There are over 100 million street kids world
wide. They are boys and girls living in rich and poor countries.
Poverty and global issues such as war, AIDS and political instability
have led these youth to be orphaned, abused and forced them to
the street to become income earners.
teacher resources.
Street Kids International has developed an ESL curriculum using the Street Talk audio conferences with the help of ESL teacher Mandi Gerland.
This curriculum:
- Meets Ontario Ministry of Education expectations for ESL level 4
- Is composed of 23 lesson plans with associated learning and assessment tools
- Includes a CD-ROM of all 4 Street Talk audio conferences
- Includes a DVD of Street Kids International's award winning animations
- Expands students' knowledge of their rights and responsibilities as Canadian youth to their own community and within the global context
For teachers who are interested in learning more about this curriculum, please contact Kristy Vanderplas at kristy [at] streetkids [dot] org or 416.504.8994 ext. 10.
Street Kids International gratefully acknowledges the generous contribution of the Canadian International Development Agency in making this project possible.
