Concentus Citizenship Education

Essential Citizenship Competencies

English Language Essential Citizenship Competencies (Ethical, Empowered, Engaged, Empathetic, Enlightened, Engaged)
(ECCS)
En Français (Éclairés, Engagés, Empathiques, Éthiques et Habiles)
(ECCs) are the essence of citizenship skills, knowledge, and dispositions that are deemed necessary for an individual to participate fully as a respectful, responsible citizen. These five ECCs bind together Saskatchewan’s approach to citizenship education; the ECCs are neither exclusive of one another nor hierarchical in order or importance. Rather, they intersect, impact, and bolster one other. While we can articulate each one separately, the five ECCs are meant to be considered as an interwoven fabric of citizenship when fully understood.

Here’s a framework of Big Ideas Correlation with Essential Citizenship Competencies unit to help you on your way - https://www.concentus.ca/teacher-toolkit/essential-citizenship-competencies-wrap/

The teacher tool Kit has some excellent tools in both French and English in the planning section. These tools are made by teachers to help you get started https://www.concentus.ca/teacher-toolkit/planning-documents/

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Concentus is proud to have been a contributing witness to a Substantive Report from the Senate of Canada Standing Committee on Human Rights titled: Combatting Hate: Islamophobia and its impact on Muslims in Canada
We are pleased to see Concentus and citizenship education cited as part of the solution. This direct quotation is from the section Confronting Misinformation through Education:
“Citizenship education was highlighted as a vital instrument for fighting discrimination and fostering understanding among young people. Daniel J. Kuhlen (Lawyer, National Council of Canadian Muslims) commended the Concentus Citizenship Education Foundation's citizenship education as a crucial tool in combating discrimination.”
The full report is available at https://t.co/idjDwv3wmt

The Concentus resources include a "Teacher Toolkit" of planning docs, unit plans, grade level inquiry overviews, and discursive strategies.
Check them out at: https://www.concentus.ca/teacher-toolkit/

June is National Indigenous History Month.
June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day.
This is a month for all Canadians - Indigenous, non-Indigenous and newcomers – to learn and honour the history, diversity, sacrifices, and cultures, as well as to celebrate the strengths and contributions of present day First Nations, Inuit and Metis people.

June is Pride Month ("Gender and Sexual Diversity Pride Month")
This month is dedicated to celebrating Two Spirit, q***r, le***an, gay, trans, bi, and other gender and sexually-diverse communities all around the world.

All are welcome to the 2023 Holocaust Memorial (Yom HaShoah) on Sunday May 28th, 1:30pm at Congregation Agudas Israel Synagogue.
This year’s special guest speaker is Holocaust Survivor Sahbra Marcus. Sahbra was among the youngest survivors of the Warsaw Ghetto, where her twin brothers were murdered.
This annual event will be our first in-person memorial gathering since 2018. Please join us as Sahbra shares her profound story, and we honour the victims of the Shoah.

Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoa) in 2023 is from evening of April 17 to evening of April 18.
This day is observed to honour the victims of the Shoah(Holocaust) and pay tribute to Canada’s diverse community of Holocaust survivors.
Teaching the Holocaust:
https://www.fswc.ca/holocaust-and-genocide-education-resources
https://museeholocauste.ca/en/saskatchewan/
At home study https://museeholocauste.ca/.../pedagogical-activity-for.../
Educational programming from the Holocaust Education Centre https://www.holocaustcentre.com/year-round-educational...
Facing History and teaching the Holocaust https://www.facinghistory.org/.../teaching-holocaust-and...
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March 8th is International Women’s Day.
It is a day for celebrating women’s achievements and a call to equality for all women.
While Women’s History Month is recognized in October in Canada, March 8 is International Women’s Day.
History of IWD: https://www.un.org/en/observances/womens-day/background
Indigenous suffrage: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/.../indigenous...

February is Aboriginal Storytelling Month.
Take this time in particular to support and promote First Nations, Metis & Inuit oral storytelling traditions in Saskatchewan, and to celebrate First Nations, Metis & Inuit history, language & culture.
www.lssap.ca/storytelling

February is Black History Month.
The 2023 theme for Black History Month is: “Ours to tell”. This theme represents both an opportunity to engage in open dialogue and a commitment to learning more about the stories Black communities in Canada have to tell about their histories, successes, sacrifices and triumphs.
Visit the Saskatchewan African Heritage Museum. Take a virtual tour (https://sachm.org/virtual-museum), learn about African Canadian history in Saskatchewan, and see what events are planned (https://sachm.org/events).

January 29th is the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia.
On This day in 2017, a gunman entered a mosque in Quebec City and opened fire on dozens of Muslim Canadians ending a prayer service. By the time the shooting had ended, six worshippers had been killed, and 19 more injured.
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) has developed teacher resources, such as: Helping Students Deal with Trauma Related to Geopolitical Violence and Islamophobia
http://www.nccm.ca/.../2016/08/ED-GUIDE-ENGLISH-BOOK.pdf
Canadian Race Relations Foundation maintains a catalog of resources related to race relations, the promotion of Canadian identity, sense of belonging and reciprocity of rights and responsibilities.
http://www.crrf-fcrr.ca/en/resources/best-practices

International Holocaust Remembrance Day is January 27th. It commemorates the Holocaust of World War Two in which 6 million Jews and 11 million others (due to their ethnicity, religion, political beliefs, or sexual orientation) died at the hands of the N***s. This day of remembrance was designated in 2005 by the United Nations General Assembly. In Canada, Holocaust Memorial Day — Yom HaShoah is April 27
https://www.friendsofsimonwiesenthalcenter.com/education/education-and-diversity-programs -toolkit
https://museeholocauste.ca/.../international-holocaust.../
https://www.google.ca/.../international-holocaust.../amp/
https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/holocaustremembranceday