As students grow as ethical and global citizens, they can act responsibly, recognize and appreciate the similarities and differences among people and their cultures, and care for their community and environment.

Ethical and Global Citizens:

• Acknowledge and understand diverse perspectives and cultures
• Help their community
• Consider impact on the environment
• Understand the foundations of our country and value our rights, privileges, and responsibilities
• Act responsibly and ethically
• Communicate effectively in multiple languages

Ideas for Discussing Global and Ethical Citizenship at Home

Pay attention to when you use ethical and global citizenship skills throughout your day.  Try to regularly share these examples with your student. Explain how you used specific ethical and global citizenship skills to work through scenarios. Over time, you might share examples of how you used skills well and opportunities for you to grow, too. Sharing your stories will help build understanding of how skills can be used in and beyond school and why these skills are important.

You might ask your student questions such as:

• How were you kind to others?
• What was a choice you made today? What was the impact? What do you want to remember about it?
• When did you notice someone or something that needed help today? What did you do?
• How did you try to understand how a friend was feeling today?
• How were you kind to others?
• What do you want to learn about parts of the world or cultures that you don’t know about yet?
• How can you be a good ethical and global citizen when you are ____ (ex: in the cafeteria; seeing an injustice; outside; noticing someone seems left out)?
• What do you want to remember to be a good ethical and global citizen tomorrow?

Portrait of a Graduate in Action