Don't you feel fed up with so many nice speeches, hopeful words, and optimistic plans...
...when year after year, decade after decade, there are so many girls living the same story?
Can we stop it? Can teachers break the cycle of abuse?
Showing posts with label citizenship education. Show all posts
Showing posts with label citizenship education. Show all posts
Saturday, 6 March 2010
Monday, 4 January 2010
New Year, new international celebrations!
Unesco launches two new international celebrations in 2010:
International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures
International Year for Biodiversity:
There's no doubt that these two celebrations can have an important place in our lessons. I'll keep looking for resources on these two topics from now on.
International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures
International Year for Biodiversity:
UN Secretary General Welcome Message for the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity from CBD on Vimeo.
There's no doubt that these two celebrations can have an important place in our lessons. I'll keep looking for resources on these two topics from now on.
Sunday, 15 February 2009
International Mother Language Day
21st February it's the International Mother Language Day launched by United Nations in 1999 and observed since 2000 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism.
As an English teacher I love learning and teaching languages. Therefore, I have a special interest in developing in my students some language concern. I also try to work with them concepts as lifelong language learning.
I think that you may agree with this believes and so I have decided to share with you this websites that I have found and that I really like.
United Nations website on International Mother Language Day
Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Education on Unesco website
Map of languages of instruction in Europe here
World Day of Social Justice
20 th February is the World Day of Social Justiced launched by United Nations. This year is going to be observed for the first time.
I have no doubt that education can also be a way to achieve social justice in our world.
Visit the web clicking here
I have no doubt that education can also be a way to achieve social justice in our world.
Visit the web clicking here
Sunday, 18 January 2009
DENIP: 30th January. School Day of Non-violence and Peace
DENIP: Working to promote a Culture and an independent, free and voluntary
Education for Non-violence and Peace from 1964.
It is celebrated on 30th January.
1. The "School Day of Non-violence and Peace" (DENIP), founded in 1964 and also known as World or International Day of Non-violence and Peace, is a pioneering, non-state, non-governmental, non-official, independent, free and voluntary initiative of Non-violent and Pacifying Education, which is now practised in schools all over the world and in which centres of education, teachers and students of all levels and from all countries are invited to take part.
2. It advocates a permanent education in and for harmony, tolerance, solidarity, respect for human rights, non-violence and peace.
3. It is observed on January 30 or thereabouts every year, on the anniversary of the death of Mahatma Gandhi. In countries with a Southern Hemisphere school calendar, it can be observed on March 30 or thereabouts.
4. Its basic message is: "Universal Love, Non-violence and Peace. Universal Love is better than egoism, Non-violence is better than violence, amd Peace is better than war".
5. The method of teaching this activity of education in values should be one of experiences and it can be freely applied in each centre of education according to its own teaching style.
6. Friends of DENIP are those persons who, by accepting the spiritual, individual and social supremacy of universal love, non-violence, tolerance, solidarity, respect for human rights and peace above their opposites, advocate the diffusion of the principles which inspired the day.
Llorenç Vidal. Founder of DENIP
Visit DENIP website.
Education for Non-violence and Peace from 1964.
It is celebrated on 30th January.
1. The "School Day of Non-violence and Peace" (DENIP), founded in 1964 and also known as World or International Day of Non-violence and Peace, is a pioneering, non-state, non-governmental, non-official, independent, free and voluntary initiative of Non-violent and Pacifying Education, which is now practised in schools all over the world and in which centres of education, teachers and students of all levels and from all countries are invited to take part.
2. It advocates a permanent education in and for harmony, tolerance, solidarity, respect for human rights, non-violence and peace.
3. It is observed on January 30 or thereabouts every year, on the anniversary of the death of Mahatma Gandhi. In countries with a Southern Hemisphere school calendar, it can be observed on March 30 or thereabouts.
4. Its basic message is: "Universal Love, Non-violence and Peace. Universal Love is better than egoism, Non-violence is better than violence, amd Peace is better than war".
5. The method of teaching this activity of education in values should be one of experiences and it can be freely applied in each centre of education according to its own teaching style.
6. Friends of DENIP are those persons who, by accepting the spiritual, individual and social supremacy of universal love, non-violence, tolerance, solidarity, respect for human rights and peace above their opposites, advocate the diffusion of the principles which inspired the day.
Llorenç Vidal. Founder of DENIP
Visit DENIP website.
Peace eduaction programme
THERE IS NO WAY TO PEACE, PEACE IS THE WAY - A.J. MUSTE
I think Peace and Human Rights have to be core contents in our teaching. Here you've some resources for the integration of peace education in your teaching.
UNESCO Culture of Peace: Because the year 2000 is the International Year for the Culture of Peace (UN Doc A/RES/52/15) and the period 2001-2010 is the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World (UN Doc A/RES/53/25), there is no better time to join the global movement to educate for a sustainable culture of peace.
"A culture of peace will be achieved when citizens of the world understand global problems, have the skills to resolve conflicts and struggle for justice non-violently, live by international standards of human rights and equity, appreciate cultural diversity, and respect the Earth and each other. Such learning can only be achieved with systematic education for peace." -Hague Appeal for Peace Global Campaign for Peace Education
Visit the UN website for peace education
Sunday, 28 December 2008
Raise your hand against smacking
Christmas time is the time of the year to spend with our loved ones, but anyway, children are the most important and the ones who live it with most passion... So it is a good moment, to spread the message of the new initiative of the Council of Europe.
There is a campaign on Spanish TV that I love. It is the campaign against corporal punishment for children, "Raise your hand against smacking" launched by the Council of Europe.
No religion, economic situation or "educational" method can justify hitting, smacking, spanking, abusing, humiliating, or any other practice that violates a child's dignity. It is internationally recognised in human rights law that children have a right to protection from all forms of violence, including corporal punishment in all settings – home, school, penal systems, care institutions. (Nothing can justify violence toward children on coe.int)
There is a campaign on Spanish TV that I love. It is the campaign against corporal punishment for children, "Raise your hand against smacking" launched by the Council of Europe.
No religion, economic situation or "educational" method can justify hitting, smacking, spanking, abusing, humiliating, or any other practice that violates a child's dignity. It is internationally recognised in human rights law that children have a right to protection from all forms of violence, including corporal punishment in all settings – home, school, penal systems, care institutions. (Nothing can justify violence toward children on coe.int)
Sunday, 7 December 2008
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
On 10th December is the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Human Rights Day is observed by the international community every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day in 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
United Nations Office of the High Comissioner for Human Rights.
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS. FULL TEXT (pdf) or web
Read the related news on United Nations website.
Visit the Council of Europe related news website.
Read the related news on Unesco website too.
Unesco has developed six internationally-agreed education goals that are aimed to meet the learning needs of all children, youth and adults by 2015. Read a short presentation for children in my Primary English blog.
Watch this video by Amnesty International.
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