You have a Voice! - Together for Children's Rights worldwide

"You have a voice! - Together for children's rights worldwide" - this was the motto of an exciting project week for class 4b at Andersen Grundschule (Andersen Primary School). The first few days were filled with a variety of methods: Exploring the school on a children's rights rally, quizzing their classmates at children's rights bingo and exploring what children around the world actually have in common on the self-designed world map. Another highlight of the week was the video exchange with children from Happy Toto's Junior School in Kampala, Uganda, during which both classes learnt a lot about the reality of children's lives on another continent.

'You have a voice!" - that was the programme for the five days. The pupils in class 4b were encouraged to think for themselves: Which rights are important to me and why? What do I think is unfair? What would I like to see differently or better - at school, at home or in the world? What do I dream of? With great care, the children put their ideas, wishes and demands on paper in the form of speech bubbles, creating a large poster with the clear message: ‘Our voice counts!’.

Some theatre methods came into play too: in short scenes, the fourth-graders took a very concrete look at what actually happens when children's rights are threatened or violated - and how they can defend themselves, join forces or ask for help.

Finally, the second half of the project week was dedicated to creative processing. In small groups, the pupils independently created two comics, a song and a stop-motion video to convey a clear message: ‘Children have rights - and we stand up for them!’. You can download all the results at the bottom of the page. Have fun watching, reading and listening!