TEACHERS

This project is designed to meet outcomes in the following New South Wales syllabuses:

History Stages 4-5
Geography Stages 4-5

It may also be used in the senior secondary school to complement the study of human rights.

Project description:  

The aims of the project are

• to increase students’ knowledge of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
• to focus the students’ attention on the values and beliefs that they hold.

It is a teaching and learning unit designed for secondary students and developed by UNICEF (Australia) and the New South Wales Department of Education and Training.

Syllabus links:

Geography Stages 4-5  

4G3 Managing Global Environments

Stage 4 outcomes

4.1 identifies and gathers geographical information
4.2 organises and interprets geographical information
4.3 uses a range of written, oral and graphic forms to communicate geographical information
4.6 identifies and discusses geographical issues from a range of perspectives
4.7 describes the interrelationships between people and environments
4.8 describes differences in life opportunities throughout the world in terms of social, cultural, economic and physical environments
4.9 explains how geographical knowledge, understanding and skills contribute to active and informed citizenship.  

4G4 Global citizenship  

Principal focus
To understand the characteristics of global citizenship and examine how individuals and groups affect the quality of global environments and the well-being of people.

Stage 4 outcomes  

In this focus area a student will work towards the following Stage 4 outcomes:

4.1 identifies and gathers geographical information
4.2 organises and interprets geographical information
4.3 uses a range of written, oral and graphic forms to communicate geographical information
4.4 demonstrates a sense of place about environments outside Australia
4.7 describes the interrelationships between people and environments
4.8 describes differences in life opportunities throughout the world in terms of social, cultural, economic and physical environments
4.9 explains how geographical knowledge, understanding and skills contribute to active and informed citizenship.  

5A4 Australia in its regional and global context  

Principal focus
To understand Australia in its regional and global context and examine the role of individuals and groups in planning for a better future.  

Stage 5 outcomes  

In this focus area a student will work towards the following Stage 5 outcomes:

5.1 identifies, gathers and evaluates geographical information
5.2 analyses, organises and synthesises geographical information
5.3 selects and uses appropriate written, oral and graphic forms to communicate geographical information
5.4 demonstrates a sense of place about Australian environments
5.6 analyses the impact of different perspectives on geographical issues on local, national and global scales
5.7 explains Australia’s links with other countries and its role in the global community
5.8 accounts for differences within and between Australian communities
5.9 applies geographical knowledge, understanding and skills to demonstrate active and informed citizenship.  

History Stages 4-5  

Optional Study: The Shaping of the Modern World

The study of a significant person, group, event or force that helped to shape the modern world:

What were the main features of the time in which the person, group, event, or force was significant?
Why was the person, group, event or force significant?
What impact did the person, group, event or force have on the modern world?  

Stage 5  

6. Social and political issues from the 1970s to the 1990s  

7. Contemporary Australia

Participating

Click here to register for the Convention on the Rights of the Child unit.

Teaching and learning activities

The teaching and learning activities have been designed to be independent of each other. They can, however, be completed as supplementary activities as part of the normal class work.

The overall length of the unit may preclude one class completing all activities. Schools are encouraged to communicate with each other using the listserv and to divide the work or to develop a time frame for the unit suitable to the needs of students and the school.

The activities require Internet access time for the students.

If a school or class wishes to add to the units this material can be sent to the project officer at the NSW Department of Education and Training, e-mail one.world@det.nsw.edu.au 

The activities require Internet access time for students.

 Completed material should be posted on your school's web site. 

Please supply the project officer with: 

• URL 
• school name 
• country 
• E-mail address 
• contact person 
• 1-2 sentences about the work

 Project officer E-mail:One.World@det.nsw.edu.au

Click here to register for the Convention on the Rights of the Child unit.

Other One World projects:

Other Human Rights Sites:

One world,
many democracies:
Human Rights

Explore your human rights
through Internet activities

International Human Rights Day
on ABC Online

Universal Rights Network

This unit of work is a joint venture between UNICEF Australia and the Curriculum Support Directorate, NSW Department of Education and Training.

All images used in navigation © UNICEF, used with permission.