Pembina Trails Mosaic ProjectThe Rights of the Child

Day 1

•We are going to learn about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child•We are going to learn about a Pembina

Trails School Division initiative involving all 13 000 K-12 students in the division• You are going to plan your contribution(you will get another entire class to create

it)

Your First Task

• Think-Pair-Share 1.Write down 5 rights that you believe

children around the world should have

2.Share your ideas with a partner3.Discuss with the class

The Project• All 13 000 K-12 students in Pembina Trails will

individually create an 8”x10” canvas connected to the theme of the rights of children• The end goal: a giant mosaic shaped as the UN

symbol for the Rights of the Child displayed on the surface of the playing field at IG Field using 13 000 canvases produced by all Pembina Trails students• On May 21st all 13 000 Pembina Trails students

will go to IG Field to see the mosaic and participate in a “Children’s Rights Day”

The Symbol for the Rights of the Child

You will get….

Together, we will create…

There will be helicopters overhead taking photos

And multiple drones…seriously

What do I put on my canvas?

• The idea is to produce a canvas which represents 1 of the 54 rights of children from the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child • Your teacher will give you a copy of

the Convention, and there may even be a poster on your classroom wall

The Rights of the Child

But, I am not an artist…

•While we know some of you are very talented artists, many of us are not• This is not solely an art project• Some ideas:• Collage• article• Poetry• photo• Math equation• Draw• Paint

Exemplars

•Here are some of the canvases produced by a pilot group last year• Your canvas does not have to look

anything likes this, but it they might give you some ideas

The Right to Government Protection

The Right to a NAME

The Right to An Identity

The Right to a Name

The Right to Join Groups

The Right NOT to be Mistreated

The Right to Play

The Right to Play

What are Children’s Rights?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJggYdw3I0k

Why is this important?

Child Soldiers

Sanitation Issues

Canadian First Nations’ Reserves

Canadian First Nations’ Reserves

War Torn Conditions

Child Labour

Child Labour (cocoa plantation)

Lack of Clean Water

Starvation

Starvation

What is in this Convention? Read for yourself:

Final Steps for Today

1. After having read through the Convention on the Rights of the Child talk to a partner and try to pick out 5 which you believe are very important

2. Then, individually choose 1 from the list of 5 which you feel is relevant in our world and you can represent on your canvas

3. Make a plan for completing your canvas. You will have another class period to get it done so it can be displayed at IG Field