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Sustainable Development Learning Log 6 – Community Project and Serial Day Tasks
For my Community Project I was working with The Boys’ Brigade in my local area. I was a boy with the group for approximately eight years, obtained my Queens Badge (which is the highest badge you can receive), and then followed on to become an officer. In all I have been volunteering at the Boys’ …
For my Community Project I was working with The Boys’ Brigade in my local area. I was a boy with the group for approximately eight years, obtained my Queens Badge (which is the highest badge you can receive), and then followed on to become an officer. In all I have been volunteering at the Boys’ Brigade for four years, so when we were asked to do some sort of community project I assumed this would be the best fit. I work with boys between primary 7 and S6.
At the Boys’ Brigade we have a set out schedule for what we do every week, usually one week will lead onto the next or there will be different themes for different staff to take classes on. I had been working on media and publicity the week before doing my community project task. I decided to take a more controversial approach considering that the boys I work with are more mature and have very different views on life, religion and society. I prepared my lesson and decided to talk about gender stereotypes and the portrayals of such in the media.
The boys gave their full attention over to me (for a change) and were genuinely interested in what we were talking about. I didn’t plant any seeds and allowed the boys to write things down anonymously. If they had questions I told them they could ask, and if they were feeling uncomfortable they could leave to do something else if they wanted. To my surprise, nobody left the class, and nobody had any “silly” questions.
I was surprised by most of the responses I got from the groups. One S4 asked a question regarding transgender people and was curious what group (Girl Guides or Boys’ Brigade) they’d be welcomed into. I addressed the group he was with and many of the boys thought it was weird, and that if they were a girl who transitioned to a boy then they should come to the Boys’ Brigade.
The largest shock for me was when I prepared to leave for the evening. The head officers pulled me aside and said that what I had discussed with the boys was inappropriate and did not link into the topic of media and publicity. I debated with them for a while until I felt like I could not validate my work anymore. The boys had an amazing experience, and all were asking to do more like it the following week.
Overall, I would do this again with a group. I feel that young people do not always get the chance to debate controversial issues safely. By providing this opportunity I think I have helped educate our young people in being more respectful to those affected by gender stereotypes in the community.
Serial Day Tasks
- Mapping of School grounds – The areas highlighted in blue are play spaces which are outdoors and areas highlighted in green are outdoor learning spaces. (2 and 3)
2. The smaller area in green is the schools outdoor classroom, which has multiple desks and various sensory equipment on the walls surrounding it. The space is used a lot by the school in the summer months as it is quite sheltered in the colder winter months. The school itself has children who volunteer at the end of break and lunch to be the litter monitors and pick up any litter in the playground. The final thing the school do to be more sustainable is by having older primary 7 children collect paper and plastic waste to put things into the correct recycling bins.
3. The schools play spaces are very open and full of concrete. There are no spaces to play in, no toys and no grassy areas. All the children are in one large area which understandably is easier for staff to monitor. However, I think it is a shame that the children do not have somewhere more “fun” to play.
4. I asked one group of three children what they thought about their schools sustainable education:
Child A said; I think it is good, we sometimes do outdoor learning. When we do it is quite fun if it is sunny.
Child B said; I like it. (when asked about the playground). We play lots of different games all together.
Child C did not want to say anything, as the others had said all he thought about.
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