Schools : Let's celebrate John Lennon ! Resources

credits: Paul McCartney YouTube

Paul McCartney & John Lennon duet, 2022

 

“Got Back” tour 2022, when McCartney duetted with a video of John Lennon on the Beatles’ classic “I’ve Got a Feeling.”

Lennon 80

https://www.johnlennon.com/news/

"There’s a lot that can be said about John Lennon, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Even more can be said about the individual experiences people have had growing up with his music."

Mike Dutton, doodler

Happy Birthday, John

https://www.thebeatles.com/

Imagine! 80 years! John Lennon would be 80 years-old, this day, 9 October 2020. On 8 October 2010, Google celebrated his 70th anniversary with a poetic Doodle interactive. Imagine!

John Lennon, the Beatle singer was celebrated by Google on the 8 October 2010, but Lennon was born on 9 October.

When we entered on the search engine's home page we were greeted to an illustration which has been designed in celebration of a day before what would have been the singer-songwriter's milestone. 

Google doodle John Lennon's 70th birthday
doodler: Mike Dutton

https://www.google.com/doodles/

• Google Doodle:

Clicking on the doodle, it links to a 32 second track, which plays his popular song Imagine.

As it plays the doodle generates different pictures including that of a butterfly and a flower before turning back to a black and white version of the Google logo.

Students can then click through to the YouTube version of it if they want feel the musical experience online.

Lennon was shot dead outside his apartment in New York. He was a pacifist and his theme Imagine gained even more impact after his death.

via YouTube

He was killed on 8 December 1980. December 8th 2020, forty years ago John Lennon was murdered. The world lost one of its greatest artists of all time. A tribute to present what is his masterpiece, his greatest heritage. We miss you John!

Students can read Remembering John Lennon by Paul McCartney, Ringo Star and a few words by George Harrison on The Beatles official website.

Imagine

John Lennon
graffiti
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His window Yoko Ono encouraged this year, 2010, all fans around the world to send videos tribute  to YouTube to celebrate the very special day.

John Lennon in New York

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https://www.feelnumb.com/

John Lennon [1940-1980]

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John Lennon composed some of the greatest 'classics' in world music, such as Help, In my Life, Strawberry Fields Forever and Imagine.

Lennon also produced classics, on the Plastic Ono Band, alongside Yoko Ono, as Imagine, Jealous Guy and Mother, about his conflicted relationship with his mother.

The Beatles in 1962

credits: dpa/ pictures

In an interview, Lennon once spoke about the superhuman high expectations of fans: "They would expect to see God playing." 

He then wished each Beatles member individual happiness and added: "Whether collectively or not, we will see."

The official website The Beatles celebrates his 80th anniversary with the video below:

So, today October 8, marks what would have been the legendary John Lennon’s 80th birthday.

"Although gone for nearly 40 years – the same amount of time he was on Earth, the musician, songwriter and peace activist’s timeless and beloved music -  with The Beatles, his collaborations with his widow Yoko Ono Lennon and his acclaimed solo works – continues to thrill, inspire and lately resonate more than ever"

The Beatles

CD John Lennon The Hits

https://www.johnlennon.com/

"Love, heartbreak, peace, truth, lies, the media, racism, feminism, religion, mental well-being, marriage, fatherhood – he sang about it all, and one just needs to listen to his songs to know how he felt, what he cherished, what he believed in, and what he stood for."

The Beatles

The video Woman (Ultimate Mix, 2020) - John Lennon (official music video HD) is a tribute by his widow Yoko Ono on the day Lennon would be 80.

Education:

• Let's include John Lennon's message into Languages Civics and Music curriculum!

• Imagine lyrics are so beautiful to talk about some important values: peace, equality, justice, friendship, solidarity. And to play the song in the classroom.

• Woman an important theme to talk about women and equity.

• Invite students to visit and explore the two websites: John Lennon and The Beatles.

• In English curriculum as a foreign language, invite your students to work on the lyrics: pronunciation, vocabulary, values.
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• In the classroom or at the school library, display the biopic Nowhereboy. Nowhere Boy is a biopic about John Lennon's adolescence, the creation of his first band, The Quarrymen, and its evolution into The Beatles. 

• Invite your students to produce a short video in a cross-curricular project: Languages, Arts, Music, and display it at the school library, introducing the theme 'Peace'.
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• Organize an exhibition on the 80th anniversary: life, news, photos, CDs, open to all students, teachers, parents .

Resources: 

• Video: Premiered November 20, 2020

• Photos:

John Lennon's Life in Pictures

https://www.dw.com/en/imagine-lennon-would-have-turned-80/a-55203096

Nowhere Boy

Sam Taylor Johnson, 2009

https://www.imdb.com/

• Films & books:

Nowhere Boy is based on the book Imagine This: Growing Up With My Brother John Lennon by Julia Baird, 2007)

Imagine This: Growing Up With My Brother John Lennon

Julia Baird, 2007

https://www.amazon.co.uk/

A chronicle of John Lennon's first years, focused mainly in his adolescence and his relationship with his stern aunt Mimi, who raised him, and his absentee mother Julia, who re-entered his life at a crucial moment in his young life.

The 2019 romantic comedy Yesterday depicts a struggling musician who realizes he's the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles after waking up in an alternate timeline where they never existed.

Empire State Building

https://www.johnlennon.com/news/

"The Empire State Building will shine its world-famous tower lights in sky blue with a white peace sign rotating in the mast tonight, Thursday, October 8, 2020, in partnership with the John Lennon Estate and Universal Music Group to celebrate John Lennon’s life and legacy ahead of what would have been his 80th birthday, Friday, October 9. The lights will illuminate at sunset (approx. 6:25 pm EDT) and stay on until 2 am EDT."

John Lennon official website

John Lennon

https://www.johnlennon.com/

"You may say I'm a dreamer

But I'm not the only one " 

John Lennon, Imagine

Some of the lyrics from Imagine became a hymn for peace in the world!

The Strawberry Fields memorial dedicated to John Lennon

 in New York City's Central 

Imagine! It would be impossible to me not to spread Lennon words about peace! Yes, I'm a dreamer too!

Lennon viewed his work as one rich story, one step on the journey to Creating a better world, one ongoing, never-ending search for truth.

‘I always consider my work one piece… and I consider that my work won’t be finished until I’m dead and buried – and I hope that’s a long, long time,’ 

John Lennon, words on the last day of his life. 

‘So to me it’s part of one whole piece of work from the time I became public to now…And the eighties is like, we’ve got a new chance.’

G-Souto 

08.10.10

update 08.10.2022

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World Teachers' Day : "Teachers : Leading in crisis, reimagining the future" : Resources & events

World Teachers' Day

 https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/worldteachersday

""In this crisis, teachers have shown, as they have done so often, great leadership and innovation in ensuring that #LearningNeverStops, that no learner is left behind. Around the world, they have worked individually and collectively to find solutions and create new learning environments for their students to allow education to continue. Their role advising on school reopening plans and supporting students with the return to school is just as important.”

Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO

Held annually on 5 October since 1994, World Teachers’ Day commemorates the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers. 

Theme 2020: 

"Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future"

UNESCO joint signing of the UNESCO/ International Labour Organisation (ILO) recommendation concerning the status of teachers. This recommendation is morally binding for all countries.

This Recommendation sets benchmarks regarding the rights and responsibilities of teachers and standards for their initial preparation and further education, recruitment, employment, and teaching and learning conditions. 

The Recommendation concerning the Status of Higher-Education Teaching Personnel was adopted in 1997 to complement the 1966 Recommendation by covering teaching and research personnel in higher education.

The-Sustainable-Development-Goals-Report 2020/Page 11

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With the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goal 4 on education, and the dedicated target (SDG 4.c) recognizing teachers as key to the achievement of the Education 2030 agenda, WTD has become the occasion to mark progress and reflect on ways to counter the remaining challenges for the promotion of the teaching profession.

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https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/thank-you-teachers

"Increasing investment in teachers for Learning Recovery."

Celebrating the central role of teachers to support students during the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s World Teachers’ Day (5 October) will highlight "the need for better training, professional development and leadership skills to mitigate learning disparities and support inclusive education at all levels through the recovery and beyond."

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The statement recognizes the impact of the COVID-19 crisis which has affected over 63 million teachers, highlighted persistent weaknesses in many education systems and exacerbated inequalities.

A joint survey by UNESCO, UNICEF and the World Bank on responses to COVID-19 found that only half of all countries surveyed offered additional training on distance education for teachers, and fewer than one-third offered psycho-social support to help them handle the crisis.

In 2020, World Teachers’ Day will celebrate teachers with the theme “Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future”. The day provides the occasion to celebrate the teaching profession worldwide, take stock of achievements, and draw attention to the voices of teachers, who are at the heart of efforts to attain the global education target of leaving no one behind.

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https://www.unicef.org/

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly added to the challenges faced by already over-extended education systems throughout the world. It is no exaggeration to say that the world is at a crossroads and, now more than ever, we must work with teachers to protect the right to education and guide it into the unfolding landscape brought about by the pandemic.

@UNESCO

The issue of teacher leadership in relation to crisis responses is not just timely, but critical in terms of the contributions teachers have made to provide remote learning, support vulnerable populations, re-open schools, and ensure that learning gaps have been mitigated. The discussions surrounding WTD will also address the role of teachers in building resilience and shaping the future of education and the teaching profession.

World Teachers' Day

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Events:

All events are open to the public. Events will be interactive via online platforms (e.g., Zoom, WebEx) that allow for simultaneous interpretation to facilitate open discussion among speakers, panelists, and participants at large.

World Teachers' Day 2020

 https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/worldteachersday

World Teachers’ Day 2020 will be celebrated with a week-long series of virtual events, beginning on 5 October with the Opening Ceremony and the awarding of the 6th UNESCO Hamdan Prize for the Effectiveness of Teachers. Ending with the Closing Ceremony on 12 October.

The virtual sessions provide the occasion to celebrate the teaching profession worldwide, take stock of achievements, and draw attention to the voices of teachers, who are at the heart of efforts to attain the global education target of leaving no one behind.

• Agenda at a glance

• Registration:

To register, click on the registration link provided in the programme on the next page. Additional resources including agendas, concept notes, policy briefs, and research reports can also be accessed through the links provided in the programme. The programme is updated regularly on our World Teachers’ Day website. Check back often!

Follow World Teachers' Day on social media:

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"Now is the time to recognize the role of teachers in helping to ensure a generation of students can reach their full potential, and the importance of education for short-term stimulus, economic growth and social cohesion, during and after COVID-19.

Now  is  the  time  to  reimagine  education  and  achieve  our  vision  of  equal  access  to  quality learning for every child and young person."

Joint Statement from: 

Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO

Guy Ryder, Director-General, International Labour Organization

Henrietta H. Fore, Executive Director, UNICEF

David Edwards, General Secretary, Education International

G-Souto

05.10.2020

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