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About The Resource
The Community Leaders Unit Of Work is a ten-week project based learning resource that challenges students to explore the world of sustainable development, global citizenship and community leadership through real world global issues linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Working in teams, students investigate how leaders, organisations and communities respond to complex social, environmental and development challenges across different parts of the world. Through three global challenge scenarios, Metropolia, Equalityville and Aquatopia, students select a community context and step into the role of community leaders to better understand how different stakeholders contribute to long term change.
As the unit progresses, students explore global case studies, analyse stakeholder perspectives, complete rapid ideation activities, create user personas and develop innovative solutions that respond to their chosen scenario. The program encourages students to think globally and act locally as they build empathy, develop leadership capability and strengthen their understanding of how collaboration drives sustainable outcomes.
Across the term, students complete two major assessment experiences. The first is a Global Challenge Debate, where teams present early ideas to a panel and respond to feedback through persuasive pitching and questioning. The second is the SDGs Challenge Simulation, where teams must adapt their ideas in real time as new challenges unfold, requiring strategic thinking, resilience and collaboration.
Designed to build critical thinking, communication, leadership and problem solving skills, this unit gives students a practical opportunity to engage deeply with global challenges while developing innovative ideas for communities around the world.
Age Group
High School Students
Learning Time
10 weeks of classroom delivery. Approximately 18 x 60-minute lessons, with flexibility for extended project work.
Student Output
Students work in teams to investigate a global challenge scenario before developing and pitching innovative solutions that respond to environmental, social and sustainability issues.
Delivery Format
Digital download including editable PowerPoint, Word documents, and printable PDF resources.
Curriculum Alignment
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What's Included
Upon purchasing the Community Leaders Unit Of Work, you will receive a downloadable bundle of teaching resources designed to support the delivery of a full project based learning unit centred around global citizenship, leadership and sustainable development.
The resource package includes a mix of editable teaching materials and ready to use student templates to help educators deliver the program with ease. The unit overview, unit plan and lesson slide decks are provided in editable formats so teachers can adapt the materials to suit their classroom and curriculum needs. Student facing resources such as templates and task sheets are provided as PDF documents ready to print or distribute digitally.
Included in this bundle:
Unit Overview (3 Pages - Editable Word Document): A high level overview of the unit outlining the weekly structure, learning objectives and assessment opportunities.
Task Sheet With Challenge Overview (2 x PDF Documents): A student facing brief outlining the global challenge scenarios, stakeholder roles and final assessment expectations.
Lesson Slide Decks (18 x Editable PowerPoint Documents): Presentation slides designed to guide each stage of the unit, introducing concepts, activities, global case studies and classroom prompts.
Global Leader Challenge Packs (3 x PDF Documents): Student facing documents providing background information on their global scenarios, associated challenges and case studies.
Printable Student Templates (5 x PDF Documents): A collection of printable worksheets designed to support stakeholder mapping, rapid ideation, user personas, user centred design and pitch preparation.
10 Week Unit Plan ( 13 Pages - Editable Word Document): A detailed week by week teaching guide including lesson objectives, activity instructions and materials required.
Guide to Team Formation (PDF): A practical guide for educators outlining recommended approaches for forming effective student teams during the project.
These resources have been designed to support educators in delivering a complete global leadership project, giving students the tools and guidance they need to explore world challenges, develop innovative ideas, and communicate them clearly.
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