Thank you for sharing the importance of Fair Trade with your students. Here are a few ideas for celebrating this year's World Fair Trade Day:

1) Have your class enter the World Fair Trade Day Art contest! Read the contest rules here. The teacher submitting the most entries will win a soccer ball from Fair Trade Sports to share with their class. Imagine...a tangible way to remind your students how Fair Trade benefits children in other countries that is also fun on the playground!

Start submitting your entries now!

2) Use our Fair Trade curriculum resources to educate about the conditions for workers and farmers and the importance of Fair Trade. See below.

3) Invite local media to your school to cover the day's activities. You'll find a sample press release here. (Coming soon!)

4) Additional resources about Fair Trade in general can be found here.

Curriculum Suggestions

• Papapaa - Teach About Fair Trade and Cocoa. This excellent web-based tool created by Divine Chocolate focuses on Fair Trade cocoa from Ghana, West Africa. (Ages 9-14)
• Teaching Modules on Fair Trade and Catholic Social Teaching Catholic Relief Services produced these downloadable modules for middle and secondary school students.
• A list of educational links and resources about Fair Trade (UK).
• Kids and Fair Trade - A Teacher's and Parent's Guide. A coloring book and lessons focusing on Guatemalan handicrafts. (Grades 3-8)
• Resources about Fair Trade chocolate from Global Exchange. (Grades K-12)
• This is a role-play game about the coffee supply chain from Oxfam UK. Available for purchase. (Ages 13 and up)
• Other links and role play games from the Fair Trade Foundation in the UK. Includes a video, producer case studies, a board game and teacher's guide.