Human rights principles are not platitudes; they must be honoured, because thousands have died for them.
Peter Fraser 1944
HRiE ECE advisory group full of ideas
An ECE advisory team established in October 2008 is developing the ECE workstream. The group have some exciting ideas on how human rights-based education and HRiE will fit into New Zealand's Early Childhood Education sector.
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RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES AT NELSON CENTRAL
Many New Zealand teachers start the year with classroom contracts, but the difference in HRiE schools is the explicit linkage to the internationally-agreed rights young people have. At Nelson Central Primary teacher Helen Zachariassen has undertaken this task with much early success.
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Strengthening human rights in the curriculum
Queen Margaret College (Wellington) has, over the past few years, been strengthening student understanding of human rights at year 10 level, helping to meet requirements both of the New Zealand Curriculum and the International Baccalaureate.
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New report on bullying
Only programmes that alter the whole school environment, culture and ethos are effective in addressing bullying according to a new report by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner.
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HRiE Forum
Participation is essential to the development of this Initiative – and is one of the human rights principles we live by! This is the key collaboration space for Human Rights in Education. Here you will find colleagues’ ideas and experiences in implementing human rights-based education. More