CROSS-CURRICULAR ISSUES

CROSS-CURRICULAR ISSUES

1. EDUCATION FOR SEX EQUALITY

   • Characters and people are portrayed in the same way: all of them practice sports, help at home, etc.
   • English language raises collective awareness by means of the use of neutral terms: friend, children, student, etc.

2. CIVICS AND MORAL EDUCATION

   • To make students face certain aspects of daily life in which it is necessary to follow some basic rules and adopt respectful attitudes
   • Contents such as initiative in recycling, respect for neighbours, etc.

3. PEACE EDUCATION

   • It should be promoted to prevent violent attitudes towards other people.
     • To present the UK and the USA as two countries in which a varied and wide kind of people live all together sharing different cultures, thoughts, religion, etc.
     • Topics: communication through languages, music as a way of understanding, etc.

4. HEALTH EDUCATION

   • Students focus on physical or psychological factors that promote good health, avoiding the consumption of tobacco or alcohol.
   • Contents: human body, sport, appropriate food habits, etc.

5. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

   • To raise students ecological awareness: to make them reflect about what harms our world and how to correct these actions.
   • Topics: dangers for certain animal species, pollution in cities or recycling.

6. SEXUAL EDUCATION

   • Male and female character.
   • To get in touch naturally and help one another.
   • Contents that help students to achieve a suitable psychological balance in their relationships

7. CONSUMER EDUCATION

   • To provide students with critical tools that enable them to adopt a responsible attitude towards different offers.
   • Possible scenarios: travelling, buying clothes, etc.

8. TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION

   • Contents which contain images that show the characters' civic behaviour as they drive or the use of public transport.

9. IMPORTANT DATES: AIDS DAY (December 1st), WOMEN'S DAY (March 8th), HEALTH DAY (April 7th), etc.