Educator’s

Guide
WE Schools Kit 2017-2018

Connect with your WE Schools Partnership Manager

Partnership Manager:
Email:
Phone:
Skype Username:

Your WE code :

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Contents Table of

Welcome to the Educator’s Guide Report and Celebrate

Program Overview.......................................................6 Report and Celebrate............................................... 46
How Does the Program Work?...................................7 Celebrate with Social Media.................................... 48
How Will the Program Benefit My School?...............8 The WE Day App........................................................ 50
Curriculum..................................................................10 Living WE with ME to WE..........................................52
Our Learning Framework .........................................12 Be the Change on the Ground.................................. 54
Skills Development....................................................14 Fundraising for Your ME to WE Trip.........................55
Celebrating 150 Years...............................................16 Fundraising with ME to WE...................................... 56
Additional Program Offerings...................................18
WE Schools Recognition Program........................... 20
Our Partners
WE Learning Centre...................................................21 Our Partners.............................................................. 60

Get Started
Four Steps of WE Schools........................................ 24
Change the World with Your Actions.......................25
WE Villages.................................................................26
Welcoming Ethiopia...................................................27
Fundraising with WE Villages...................................28
Year of Education.......................................................29
USB Activities ........................................................... 30
Club Cards Activity....................................................32
Activity: Exploring Issues......................................... 34
Take Action with Local Campaigns......................... 36
Take Action with Global Campaigns....................... 40
Calendar..................................................................... 42

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Program Overview
What is WE Schools? Why participate in WE Schools?
WE Schools is a unique, four-step service-learning We want a world where all young people feel empowered
program that inspires young people to identify the local to pursue their dreams and reach their full potential
and global issues that spark their passion and empowers as active local, national and global citizens. WE Schools
them by providing them with the skills and tools to take helps achieve just that—it encourages young people
local and global actions. to challenge apathy by awakening their spirit
of volunteerism.
WE Schools is a movement of students and educators
who believe that some of the most powerful learning Delivered in 12,300 schools and groups across North
experiences happen when you make a meaningful America and the UK, the program provides educators
difference in the world. Thanks to our sponsors and and students with curriculum, educational resources
partners, this program is free. and a full calendar of campaign ideas. At the end of the
year, groups submit a Year in Review to their WE Schools
Partnership Manager.

We’re counting on teachers to guide the next generation

in becoming the compassionate leaders our world so
desperately needs. The WE Schools program is our way
of supporting educators who share our belief in the power
of service-learning.

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How Does the Program Work?

The commitment of a WE Schools group is to participate in local and global
campaigns and enrich your service-learning experience.
The program is structured in four key steps and each WE Schools group must complete
two annual checkpoints that frame different learning processes and outcomes.

Four Steps of WE Schools

INVESTIGATE AND LEARN TAKE ACTION
1 3
Students explore topics related to
a real-world challenge or opportunity
Students implement their action plan.

then set their goal to create impact.

2 ACTION PLAN
Students develop a plan to implement
their service-learning project, including
4 REPORT AND CELEBRATE
Students present the results of their
service-learning initiatives.
one local and one global action.

Record and Reflect

Using the Student Yearbooks, students will record their progress
and their reflections for each of the four steps above.

Two Checkpoints for Your Year

YEARLONG ACTION PLAN
1 Once you get started, we’ll email you
a survey to learn about your plans for
Your Yearlong Action Plan and Year
in Review are both essential steps
the year and how we can support them.
in the WE Schools program. They
help us celebrate your group’s

2 YEAR IN REVIEW
At the end of the school year, we’ll email
you a survey to learn about the impacts
accomplishments and improve our
programs and resources.
you made and how we can better support You can also contact your WE
you next year. Schools Partnership Manager about
filling out an Impact Survey
after completing each campaign.
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How Will the Program Benefit My School?

Through carefully structured educational resources and action
campaigns, students engage with issues across the world, down the road
or in their very own schools. At the same time, they gain important life
skills—like leadership, critical thinking and action planning—which they’ll
continue to use and develop throughout their lives.

From Our 2015–2016 Year in Review Report

88% 81%
of educators say they
ARE BETTER
EQUIPPED
of students are to teach about
social justice
MORE LIKELY issues through
to stand up for others who are
treated unfairly because of their SERVICE-BASED
RACE, RELIGION, SEXUAL
ORIENTATION, ETC. LEARNING.

90% 81%MUTUAL
of students of WE School groups
have developed a sense of
DEMONSTRATE
increased leadership
among their
RESPECT
PEERS. between their school and
the local community.

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WE Schools develops Measuring Our Impact

students’ critical thinking We believe in measuring the impact of our programs
to make sure we’re delivering world-class resources.
skills, connecting what they Because of educators like you, we are able to see
incredible, transformative outcomes in students
are doing in the classroom across North America and the UK.
to the world outside.
– Educator

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Curriculum
WE integrates service-learning into your classroom!
Experiential service–learning with WE Schools comes alive in a
variety of places. It can be incorporated into existing classroom
curricula, as part of a school or district-wide co-curricular initiative
and in extra-curricular student clubs. In each case, educators and
students are provided with support and strategies to achieve success.

The WE Schools four-step service-learning framework provides

educators and students with classroom materials, campaigns and
programs that follow the WE Schools Learning Framework by inviting
students to:

1. Investigate and Learn: Explore topics related to real-world

challenges or opportunities.

2. Action Plan: Plan the actions that they will take to carry
out their service-learning project, including one local
and one global action.

3. Take Action: Implement the plan.

4. Report and Celebrate: Share the results of their

service-learning initiatives.

Record and Reflect

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As a WE Schools group, educators have access For more information contact:

to a variety of support resources: curriculum@[Link]

Curricular
WE Schools lesson packages are customized for all grade levels
and easily align with current provincial or state curricular subject
expectations. Each package identifies specific skills and learning
goals. Lessons are grounded by essential questions and strategies
are offered for assessment and evaluation. Differentiation as well as
extensions and enrichment opportunities are also available. Curricular
resources are available online, on a USB and in print. We also offer
professional learning opportunities to support educators as they make
connections to their current practices.

Extra-Curricular
Clubs have always been a popular starting place for WE Schools
programming, where students investigate and learn about social issues,
plan and take action through local and global campaigns, and report
and celebrate their hard work. The WE Schools Kit includes issue
backgrounders, engaging activities to explore issues, strategies for
running a club, and tips for organizing successful campaigns
in schools and communities. The WE Schools Kit is available online,
on a USB, in print and, new this year, on Microsoft OneNote.

Co-Curricular
WE Schools also offers unique opportunities and resources for schools
or districts looking to create programs for issue exploration and skill
development both in and outside the classroom. Educators can explore
specific skill-building modules, customized leadership–training modules,
motivational speakers and youth leadership conferences that will
engage their entire student population. As a follow up, educators
can use the WE Schools Kit to continue the engagement in after-school
clubs and classroom-based lesson packages to explore issues in depth.

WE Villages Curriculum

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Our Learning Framework

The WE Schools Learning Framework is the educational foundation
for every resource we provide, including lesson plans and campaigns.
It is grounded in pedagogical theories of service-learning and
Legend
21st-century learning practices. As an educator, the WE Learning
Framework can be used as a helpful reference tool to ensure that
your curriculum expectations are met through student engagement
with WE Schools programming.

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Our Learning
Skills Legend
Lesson plans and activities
help students focus on
learning outcomes by
developing core skill sets.
Look for these icons from
our WE Schools Learning
Framework.

ARGUMENT INFORMATION
FORMATION LITERACY

LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION
SKILLS

ACTION RESEARCH AND

PLANNING WRITING

You will find these icons in

CRITICAL REFLECTION the Student Yearbooks and on
THINKING
educational resources online.
Use them to find the most relevant
skills your students will be
developing through WE Schools
activities.
Visit our library of resources at
[Link]/we-schools/program/
educator-resources/library.
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Skills Development
Does your school want to develop more
leaders and improve action-planning
skills within students?
Our WE Schools programming offers unique
opportunities and resources for schools looking
for skill development, both inside and outside the
classroom. You can activate these skills with
your entire school, club, or classroom whether
the students are part of your WE Schools group or
not. Skills are about developing necessary global
competencies with all students.

We know that as an educator, you are already

focusing on skill development within your school.
WE wants to help make these skills applicable by
providing the resources for you and your students
to work through the four steps of WE Schools
and apply real-world skills to create impact.

Students can find the skills pages in their

Student Guide. Help facilitate the conversation
and activities with your students and watch them
develop the skills that will help them be successful
in both school and life!

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Skills : We want your students to get the very most that they
can out of WE Schools. This year, WE is focusing on
these three WE Schools skills to help enhance student
performance.

Action Planning with Financial Literacy

Action planning is a skill that helps students focus their goals
and decide what they need to accomplish these goals and the steps
they need to take to get there. When students are able to recognize
and understand the effects of their money, they are able to create
innovative solutions to social issues that they are passionate about.
BUILDING
LEADERS
Research and Writing for Building Leaders
Research and writing is an important skill to perfect because it helps
students communicate their message in the best way possible. Through
research and writing, students will enhance their career readiness by
exploring diverse sources of information, conducting research based
on evidence and being creative and persuasive in their writing.

Leadership with Technology for Good

Leadership is a skill that will help students to build a team and
inspire others. With leadership skills, students are better equipped
to make well-informed decisions in a positive and critical way.
Teaching students to use technology will help transform them
from passive to active consumers of information.

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Celebrating 150 Years

WE Are Canada brings to life four yearlong initiatives
through our WE Schools campaigns that inspire The Four Themes
of Canada 150
young Canadians to come together to celebrate,
learn about important issues and take action in
their communities.

This national milestone is also tied to the

Diversity and Inclusion
WE movement because living WE is what living in Let’s continue to build a welcoming Canada where
Canada is all about—bringing people together and everyone has a place and the ability to reach their
giving them the tools to change the world. In 2017, full potential.
Canadians have been uniting and pledging to build Take action with WE Are One.
a stronger Canada by taking action in four areas
that are fundamental to our Canadian identity.
Reconciliation
Support efforts toward national reconciliation of
Canadians Taking Action Globally Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians and help
Extend your impact in a developing community. begin a new era of nation-to-nation relations.
Learn about sustainability through our Take action with WE Stand Together.
WE Villages program. Visit [Link]/we-villages/
our-development-model for more information.
Youth
Engage and inspire young people in all areas of
Canadian life with initiatives for youth and by youth.
Empower young people to become engaged in civil
society and shape Canada’s legacy.
Take action with WE Volunteer Now.

The Environment
Our vast and diverse landscape is a source of pride
and national identity. Let’s promote and support
environmental consciousness to protect our land,
water, air and wildlife.
Take action with WE Take Charge.

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Educational Resources
A special thank you to our partners To help celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary, WE Schools
collaborated with dedicated educational professionals
who have made WE Are Canada from across Canada to develop resources that highlight the
possible. importance of experiential service-learning.

Each lesson package includes subject-specific curriculum

expectations across three grade levels: Grades 4 to 6, Grades
7 to 8, and Grades 9 to 12. The lesson packages cover a
variety of core subjects, including social studies, science,
math and English.

Download the printable PDF lesson plans for free

at [Link] today!

This project, a Canada 150–signature

initiative, has been made possible
in part by the Government of Canada.

Did you know we had a WE Day

Canada on Parliament Hill to
celebrate Canada’s 150th
anniversary?

Take your WE Are Canada actions

one step further with our bilingual
curriculum created by educators,
for educators. Find it at [Link]/fr.
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Additional Program Offerings

Our free, additional program offerings can help 1. WE Schools Partnership Manager
When you sign up for WE Schools, you will
you enhance your students’ learning and create be matched with a WE Schools Partnership
a successful WE Schools experience. Manager to help guide and assist you throughout
the school year. Whether you need help creating
an action plan with your students, more
information on campaigns and resources or
help setting up a speaker at your school, our
WE Schools Partnership Managers are here
to help you every step of the way.

2. Action-Planning Workshops
These workshops help youth develop ideas for
social change and action planning. This is an
opportunity for your students to get extra help
investigating the issues important to them and plan
actions for the year. Find out more by connecting
with your WE Schools Partnership Manager.

3. Youth Leadership Conferences

This is a day when young people are brought
together to learn about social justice issues and
leadership building. These summits are held across
North America to help youth understand the issues
facing their communities and the world, and most
importantly, build a plan to take action on them.
Find out more at [Link]/leadershipconference.

4. Videos
Watch and be inspired! We offer a library of
videos that you can use with your students
to help them deepen their understanding
of local and global issues and feel empowered
and motivated to take action. Find out more at
[Link]/weschools/educator-resources/videos
or by checking out the videos on your USB.

The WE Schools Kit is now available on Microsoft OneNote! Use this

interactive resource to collaborate with your students and create
action plans. With a workbook at your fingertips, you’ll be fully
equipped to complete the four steps of WE Schools with the tools
and resources of OneNote.

Contact your WE Schools Partnership Manager to learn more.

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5. Motivational Speakers
Celebrate the achievements of your group
by having a motivational speaker come
Baking a Difference
to your school. Award Spotlight
Motivational speakers deliver tailored Made possible by Robin Hood.
presentations that share their personal stories
as well as the story of the WE movement
and our holistic and sustainable development
model, WE Villages.

Motivational speakers are trained, professional

speakers who are passionate about and
experienced with WE Villages programming.
They can speak to all ages and can customize
their speeches to your specific needs.

Presentations are about 45 minutes long with

an optional Q&A session at the end. For more
information about motivational speaker
opportunities available in your region, please
get in touch with your WE Schools
Partnership Manager.

Medicine Hat High School

6. Awards and Scholarships
Students at Medicine Hat High School know
We want to do everything we can to support
that baking has the power to bring people
young people and their journey toward
together.
living WE.

For their WE Bake For Change campaign, they

Throughout the year, WE Schools offers a
gathered friends and family to bake treats
variety of awards, scholarships and grants
that were inclusive of dietary restrictions so
for your class and individual students who
everybody could enjoy a bite. Their campaign
have made an exceptional difference in
slogan? “Making a change has never been so
their communities. Talk to your WE Schools
sweet.” The students who were in line to load
Partnership Manager for opportunities in
up on cookies and cupcakes agreed.
your area.

They took a picture of their group and sent in an

application for the Baking a Difference Award,
sponsored by Robin Hood. We loved what they
had to say about their campaign and awarded
them a donation to top up their fundraising
and help them make a lasting impact in a
developing community.

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Introducing: The WE Schools Recognition Program

WE Schools wants to highlight and recognize the This is a program for you, to say thank you for
participation of our schools and groups that go beyond everything you do and for your continuous journey with
the commitment of one local and one global initiative. the WE movement. This program will give your group
Without your hard work and commitment, we would members new goals to reach, while challenging them
not be where we are today. Sponsors of WE Schools to work toward achieving the ambitious goals they set
recognize that too, and to show their appreciation, they for themselves.
are supporting the recognition program so that we can
celebrate your group’s achievements, while also ensuring To be eligible for the recognition program, groups
that every donation dollar you fundraise continues to be must complete the Yearlong Action Plan and Year in
invested in our international development projects. Review checkpoints.

Campaign Participation Recognition

Must be completed in one school year

Three campaigns WE Schools Certificate

WE Schools Certificate + Thank you resource

Four campaigns
package for WE DayX

WE Schools Certificate + WE Learning Centre

Five campaigns
Skype session with WE Staff

WE Schools Award + Signed thank you poster

Six or more campaigns!
from WE Ambassadors

The program also includes special recognition for schools and groups that have shown continuous
support in making WE Villages possible. Without you, we wouldn’t be able to provide communities
with the tools and resources they need to lift themselves out of poverty. Your support is
continuing the legacy of the WE movement of children helping children.

WE Villages Support in Recognition

Dollars Fundraised
Up to three school years to complete

$50 to $4,999 WE Schools Certificate

$5,000 to $9,999 WE Schools Certificate + WE Gift Bag

WE Schools Certificate + Skype session with

$10,000 to $19,999
WE Villages community class

$20,000 + WE Schools Award + Special speaker visit from WE

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WE Learning Centre
The WE Learning Centre is our international hub for service-learning
and youth engagement, and the site of our new headquarters. Set to
A Sneak Peek at
open in fall 2017, the centre will be the foundation of our expansion Some of Our
and serve as a catalyst for our programming, as it will have impacts
both at home and around the world.
Program Offerings!
Whether you’re a student,
With the centre’s incredible technological capabilities, we will create educator, family or company
both in-person and remote digital experiences for students, educators, looking to find your cause and
families and companies. This will be a space where everyone feels start taking action, the WE
welcome to share their ideas, passions and plans for taking action. Learning Centre has the tools,
resources and events for you!
Located in Toronto’s historic Corktown neighbourhood, the centre
will allow us to expand our operations, while keeping a close
connection to the Cabbagetown community.

The Theatre
The WE Learning Centre will feature two state-of-the-art theatres.
We look forward to providing school groups with interactive
curriculum-based lessons. For special events and mini WE Days, we’ll
be able to remove the divider between the rooms and host up to 200
people while capturing the event and sharing it live on social media.

Skype Global Classrooms

We have three Skype Global Classrooms that will deliver high-quality
speeches, workshops, and professional development training in an
interactive way. This will allow us to connect with communities like
never before, making our WE Schools program truly global. 

Social Incubation Hub

The WE Incubation Hub is a space dedicated to youth who want to
start a charity or social enterprise. This is the place where 12-year-
old Craig Kielburger would have gone to learn how to make his
dream of changing the world into a reality. Youth will learn real-
world entrepreneurial skills to make positive social change.

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Four Steps of WE Schools

Investigate and Learn
Take time to research and understand a local
or global issue.

• Use the Exploring Issues activity to help students

become class experts on a local or global issue
through group discussion, note-taking and teaching
others.

Action Plan
Using the information they have gathered from
Investigate and Learn, students begin to plan how they
will take action on a cause that they care about.

• Use the Student Yearbooks to write, draw

and share brainstorming ideas on how to
create impact.

Take Action
Students implement their action plan!

• Whether they are collecting canned goods for

WE Scare Hunger or taking a vow of silence for
WE Are Silent, students use the knowledge they’ve
learned to put their plan into action.

Report and Celebrate

When the campaign is completed, students should
record and reflect on the actions they took and the
impacts that they made.

• Don’t forget to celebrate your efforts through

a party, assembly or WE DayX!

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Change the World with Your Actions

The WE Schools program provides educators and students
with curriculum, educational resources and a full calendar
of action campaign ideas.

Connect to a Cause
Each campaign we offer has a cause connection to help
make it easier for your group to take action on the issues
you are most passionate about. Is your group interested
in human rights around the world? Try participating in the
WE Are Silent campaign to raise funds and awareness
for those whose voices go unheard. Check out page 36 to
match your interests with one of our campaigns!

What Does it Mean to Take These Actions?

By taking action on local and global issues, students
will gain an understanding of what it means to be part
of both a local and global community. They will learn
about issues affecting their own neighbourhood, as well
as developing communities around the world. By taking
action to improve the lives of others, they will gain a
sense of empowerment.

Take Global Action Take Local Action

Learning about the lives of people around the Tight-knit communities filled with people who
world can help you discover new points of view. know and appreciate each other are safer, and
We often think about developing communities as you can feel comfortable knowing there are
struggling with war, hunger or poverty, but this is people looking out for you and the well-being of
only one side of the story. In the midst of poverty, your family. When you reach out and take action
families dream of a better life, work hard to send locally, you remove the boundaries that separate
their children to school and share what they have people in your neighbourhood. You’re not just
with others. They each have a story that we can tackling an issue like hunger or poverty—you’re
learn from and an important lesson to remember also moving your community from “me” to “we.”
when you’re planning your action. And that’s a game changer.

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WE Villages
A sustainable community is one where families have the knowledge and skills to be self-reliant.
The goal of WE Villages is to implement a holistic, sustainable development model so that
communities can lift themselves out of poverty and never have to rely on charity again.
This is achieved through five Pillars of Impact.

Five Pillars of Impact Health

When children are healthy, they’re less likely
to miss school or drop out. And when parents
are free of illness, family businesses are
more likely to thrive.

•  36 million in medical supplies has

$
helped provide more than one million
people with health care.
Education
When children are equipped with the tools Food
they need to succeed in school, they can
focus on aiming for A’s and building a better If female farmers had the same resources as
future for their families and communities. male farmers, up to 150 million more people
would be fed. We teamed up with PotashCorp,
• More than 1,000 school rooms have founding sponsor of our Food Pillar, to create
been built, giving more than 200,000 a lesson package. Download food security
children access to education. lesson plans from [Link]/weschools/
educator-resources.

Water • 15 million nutritious meals have been

produced by farmers engaged in our
Providing communities with access to clean agriculture programs.
water means girls get to dream big, too, and
soak up the benefits of education instead
of skipping school to fetch water from a Opportunity
distant source. Families can keep themselves
healthy with uncontaminated water and run With workshops on running successful farms
successful and sustainable farms. and businesses, families have what they
need to become self-sustaining, develop
• More than one million people have been new entrepreneurial skills and invest in their
provided with clean water and sanitation. children’s futures.

• More than 30,000 women have empowered

themselves with financial independence
through our programs.

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Welcoming Ethiopia: Our Newest WE Villages Partner Country

Located in East Africa, Ethiopia is Africa’s oldest As we leverage the knowledge of an organization
independent country, with a population of nearly that has a 10-year history of impact in the
100 million people. Recently hit by one of the country, we will use our holistic development
worst droughts in the country’s history, Ethiopia model to help bring transformative change to the
is now facing an increased number of barriers in regions of Tigray and Oromia.
the fight for education. With 85 percent of people
living in rural areas, many children are missing Ethiopia’s government has made education a
out on the opportunity to attend school, as they top national priority, and we are confident that
stay at home to help their families instead. the WE Villages development model will bring
a source of sustainability to a country that has
Through our years of work with WE Villages faced many barriers to successful development.
partner communities around the world, we have
witnessed the power that education has in helping When a child is educated, they have the power
communities escape the cycle of poverty. to take control of their own life. By increasing
access to education in Ethiopia, we will be able
That’s why this year, we will be adding Ethiopia to to create a brighter future for generations of
our WE Villages programming, as we assist local students and their families.
governments in providing the tools and resources
to ensure youth can attend school, and families
can lift themselves out of poverty.

Where WE Villages Works

China
Haiti
India
Nicaragua Sierra Leone
Ethiopia
Ecuador Kenya
Tanzania

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Fundraising with WE Villages

In
Step 1
dia Connect to a country.

Education
K e nya

Opportunity Sustainable Water Step 2

Community Connect to a Pillar of Impact.

Food Health

r
Step 3
Ec ua d o Start fundraising!

Step 1: Connect Step 2: Connect Step 3: Start

to a Country to a Pillar of Impact Fundraising!
Learn about the nine countries Explore the five Pillars of Once you’ve picked a Pillar of
where WE Villages partners with Impact—Education, Water, Health, Impact to take action on, connect
rural communities to break the Food and Opportunity—that with your WE Schools Partnership
cycle of poverty: Kenya, India, help communities work toward Manager and you’ll be sent a
Ecuador, rural China, Sierra Leone, sustainability. Learn about the poster for that pillar to help you
Haiti, Nicaragua, Tanzania and global issues connected to the track your progress. Get started
Ethiopia. Discover which country Pillars of Impact by using the using our global action campaigns
your group is most passionate Exploring Issues activity (p. 34) (p. 40): WE Create Change, WE Are
about fundraising for at [Link]/ and choose one to make an impact Rafikis, WE Bake For Change, WE
we-schools/educator-resources. on using the Issue Compass Are Silent, WE Walk For Water and
activity (on your USB). WE Give Health.

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Year of Education
This year WE is celebrating the Year of Education and
encouraging you to fundraise for children’s education.
More than 20 years ago, Craig and Marc Kielburger set out on
a bold mission: to work with developing communities to free
children and their families from poverty and exploitation. Over
the years, they have worked to develop a holistic, sustainable
development model that solves not just one issue, but also
tackles multiple issues to help families break the cycle of
poverty and become self-sustainable.

The first step in this sustainable development model is education.

Giving a child an education is the best way to set them up for
success and break the cycle of poverty. We know that poverty plays
a huge role in preventing children from going to school. So in
addition to building schools, we have also focused on tackling the
barriers children face that prevent them from going to school, and
providing them with the resources they need to stay in school.

This year, each global campaign in the WE Schools Kit is tied

to one of the five WE Villages Pillars of Impact. This means
that with every dollar fundraised, tangible impact will be made
in a developing community. But no matter which pillar your
group chooses to fundraise for, every dollar will help send a
child to school, because when we work together, all roads lead
back to education. Join us in celebrating the Year of Education
by rallying your students and community together to help raise
$10,000 to build a school in a WE Villages partner community!

Your fundraising efforts can help us change the lives of students

for generations to come by creating change-makers of tomorrow.
Help your students empower others through education.

For more information, check out

the Year of Education video on
your USB.
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USB Activities to Guide Your WE Schools Group

Check out the activities folder on your USB for useful resources
to help guide you in leading your WE Schools group. If you’re new
to the program, make sure to check out these activites to get your
group started.

1 Community
Code
As a WE Schools group, it’s important to create
a space in which everyone feels safe to voice
their opinions. Use the questions included in the

2
Community Code activity to help your students
create guidelines for the way they interact
and make decisions as a group.
Community
Mapping
In this activity, students will learn to identify the

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issues that affect their community by taking a walk
around the neighbourhood and then mapping it out.

Issue They will then create a plan to take action and give
back to their community.

Compass
This activity will help students brainstorm a list of
global issues, share their opinions about these issues

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and choose the one(s) that they are most interested
in learning about and taking action on.

Setting S.M.A.R.T.
Goals
Use this activity to help your group set a goal and
create a plan before getting started on their actions
or campaign. By building a goal that is specific,
measurable, attainable, relevant and time-bound,
your group is sure to achieve success!

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Club Cards Activity

This activity is an interactive way to get students thinking about their individual skills sets and what strengths
they bring to a group environment. Students will begin to understand and value different kinds of leadership, and
discover their own strengths and challenges as a leader, which they can then apply to their teamwork.

Step 1
Have students write a numbered list from 1–25. 11. I am drawn to hands-on tasks. I like making
tangible products.

Step 2 1 2. I like to take risks and try ideas before

Read out the following statements and have students knowing if they will work or not.
rate how true the statements are as they pertain to them,
with 1 being untrue and 10 being true. Tell students 13. I like to think of new solutions to old problems.
to write their answers beside the corresponding number.
14. I am the energetic one who is always ready
to roll up my sleeves and get to work.
1. I don’t need to be in charge of a group, but
I enjoy making detailed plans that everyone 15. I am the artistic one and people see me
will carry out. as creative.

2. I am the nurturing type who takes care 16. I don’t like trying something unless I’m
of everyone. pretty sure that it will work the first time.

3. I am the listener. I hear what people are 17. I like to get things done quickly.
saying and make sure everyone has a voice.
18. Sometimes I can seem disorganized.
4. I am the logical one. I enjoy working through
puzzles and equations. 19. People are quick to trust me.

5. I am the peacekeeper who listens to everyone 20. I make most decisions based on facts,
and finds a reasonable compromise. data and numbers.

6. I look at all sides of a situation before arriving 21. I am good at coming up with big ideas, but
at a solution. not always good at following through to
make them happen.
7. I can be stubborn when I feel passionately
about something going my own way. 22. Often it takes me a long time to make
decisions because I need more information.
8. I am the dreamer who is always thinking
of new and exciting ideas. I believe there 23. I am good at being in charge of groups
is no limit to what we can achieve. and keeping groups focused.

9. I like to tackle tasks, problems and projects 24. People see me as someone who will get
with a well-thought-out plan. the job done, no matter what.

10. I am friends with just about everyone I meet. 25. Sometimes I have a hard time saying no
to people, and end up taking on too much.

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Step 3 Purple leaders use their logic-based skills to

make sure that groups are being realistic and
Once everyone is finished, read out the colour that achievement-focused. They analyze the team’s
corresponds with each question and have students goals and actions and decide the best possible
record the colour in a column beside each number. way to achieve the goals, given specific conditions
and circumstances. Purples do a lot of calculating,
1. Purple 9. Purple 18. Green analyzing, systematizing, organizing and
2. Blue 10. Blue 19. Blue budgeting. They are great at providing solutions
3. Blue 11. Pink 20. Purple that “make the most logical sense.”
4. Purple 12. Green 21. Green Suggested group roles: Treasurer, Secretary,
5. Blue 13. Green 22. Purple Teacher Advisor
6. Purple 14. Pink 23. Pink
7. Pink 15. Green 24. Pink
8. Green 16. Purple 25. Blue Green leaders dream and inspire. They are the idea-
17. Pink makers. They approach problems in new ways and
tackle tasks differently than others. Greens are always
thinking, brainstorming, suggesting ideas and planning
Step 4 ahead. They are often seen as “big picture” thinkers.
Get students to tally up their scores for each colour. Suggested group roles: Fundraising Chair,
The colour with the highest score is their most Events Chair, Member, WE Villages Expert
dominant leadership style.

Step 6
Step 5 Have students read the Club Cards they are interested
Have students read the explanations of leadership in to see if the description matches their personality.
styles to help them understand what role in the club
would best suit them.
Step 7
Based on what students identify as their leadership
Blue leaders bring everyone together. They resolve
style and what they have read on the Club Cards,
conflicts among team members and ensure that
have students decide among themselves who will
all team members are feeling good. Blues are great
take on each group role. Tell students that each role
at building relationships within groups and creating
is important in its own way and that they will all need
a positive environment for groups. They are often
to work together as a team, using their strengths to
seen as great “people people.”
create impact.
Suggested group roles: President, Past President,
Vice President

Teacher Tip
Pink leaders propel the team with action. They lead Help guide your students to find their role in the
by example, motivating people and maintaining the group and use your best discretion when helping
team’s momentum as they move toward the goal. students decide who would best suit each role.
They keep teams focused and can be persuasive in If students run into problems deciding who will take
getting their way. They are often seen as reliable on the role of each Club Card, remind them that
people who follow through and get things done. they have the option to rotate positions for each
Suggested group roles: Communications Officer, campaign so that everyone will get a chance
Social Media Officer, Recruitment Officer to experience the different roles of the group.

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Activity: Exploring Issues

Find the cause you want to take action on!

Educator’s note: Use the Issue Cards to run this

activity with your WE Schools group.

Purpose:
This activity is designed to help students become
class experts on a local and global issue through
group discussion, note-taking and teaching others.

Instructional Method(s):
Jigsaw discussion, group work, reading
and note-taking.

Differentiated Instruction:
• Students can pass cards between groups
rather than forming new groups and spend
time on each discussion card in their
original group.
• When students form their second group to
explain their issues to each other, discuss
each issue as a class rather than in groups.

Materials:
Notebooks or notepaper, writing utensils,
front board and Issue Cards.

Estimated Time:
45 minutes for local issues discussion.
45 minutes for global issues discussion.

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Steps:
1. Divide students into six groups and give each group 6. Circulate as groups discuss to make sure all students
one of the six local Issue Cards included in the are engaged and discussions are in-depth. Every
WE Schools Kit. Tell students that they will explore student should have the opportunity to speak about
the issue described on their group’s card. Remind their issue.
them they each will need paper and a writing utensil.
7. After 30 minutes of group discussion, bring the class
2. In groups, have students read their Issue Card together. Ask students if they have any questions
aloud and discuss the questions listed on the back. about what they’ve learned. Ask the class:
Students should take notes on what they discuss,
• Which issue(s) interested you most?
with special emphasis on the following:
• How can you learn more about the issue?
• What is the issue? • How can you share what you’ve learned about this
• Why is it important? issue? Who can you spread awareness to?
• Who does it affect?
• What causes the issue?
8. Repeat this activity, this time using the five global
Issue Cards. Begin by forming five groups and then
3. After 10 minutes of group discussion, tell students splitting into groups of five. This can be done in
that they will be forming new groups. Students a separate class period.
will have the chance to explain the issue they just
discussed to their new group.

4. Collect the Issue Cards from the groups and

redistribute the class into groups of six students
so that each new group has one class expert who
can represent each of the six local issues.
Place the issue cards at the front of the class so
that any student can access them during the next
section if they need help.

5. Write the following four questions on the front board:

• What is the issue?

• Why is it important?
• Who does it affect?
• What causes the issue?

Tell students that they will take turns presenting

to their groups as class experts on their topic.
And then, as a group, discuss the questions on the
board. Each issue should take about five minutes to
explain and discuss, and students should take notes
as their peers present.

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Take Action with Local Campaigns

Curriculum:
Understanding Local Hunger
Hunger + Food Drive = Impact
A classroom resource for raising awareness
Come together to collect food to help ensure
about local hunger issues.
families have food on the table. By holding a food
drive, you have the opportunity to contribute
to your local community and raise awareness Language, Social Studies,
of the root-causes of hunger. Learn more at Elementary/Middle Health and Physical
[Link]/wescarehunger. Education, Math

Made possible by Ford.

English, Social Sciences
Secondary and the Humanities,
Health and Physical Education

Cyberbullying + Advocacy = Change

Become an advocate for online safety by coming
Exploring Digital Citizenship
together to raise awareness about the damaging
A classroom resource to examine the issue of
effects of cyberbullying. When we help inform
cyberbullying and to promote kindness and respect.
others, we gain the confidence to intervene and
stand up for those who can’t stand up alone.
Language, Science and
Learn more at [Link]/weriseabove. Elementary/Middle
Technology, Social Studies
Made possible by TELUS.
Secondary English, Computer Studies

Film For
Change
Acceptance + Art = Impact Arts for Transformation
Take action through an art project in your school
A classroom resource for creating meaningful
or community to show the importance of
change through the arts.
acceptance among your peers. Film the project
and share it with others to increase acceptance of
others culturally, emotionally and physically. Learn The Arts, Language,
Elementary/Middle
more at [Link]/wefilmforchange. Social Studies

Made possible by Participant Media. The Arts, English, Social Sciences

Secondary and the Humanities, Canadian
and World Studies

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Read
Curriculum:
Together Knowledge Is Power
Literacy Advocate + Reading Mentor = Impact
A classroom resource for understanding
Find the book that inspires you to take action and
the issues and barriers to literacy.
change the world. Be an advocate for literacy by
organizing a book drive or reading with a buddy.
Each book your students read will open a door of Elementary/Middle Language, Social Studies
opportunity for them to become leaders in their
community. Learn more at [Link]/wereadtogether. English, Social Sciences
Secondary
and the Humanities

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Are Curriculum:
One
Creating an Inclusive World
Inclusion + Technology = Impact
Technology is a powerful tool for social change. A classroom resource to promote understanding
Use technology to imagine and develop ways to of inclusivity and accessibility, and to
make your school and community more inclusive explore how communities can become places
for everyone. Learn more at [Link]/weareone. where everyone feels welcome.

Made possible by Microsoft.

Language, Science and
Elementary/Middle
Technology, Social Studies

English, Science and Technology,

Secondary
Computer Studies

Sustainability + Purpose = Change

Discover your purpose in creating a sustainable
Earth and plant the seeds for change. Commit
to a sustainability pledge in your school or Act Today for a Bright Future
community and watch how everyday actions can
turn into sustainable impact. Learn more at A classroom resource for teaching
[Link]/wetakecharge. sustainable living.

Made possible by Unilever. Language, Social Studies,

Elementary/Middle Science and Technology,
Health and Physical Education

English, Social Sciences and the

Humanities, Canadian and World
Secondary
Studies, Health and Physical
Education, Business Studies

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Curriculum:
Volunteerism: A Growing Movement
Youth Empowerment + Volunteering = Change
Find your passion for change and rally together A classroom resource for introducing effective
to help take action on a cause in your community. volunteering and community mobilizing
By inspiring others to take action and volunteer, around local issues.
you can create a ripple effect of volunteerism
in your community. Learn more at
Language, Social Studies,
[Link]/wevolunteernow. Elementary/Middle
History

Made possible by Cineplex.

English, Social Sciences and the
Secondary Humanities, Canadian and World
Stand Studies, Business Studies

Together
Reconciliation + Dialogue = Change
Help strengthen ties between all Canadians WE Stand Together
by facilitating learning and dialogue on the
relationship between Indigenous and non- A collection of lesson plans and resources
Indigenous Canadians. Use the 10 connection to strengthen ties between Indigenous and
points to start important conversations non-Indigenous Canadians through learning.
throughout your school and community and to
help build the future for a stronger Canada. Language, Science and
Learn more at [Link]/westandtogether. Grades 1–3 Technology, Social Studies, the
Arts, Math, Physical Education
In partnership with The Martin Family Initiative.
Language, Social Studies,
the Arts, Math, Science and
Grades 4–6
Technology, French, Health and
Physical Education

Geography, History, Social

Studies, Health and Physical
Grades 7–8
Education, Language, the Arts,
Science and Technology, Math

Business Studies, Career Studies,

Civics, English, Geography,
Grades 9–12 History, Law, Economics,
Health and Physical Education,
Computer Studies

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Take Action with Global Campaigns

Create Curriculum:
Change
It All Adds Up
Opportunity + Coin Drive = Change
Sometimes the smallest change can create the A classroom resource to teach personal
biggest impact. Gather your students and host a finance and financial literacy.
coin drive to raise funds toward purchasing a goat
for a family in a developing community. When your Language, Social Studies, Math,
group collects coins for change, they’re opening the Elementary/Middle
the Arts, Geography, History
door for greater opportunities in their community.
Learn more at [Link]/wecreatechange. English, Math, Social Sciences
and the Humanities, Business
Secondary
Made possible by RBC. Studies, Career Studies, the Arts,
Canadian and World Studies

Are
Social Entrepreneurship:
Women’s Empowerment + Rafikis = Change Connecting Communities
Fundraise by selling handmade Rafiki bracelets to
empower women in Kenya to earn money to send A classroom resource that explores businesses
their children to school. When you sell Rafikis, with a social mission.
you open the door to a world of possibilities for
empowering female entrepreneurs and their Language, Social Studies,
Elementary/Middle
families. Learn more at [Link]/wearerafikis. the Arts

Made possible by Staples. Business Studies, English,

Secondary
the Arts

Are
Silent Advocating for Children’s Rights
Advocacy + Silence = Impact A classroom resource that raises awareness
Have your class take a vow of silence to turn up
on children’s rights issues.
the volume on the struggles of young people
fighting for their basic human rights. Get students
Language, Social Studies,
to collect pledges for every hour they go silent Elementary/Middle
History, Geography, the Arts
and raise money for WE Villages to make a
tangible impact for people who need it most. Canadian and World Studies,
Learn more at [Link]/wearesilent. English, Social Sciences and
Secondary
the Humanities, the Arts,
Computer Studies

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Curriculum:
Bake For
Change Understanding Ethical Consumerism
Food + Bake Sale = Change A classroom resource to teach about friendship, ethical
When your students make a batch of baked goods consumerism and an introduction to WE Villages.
with their friends and family, they can raise money
to help fight food insecurity in WE Villages’ partner Language, Social Studies,
Elementary/Middle
communities. Through a bake sale, your students Math, the Arts
will be giving families the ingredients they need
to make a better life for their children. English, Social Sciences and the
Learn more at [Link]/webakeforchange. Humanities, Business Studies,
Secondary
the Arts, Canadian and
Made possible by Robin Hood. World Studies

Walk For
Water Investigating Water Quality
A classroom resource for understanding
Water + Walk = Change the issues of water quality.
Help families in developing communities gain
access to clean, safe drinking water and open the Science and Technology,
door to better health and a better world. Organize Elementary/Middle
Social Studies
a water walk to inspire positive change on global
water issues and take steps to make a difference
Secondary Science, Geography
for communities living without safe drinking
water. Learn more at [Link]/wewalkforwater.

Creating Healthy Communities

Give
Health A classroom resource to promote healthy
living locally and globally.
Health + Movement = Change
Organize a healthy-living event with your group Language, Health and Physical
Elementary/Middle
and raise funds for WE Villages to help youth in Education, Social Studies
developing communities gain access to health
care. With your health fundraiser, every move you English, Health and Physical
Secondary
do has the power to create impact and give health Education, Science
globally. Learn more at [Link]/wegivehealth.

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Calendar
Important Dates September
• Get your group familiarized with the Student
Guide and Student Yearbooks.
• Create and share your Yearlong Action Plan via
the survey link provided by your WE Schools
Partnership Manager.
• Youth Leadership Conference: Invite your
students to a day of learning, leadership
building and action planning. For a list of
youth leadership conferences near you,
visit [Link]/leadershipconference.
• The power to change the world is at your
fingertips! Download the WE Day app and start
taking action today!
• Ready, set, read! September 8 marks
International Literacy Day.

October
Local Campaign: WE Scare Hunger
Global Campaign: WE Create Change
• It’s easy to become stuck in a cycle of poverty.
Recognize the struggles people face on October 17
for International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

November
Local Campaign: WE Rise Above
Global Campaign: WE Are Rafikis
• Catch the WE Day Broadcast on CTV.
Stay tuned to [Link] for the air date!
• Take Action Camp: See page 53 for more details.
Sign-up starts this month: [Link]/camp.
• Everybody is unique in their own way—remind
others of that on International Day of Tolerance,
November 16.

Look out for this poster on your

USB in the Teacher Resources
folder and fill it out with your
group to help plan your year
of action!
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December April
Local Campaign: WE Film For Change Local Campaign: WE Volunteer Now
• Let your voice be heard. December 10 marks Global Campaign: WE Give Health
Human Rights Day. • Registration for 2018/2019 programs
• Think globally! This holiday season, give and events opens.
socially conscious gifts to friends and family, • National Volunteer Week runs from
and help celebrate the Year of Education by April 15–21.
supporting WE Villages’ Education Pillar of • Go green! Earth Day is on April 22.
Impact. Visit [Link]/holiday. • Did you know that more than 400 million people
lack access to essential health care services?
January April 7 marks World Health Day.

Local Campaign: WE Read Together

Global Campaign: WE Are Silent May
• New year? New actions! Download the WE DayX
WE Day app if you haven’t already and • Mark your calendars on May 17, for Global
challenge your group to take action. Accessibility Awareness Day.
• Promote sustainability in your classroom and • Mother’s Day is May 13! Honour mothers and
celebrate World Environmental Education Day women all over the world by empowering each
on January 26. other to create a better world.

February June
Local Campaign: WE Are One Local Campaign: WE Stand Together
Global Campaign: WE Bake For Change • Get up and move! National Health and Fitness
• Spread love and acceptance this Day is June 2.
Valentine’s Day, February 14. • Start a nationwide conversation. Thursday,
June 21 marks National Aboriginal Day.
• Celebrate! Wrap up the year with a giant
March celebration of the incredible impacts your
Local Campaign: WE Take Charge students have made. Host an assembly or
Global Campaign: WE Walk For Water WE DayX that your school will never forget.
Learn more about planning a WE DayX
• Recognize women’s achievements and the
at your school.
challenges they still face on International
Women’s Day, March 8.
• March 14 is Pi Day! Time to bake up a storm July and August
and practise your math skills while you’re at it. • It’s finally summer time! Get ready for Take
• How do you access clean water? Action Camp in Ontario or Arizona. Check out
March 22 marks World Water Day. [Link]/camp to learn more.

Watch the webcast of each WE Day

at [Link]/watchweday.

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Celebrate
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Report and Celebrate

Congratulations! You’ve reached
the final step of WE Schools.
This is a chance for you and your group to reflect
on all the hard work that you’ve done over the
past weeks, months or year!

Why Should Students Report?

• Reporting ensures that there’s a record
of students’ hard work.
• Students learn what they could do differently
in the future to achieve greater success.
• Students gain the opportunity to apply for
awards and grants.

Why Should Educators Report?

• Reporting will allow educators to see how
WE Schools has transformed your students.
• We also want to see what your group has
been up to and use the information to help
us better plan for next year.
• When you report, we can celebrate you and
your efforts!

Make sure you celebrate by

completing Impact Surveys for
campaigns to share the differences
you and your students made.
Contact your WE Schools
Partnership Manager for more
information.
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Everybody has a story. Check

out [Link]/stories to read the
inspirational stories of youth who
are taking action and creating
change in their local and global
communities. Submit your own
story about your journey as a
change-maker for a chance to be
featured on our WE Stories blog!
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Celebrate with Social Media

Social media is a great tool to show all
the amazing work your students are
doing! Use these tips to amplify your
projects in the digital space.
Getting connected.
Encourage students to grow their social network
by adding other group members and posting about
their service-learning initiatives!

Take great photos.

Eye-catching visuals are an absolute must when it
comes to social media! Bright backgrounds, daylight
and big smiles are the best combination for an
awesome picture.

Share in a timely fashion.

Post at times that will guarantee views! Sharing
during lunch break and right after school will
ensure your content gets the most visibility.

Updates!
Keep your school updated on how close you are
to your goal. Students and teachers will want
to see how your initiatives are going!

@WEmovement

#WEday | #WEschools

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Use hashtags.
Make students familiar with your campaign by
creating a hashtag and connecting it to every post.

Gifs!
Download a GIF maker and fuse your photos
together to liven up your newsfeed.

Tag—you’re it!
Once you’ve posted, have students tag five
friends and challenge those friends to tag
and share with five others.

Create a challenge on the WE Day app!

Amplify your latest project with a challenge on
the WE Day app. Other change-makers on social
media will be able to contribute to your goal!

Share with us.

We love seeing how your projects are going!
Tag posts with #WEday or #WEschools and your
campaign hashtag. They might just get featured!

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The WE Day App

An Incredible Way to Experience
WE Day Everyday!
When students download the WE Day app, they
will gain access to behind-the-scenes WE Day
content, tips for taking action and tools for
tracking their impacts! Students can use the app
to earn their way to WE Day by sharing their local
and global initiatives, and see what other young
people are doing to help create change. Don’t have
a WE Day nearby? Students can watch any (or
all!) of the WE Day events through the app to find
inspiration for taking action in their community.
Use the WE Day app with your students to help
empower them to change the world.

Three Ways to Use Your WE Day App:

1. As an exclusive platform to stream WE Day.

2. As a way to access exclusive

WE Day content.

• .g., interviews with WE Day speakers

E
and performers, behind-the-scenes
footage, and more.

3. As a way to earn your way to WE Day.

• E.g., individuals may also have the chance

to earn their way to WE Day using the
app, and gain access to additional WE
Day experiences, like a backstage tour,
photo op, and more.

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Living WE with ME to WE
Live WE with Your Students by Connecting with ME to WE

We’re so excited you’re living WE at school. If you want to take

your world-changing actions further, a great way to up your
impact is to get involved with ME to WE.
ME to WE offers everything from transformative travel experiences that let you see
your impact overseas and contribute firsthand to sustainable change, to leadership
programs closer to home, and opportunities to fundraise with products that give back.

The impact of ME to WE programs

66% 85%
of participants are
of participants felt involved in volunteering
they had experienced in their community
transformative after returning from a
growth in their
development as a leader. ME to WE Trip.
93% of
participants
intend 95% of participants
report feeling a

responsibility
strong sense of
to play a leadership role in
social justice initiatives in
their community. for the well-being of people
in developing countries when
they return home.

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Take Action Camp: Not Your Typical Summer Camp Learn more:
[Link]/camp
Bringing together campers from across Canada and the world, Take
Action Camp is a place where kids can find their people—others who,
Connect with us:
like them, care about making the world a better place. Together,
1.855.959.8330 (toll free)
campers explore local and global issues, build tangible skills in areas
takeactioncamp@[Link]
including leadership and public speaking, and share opinions with one
another as they dive into their passions and discover new ones. By
the end of the week, campers have gained the skills and inspiration to
take action at home on issues that they’re passionate about.

Of course, camp wouldn’t be camp without the usual summer camp

traditions, including s’mores and sing-a-longs around the bonfire, tie-dye,
relay races and more. Campers also spend a day putting their skills into
action as they volunteer at an organization in the local community.

If you have students who would benefit from this experience, help kick-start
their world-changing journey by letting them know about Take Action Camp!

Leadership Training for Your Classroom Learn more:

[Link]/leadership-
We know that learning is more powerful when tied to real-life experiences.
programs
That’s why WE Schools partners with ME to WE to provide transformative
leadership training that brings the WE Schools Learning Framework
Connect with us:
to life through experiential activities and student-led discussion and
1.416.964.8942 ext. 638
action. Programs build on WE Schools to help young people develop
core-skill sets, including critical thinking, reflection, leadership skills,
argument formation and action–planning. Each leadership program is
based on a process ME to WE calls its “Theory of Change.” Developed
over the last decade of working with young people, this theory:

►► Encourages students to explore, analyze and enhance

understanding of local and global issues.

►► Helps students identify personal strengths, develop transferable

skills in leadership, critical thinking and communication, and
learn how to apply them to social change.

► ► Provides students with mentorship, tools and tangible steps to

build detailed and realistic action plans that help them connect
their strengths and skills to issues.

Choose from ME to WE’s core leadership programs, or customize a

training program for your school. We’ll work with you to find one that
fits your needs. Our leadership programs focus on various themes
around local and global issues, including social justice education and
volunteerism, inclusivity and safe schools, Indigenous culture and
perspectives, and bullying awareness and prevention.

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Be the Change on the Ground

Extend your world-changing actions and see the impact
that you have made overseas when you embark on a As a trip leader and
ME to WE Trip, where you’ll meet families impacted by
participant on these trips,
WE Villages’ sustainable development model.
I can confidently say that
On ME to WE Trips You Will: ME to WE provides a very
• Support sustainable development by volunteering
safe environment that
on a project driven by community need—from a
classroom to a health centre. is conducive to learning
• Expand students’ cultural awareness and help them
gain empathy, compassion and understanding for with experiential growth
•
different cultures and environments.
Make meaningful connections as you meet
and development of
community members and put real names and leadership skills for all the
faces to the impact of your volunteer work.
• Build valuable life skills in your students, with students involved. I have
leadership training, skill-building workshops
and action-planning sessions. seen these trips positively
• Log volunteer hours.
change lives, both for the
Where we travel: Amazon | Tanzania | India | Kenya | in-country residents and
Ecuador | Nicaragua | Arizona
the participants. This type
Our Signature Service of experience cannot be
Expert ME to WE staff will guide and assist with every step of
your journey to help make your group’s dream trip a reality! replicated in a classroom.
• ME to WE makes planning simple and provides
– David Whyte, Principal, Mentor College
everything you need to feel confident as a trip organizer.
• Safety is the number one priority, and ME to WE has
extensive measures in place to ensure your group’s safety
throughout the trip. Learn more at [Link]/safety.
• ME to WE plans a customized itinerary perfect for your
group’s size and needs.
• ME to WE provides fundraising support, including
toolkits, workshops and a dedicated fundraising coach.
• ME to WE gives lifelong support and will provide
guidance for your group’s reintegration post-trip.

Learn more: [Link]/school-trips

Connect with us: 1.855.959.8330 (toll free)
trips@[Link]

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Fundraising for Your ME to WE Trip

ME to WE can help make your dream trip a reality, and is committed
to making programs accessible to every student and group. With
a fully comprehensive fundraising program, they will support your
group every step of the way.

Our Fundraising Resources Include:

• Access to ME to WE fundraising products, including Rafiki bracelets
• A fundraising coach to help your group create a fundraising plan
• An easy-to-use, guided set of four workbooks to plan
and track your goals
• Live bi-weekly webinars with a fundraising coach, where you can
ask questions, interact with other fundraisers and brainstorm ideas
• A customized reference letter to help you talk about your trip
with potential sponsors
• Personalized online fundraising pages that allow you to spread
the word about your campaign to families and friends
• Parent Q&A sessions
• Support for teachers

WE Travel with Purpose

Educator Resource:
WE Travel with Purpose allows educators
to thoughtfully engage students before they
embark on a ME to WE service-learning trip.
A series of reflective seminars guide trip
participants in their experiences before, during
and after the trip. Students are encouraged to
consider why they are travelling, navigate their
emotional responses and use their experience
to launch their future plans. They will also
examine the concept of sustainability by
unpacking the WE Villages development model
and create an action plan to continue their
service-learning process.

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Fundraising with ME to WE
Whether you’re fundraising for a ME to WE Trip or any cause in your
school or community, ME to WE’s fundraising products are a great
Coming Soon: We’re
way to raise money year-round. Every ME to WE product makes Making Valentine’s
a positive and meaningful impact in a developing community! Day a Little Sweeter
Be sure to have your group members send in their donation via
cheque (address to: ME to WE Shop, Inc. ME to WE attn: with new ME to WE
Accounting, 233 Carlton St., Toronto, ON, M5A 2L2). Products!
Share the love this February
ME to WE Impact Rafikis with $5 from every sale of a
Sell Rafiki bracelets to support artisans and help them gain a ME to WE product going to
sustainable income. Fundraise with WE Are Rafikis and make double a clean water, opportunity,
the impact. For every item you sell, $5 goes to your school’s education, food or health
WE Villages country and pillar of choice. project. With a ME to WE
Valentine’s Day gift you can
be sure your friends, loved
ones and communities around
the world will be feeling extra
special this Valentine’s Day.
More to come!

Get Started Today!

Place an order at
[Link]/fundraise
or fill out the order form
stored on your USB. For
more information, contact
wefundraise@[Link].

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#GirlLove Rafiki Bracelet

In Swahili, the word for friend is rafiki. Lilly Singh (aka IISuperwomanII)
and WE have banded together on something big! The #GirlLove Rafiki
bracelet supports Lilly’s mission to end girl-on-girl hate. #GirlLove
is about building each other up, leaving behind the negativity, and
achieving amazing things together. With this Rafiki, you can help
spread the love, showing how awesome women can be when they have
equal opportunity. Each Rafiki gives a girl in Kenya the opportunity to
go to primary school—giving them a place to share strength, ideas and
support. It’s the ultimate kind of #GirlLove. Each Rafiki is made with
glass beads on a stretchy 20” cord, accented with brass charms and
a #GirlLove tag. Wear it your way—as a bracelet, necklace, anklet or
however you choose!

Minga Bracelets
In Ecuador, a minga is a call to action—a community coming
together for the greater good. When you wear a Minga bracelet,
you’re joining a movement of people working together to transform
our world. Each bracelet is handmade by women in Ecuador on
an adjustable wax cord, a contemporary take on the tradition of
weaving with natural fibres found in the Amazon. Choose from
five bracelets, each giving a meaningful impact in a WE Villages
community— school supplies, clean water, health care, healthy
food or financial tools.

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Partners
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Our Partners
In Empowering a WE Generation Together with WE, RBC
believes in the ability of all
young people to succeed
as future leaders of our
communities. We are
honoured to be able to
witness this through our
role as national partner
of WE Schools. RBC is
committed to partnering
with educators like you,
to support youth with
resources that empower
JENNIFER TORY
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER them to create positive
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
change. We know that you
are filled with passion and
optimism and we share
your belief in the unlimited
potential of Canada’s youth
to reshape today’s world into
Thank you to RBC, tomorrow’s opportunities.
our national Canadian
sponsor, for their
generous support of
our program.

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During the next year, you

will guide your students on
a journey that will forever
change them. In honour
of the work that you do, I
am particularly thrilled to
support the WE Schools
program through The Keg
Spirit Foundation. With
Craig and Marc Kielburger
as role models, and you as
their mentor, your students
will soon understand
DAVID AISENSTAT
that anything is possible. PRESIDENT AND CEO, THE KEG STEAKHOUSE AND BAR
FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN, THE KEG SPIRIT FOUNDATION
Congratulations on being a CO-CHAIR, WE DAY TORONTO
force for positive change in
your classroom.

Thank you to The Keg

Spirit Foundation for
their generous support
of our program.

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Thank You
to our partners for making our
program possible in Canada.

NATIONAL SPONSOR

RESOURCE PARTNERS

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Thank You to Our Official Educational Partners*

ALBERTA MANITOBA Durham Catholic District School Board
Alberta School Boards Association Archdiocese of Winnipeg Catholic Schools Halton Catholic District School Board
Calgary Board of Education Beautiful Plains School Division Halton District School Board
Calgary Catholic School District Border Land School Division Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
Chinook’s Edge School Division Brandon School Division Near North District School Board
Conseil scolaire FrancoSud Evergreen School Division Niagara Catholic District School Board
Edmonton Catholic Schools Fort La Bosse School Division Ottawa Carlton District School Board
Edmonton Public Schools Frontier School Division Ottawa Catholic School Board
Fort Vermilion School Division Hanover School Division Peel District School Board
Grasslands Public Schools Interlake School Division Peterborough-Victoria Northumberland and
Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools Lakeshore School Division Clarington Catholic Disctrict School Board

Greater St. Albert Roman Catholic Separate Lord Selkirk School Division Renfrew County District School Board
School District No. 734 Louis Riel School Division Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board
Lethbridge School District Park West School Division Thames Valley District School Board
Livingstone Range School Division Pembina Trails School Division Toronto Catholic District School Board
Medicine Hat School District Portage la Prairie School Division Toronto District School Board
Northern Lights School Division Prairie Rose School Division Trillium Lakelands District School Board
Northland School Division No. 61 Red River Valley School Division Upper Grand District School Board
Parkland School Division River East Transcona School Division Waterloo Catholic District School Board
Red Deer Public Schools Rolling River School Division Waterloo Region District School Board
Rocky View Schools Seven Oaks School Division Wellington Catholic District School Board
St. Albert Public Schools Southwest Horizon School Division
Tribal Chiefs Education Foundation St. James Assiniboia School Division QUEBEC
Wild Rose School Division Sunrise School Division Commission scolaire Marie-Victorin
Swan Valley School Division Cree School Board
BRITISH COLUMBIA Western School Division Lester B. Pearson School Board
Alberni School District Winnipeg School Division New Frontiers School Board
Burnaby School District Riverside School Board
Cariboo Chilcotin School District NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board
Central Okanagan School District Newfoundland and Labrador Western Quebec School Board and English
Chilliwack School District English School District Montreal School Board
Coquitlam School District
Delta School District NOVA SCOTIA SASKATCHEWAN
Fraser-Cascade School District Annapolis Valley Regional School Board Christ the Teacher Catholic School Division
Greater Victoria School District Chignecto-Central Regional School Board Good Spirit School Division
Kamloops/Thompson School District Conseil scolaire acadien provincial Greater Saskatoon Catholic School Division
Langley Schools Halifax Regional School Board Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate
School Division
Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows School District South Shore Regional School Board
Horizon School Division
Mission Public Schools Strait Regional School Board
North East School Division
Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools Tri-County Regional School Board
Prairie South School Division
New Westminster School District
Prairie Valley School Division
North Okanagan-Shuswap School District ONTARIO
Regina Catholic School Division
Okanagan Similkameen School District Avon Maitland District School Board
Regina School Division
Okanagan Skaha School District Bluewater District School Board
Saskatchewan Rivers School Division
Peace River South School District Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board
Saskatoon Public Schools
Quesnel School District Catholic School Board of Eastern Ontario
Sun West School Division
Revelstoke School District Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est
Richmond School District Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est
de l'Ontario *List updated as of June 1, 2017.
Sea to Sky School District
Sunshine Coast School District Conseil scolaire catholique du Grand Nord
de l'Ontario
Vancouver Island West School District
Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario
Vancouver School Board
Conseil scolaire Viamonde
West Vancouver School District

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