LIFT OFF - Cross Border Human Rights Education Initiative
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Welcome to the website for the LIFT OFF Initiative! This is an innovative and exciting initiative for primary schools in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland which uses human rights principles to support teaching and learning within the framework of the curricula in both jurisdictions.Teachers and principals have been at the vanguard of LIFT OFF since its inception in 2001. They have not only written and piloted the materials for use in the primary school classroom but also undertaken whole school projects which have ensured that the ethos of human rights informs policy and practice throughout the school. The initiative has received rave reviews from teachers, principals, academics (and children!) across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
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“I believe that our pupils have gained immensely from being involved in this programme. They have learned that everyone should be given equal respect and equal opportunities and this is reflected in their behaviour both inside and outside the classroom.”
– Class Teacher  
This year we will be running two workshops at the RTU summerschool in Belfast both for those new to human rights education (18th August) and for those who would like to develop a whole school approach (19th August). Both workshops will be informative, interactive and fun! Visit our Events Calendar for more details on both workshops.
15/05/08 : Junior Urgent Action Network
The latest Amnesty International Junior Urgent Action (JUA) is now available for schools. This term the action is for Zeng Jinyan a human rights defender and her daughter who are both under house arrest in China. To take action on this or to join the Junior Urgent Action Network, please contact us. All JUAs are designed for young people aged 8 – 12.
We encourage all schools to put their Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) poster up for all to see as part of the 60th Birthday celebrations. Our aim is that by the end of the year every school across the island of Ireland will have the UDHR on display! If you have any ideas on how your school might celebrate this anniversary, we'd love to hear about them.
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