Schools and kindergartens
Children and young people spend most of their waking hours in school, making them unique places to teach democratic participation.
Want to give children and young people a voice in everyday decisions in your school or kindergarten?
You can
Teach children about their rights, including their right to express their opinion and be heard, and empower them to plan and lead activities.
Invite kindergarten children to participate in a variety of decisions, ranging from defining activities and outings, setting the menu, problem solving, and even recruitment of staff.
Establish class and school councils to ensure that the interests of students are reflected in decisions by the school board and management as well as to organise activities and events.
Provide teachers with a thorough understanding of child rights through training and other capacity-building.
Strengthen child safeguarding in your work with students.
“Students should not only be trained to live in a democracy when they grow up; they should have the chance to live in one today.”
— Alfie Kohn
We offer
Tailored strategy and policy advice, technical support, and project design.
Training on child rights and establishing and facilitating children and young people’s participation in an inclusive, safe, and meaningful manner.
Support on developing concepts or strategies for effective and safe consultations with children and young people.
Support on developing child safeguarding procedures and training adults working with children on how to keep children safe.
Extensive knowledge of good practices and learning from countries across the globe.