3-5+CBL+Group

This is for Grade 3-5 CBL

Members of group: Melody Mullenix, Lisa Chavez, Alexandra Pineda, Ammara Ali

** I Defining global citizen. Part b is our Big Idea with the focus being on community. **  a.) A person who abides by universal laws within a global society: cooperative, societal, honest, tolerant, supports personal freedoms, is conscious of every human being, and feels a responsibility to humankind (__our adult definition__.)    b.) A person who is responsible and shows respect toward family, peers, __community__ and people of the world __(kid friendly definition__.) ** II Essential Question: ** How can we make the community safer? ** III Challenge: **//__ The community needs to be safer to foster a sense of community. __//  ** IV Guiding Questions, Activities and Resources ** Guiding Questions || Guiding Activities || Guiding Resources || 1. Are there opportunities to bring the community together? ||  -Survey parents, church, principal, community members. -Web search: community website, city of Chicago website, park district web site ||  -Survey form -Links  || 2. Is the community a desired place where members want to gather and non-community members feel welcome? ||  -Assess litter outside of school, on way home from school, at the park district and around other community buildings. -Take photos or create illustrations of the neighborhood through the eyes of the students and possibly the parents. ||  -Trash bags -Paper for drawing and recording observations -Parent cameras || 3. Is there a place the students and kids in the community can play safely? ||  -Student questionnaire  || -Format of questionnaire || 4. How do we get rid of the gangs and weapons? ||  -Student journaling -Class meetings ||  -Time  || 5. How can we build community and is there a sense of trust within the community? ||  -Pay it forward activity and analyze community response - Parent questionnaire || -Modeling of positive behavior and communication skills. A script would be on hand for modeling. -Format of parent questionnaire ||
 * Challenged Based Learning Project **

=V Actionable Solutions= a.) Cleaning up the community: addressing litter, vandalism and graffiti. b.) Writing the local alderman and Mayor Daley. c.) Initiate a block party for the school and community members