CAABU :: Education Services provided by CAABU

The pack is sponsored jointly by CAABU and PSC and was written collaboratively by Naira Antoun, the CAABU Education Officer from 2007 to 2009 and PSC member Monica Brady who is a retired teacher.

The lessons are mainly geared towards the Citizenship Curriculum although some are suitable for English and Media lessons and others may be applicable to History and Geography.

They range from the analysis of cartoons, through to lessons on fair trade, the history, problems of daily life for Palestinians and links with supporters in Israel. All lessons are activity based and designed to interest and challenge whilst being accessible to a wide range of abilities. All have excellent visual and written materials to support learning.

Lessons can be easily downloaded from the PSC or CAABU website and there are many links to other useful websites which can be used by teachers to source additional material or by students to extend knowledge. All lessons are referenced to the National Curriculum and with teaching objectives and detailed lesson plans.

	Arabs and Islam: the stereotypes A series of lesson plans which deal with, address and challenge some of the prevalent stereotypes about Arabs and Muslims.
	Developing media literacy A selection of lesson plans designed to develop media literacy - particularly important when it comes to controversial and misunderstood issues such as Islam and the Arab world. There are two lessons relating to media literacy in the Exploring Palestine through Citizenship lesson series See also our backgrounder on how the media deals with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
	Exploring Palestine through Citizenship The pack is sponsored jointly by CAABU and PSC and was written collaboratively by Naira Antoun, the CAABU Education Officer from 2007 to 2009 and PSC member Monica Brady who is a retired teacher. The lessons are mainly geared towards the Citizenship Curriculum although some are suitable for English and Media lessons and others may be applicable to History and Geography. They range from the analysis of cartoons, through to lessons on fair trade, the history, problems of daily life for Palestinians and links with supporters in Israel. All lessons are activity based and designed to interest and challenge whilst being accessible to a wide range of abilities. All have excellent visual and written materials to support learning. Lessons can be easily downloaded from the PSC or CAABU website and there are many links to other useful websites which can be used by teachers to source additional material or by students to extend knowledge. All lessons are referenced to the National Curriculum and with teaching objectives and detailed lesson plans.
	Exploring Political Violence These lesson plans are designed to stimulate critical thinking about the nature and history of terrorism - a key political issue about which there is no internationally agreed definition.
	Human Rights
	Iraq A series of lesson plans exploring the war on Iraq and its consequences.
	The Arab world - beyond politics A series of lesson plans giving students an opportunity to learn about and appreciate different aspects of Arab cultures.