Sunday, 15 November 2015

Call to Action

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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