KIRIBATI: Workshop Encourages Teachers to Include Human Rights Education in Curriculum

KIRIBATI: Workshop Encourages Teachers to Include Human Rights Education in Curriculum

The need for human rights education was discussed at a Social Citizenship Workshop held recently at Kiribati Teachers College in conjunction with the Human Rights Unit of the nation’s Ministry of Justice.   The focus of the workshop is to encourage teachers to incorporate human rights into the school curriculum, and provide pre-service and in-service training to teachers. Nilesh Goundar, Pacific Partnership Program Manager, stated, “social Citizenship is about equipping school students and young people with the skills to be able to make good, considered decisions, work collaboratively and peacefully, and think critically and creatively to ensure the sustainable future of our Pacific countries.”

 

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