • Ask the students to contribute information about education in Ontario based on their own experience.
  • The teacher provides information about education in Botswana (teacher-guided discussion).
  • A main focus of the discussion and comparison will be the availability and level of education for girls.
  • Introduce UNICEF’s “Telling the Story” program about girls’ education in Gaborone, Botswana.
  • View the website and discuss the goals and accomplishments of the program.
  • View the web-cast or live video-conference with “SWBP Africa – Live”.

Notes to Teachers:

  • Students should be familiar with the following terms: United Nations, peacekeeping, foreign aid, non-government organizations (NGOs), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), developed country, newly industrializing country, developing country.
  • Students should know and understand the concept of international foreign aid, who gives it, who receives it, and how much does Canada contribute.
  • Students should be familiar with a variety of NGOs, who they are and what they do.
  • Strategies that may be used to activate prior knowledge include a word wall that displays the terminology; display graphs that illustrate international contributions to development; and conduct a review of the different types of NGOs and issues they support by creating a graphic organizer with the students to be posted on the wall.
  • Some of the students may have come from countries in which NGOs have worked on projects to further development.  Ask those students to share their knowledge and experience with the class (which NGO was present, what issue was addressed?).

 

***Download the complete lesson plan for the following appendices:

  • Appendix 3 – 1: Assessment Rubric – Personal Response
  • Appendix 3 – 2:  Botswana and Ontario (Canada) – A Comparison of Education Systems.

 

Please download the complete lesson plan for all activities, worksheets and detailed information of the lesson plan.

This is an overview of the lesson plan.