Human Rights Resource Pack

Human Rights affects everyone all over the world. However, there are far too many alarming press reports citing ongoing human rights abuses in all walks of life. Furthermore, there are too many reports of students experiencing record levels of anxiety.

Human rights recognise the inherent value of each person, regardless of background, where we live, what we look like, what we think or what we believe. They are based on principles of dignity, equality and mutual respect, which are shared across cultures, religions and philosophies. They are about being treated fairly, treating others fairly and having the ability to make genuine choices in our daily lives.

Respect for human rights is the cornerstone of strong communities in which everyone can contribute and feel included.

The Human Rights Game

The Empathy Card Game

Children who understand how other people think and feel act more appropriately and enjoy richer social relationships. This card game helps players recognise the importance of empathy, a central component of emotional intelligence. As children try to read other players’ nonverbal cues and guess how they’ve responded to Question Cards, they practice this skill in a fun way. Compassion, understanding, and acceptance – all in one game!

101 Solutions for School Counsellors and Leaders in Challenging Times

So much is expected to prepare today’s students for success-academic achievement, career and college readiness, emotional and social competency. However, few schools have the infrastructure in place to help these children. School counsellors can make an enormous positive difference in children’s lives. Yet, school counselling programs are in crisis because of undefined roles, skyrocketing student-counsellor ratios, and decreasing budgets.

Leaders and counsellors must move away from outdated roles and embrace school counseling programs that ensure readiness for ALL students. In a succinct question and answer format, the authors provide affordable solutions to the increasingly complex systemic issues facing K-12 schools, students, and school counseling programs. Topics range from data-driven counselling to bullying, collaboration, and equity.

Building Equity: Policies and Practices to Empower All Learners

filled with examples of policy initiatives and practices that support crucial standards of equity and high-quality, inclusive learning experiences.

Keeping It Real and Relevant: Building Authentic Relationships in Your Diverse Classroom

Author Ignacio Lopez offers hard-won lessons that educators at all levels can apply to teaching, assessing, counseling, and designing interventions for learners from all walks of life. These insights are all rooted in the same core principle: building deep and meaningful relationships with students is the key driver of their success. This book offers real-life examples of challenging classroom situations, strategies for designing learning environments suited to each student, ideas for scaffolding students and activities for use in professional development.

Many teachers find balancing the needs of increasingly diverse classrooms made up of learners from increasingly diverse backgrounds to be a difficult and often thankless task—and one that takes precious time away from instructional planning. Here, Lopez outlines steps for addressing these needs in a way that takes no extra time yet amply enhances the learning experience for students. Keeping It Real and Relevant is the ultimate blueprint for creating a harmonious and successful classroom for kids of all colors, creeds, and cultures.

Grades: 5-12

Read Education Today’s article on The Human Rights Game!

The Human Rights Game

“My co-author Andrea Chorney and I at the United Nations in New York with our educational board game. All going to plan, our game will be available from the UN April 2019 onwards.”