Curriculum & Classroom

Information on how rights-based education provides a practical framework to implement Te Whāriki and the New Zealand Curriculum, as well as Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary School classroom activities linked to learning ares, key competencies, values, curriculum levels and year levels.

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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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Games for Change

Games for Change offers links to a number of games based on human rights, development and environmental sustainability issues in the world today. Games are able to be selected from interest categories and can also be broken into age groups. Ages covered range from 3 up.
Human rights & other curriculum themes/special programmes

This resouce outlines more key areas of education which can also add to human rights learning. (Part of the HRiE School Resource Kit)

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Human Rights Advocates

A Secondary social studies or history activity promoting the study of social justice leaders. Through undertaking this activity students should become familiar with historical figures in the human rights field, be able to compare human rights perspectives past and present and identify attributes of leaders in the social justice realm. Curriculum values explored; excellence - hiranga by persevering in the face of difficulties; equity - Tika/pono through social justice; and integrity - Ngãkau/tapatahi by acting ethically.
Human rights and the NZ Curriculum

The English-medium New Zealand Curriculum launched on 6 November 2007 is about human rights in its purpose, aims and much of its specific content. In general terms the Curriculum is a key part of New Zealand's implementation of the human right to education. This resource outlines the ways in which schools can utilize the strong links between human rights-based education and the NZ Curriculum to aid the compulsory adoption of the Curriculum by 2010. (Part of the HRiE School Resource Kit)

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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)

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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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Human Rights in the Social Sciences

This document outlines how human rights fits into the social sciences curriculum.

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Human rights-based education: fulfilling NZ education policy

A strong human rights theme runs through New Zealand’s Education Act, National Education Goals, Curriculum and National Administrative Guidelines. This resource gives a brief overview of the importance of human rights to New Zealand's educational history and current policy. (Part of the HRiE School Resource Kit)

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Imaginary Friend

A lower primary activity developing an understanding of safety in children and that everyone has the right to feel safe. This activity also helps children understand what qualities are important in friends by using their imagination.

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