The Rights of Youth Here and Around the World

Description

Educational objectives

• To become familiar with the concepts of human rights and children’s rights
• To become aware that many children can’t benefit from the rights provided under the Convention on the Rights of the Child
• To look for ways to improve the situation of children around the world
• To try different types of arguments to convince others of their position

Subjects and subject-specific competencies

• Ethics and Religious Culture:
  • Competency 1: Freedom, justice
• English Language Arts:
  • Competency 2: Represents her/his literacy in different media

Duration

Four periods

Connections with other subjects

• History and Citizenship Education: Winning of civil rights and freedoms
• Contemporary World: Chapter on Power – International and multilateral agreements

Broad areas of learning

• Citizenship and Community Life: Adoption of a culture of peace
• Health and Well-Being: Self-awareness and awareness of his/her basic needs.

Cross-curricular competencies

• Uses information: Gathers information and puts it to use
• Communicates appropriately

Related content

Children, teenagers and work

• Juggling Work and School

The rights of children when parents divorce

• Choosing Which Parent to Live With
• Changes in Child Custody
• Separation: myths and realities (series of videos)

Criminal system punishments for teenagers

• Understanding Criminal Law
• Responsibility for Criminal Acts
• Caught by the Police? What Happens Next?
• Youth Sentences

General

• What Is International Law?

External pedagogical tools

• The website of Equitas – the International Centre for Human Rights Education – provides teaching guides on the rights of children and human rights generally
• Unicef has teaching resources about the Convention on the Rights of the Child

External resources

• Text of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
• The Convention on the Rights of the Child in language adapted to a young audience