Vinser Values and GP Perspectives

Global Perspectives Week 1

1. I can explain the 5 Vinser Values.

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2. I can explain the meaning of personal, local, and global.

What are the Vinser Values?

• Adjective words

• Describe the most excellent students at Vinschool

Put on your thinking caps!

Let's see how well we know the 5 Vinser Values.

Open Ended

How many of the five Vinser Values can you name?

Multiple Choice

This student is showing she is innovative (creative).

What is the meaning of innovative?

• building something bigger and better than anyone else

• using your own ideas to do or make something in a new way

• watching videos and reading to learn about how other people do things

• good at making things

What does it mean to be creative?

• Synonym - innovative, sounds similar to CREATE (make).

• A creative person thinks of new ways to do things

• A creative person thinks about things from a different perspective

• A creative person is able to make or do something new or with imagination.

​Five Vinser Values

​1. Creative

​2. ?

​3. ?

​4. ?

​5. ?

Multiple Choice

This student is showing he is inquisitive.

What is the meaning of inquisitive?

• kind

• smart

• curious

• quiet

What does it mean to be inquisitive?

• Sounds similar to INVESTIGATE (find out) and QUESTION.

• An inquisitive person is curious.

• An inquisitive person is keen to learn more.

• An inquisitive person enjoys learning new things and finding answers.

​Five Vinser Values

​1. Creative

​2. Inquisitive

​3. ?

​4. ?

​5. ?

Multiple Choice

This student on the left is NOT showing integrity.

What is the meaning of integrity?

• being the perfect student

• always getting the right answer

• never making a mistake or needing to use your eraser

• being proud of your own work and choosing to do the right thing

What does it mean to have integrity?

• Integrity means you are honest and do the right thing, even when no one is watching.

• A person with integrity feels proud of his or her work and actions.

• You show integrity when you choose to do your best.

• ​A person with integrity does not copy or cheat.

​Five Vinser Values

​1. Creative

​2. Inquisitive

​3. Integrity

​4. ?

​5. ?

Multiple Choice

These students are showing they are proactive.

What is the meaning of proactive?

• cleaning

• moving quickly

• listening when others are speaking

• ready to solve problems

What does it mean to be proactive?

• Sounds similar to PRODUCTIVE (do) and ACTION (act, move).

• A proactive person is ready to solve problems.

• A proactive person thinks about what can be done now to make the future better.

• A proactive person thinks ahead to make things easier later.

​Five Vinser Values

​1. Creative

​2. Inquisitive

​3. Integrity

​4. Proactive

​5. ?

Multiple Choice

These students are showing they are respectful.

What is the meaning of respect?

• being polite to and thoughtful of other people

• being calm and sitting still

• always letting other people go before you in a line

• paying attention

What does it mean to be respectful?

• Showing respect to other people.

• A respectful person thinks about how his or her actions affect other people.

• Showing respect means being polite to and considerate of others.

• ​Respectful people think about other peoples' feelings before they say or do something.

​Five Vinser Values

​1. Creative

​2. Inquisitive

​3. Integrity

​4. Proactive

​5. Respectful

What does this flag represent?

How do you know?

Activity: Design a Vinser Values Flag

• Choose symbols or pictures to represent the 5 Vinser Values.

• What colors will you use? Why?

• How will you arrange the symbols?

• Padlet -> drawing tool, hand-drawn picture, or writing.

​1. Innovative

​2. Inquisitive

​3. Integrity

​4. Proactive

​5. Respectful

​Five Vinser Values

​1. Innovative

​2. Inquisitive

​3. Integrity

​4. Proactive

​5. Respectful

​Global Perspectives

​In Global Perspectives, we study problems or challenges that affect everyone around the world.

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​We think about how to solve global issues and make them better.

Open Ended

What are some world problems you have learned about?

People like us can help solve world problems.

​But before we can solve problems, we need to fully understand them.

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People like us can help solve world problems.

​But before we can solve problems, we need to fully understand them.

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To learn about world problems, we think about them from 3 perspectives, or 3 ways of thinking:

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1. ​Personal perspective - how YOU understand the problem (self, family)

People like us can help solve world problems.

​But before we can solve problems, we need to fully understand them.

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To learn about world problems, we think about them from 3 perspectives, or 3 ways of thinking:

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1. ​Personal perspective - how YOU understand the problem (self, family)

2. Local perspective - how your COMMUNITY understands the problem (your neighborhood, city, country, continent, Hanoi, Vietnam, Asia)​

People like us can help solve world problems.

​But before we can solve problems, we need to fully understand them.

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To learn about world problems, we think about them from 3 perspectives, or 3 ways of thinking:

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1. ​Personal perspective - how YOU understand the problem (self, family)

2. Local perspective - how your COMMUNITY understands the problem (your neighborhood, city, country, continent, Hanoi, Vietnam, Asia)

3. Global perspective - how people from other places understand the problem (Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Australia, people from different religions, cultures, and backgrounds).​