Taking action inside and outside the classroom
HRE encompasses both helping learners to develop attitudes of respect for human rights as well as putting those attitudes into action. HRE equips learners with the skills to recognize human rights violations and to help stop them. When learners participate in service-learning projects such as working in a soup kitchen, planting trees, or visiting a homeless shelter they are observing human rights violations and acting to protect them at the same time. Educating about human rights through service learning:
Plan a successful service-learning project
Service-learning is a methodology wherein students learn about a specific issue through active participation which engages them in service and reflection through and upon completion. To set up a service-learning project there are three parties that should be involved: 1) the school working to educate students on human rights, 2) the students, and 3) the organization receiving the service. For a service-learning project to be successful it is important to consider the following components:
For further resources and example of service-learning projects, see our Rights Sites News: Service-Learning: Taking Action for Human Rights
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