Students will learn about the Sustainable Development Goals
through the World's Largest Lesson
HONG KONG, Feb. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- UNICEF is
challenging students at Nord Anglia Education (NYSE: NORD), the
world's leading premium schools organisation, to raise awareness of
the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to work with their
local communities to create solutions for these global issues.
The challenge is part of the World's Largest Lesson, a global
initiative aimed at bringing the SDGs to classrooms across the
world through lesson plans, videos, comics and creative content.
Nord Anglia students will focus on two goals:
- Goal 2 - End hunger, achieve food security and improved
nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture
- Goal 3 - Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at
all ages
Nord Anglia students will work directly with their communities
to raise awareness of the SDGs while researching and designing
practical solutions to build a more sustainable future.
UNICEF has also invited selected students from Nord Anglia
schools around the world to present their ideas on the SDGs at an
event during the United Nations High Level Political Forum
(HLPF) on Sustainable Development taking place from 10 to
19 July 2017 at UN Headquarters in
New York City. This is a unique
opportunity for Nord Anglia students to contribute to the
discussion and influence policy at the highest level.
In total, there are 17 goals which were adopted by 193 countries
in the UN General Assembly in September
2015. Each goal has specific targets to be achieved by 2030.
In order to accomplish these goals, the UN has asked governments,
private sector, civil society and citizens to participate.
"We are proud to collaborate with UNICEF and the World's Largest
Lesson initiative to enable our students to take a leading role in
the global discussion about key issues affecting our world," said
Nord Anglia Education CEO Andrew
Fitzmaurice. "The High Level Political Forum is
central to the success of the Sustainable Development Goals and we
are delighted that our students will give a voice to children's
views on these key issues. There is no better opportunity for our
students to practice diplomacy and leadership than at UN
Headquarters with influential policymakers from around the
world."
"If the Sustainable Development Goals do not resonate with
children and young people around the world in a way that is
meaningful and relevant to their own lives and experiences, they
will not be achieved. Students are some of the most passionate
activists and agents of change on the planet, and it is their
passion and determination that will drive all of us towards a more
just, equal and sustainable world by 2030," said UNICEF Agenda 2030
Partnerships Manager Shannon
O'Shea.
About Nord Anglia Education, Inc.
Nord Anglia Education (NYSE: NORD) is the world's
leading operator of premium international schools, serving students
from kindergarten through the end of secondary school (K-12).
We teach over 37,000 students at our 43 premium schools
in China, Europe, the Middle
East and Southeast Asia and North
America. We are driven by one unifying philosophy -- we
are ambitious for our students, our people and our family of
schools. Our schools deliver a high quality education through a
personalized approach enhanced with unique global opportunities to
enable every student to succeed. Nord Anglia Education is
headquartered in Hong Kong. Our website is
www.nordangliaeducation.com.
For further information, please contact:
Sarah Doyle
Head of Brand-Nord Anglia Education
Tel: +852-3951-1144
Email: sarah.doyle@nordanglia.com
Connie Young
Communications Manager-Nord Anglia Education
Tel: +852-3951-1147
Email: connie.young@nordanglia.com
