A social studies toolkit for human rights learning (secondary)
This resource has been developed to help equip teachers - particularly those teaching levels 4-6 social studies of the New Zealand Curriculum - with some key tools to develop the human rights learning essential to effective citizenship in the 21st century.
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Australian Human Rights Commission
This link takes you to the Australian Human Rights Commission website, where you can access human rights activities for the classroom. These activities are suitable for a wide range of age groups.
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Compass - Access to medicaments
This activity is based on a case, which came before the South African high court in 2001. In the activity, students weigh both sides of the trial: the right to property of the Pharmacia Companies and the right to life in health and dignity of the people living in the fear of AIDS. (Part of the Compass HRE manual)
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Compass - Manual on human rights education with young people
Compass manual on human rights education with young people will provide you with ideas, inspiration and practical help for activities to explore human rights with students. Designed by the Council of Europe and thoroughly tested internationally Compass includes various easy adaptable activities for students between upper-primary / intermediate to secondary school.
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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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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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