Global Citizenship: Lessons from the Ancients (Curriculum on the Move Global, Thematic Notes No.5)

"Curriculum On The Move" is a new UNESCO-IBE Series aim at reflecting, debating, producing and disseminating knowledge and ways forward on emerging issues in curriculum-related aspects. The Series emerges from a bottom-up approach, with teachers and students providing their perspectives and experiences on the curriculum.
The goal is to rethink the way curriculum is understood and practiced via Webinars, Concept Notes and Global Debates (via Blogs, Twitter, etc.) by involving in a participatory way youth and school practitioners.
Right at the centre of the mission statement of many schools, universities and organisations is the phrase “global citizen”. But what does it mean to be a global citizen?