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Child Rights
. Background for the Teacher »
. What are Child Rights? The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child »
. Children's Rights in Canada »
. Children's Rights and the Environment »
. Case Study  »
. Fast Facts  »
. Skills Developed  »
. Internet Activity  »
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"Only as we move closer to realizing the rights of all children will countries move closer to their goals of development and peace."

  ~ Kofi Annan,
United Nations Secretary General

 

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Teacher's Sheet = Teacher's
Student's Sheet = Student's
   
 
Teacher'sActivity 1:
Wants vs. Needs  
   
 
Teacher'sActivity 2:
Needs to Rights
   
 
Teacher'sActivity 3:
Student's
The 4Bs of Rights
   
 
Teacher'sActivity 4:
Write your own Convention
   
 
Teacher'sActivity 5:
Student's
Rights Action Plan
   
   
 

Image of computer screenWant to get involved and learn more about the Rights of the Child?

Here are some websites with more information on children's rights:

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA): http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca

Child Rights Information Network: http://www.crin.org

Plan Canada: http://www.plancanada.ca

Global Movement for Children: http://www.gmfc.org

Health Canada: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/index.html

Human Rights Watch: http://hrw.org

Paulo Freire Institute: http://www.paulofreire.org

Plan's international website: http://www.plan-international.org

Right to Play: http://www.righttoplay.com

Save the Children United Kingdom*: http://www.savethechildren.org.uk

Senator Landon Pearson website: http://sen.parl.gc.ca/lpearson/specialsession

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)*: http://www.unicef.org

UNICEF Voices of Youth: http://www.unicef.org/voy/voy.html

The World Summit on Sustainable Development: http://www.johannesburgsummit.org

United Nations cyberschoolbus*: http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus

YouthPath - Government of Canada Youth Environment website: http://www.youthpath.ca

[* includes educational games and/or resources.]

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