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Teaching about Haiti
In response to the recent earthquake in Haiti, teachers and organisations have been recommending resources that they have found useful, for talking about this issue with children. Questions have been raised about the humanitarian response, the role of the media, life in Haiti before the earthquake and how to talk to children about sensitive issues.
Listed below are some websites and resources that you may find useful. Thanks to those who have provided this information. Please continue to send in details of others to wmc@tidec.org
Global Dimension website
Teaching about the Haiti Earthquake
This website has put together a list of resources available online and links to news articles and aid agencies. Teachers have particularly recommended the resources from Oxfam, British Red Cross and UNICEF Canada
Talking with children ~ when the talking gets tough
This short paper was widely distributed after 9/11 and the Indian Ocean tsunami. It offers helpful practical advice and support for talking about difficult issues.
Recommended resources for selected KS3 themes
This article in Tidetalk~ recommends resources for exploring controversial issues and critical engagement with the media at KS3.
The Haiti Fund, Wales
This organisation has been working closely with Haitian schools for many years. It produces useful educational resources on the country, including a picture book, ‘Except on Sunday….’ that explores the life of a family living off the land in Haiti.
BBC Radio 4 ~ Are Haiti pictures too graphic?
Aid worker Ishbel Matheson and picture editor Eamonn McCabe debate whether the Haiti earthquake can be reported without showing graphic images.
The Independent
An interesting article by Andy Kershaw on the reporting of the disaster.
Association for Citizenship Teaching ~ Haitian Earthquake
Shares facts about the country, talking points and activity ideas for KS3 and 4.
www.teachingcitizenship.org.uk
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