Manchester DEP - Sustainable cities

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cellpadding="6"> <tr> <td width="85%" height="40" bgcolor="#00CC99"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FFFFFF" size="2">The project aims to look at the concept of sustainable cities and communities and to identify opportunities for young people to be involved in positive change. </font></td> <td width="15%" height="40" bgcolor="#00CC99"> <div align="center"><img src="../cities/images/city3vsm.gif" ></div> </td> </tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr> <td width="15%" height="30"> <div align="center"><font size="2"><img src="../cities/images/city3vsm.gif" ></font></div> </td> <td width="85%" height="30"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">A group of educators from the North and South are identifying case studies of good practice and working with local schools to trial materials. </font></td> </tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr> <td width="85%" height="30" bgcolor="#00CC99"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FFFFFF" size="2">The Project is being co-ordinated from Manchester (UK), with partners in Banjul (The Gambia), Brescia (Italy), Curitiba (Brazil), Halifax (Canada) and Mumbai (India). </font></td> <td width="15%" height="30" bgcolor="#00CC99"> <div align="center"><img src="../cities/images/city3vsm.gif" ></div> </td> </tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr> <td width="15%" height="30"> <div align="center"><font size="2"><img src="../cities/images/city3vsm.gif" ></font></div> </td> <td width="85%" height="30"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">The project is running from January 2001 to December 2003. </font></td> </tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr> <td width="85%" height="30" bgcolor="#00CC99"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FFFFFF" size="2">It aims to produce a common core of teaching resources and case studies augmented by country specific sections.</font></td> <td width="15%" height="30" bgcolor="#00CC99"> <div align="center"><img src="../cities/images/city3vsm.gif" ></div> </td> </tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr> <td width="15%" height="30"> <div align="center"><font size="2"><img src="../cities/images/city3vsm.gif" ></font></div> </td> <td width="85%" height="30"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">A training programme for teachers to be able to effectively use the methodology and materials will also be developed.</font></td> </tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr> <td width="85%" height="30" bgcolor="#00CC99"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FFFFFF" size="2">Materials and information will be available on a website. </font></td> <td width="15%" height="30" bgcolor="#00CC99"> <div align="center"><img src="../cities/images/city3vsm.gif" ></div> </td> </tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr> <td width="15%" height="30"> <div align="center"><font size="2"><img src="../cities/images/city3vsm.gif" ></font></div> </td> <td width="85%" height="30"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Schools involved in the project will have the opportunity to link with each other and exchange information.</font></td> </tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr> <td width="85%" height="30" bgcolor="#00CC99"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FFFFFF" size="2">Materials aimed at students aged 8-13 but methodology and materials will be adaptable for other age groups.</font></td> <td width="15%" height="30" bgcolor="#00CC99"> <div align="center"><img src="../cities/images/city3vsm.gif" ></div> </td> </tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr> <td width="15%" height="30"> <div align="center"><font size="2"><img src="../cities/images/city3vsm.gif" ></font></div> </td> <td width="85%" height="30"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Relevant to a variety of subject areas including Humanities, Science and Languages.</font></td> </tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr> <td width="85%" height="30" bgcolor="#00CC99"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FFFFFF" size="2">Methodology and skills will be relevant across the curriculum, particularly enhancing Citizenship and Health Education.</font></td> <td width="15%" height="30" bgcolor="#00CC99"> <div align="center"><img src="../cities/images/city3vsm.gif" ></div> </td> </tr></table> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Everyone can be involved - the amount of involvement is up to you! We suggest a number of activities to get you started and for more detailed work. We would be very interested to hear from you about what you've done: email <a href="mailto:depman@gn.apc.org?Subject=Sustainable%20cities">depman@gn.apc.org</a> or use the <a href="../cities/newsfdbk1.htm">feedback form</a> to give us information about your activities, your website to link to, comments about your successes and frustrations and whatever else you think might help others. We will try to put them all onto our website as a useful resource along with information about the progress of the schools we are working more closely with.</font></p> </body>