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Dear All, I am e-mailing with details of a seminar on Global Learning and Global Citizenship to be held at The V&A Museum of Childhood on Monday 3rd March. - Global Learning and Global Citizenship: discussions on the roles of fundraising and campaigning in schools - Intellectual Frameworks Seminar at the V&A Museum of Childhood - 3 March 2014 - 5.30pm-7.45pm This seminar has been convened as part of the AHRC 'Child in the World' collaborative programme between the Museum of Childhood and Queen Mary. The seminar interrogates the way in which 'Global Learning' is shaped by campaigning and fundraising activities in schools, and how this impacts on children's 'Global Citizenship'. Discussions will focus on NGO approaches, teaching approaches and the progress of the DFID funded 'Global Learning' programme in schools. Speakers include Dr Alex Standish from the Institute of Education, education practitioners from the Association of Citizenship Teaching and the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), and NGO practitioners from Comic Relief and Plan International UK. For more details on the schedule and the speakers, please see: http://www.museumofchildhood.org.uk/whats-on/events-and-activities/seminar-global-learning-and-global-citizenship To book a free place, please e-mail [log in to unmask] or phone 020 8983 5205 Both campaigning and fundraising activities linked to NGOs regularly appear within the extra-curricular context of the school community, in the form of special assemblies, form activities and whole-school initiatives. This seminar interrogates the way in which ‘Global Learning’ is shaped by campaigning and fundraising approaches in schools, and what impact this has on children’s ‘Global Citizenship’. - See more at: http://www.museumofchildhood.org.uk/whats-on/events-and-activities/seminar-global-learning-and-global-citizenship#sthash.QnHDnQzr.dpufFurther information, including the seminar programme, is available at: www.geog.qmul.ac.uk/research/childintheworld/conference/index.html To book a place, email [log in to unmask] or call 020 8983 5205 I hope you can come along. Please could you also forward this to any colleagues and students who may be interested, and to any relevant networks. Many thanks, Lamees. Lamees Al Mubarak PhD Researcher School of Geography, QMUL, and The V&A Museum of Childhood [log in to unmask]