From Sabah to the World: Using Local Context to Build Global Citizenship Through Enrichment

with Mark Wheatley, Assistant Head (Enrichment), Kinabalu International School

This session is about using what’s already around your school to build meaningful global citizenship learning. Mark Wheatley shares how enrichment programmes can be shaped by local people, places, and challenges—and how this approach helps students better understand the wider world.

Using real examples from Sabah, Borneo and Maputo, Mozambique, the session shows how activities such as environmental projects, cultural engagement, and community partnerships can help students explore issues like sustainability, inequality, identity, and social responsibility. The focus is on practical design: how to plan enrichment that supports student voice, connects to the curriculum, and avoids turning global learning into something abstract or disconnected from real life.

Join this session to see how place-based enrichment can turn everyday local experiences into powerful global learning opportunities.

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