It is about global concerns - recognising that we live in an interdependent world. It aims to develop an understanding of the interacting factors that cause poverty, injustice, inhumanity, conflict and environmental abuse in our country and internationally.
It is about the powerful and the powerless - for global education is concerned with how things happen, who decides, who has power and who does not. It promotes inquiry into prejudice and discrimination, such as racism and sexism.
It develops critical awareness of our own and other societies and cultures. It is a search for alternative views, experiences and methods that acknowledge equality of people within and between nations. It recognises the diversity and complexity of approaches in our world.
It is about participation - developing the skills, values and attitudes that lead to commitment to responsible action for change towards the preservation and fair distribution of the earth’s resources in order to create a more just society, locally and globally.