How Global Citizenship Travel works

The Global Citizenship Travel theme is a revision theme for your school, as well as an opportunity to focuses on four Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which are most relevant to the theme of Travel.  We have selected four SDG’s which you can focus on when you are working on the Global Citizenship Travel theme. The four SDG’s are as follows;

• SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-being
• SDG 10 – Reduced Inequalities
• SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities
• SDG 13 – Climate Action

By studying these SDG’s and what it means to be a global citizen, students will learn;

• The positive benefits which active travel has on our health and well-being and the impacts of air quality.
• Understand issues such as reduced inequalities in relation to accessing and partaking in sustainable travel mobility.
• Learn though case studies, examples of planning and developing sustainable travel within towns and cities.
• Understand how transport emissions are directly linked to climate change, and explore the many ways how individuals can contribute to lowing harmful greenhouse gases.

In addition to working on the global citizenship element of the latest Travel theme, schools should also focus on monitoring and improving sustainable travel habits within the school. Much like the Travel theme, schools should continue to;

• Review what travel habits are present in your school.
• Raise awareness of the sustainable modes of travel such as walking, cycling, and scooting
  among others.
• Promote and facilitate ‘Active Citizenship’ by actively moving towards a culture of sustainable
  travel.
• Tailor their Action Plan to set positive Travel targets, with the ultimate aim of increasing the number of pupils walking, cycling, scooting, carpooling, using public transport or using park ‘n’ stride instead of the private car on the school run.

By promoting these sustainable transport modes, schools will also improve pupils’ safety, health and fitness. The journey to school is an ideal way for children to take part in regular physical activity, to interact with their peers, and to develop the road sense children need as pedestrians and cyclists. Alternative modes of transport also improve children’s alertness. The schools will also lessen their overall impact on the environment, by reducing emissions and pollution.