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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Me on the Wall
A lower Primary activity encouraging discussion, self analysis and formulating questions. Related to learning areas in the social sciences and arts.
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My Puppet Family
A Primary activity to develop an understanding of universal human rights in children through exploring their relationships with family, friends and world at large. Encouraging discussion, creativity, critical thinking and performance skills in children this activity fosters curriculum values of respect for self, others & human rights, diversity,equity,community & participation and integrity.
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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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People Around Me
A Primary and Intermediate activity to develop an understanding in children of the importance of human rights in establishing mutual respect between all people. Involving discussion, thinking critically and forming group consensus.
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Planning for a new country
An upper Primary or Intermediate activity to develop children’s understanding of how international human rights agreements come about as a process of negotiation. The differences between wants and needs are highlighted for children as they develop an understanding of how groups make and implement rules and laws.
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Play the Game
A secondary social studies activity to develop insights into how to identify problems and their roots, develop conflict resolution skills, promote participation, co-operation and respect for others and to become familiar with government mechanisms for resolving conflict. Curriculum values of 'excellence – hiranga' and 'participating and contributing - porihanga' are encouraged through teaching students how to persevere in the face of difficulties and resolve conflict through co-operation. The key competency 'relating to others' is also addressed as pupils interact effectively with a diverse range of people by negotiating.
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Puppets
An Early Childhood or Lower Primary activity linking to Te Whāriki. In this activity children discover the difference between right and wrong, ideas of accountability and taking responsibility for one's actions, and the beginnings of mediation skills. Creativity, discussion and simple elements of conflict resolution are involved.
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Taking the human rights temperature of your school
A whole school activity which is crucial to development as a rights respecting community. This activity will have students and teachers alike examining thoughtfully and critically the human rights climate at their school and making connections between the need for a safe school environment and international standards of human rights. Curriculum values of 'integrity - Ngãkau/tapatahi' and 'Respect - Manaaki/ãwhi' are encouraged by making all members of the school community equally accountable for the protection of human rights. (Part of the HRiE School Resource Kit)
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What are children's rights?
An upper Primary or Intermediate activity teaching children that as young people they are afforded special rights and concurrent responsibilities. This activity will empower children in the knowledge that an internationally recognised set of rights affirm their citizenship in the here and now. Meeting curriculum achievement objectives, children learn how people make choices to meet their needs and wants (Level 2 Social Studies), as well as how groups make and implement rules and laws (Level 3 Social Studies).
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