Refugee Week Whole School Campaign Toolkit: DARE2CARE – Student Leadership, Fundraising & Activities
Inspire your students to learn, lead and take action with this ready-to-use Refugee Week Campaign Toolkit — designed for whole-school impact.
Developed in collaboration with Kaleidoscope, a grassroots NGO working directly with displaced teenagers in northern France, this resource empowers students to raise awareness and fundraise in support of young refugees aged 12-18 living in Calais.
Refugee Week Whole School Campaign Toolkit: DARE2CARE – Student Leadership, Fundraising & Activities
Inspire your students to learn, lead and take action with this ready-to-use Refugee Week Campaign Toolkit — designed for whole-school impact.
Developed in collaboration with Kaleidoscope, a grassroots NGO working directly with displaced teenagers in northern France, this resource empowers students to raise awareness and fundraise in support of young refugees aged 12-18 living in Calais.
REFUGEE WEEK 2025 TOOLKIT • Form Time Activities • PSHE • Student Leadership • Fundraising • School Action
This toolkit can be used for both small and large-scale projects, depending on the level of involvement you choose.
Within this Zip download, you’ll find 2 separate toolkits:
KS3 Toolkit (Years 7-9): Tailored for younger students, featuring age-appropriate activities and resources.
KS4 & 5 Toolkit (Years 10-13): Designed for older students, with more advanced learning and leadership opportunities.
This toolkit is for:
An individual teacher delivering activities with a form or tutor group
Student leaders or small group planning an awareness campaign
A year group taking part in fundraising and learning through assemblies, activities, and lessons
A whole-school campaign launching Refugee Week 2025 with cross-curricular involvement
A PSHE or Citizenship lead embedding the toolkit into lessons during Refugee Week
A staff team or SLT aiming to build a school-wide culture of empathy, action, and global awareness
Work closely with a real grassroots NGO, Kaleidoscope, the only organisation in northern France focused solely on providing informal education in refugee camps and safe houses for refugee teenagers (12-18). This downloadable schools toolkit includes ready-to-use activities, fundraising ideas, and advocacy tools for creating a whole-school campaign that raises awareness and empowers students to take action for young refugees.
This downloadable schools toolkit is split into three sections:
LEARN: Explore the refugee crisis in Calais and understand the challenges faced by displaced teenagers. Interactive activities, videos and answer sheets included.
LEAD: Empower student leaders to organise their own advocacy, fundraising, and awareness campaigns, in your school.
LAUNCH: Launch your campaign during Refugee Week 2025 (16-22nd June) with resources for promoting and executing whole-school action.
https://www.youthkaleidoscope.org/
