The intolerance project

"We wanted students to look at both sides of the chosen issues and think about what could have been done to prevent the selected situations, as well as how to make a difference."

Cheryl Wolotira, Villa Academy

Objectives

• Encourage older students to mentor the younger students in the use of their portable computers, thereby building cross-grade relationships.
• Understand that intolerance has many forms and happens everywhere.
• Examine their own behavior and make changes in the way they treat others
• Acquire a taste of some of the history and geography that are not normally taught in the curriculum.

Learning areas

• Social studies
• History and geography

Levels

• 11 to 16 year-olds

Software

• Microsoft® Office (Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer

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