SDG 4 Youth Ambassador held a lesson and a World Cafe in the State Educational Institution «Gymnasium №43 of Minsk»

On October 25, 2021, at the State Educational Institution “Gymnasium No. 43 of Minsk”, the Youth Ambassador of Sustainable Development Goals 4 “Quality Education”, Rachilovsky Nikita, gave a social science lesson on the topic «Sustainable Development – a Model for the Development of the ХХI Century» for grade 11 students. This topic is in the calendar-thematic planning and was included in the textbook on social science.

During the lesson, the children discussed: the concept of «Sustainable Development Goals», the history of origin, the concept of «sustainable development», its environmental, economic and social directions, the National Strategy for Sustainable Development for the period until 2035, the architecture of managing the process of achieving the SDGs, participation SDG Youth Ambassadors in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in Belarus.

In addition, the SDG 4 Youth Ambassador held a world cafe «Youth perspective on advancing the Sustainable Development Goals» for grade 11 students. During the World Cafe, urgent problems in achieving the SDGs were considered and new ideas for their achievement were proposed on the following topics: SDG 3 «Good health and well-being»; SDG 4 «Quality education»; SDG 16 «Peace, Justice, Strong Institutions».

Through the activities, students were able to immerse themselves in the SDGs, form their vision of the SDGs, and realize how they can change their lifestyle in order to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.