Compasito – a manual on human rights education for children!We hope that this manual will provide you with ideas, inspiration and practical help to explore human rights with children. Living among other people in their families, communities and society, children become aware from a very early age of questions related to justice and seek for the meaning of the world. By fostering an understanding of human rights, shaping opinions and developing attitudes, human rights education strongly supports this natural interest and learning process.
Children are often considered people who are 'not yet adult' and therefore dependent, inexperienced, undisciplined and in need of order or guidance. Compasito builds on another concept explained well by Lothar Krappmann, German sociologist and educationalist: children live 'here and now', "they generate their views on problems and construct competent solutions".1 Compasito looks at children as young citizens of the present and as rights-holders who are competent in many issues related to their life. It builds on children's motivations, experiences and search for solutions.
Compasito was inspired by 'Compass – a manual on human rights education with young people', which was developed by the Council of Europe in 2002. More than expected, 'Compass' is used with younger people of secondary school age and in school environments in many European countries. The expectations of users of 'Compass' for a training manual directed specifically at children matched our own convictions that human rights education should start at the earliest possible age.
Compasito builds on the philosophy and educational approaches of 'Compass'. As with 'Compass', it uses a non-formal educational methodology and a structure that provides theoretical and practical support to users of the manual. However, while 'Compass' addresses young people themselves, Compasito addresses adult educators who work with children. It provides them with theoretical and methodological information and substantial discussion of the book's human rights themes. Compasito also encourages educators to adapt material to reflect their own and their children's reality. Although the practical activities are designed to play with children, most activities need the proper facilitation of an educational expert.
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Compass training manual
European Youth Centre Budapest
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