Classroom Connections has been working with Aga Khan Foundation Canada to create an innovative new elementary teaching resource for use in Grades 5-8 Social Studies, Social Sciences and Geography. This resource is designed to support education about: Canada and the world; global citizenship;democracy, action and participation; world geography, cultures and economies. The student activities engage youth in thought-provoking dialogue on global issues, resource inequity and quality of life around the world. The material challenges youth to rethink typical assumptions about development by highlighting Canada's successful experience in helping communities to address the root causes of poverty and to mobilize their own resources to find solutions. Moving beyond charity, students explore how collective action and capacity building can raise the standard of living in vulnerable communities around the world.

Electronic reproduction. "This resource was initiated by Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) and developed by Classroom Connections. The activites are to be used on their own to help students explore global issues and international development, and they can be used to support and enhance class visits to the Bridges that Unite touring exhibition."