Orientation Session: Play it Right Human Rights Education Toolkit for Day Camps

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Orientation Session  Play it Right  Human
Rights Education Toolkit for Day Camps
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What is  Play it Right ?

• Educational Tool
• DESIGNED to promote human rights, respect for
  diversity, harmonious intercultural relations as
  well as peaceful conflict resolution.
• INTENDED for children, youth and camp counselors
• CONTAINING information and age appropriate
  activities adapted for the summer camp environment

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The heart of a strategy to promote human rights,
multiculturalism and fight discrimination in day
camps

• Toolkit
• Training sessions (capacity-building)
• Development of strategies to ensure
  sustainability

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79 of leaders confirmed that their thoughts and
perceptions changed after the trainingI now
realise that it is possible to have good
prevention through games.
A Toolkit which promotes harmonious intercultural
relations
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83 of coordinators and counsellors found the
Toolkit easy to use
An easy to use Toolkit

• At the beginning, I was hesitant about an
  educative Toolkit, but its so clear and simple
  that I was open to it. Furthermore, it promotes
  good values.

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70 of leaders indicated that the Toolkit helped
in their work with children
A useful Tookit for counsellors

• They were the ones who established the rules.
  We chose them together. Now, they feel a sense
  of duty with regards to the rules. they become
  responsible for themselves.

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The more the Toolkit is used, the more camp staff
notice positive changes in childrens attitudes
and behaviours
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60 of those who used the Tookit at least 3 times
per week observed changes in the behaviour of the
children.
A Toolkit which promotes harmonious intercultural
relations

• Exclusion by number really helped my gourp.
  There is a little girl who cried every week
  because she was always excluded and, since we
  played this game, i no longer have any problems
  dividing my group into teams. The children
  include others and Lexclusion par le nombre a
  vraiment aidé mon groupe. Il y a une petite fille
  qui pleurait à toutes les semaines parce quelle
  était toujours exclue et, depuis le jeu, je nai
  plus d () The Toolkit really helped my group.  
  

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In the words of the children

• It had an impact. I care more for others and
  of myself.
• We learned how to resolve conflicts while
  at the same time having fun.
• Everyone changed a little bit and this made
  changes for everyone.

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What is in the toolkit?
Overview
Users Guide
Resource Guide
Educational Games and Activities
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Overview

• Summarizes
• Whats in the toolkit
• The values promoted
• The components of the Toolkit
• How the games are structured
• How to use the toolkit
• Things to keep in mind

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Users Guide

• Contains
• Overview of objectives, human rights concepts,
  values and principals
• Instructions on how to use this toolkit
• Description of the pedagogical approach
• Frequently asked questions
• A description of childrens psychosocial and
  motor development characteristics
• 4 practical how to guides

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4 Practical guides

• Zero tolerance to Name-Calling
• Peaceful Conflict Resolution
• Conducting a reflection activity with children
• Setting Rules of Behaviour with children

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Game sheets

• 41 double-sided game sheets
• Three age groups 6-8 years, 9-10 year, 11-12
  years

Activity number
Name of the game
Essential value promoted by the game Colour
coded for quick search and identification
Information summary box
Referenced to materials in the resource guide
Indicates the human rights values and principals
in relation to the game
Instructions on how to play the game described in
clear language
The purpose of the game
Colour indicating the target age group
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Game sheets
Questions to stimulate and deepen reflection in
relation to the essential values of the game.
Reference to other games in the toolkit that
promote the same essential value
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The indexes

• The indexes enable quick identification of games
  
• By value
• By age group

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Suggestions for integrating toolkit activities
into the camps weekly schedules

• Schedule example
• Logical sequence for organizing the activities
• Enables optimal results

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Resource Guide

• Contains links to additional resources available
  online on in libraries