Bluestone School (Timaru) – partner in Human Rights in Education since January 2010 (May 2010)

Bluestone School (Timaru) – partner in Human Rights in Education since January 2010 (May 2010)

Here is a snippet of what has been happening at Bluestone School in Timaru and what some of the students are saying about human rights.

Notice in public areas:

At Bluestone School we recognise the importance of Human Rights.

Students are learning about rights and responsibilities. Understanding promotes good citizenship, support for each other, and a positive environment.

We are creating class agreements that highlight rights and the responsibilities that go with these. We are focusing on the difference between wants and needs. Human Rights are based on needs.

Human Rights in Education (HRiE) strengthens our values and develops our skills of thinking, managing self, relating to others, and participating & contributing.

What Year 5/6 (9-10 year olds) think/feel about human rights learning:

I never really knew about rights and responsibilities until this term.

I learned about how we got our rights.

I do not think it was fair when people were trying to change rights they got killed.

Sometimes it is hard to realise that we have a right but we have a responsibility too.

Lots of responsibilities come with one right.

I feel safe with the covenant of rights in the class.

I learnt a lot about the rights of children and adults.

We have rights!!

Last Updated (Monday, 14 June 2010 14:45)