The “Gender-sensitive storytelling: A new approach for teachers to promote gender equality in primary education” project funded by the Australian Government through the Australian Volunteers program was implemented successfully by the Center for Knowledge Co-creation and Development Research (CKC) from February to May 2022 with the participation of 50 teachers and representatives of the Principal Boards, pupils, and parents from five Hue-based primary schools: Huong Long, Xuan Phu, Ly Thuong Kiet, Quang Trung, and Tran Quoc Toan. Through the Project activities, participating teachers acquired the fundamental knowledge and understanding of gender equality and practiced gender-responsive teaching methods, especially storytelling.
“Stories about gender equality: A collection of stories by teachers” is a Project’s illustrated publication presenting the Project’s activity results and 18 selected stories from the story-telling challenge. The publication’s fundamental knowledge and gender-equality messages guide teachers and parents to apply a gender-equality lens in storytelling and other educational activities.
Please access the link for the Project publication here.
Han Nguyen
On 28 May, the “Gender-sensitive Story Writing and Telling” activity was held in the brilliance of an early summer’s day, with more than 100 teachers and students from Ly Thuong Kiet, Quang Trung, Xuan Phu, Tran Quoc Toan, and Huong Long schools.
The storytelling session was an emotional and contemplative film with the gender equality message embedded in each story. Twelve stories bring new perspectives on different gender identities that help pupils understand and shape an open mind to differences. These stories will be brought together in an illustrated book and published at the end of the Project to promote gender equality.
CKC would like to express our sincere thanks to Thua Thien Hue Department of Education and Training, Hue City Division of Education and Training, the School Boards, 50 participating teachers, teachers and pupils from five primary schools for their tremendous support and engagement.
The “Gender-sensitive Story Writing and Telling” is a part of the “Gender-sensitive storytelling: A new approach for teachers to promote gender equality in primary education” Project, funded by the Australian Government through the Australian Volunteers Program and implemented by CKC.
Han Nguyen
After a month of implementation, the children’s story-writing contest to promote gender equality awareness was officially closed on May 15 with the proactive and enthusiastic participation of 50 teachers from Ly Thuong Kiet, Quang Trung, Xuan Phu, Tran Quoc Toan, and Huong Long primary schools.
The forty-three stories are 43 messages from the teachers to pupils – the future generation with an equal and respectful mindset in light of society’s gender diversity. CKC believes that the created gender equality stories contribute to the establishment of new gender-sensitive beliefs with appropriate gender-responsive teaching approaches.
A gender-sensitive storytelling contest will be held on 28 May 2022 with the companionship of teachers and pupils from five participating primary schools and the related education departments to wider spread the stories’ messages. In addition, a compilation of stories for primary school students created by participating teachers based on gender-sensitive approaches will be published as the Project’s publication.
The Contest “Gender-sensitive Story-writing and telling” is a part of the “Gender-sensitive storytelling: A new approach for teachers to promote gender equality in primary education” Project, funded by the Australian Government through the Australian Volunteers Program and is implemented by CKC.
Han Nguyen