Teachers' resources
The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the world’s most ratified international treaty. Every country on the planet but two have signed the Convention and agreed to be held accountable to its precepts. How can young people better understand the CRC? How can they be taught, not only about their own rights, but about how having rights met or denied can impact a child’s life?
Here are a number of excellent resources – all provided as downloadable PDFs – for teaching about the CRC in your classroom. You will find complete lesson plans and more in-depth resources to help you inform your students. The more we all know about children’s rights and how they affect the lives of young people, the more we can all play a role in ensuring these rights are met.
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EDUCATION FOR DEVELOPMENT by Susan Fountain |
EDUCATION FOR DEVELOPMENT by Susan Fountain
Links below are PDfs
Part 1: Introduction
The following pages provide a general overview and introduction to the work, including an explanation of the Education for Development approach; the five global concepts upon which the book is based: Interdependence, Images and Perceptions, Social Justice, Conflict and Conflict Resolution, Change and the Future; ways for Taking Action; and an overview of the learning process as presented in the book. The activities in the book are divided according to age levels as follows:
Level I: 7-11 years
Level II: 12-15 years
Level III: 16-18 years.
Part 2: Interdependence
As citizens of a global village, the issue of interdependence has become increasingly important. Interdependence involves recognizing the world as a system and understanding the web of relationships that make up that system. It also involves appreciating the delicate balance between the various parts of this web and the reality of changes in any one part impacting on the whole.
Part 3: Images and Perceptions
The section on images and perceptions looks at stereotypes held around people from other countries, particularly the developing world. The activities are designed to challenge the roots of prejudice, promote understanding between groups and reduce stereotyping while developing an appreciation of diversity.
Part 4: Social Justice
Through the exercise and activities in this section, students will come to understand justice as an essential part of the development of individuals but also communities and countries. A number of the activities refer to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
Part 5: Conflict and Conflict Resolution
The focus of this section is on education about and for peace. Through these activities, students will gain a better understanding of the various types of conflicts, the range of solutions to conflicts and conflict resolution techniques as well as how these principles can be applied to their daily lives.
Part 6: Change and the Future
Despite the fact that educational institutions aim to prepare their students for the future, a great deal of school curricula is heavily focused on the past. The activities in this chapter provide students with an opportunity to reflect on where they are heading and how they might apply the knowledge they are gaining through their education.
Part 7: Taking Action
The final section of the book provides ideas for ways students can take practical action on global issues as a way to extend their knowledge while practicing the skills and knowledge necessary for global citizenship.
There is also an important discussion for teachers on handling controversial issues in the classroom.
Part 8: Bibliography and Index
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IT’S ONLY RIGHT by Susan Fountain |
IT’S ONLY RIGHT by Susan Fountain
Links below are PDFs
Children whose basic needs and fundamental rights are denied cannot be expected to mature into caring, productive adults who will respect the rights of others. Rights violations are not only the cause of personal suffering; they also sow the seeds for political and social unrest, even for violent conflict. Rights issues touch everyone’s lives, whether directly or indirectly.
Learning about the Convention on the Rights of the Child is one way to begin. This book helps educators and youth to understand that rights issues are not something that affect people only in faraway places but are also alive and relevant in their own communities.
Part 1: Introduction
This section provides readers with a background to the Convention and an overview of the activities in the guide.
Part 2: Activities for Learning About the CRC
This is the first of two sections with activities designed to help students understand the CRC in depth and consider its impact on their lives and those of others.
Part 3: More Activities for Learning About the CRC
Part 4: Planning for Action
This section suggests activities that can be used, either independently or in sequence, to help young people plan ways of taking action on a rights issue.
Part 5: In and Out of School, Different Ways of Using the Activities
The activities included in this section can be used in a variety of settings, from a one-session introductory workshop to a unit of study in a school curriculum.
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Humanitarian Emergencies |
HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES
Link below is a PDF
Students in intermediate and senior grades will examine UNICEF global education concepts of human rights, interdependence, images and perceptions, social justice, conflict and conflict resolution, and change and the future in relation to humanitarian emergencies and disaster relief. The classroom-ready activities are presented in a sequence which follows the UNICEF Education for Development cycle from understanding, to personal response, to informed action.
Classroom-ready activities (PDF link)