ISA – International Schools Association
World day for cultural diversity for dialogue and development
International Schools Association
May, 21st 2024
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
When we connect with different cultures, we learn to respect and value differences, promoting equal rights and opportunities for all people, ignoring any individual characteristic.
Organiser:
Hypatia International School
General goals
Recognize the diversity found in each country in order to demonstrate its importance to the world.
Identify the cultural diversity of other countries by valuing plurality in its various forms.
Promote intercultural dialogue that allows recognizing difference as symbols of peace, harmony, and unity.
Event Background
In the world we live in, diversity is essential for society as it offers us the opportunity to enrich our thinking, act, and broaden our perspective on the world. When we connect with different cultures, we learn to respect and value differences, promoting equal rights and opportunities for all individuals, disregarding any individual characteristics.
Understanding the plurality that exists in a society opens up the possibility of sharing and relating to different cultures and traditions, based on respect, equality, and cultural dignity, achieving peace and sustainable development.
Reference Framework
Diversity refers to the existence of varied and distinct things within a certain scope or space. The term comes from the Latin language, from the word “diversitas,” and refers to that which is diverse, varied, multiple, disparate, or different. The concept of diversity is applicable in many areas and refers to the differences that can exist among people, animals, groups, things, opinions, choices, among many others. Within human beings, there is cultural, ethnic, sexual, linguistic, ideological, religious diversity, among others.
In a world characterized by rapid globalization and interconnection, celebrating cultural diversity becomes more important. It reminds us that our differences are not barriers but catalysts for dialogue, understanding, and collaboration. By embracing and respecting diverse cultures, we enrich our own perspectives and expand our horizons, fostering a more inclusive and harmonious global community.
The characteristics that define diversity are:
Heterogeneity: Diversity refers to the mixture and combination of different elements or entities. In a diverse population, not everyone is the same, nor do they all have the same characteristics.
Multidimensionality: It is not limited to one dimension but can manifest in many aspects of life, such as an ecosystem, a society, or a group of people.
Complementarity: Diversity tends to complement and enrich each other. Having different perspectives, skills, and talents within a team can generate more innovation, problem-solving, and creativity
Complementarity: Diversity tends to complement and enrich each other. Having different perspectives, skills, and talents within a team can generate more innovation, problem-solving, and creativity.
Inclusion and respect: Expect an attitude of inclusion and respect for all team members. Valuing diversity means recognizing the equal rights of each person.
One of the important aspects of diversity is to understand ourselves as unique individuals who are part of society through dialogue, as it is the ability that human beings have to enter into relationships with others and to be able to find aspects that unite us as a community, while allowing us to empathize with those who live in very different situations from ours, making us participants in those realities.
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development invites us to reflect on the vital role of dialogue in reducing cultural divisions and fostering mutual respect. This dialogue not only deepens our appreciation for cultural diversity but also lays the foundation for sustainable development rooted in shared values and aspirations. It reminds us that by accepting cultural diversity as a source of strength rather than division, we can forge a more peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world for all.
How to participate
For the development of the project within the framework of celebrating cultural diversity for dialogue and development, the following stages are proposed:
Stage 1
Register yourself or your group of students using the form provided
There will be 3 working groups with the following age ranges:
Group 1: from 6 to 10 years old
Group 2: from 11 to 15 years old
Group 3: from 15 to 18 years old
Each will be assigned a specific theme related to cultural diversity:
Group 1: Dance and typical costumes
Group 2: Typical gastronomy
Group 3: Typical expressions
Each team will make a video with the most representative aspects of their culture according to the proposed theme for their age group. The video must be original and unpublished, focusing on creativity; it can include different resources such as photographs, collages, montages, drawings, graphics, animation, voice-over, music, text, among others. At the end, invite other participants to replicate a brief segment of what was presented in the video; keep in mind that those who watch the videos probably know little or nothing about your culture.
VIDEO FEATURES AND REQUIREMENTS:
Be an original and unpublished creation by the participant, 100% authored by the teenager, with the participant being the holder of the moral rights and their representative being the holder of the economic rights of authorship over the works and/or proposals presented.
- Minimum duration of one (1) minute and maximum of (2) minutes.
- The video must be recorded with any mobile device (digital camera, cell phone, tablet, laptop with camera) and recorded horizontally.
- Stability: In the way possible, the participant will use a stabilizer and try not to move the recording device.
- Minimum resolution size of 720 x 480 pixels.
- Its format may be: . MOV – . MP4 – . AVI – . WMF – . FLV- . WebM
Once your video is ready, you will upload it to a drive folder with the name of your school and your country.
Stage 2.
The leader of each school must choose a video different from those made in the institution to provide feedback with the proposed replication for each participant, doing what they learned from the other culture.
This feedback should be uploaded to a drive folder with the name of the school to which you are providing the feedback.
Stage 3.
On the “World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development” on May 21st, we will hold a meeting where we will discuss the similarities or differences found in the exchanged videos about culture, customs, and traditions that allow us to generate dialogues leading to the construction of peace and sustainability from our diversities.
Participants who cannot attend this meeting should send a poster in advance showing the theme that will be discussed at the meeting.
References and Links
Inscription form:
Drive to upload videos:
Reference:
Unesco (UN), https://www.un.org/es/observances/cultural-diversity-day/background.
How to Participate
- Schools should do prior work with a group of students in order to participate effectively.
At least some idea of Human Rights across the world and a little bit of rhetorical/persuasive devices (not essential like the prior research).
- There could be listeners/ inactive guests.
Confirm interest by filling the following form
In case you may have doubts or you may require any other additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us in our email communication@isaschools.org
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
- May 21st, 2024
May, 21st 2024
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
When we connect with different cultures, we learn to respect and value differences, promoting equal rights and opportunities for all people, ignoring any individual characteristic.
Organiser:
General goals
Recognize the diversity found in each country in order to demonstrate its importance to the world.
Identify the cultural diversity of other countries by valuing plurality in its various forms.
Promote intercultural dialogue that allows recognizing difference as symbols of peace, harmony, and unity.
Event Background
In the world we live in, diversity is essential for society as it offers us the opportunity to enrich our thinking, act, and broaden our perspective on the world. When we connect with different cultures, we learn to respect and value differences, promoting equal rights and opportunities for all individuals, disregarding any individual characteristics.
Understanding the plurality that exists in a society opens up the possibility of sharing and relating to different cultures and traditions, based on respect, equality, and cultural dignity, achieving peace and sustainable development.
Reference Framework
Diversity refers to the existence of varied and distinct things within a certain scope or space. The term comes from the Latin language, from the word “diversitas,” and refers to that which is diverse, varied, multiple, disparate, or different. The concept of diversity is applicable in many areas and refers to the differences that can exist among people, animals, groups, things, opinions, choices, among many others. Within human beings, there is cultural, ethnic, sexual, linguistic, ideological, religious diversity, among others.
In a world characterized by rapid globalization and interconnection, celebrating cultural diversity becomes more important. It reminds us that our differences are not barriers but catalysts for dialogue, understanding, and collaboration. By embracing and respecting diverse cultures, we enrich our own perspectives and expand our horizons, fostering a more inclusive and harmonious global community.
The characteristics that define diversity are:
Heterogeneity: Diversity refers to the mixture and combination of different elements or entities. In a diverse population, not everyone is the same, nor do they all have the same characteristics.
Multidimensionality: It is not limited to one dimension but can manifest in many aspects of life, such as an ecosystem, a society, or a group of people.
Complementarity: Diversity tends to complement and enrich each other. Having different perspectives, skills, and talents within a team can generate more innovation, problem-solving, and creativity
Complementarity: Diversity tends to complement and enrich each other. Having different perspectives, skills, and talents within a team can generate more innovation, problem-solving, and creativity.
Inclusion and respect: Expect an attitude of inclusion and respect for all team members. Valuing diversity means recognizing the equal rights of each person.
One of the important aspects of diversity is to understand ourselves as unique individuals who are part of society through dialogue, as it is the ability that human beings have to enter into relationships with others and to be able to find aspects that unite us as a community, while allowing us to empathize with those who live in very different situations from ours, making us participants in those realities.
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development invites us to reflect on the vital role of dialogue in reducing cultural divisions and fostering mutual respect. This dialogue not only deepens our appreciation for cultural diversity but also lays the foundation for sustainable development rooted in shared values and aspirations. It reminds us that by accepting cultural diversity as a source of strength rather than division, we can forge a more peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world for all.
How to participate
For the development of the project within the framework of celebrating cultural diversity for dialogue and development, the following stages are proposed:
Stage 1
Register yourself or your group of students using the form provided
There will be 3 working groups with the following age ranges:
Group 1: from 6 to 10 years old
Group 2: from 11 to 15 years old
Group 3: from 15 to 18 years old
Each will be assigned a specific theme related to cultural diversity:
Group 1: Dance and typical costumes
Group 2: Typical gastronomy
Group 3: Typical expressions
Each team will make a video with the most representative aspects of their culture according to the proposed theme for their age group. The video must be original and unpublished, focusing on creativity; it can include different resources such as photographs, collages, montages, drawings, graphics, animation, voice-over, music, text, among others. At the end, invite other participants to replicate a brief segment of what was presented in the video; keep in mind that those who watch the videos probably know little or nothing about your culture.
VIDEO FEATURES AND REQUIREMENTS:
Be an original and unpublished creation by the participant, 100% authored by the teenager, with the participant being the holder of the moral rights and their representative being the holder of the economic rights of authorship over the works and/or proposals presented.
- Minimum duration of one (1) minute and maximum of (2) minutes.
- The video must be recorded with any mobile device (digital camera, cell phone, tablet, laptop with camera) and recorded horizontally.
- Stability: In the way possible, the participant will use a stabilizer and try not to move the recording device.
- Minimum resolution size of 720 x 480 pixels.
- Its format may be: . MOV – . MP4 – . AVI – . WMF – . FLV- . WebM
Once your video is ready, you will upload it to a drive folder with the name of your school and your country.
Stage 2.
The leader of each school must choose a video different from those made in the institution to provide feedback with the proposed replication for each participant, doing what they learned from the other culture.
This feedback should be uploaded to a drive folder with the name of the school to which you are providing the feedback.
Stage 3.
On the “World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development” on May 21st, we will hold a meeting where we will discuss the similarities or differences found in the exchanged videos about culture, customs, and traditions that allow us to generate dialogues leading to the construction of peace and sustainability from our diversities.
Participants who cannot attend this meeting should send a poster in advance showing the theme that will be discussed at the meeting.
References and Links
Inscription form:
Drive to upload videos:
Reference:
Unesco (UN), https://www.un.org/es/observances/cultural-diversity-day/background.
How to Participate
- Schools should do prior work with a group of students in order to participate effectively.
At least some idea of Human Rights across the world and a little bit of rhetorical/persuasive devices (not essential like the prior research).
- There could be listeners/ inactive guests.
Confirm interest by filling the following form
In case you may have doubts or you may require any other additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us in our email communication@isaschools.org
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
- May 21st, 2024