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HRiE in Action

Human Rights in Education is an open collaborative initiative involving educators throughout New Zealand. There is little prescription in how schools and centres become “communities that know, promote and live human rights and responsibilities”. The best way to get to know what Human Rights in Education looks like in practice is through the stories told in this section of the website.

Please feel free to comment on stories, discuss them in the HRiE Forum, and contribute your own stories.

 

HRiE Schools Latest News - in Action

Students have been leading human rights initiatives at Motueka High School, with the support of senior staff, since they volunteered for a workshop before the beginning of term 1 2009. A revised code of conduct and discipline policy have been their major priorities. More 

Primary & Intermediate Latest News - in Action

Under a 2009 school-wide theme of “Citizenship is everyone’s business” students and teachers at Nelson Central Primary School have been looking at various curriculum areas through a human rights lens. An inquiry by students in years 2-4 into children's rights has led to support for a Save the Children project in Sierra Leone. More 

Secondary Schools Latest News - in Action

Human Rights in Education has developed a resource to equip teachers, particularly of the social sciences, with tools to develop the human rights learning that is essential to effective citizenship in the 21st century. More 

Human Rights Issues Latest News - in Action

Only programmes that alter the whole school environment, culture and ethos are effective in addressing bullying  according to a report by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner. More 

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
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