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Our Rights. Information for Teachers

Document number
1273
Date
2005
Title
Our Rights. Information for Teachers
Author/publisher
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
Availability
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Document type(s)
Training Material/Resources,
Keywords
Slovenia, Human Rights, Education, Training, Advocacy, Prevention, Awareness raising campaign, Civil society,
Summary
The teaching material, which we are offering within the framework of the OSCE pilot project, consists of a set of cards containing simple texts on children’s rights and an album for pupils to collect the cards. At the beginning of the pilot project, when you start teaching, every pupil in the class gets an empty album. One card at a time is then discussed in a single lesson. At the end, the pupils keep their albums with all collected cards. This information brochure is addressed to teachers. It includes some tips how to address the issues contained in the cards and is designed to help teachers discuss the themes and stimulate corresponding activities. A list of possible group work techniques is included. Taking into account the respect of basic human rights of every child and human being, this teaching material will enable you to set up a pattern of teaching that you find most appropriate. One possible approach is to talk about responsibilities in parallel to the rights and take examples from everyday life and school practice. In this brochure, you will also find the official wording of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and a useful list of sources for further information about teaching human and children’s rights. As the issue of human rights education is serious and important, this teaching material cannot encompass all relevant topics and the ways to teach them. Therefore, we have enclosed information about resources in written publications (books, manuals etc.) and on the internet, so that you can explore this subject further. It contains the most useful and widely used information offered by international and nongovernmental organisations.
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