On Friday 30th October at the P4-7 Assembly, Mr Howie first introduced to pupils the idea that they can become or can support change makers. He explained that on the previous weekend (24th October) many of
the UNESCO landmark sites around the world, including Edinburgh Castle,
were lit up by blue lights
to mark the 70th anniversary of the United Nations.
(Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is also 70 this year.) Mr Howie explained
the background to the United Nations and Unicef and why they were set
up. 193 countries have signed the United Convention on the Rights of the
Child (UNCRC) but Mr Howie asked our pupils if they believed that all
children actually have these rights around the world. He then asked our
pupils how they felt about not all children having their rights respected and to
think about what they could do (see slideshow below).
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