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Rights Sites: Integrating Human Rights Education into Twin Cities Schools

"If there is one thing that I do that makes me proud of my work as an educator, it is human rights education."

The Advocates for Human Rights has developed a program to help K-12 teachers integrate human rights education into their curricula. This program, called "Rights Sites," piloted 8 schools located in the Twin Cities metro area in 2003 and now it has grown to include 11 schools. The Rights Sites project provides examples of how human rights education can flourish in diverse educational environments. You are invited to explore the schools' success stories here…

"...When I teach human rights issues as part of my curriculum, students learn that nothing that we study exists in an ethical void - not math, not science, not politics. And then they start to see their own actions and choices as part of the same fundamental human picture…"

Resources for Teachers and Students:

Rights Sites Newsletters Our newsletters are full of lesson plans, resources, and suggestions for teachers who want to incorporate human rights education in their classrooms. Emphasis is on the Twin Cities Rights Sites schools.

Lesson example: "Human Rights Introduction"

Frequently asked questions about human rights education

Tips on evaluation

The values framework for human rights

Films that address human rights issues

Best Practices in Human Rights Education

General human rights education links for teachers

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Crossroads Alternative High School Interdistrict Downtown School JJ Hill Magnet Montessori School P.E.A.S.E. Academy Perpich Center for Arts Education - Arts High School Pratt Community School Sandburg Middle School St. Paul Creative Arts High School Washington Technology Magnet Middle School Work Opportunity Center Bethune Elementary School

Becoming a Rights Sites Teacher

Are you interested in learning more about how you can partner with The Advocates in our Rights Sites Project? If you are an educator or school administrator and would like to learn more about our school partnerships, please contact Emily Farell, Education Program Associate at The Advocates for Human Rights.