Compass - Trade Union Meeting
This more complex activity is a simulation of a meeting between an employer and employees together with their trade union representatives to negotiate wages and conditions. The issues addressed include the role of trade unions, the collective bargaining in the workplace and workers' rights. While understanding the role of trade unions, students develop consensus decision making skills. (Part of the Compass HRE manual)
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Compass - Violence in my life
Discussion activity in which people explore their experiences of inter-personal violence. Students should be able to identify oneself not only as an object of violence but also as someone who could be a source of violence and are encouraged to deal with violence in positive ways. (Part of the Compass HRE manual)
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Compass - When tomorrow comes
This activity uses information sheets and discussion to explore issues about the rights of criminals, the death penalty and the protection of society from criminals. It aims is to examine preconceptions about criminals and reflect on some of the implications of the death penalty. (Part of the Compass HRE manual)
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Developing a class agreement
In this activity students gain an understanding of the difficulties and processes involved in treaty negotiations. It will help them to appreciate the relationship between establishing a code of rights & responsibilities, and living up to an agreed standard of behaviour within everyday occurences. With an emphasis on group participation in the creation and protection of rights, an agreed set of rules and responsibilities is established for the group. Curriculum values of equity - Tika/pono and respect for others - Manaaki/ãwhi, are emphasised. (Part of the HRiE School Resource Kit)
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Film curriculum guides
This resource comes from Amnesty International - USA, it contains a list of movies concerned with human rights (such as 'Hotel Rwanda' and 'Blood Diamond'), for each movie there are several lesson plans and activities included.
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Freedom for all - The human rights story
A presentation on the history of the human rights framework. This can be adapted for all levels of social studies.
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Human rights cards
This is a template of human rights cards which can be used for a number of different activities.
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Key articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
This presentation outlines the key articles of the 1948 universal declaration, and how they have informed the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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Letters and Friends
A Primary and Intermediate activity which can also be adapted to Secondary schools. Involving email and letter correspondence this activity promotes communication skills and understanding between different groups of young people. Applicable to learning languages, social sciences, english and arts learning areas.
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Online participation
A Secondary social studies activity themed on media in the global human rights arena. Aimed at raising student awareness about the implications of the Internet and access to information world-wide, developing imagination and critical thinking skills and promoting justice and respect for others while working to promote human rights issues. Curriculum values of 'innovation, inquiry and curiosity - pokirehau/whakamatemate' and 'participating and contributing – porihanga' are emphasised in this activity, as well as the key competencies 'thinking' and 'using language, symbols and texts', by using ICT to access and provide information and to communicate with others.
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