Education for Sustainable

Development and Citizenship

in Doodle Town
Second Edition
1 | Why is Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship (ESDC)
important for today’s students?
Our world today is an ever-changing, ever-connected place: students’ lives are connected not only to
their own communities and countries, but to communities around the world. We all have an important
role to play in protecting the Earth, its resources, and each other. For our students to become true
global citizens, they need to understand their rights and responsibilities as members of a diverse
global community. As educators, we can equip them with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes they
need to make a positive difference in their own lives and those of others.

2 | What does Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship involve?

ESDC helps students become engaged global citizens. It ties classroom practice to Global Citizenship
Education theory, incorporates an inclusive approach to language learning, and references the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are a United Nations initiative.

Macmillan Education’s Advancing Futures Program plays a key role in our commitment to quality
education by providing enriching and meaningful content for all learners. Students are encouraged
to see themselves as valued members of local and global communities. They learn to think critically
about how their actions affect the world around them, from caring for the environment to recognizing
the value of individual differences. As a result, students develop an appreciation for both cultural
diversity and common humanity.

GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP
FRAMEWORK

TOPICS RELATED
TO THE SDGS

DIVERSITY, EQUITY,
AND INCLUSION
IN ELT

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3 | How does Doodle Town Second Edition incorporate the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs)?
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a
universal call to action, with targeted goals to meet by 2030. The SDGs are based on the five pillars
of people, the planet, prosperity, peace, and partnerships.

The list below shows how Doodle Town Second Edition incorporates topics related to one or
more SDGs.

GOAL 4: QUALITY
EDUCATION
Macmillan Education’s Advancing Futures Program responds directly to Goal 4: Quality Education
and, in particular, Target 4.7, which addresses education for sustainable development, global
citizenship, and appreciation of cultural diversity. Quality Education is at the heart of Macmillan’s
ELT materials and inspires us to make all of our content meaningful, accessible, and impactful.
Though Goal 4 is embedded in the approach to all of our materials, a wide variety of content
related to other SDGs is also included in reading and listening texts, projects, and interactive
classroom activities. This content provides students with the foundation to understand our world
and its citizens and, where appropriate, encourages the students to engage critically with the
issues outlined in the SDGs.

GOAL 3: GOOD HEALTH

AND WELL-BEING

Nursery, Unit 1: Washing Hands to Stay Clean

Nursery, Unit 6: Eating Fruits & Healthy Foods
Level 1, Unit 5: Doing Healthy Physical Activities
Level 1, Unit 5: Understanding Your Own Feelings
Level 1, Unit 7: Talking about Healthy Fruits
Level 1, Unit 7: Washing Hands Before Eating
Level 2, Unit 5: Identifying Fruits & Vegetables
Level 2, Unit 5: Thinking about Healthy Habits
Level 2, Unit 7: Talking about Your Own Feelings
Level 3, Unit 2: Wearing Helmets to Stay Safe
Level 3, Unit 2: Playing Games for Exercise
Level 3, Unit 5: Taking Care of Injuries
Level 3, Unit 6: Making Healthy Recipes
Level 3, Unit 6: Identifying Types of Vegetables

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GOAL 14: LIFE BELOW
WATER GOAL 15: LIFE
ON LAND

Level 3, Unit 7: Learning about Sea Turtles’ Lives Level 1, Unit 6: Sharing Nature
Level 3, Unit 7: Taking Care of Oceans with Animals
Level 3, Unit 7: Helping Endangered Animals Level 1, Unit 6: Taking Care of Plants
Level 2, Unit 4: Learning about
Animal Camouflage
Level 2, Unit 9: Recognizing the
Importance of Water
Level 3, Unit 4: Identifying Adult and
Baby Animals
Level 3, Unit 5: Learning How Animals
Use Senses

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4 | What is the Macmillan Global Citizenship Framework?
The Global Citizenship Framework was developed by experts in Global Citizenship Education and ELT.
It is our guideline for the development of meaningful and engaging ESDC content in our materials.
This framework is used by authors and editors when creating new content.

The framework includes a variety of meaningful and age-appropriate learning outcomes in the areas
of Global Knowledge, Global Attitudes & Action, and Global Skills.

5 | How does Doodle Town Second Edition incorporate the Global

Citizenship Framework?
In Doodle Town Second Edition, students will engage with content that develops the following
learning outcomes.

GLOBAL SKILLS
GLOBAL ATTITUDES & ACTION DEVELOP CREATIVITY,
GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE
ARE WHAT YOU DO TO PUT YOUR COLLABORATION AND
IS THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS COMMUNICATION, WHICH ARE
NAVIGATE THE WORLD.
INTO ACTION. NECESSARY SKILLS FOR GLOBAL
CITIZENSHIP.

■ Recognize self as part of one ■ Behave in a considerate ■ Participate in a creative

or more wider networks. and respectful way. task.
■ Identify aspects of other ■ Recognize the diversity of ■ Show understanding of
cultures. the world around them. words, phrases, and short
texts. Make associations
■ Recognize that personal ■ Identify own likes and
with images or objects.
behavior can have a positive dislikes and recognize
or negative impact on others. they might be different to ■ Implement basic thinking
those of others. skills, e.g. taking time to
■ Recognize the importance of
think, paying attention,
exercise. ■ Recognize that jobs
and recalling information.
and family roles are not
■ Distinguish fruits and
gender-specific. ■ Participate in oral
vegetables from other foods.
communication activities.
■ Classify and categorize
words and/or actions.
■ Perform a task that
contributes to a group
activity.
■ Demonstrate an
understanding of cause
and effect.
■ Identify a problem and
provide at least one
solution.

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6 | How can I use Doodle Town Second Edition to teach Global Citizenship?
Use the Global Citizenship Framework Map to see detailed information about how the content in
Doodle Town Second Edition maps to the Macmillan Education GCE Framework. You can pick up
on these themes as you progress through the units in the Student Book, or you can touch on them
more purposefully using values-based activities.

In Doodle Town
Second Edition,
values-based
activities
are directly
inspired by
our framework
and lead to the
student learning
outcomes

The notes in the

Teacher’s Edition
offer detailed
support on
ways to explore
the different
values topic with
students.

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7 | How does ESDC incorporate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion?
At Macmillan Education, we are committed to creating content that represents the diversity of the
world. We recognize the impact that our published materials can have on students’ understanding
of the world and their place within it. We believe that all students should see themselves and their
communities reflected in the materials they use in class.

As part of our Advancing Futures Program, Macmillan Education has developed Diversity, Equity, and
Inclusion (DEI) guidelines for authors and editors. These guidelines ensure that our materials promote
equity and inclusion and represent diversity in meaningful, respectful, and authentic ways. These
principles are reflected in the stories we tell, the characters we create, and the realities we represent in
artwork and photos.

8 | How else can I use Macmillan Education’s Advancing Futures Program

in my classroom?
The Advancing Futures Program provides you with all the tools you might need to help your students
understand their rights and responsibilities as members of a diverse global community. In the
Doodle Town Second Edition Teacher Resource Center, you can find supplementary materials to
support Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship in your classroom, including ESDC
lessons that focus on GCE, SDGs, and DEI.

You can also find these lessons and much more on our teacher resource site, onestopenglish.com

For further information about any of our ESDC materials, please visit help.macmillaneducation.com
to contact us.

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At Macmillan Education, we believe that quality education is the most effective way to create a
community of global citizens and achieve sustainable development. In this, we share the vision of the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO):

“EDUCATION
CAN, AND MUST,
CONTRIBUTE TO
A NEW VISION OF
SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL
DEVELOPMENT.”
(UNESCO, 2015)

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