THE GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP MATURITY TEST
(1 course in Jämsä Upper Comprehensive School)
You can work alone or in a group of 2 - 4 persons.
1)Find out what are the Millennium Development Goals and their aims?
Millennium Development Goals
2)THE GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP MATURITY TEST
Your own work of a self-chosen topic, it is made to the Finnish UN Association, see below.
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How to make part 2?
1. Diary
The works starts with keeping a diary throughout the project. The first date on the diary is the date of starting the process and the last date of the diary is the finishing date of the work.
If the participant does not have a specific topic in mind, he can look after a topic by following the mass media, i.e. keeping Media-Diary. Interesting news and articles are collected to a personal log with personal comments on it. Personal points of view based on the news and information are valuable as they clarify the student's personal relationship and attitudes to the world.
After choosing a topic the diary continues by following the mass media concentrating on news related to the topic. At the same time the diary changes to a journal in which participant's own thoughts and evaluations of what is done during the maturity test are recorded in. The journal explains personal reactions and feelings in relation to the topic being examined. At the same time it is easier to outline the different information environments and the whole interactive field introduced during the test. Journal entries are also beneficial in the self-evaluation, as it is easier to recall your experiences during the work.
2. Choosing the topic
The topics of the maturity tests have ranged from cultural issues, Human Rights and tolerance to problems of the environment and development, to mention just a few. The participants are encouraged to choose the topic according to their own interest. The topic should confront the challenges of the world. However, the most important factor when choosing a topic is that it genuinely interests the student taking the test.
3. Enrolment
To start the work is to first enrol with the Finnish UN Association (via our webpages or using e-mail: maailmankansalainen@ykliitto.fi). You can start the work whenever you want, either by yourself or in a group.
First meeting with your tutor, face to face or via e-mail. Your tutor can be your teacher or anyone else with whom you get along with well and who is willing to support you in the project.
Enrolment
4. In Depth Studies
The chosen topic is examined from as many sides as possible. The idea is to find books and articles related to the topic in libraries, make visits, arrange interviews and use search engines to gather information from electronic databases. It encourages the student to gather information from a varied range of sources and to use that information diversely. The findings of the in-depth phase can be presented as a coherent, integrated whole or in smaller parts that consist of, for example, interviews or summaries of articles.
Meeting your tutor 1-3 times.
5. Action or Sharing the Knowledge
When the participant has gathered enough information, the next step is to utilise and distribute it to others. You must be able to use the information! A significant part of the maturity test is distributing and using the information one have collected in an appealing way. By making use of the acquired information you can act diversely according to your own abilities. You can choose a few or several challenging modes of action from the adjoining list. Communication and co-operation are key factors in an individual's development. Fortunately, you need not do it all alone. The most important thing is that your own thoughts and evaluation of your actions are recorded in separate section in the work.
Modes of Action
6. Self-evaluation
When the work is completed, you evaluate it yourself. What were the benefits of the study? What were the most difficult phases and moments? What kind of new opportunities resulted from the project ? What kind of difficulties did I experience? What kind of progress did I make? What are my future plans based on your new experience? Read your diary and bring to your mind the feelings you had during the process.
Tips for self-evaluation
7. Finally
The work folder and appendices related to the Global Citizenship Maturity Test are gathered into a folder and sent to the Finnish UN Association. Before sending it make sure that you include the information needed in evaluation.
You should include the following information in your work when you have completed it:
Title
Participant(s)
Age
Duration of the Maturity Tests
Tutor(s)
Do you want the work back?
Name and address
Invoice address
Till what date you which to have the certificate? Why?
Address of the certificate to be sent?
Check that the work includes:
1. diary, 2. in depth studies, 3. action, 4. self evaluation
Form
Send your work to:
The Finnish UN Association, Unioninkatu 45 B, 00170 Helsinki, Finland
8. Certificate
The maturity test is evaluated by the UN and all participants receive a personalised certificate which can be added to the list of merits when applying for a job or for a course of studies. The certificate costs 20 E. If the work is carried out in a group (more than 4 people) and no individual evaluation is required, it can be evaluated as a whole. In this case the participants receive only one certificate and copies of which are made for each participant at no extra cost.
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