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Human rights calendar This resource is a calendar that attempts to compile a list of days on which people worldwide celebrate human rights. (Part of the HRiE School Resource Kit) Download as Word Doc.(98.5KB)
Human rights cards This is a template of human rights cards which can be used for a number of different activities. Download as a PDF
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. Download presentation as a PowerPoint doc.
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. Download as Word Doc. (50KB)
Oxfam Education GB This link takes you to the Oxfam Education GB website, where you can access human rights resources and lesson plans for ages 5 to 16+. It also includes a number of global citizenship classroom activities.
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. Download as Word Doc. (57KB)
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. Download as Word Doc. (78KB)
Social inquiry overview - Development of human rights A template for understanding human rights through a social inquiry approach. Download as a Word doc.
Social inquiry overview - Parihaka A template for understanding Parihaka through a social inquiry approach. Download as a Word doc.
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) Download as Word Doc. (126KB)

Resources available within this category

Human rights calendar

This resource is a calendar that attempts to compile a list of days on which people worldwide celebrate human rights. (Part of the HRiE School Resource Kit)

Download as Word Doc.(98.5KB)

Human rights cards

This is a template of human rights cards which can be used for a number of different activities.

Download as a PDF

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.

Download presentation as a PowerPoint doc.

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.

Download as Word Doc. (50KB)

Oxfam Education GB

This link takes you to the Oxfam Education GB website, where you can access human rights resources and lesson plans for ages 5 to 16+. It also includes a number of global citizenship classroom activities.

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.

Download as Word Doc. (57KB)

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.

Download as Word Doc. (78KB)

Social inquiry overview - Development of human rights

A template for understanding human rights through a social inquiry approach.

Download as a Word doc.

Social inquiry overview - Parihaka

A template for understanding Parihaka through a social inquiry approach.

Download as a Word doc.

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)

Download as Word Doc. (126KB)

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