Schools
A human rights environment can be fostered and nurtured in a school community when its attitude is one of reflection and questioning. This resource looks at the importance of fostering respect.
A human rights environment can be fostered and nurtured in a school community when its attitude is one of reflection and questioning. This resource looks at the importance of fostering respect.
A home is often described as somewhere safe and private that offers shelter, comfort and support. This resource allows schools to discuss the many definitions of home.
People have always moved from place to place, leaving one land to settle in another. This resource examines immigration to and emigration from Ireland and places it in an historical context.
Families come in all shapes and sizes! How do our families influence us?
Pupils will explore the meaning and importance of family and examine their own family and cultural backgrounds.
The Federal Republic of Nigeria has a population of approximately 130.2 million. This resource provides an opportunity for pupils to explore another country and culture. It also examines some of the similarities and differences between Nigeria and Ireland.
This resource enables schools to explore the fundamental importance of the family unit. It also creates an opportunity for the school to create an ethos that is welcoming and supportive of all pupils.
Ireland is a multi-cultural society. However, interestingly the school very often becomes the main or even the only place where cultures and languages mix and mingle. This lesson enables pupils to examine equality issues in relation to minorities in Ireland.
This resource explores the longstanding tradition of the winter festival and the pantomime. The Greeks are thought to have introduced pantomines after they had such success with their tragedies, which were presented at a major spring festival.
Undocumented migrants do not have a working or up-to-date residency permit. There are a number of reasons why a person may be undocumented, often through no fault of their own.
There are over seven thousand languages in the world. As Ireland becomes home to people with diverse cultures, our surroundings change in a variety of ways to reflect new communities living here.
In Ireland, it is against the law to discriminate against a person, either directly or indirectly, on the grounds of, gender, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, religious belief, age, disability, race, and membership of the Traveller Community.
This resource provides an opportunity to explore the musical and artistic culture of Sudan.
Pupils will look at the musical and artistic culture of Ireland and Sudan.
This resource provides the opportunity for schools to explore the positive and negative aspects of advertising. It specifically looks at logos/mottos that pupils may be familiar with such as sports clubs and local restaurants.
Pupils will look at the Janjaweed in an age-appropriate manner. They will be encouraged to share their feelings throughout. This section also includes useful websites related to Sudan.
At the end of 2007, there were 11.4 million refugees and 26 million internally displaced people (IDP) forced to flee their homes by conflict or persecution. Pupils will look at what it is to be a refugee.
A large majority of working children are unpaid family workers and whatever payment some children receive falls well below normal rates, with girls regularly receiving much less than boys.
“Sport has the power to unite people in a way that little else can. It can create hope where once there was only despair. It breaks down racial barriers. It laughs in the face of discrimination. Sport speaks to people in a language they can understand.” – Nelson Mandela
Since July 2011, Sudan has been divided into two countries: The Republic of Sudan and The Republic of South Sudan. Relations between both nations are strained.
A boycott is an organized popular protest, named after Captain Charles C. Boycott (1832-97), who was ostracised by the Irish Land League after he not only refused to lower rents but also evicted tenants from land under his care, effectively condemning them to abject poverty.
The many cultural celebrations taking place around Ireland present an opportunity to explore and raise awareness of the home culture of the children in our classrooms and of many children around the world.
A standard passport looks for a limited amount of basic information – surname, forenames, date and place of birth, sex. What if you were asked to fill out a passport that asked for other, more detailed information about you?